Bob has been in the public finance industry since 1993 and has worked for Raymond James since 2003.  Prior to 1993, Bob worked for the Commonwealth of Kentucky with the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority on the State Revolving Fund programs.  His practice has been concentrated on infrastructure finance and general municipal government finance for both individual issuers and statewide lending programs. Funding expertise includes the utilization of tax-exempt and taxable bonds, notes, and leases in both fixed and variable rate structures.

Bob has been instrumental in encouraging combined efforts of the firm to better serve the firm’s rural borrowers. This nationwide financing platform enables dynamic partnerships with the USDA to encourage investment in rural America through intricate public-private partnerships. Bob has concentrated on creating and streamlining processes by which eligible municipal and non-profit issuers can easily benefit from USDA’s Rural Development financing programs. He has been involved in the underwriting or placement of over $8 billion of debt for over 1,300 borrowers utilizing various USDA programs.

Bob received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from the University of Kentucky. He is a registered municipal securities representative having the Series 7 (general securities representative license), Series 50 (municipal advisor representative), Series 53 (municipal securities principal license), and Series 63 (uniform securities license).