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Brian O'Reilly, Esq.

President & Managing Director

Brian O�Reilly is President and Managing Director of The Collingwood Group LLC, which he co-founded in 2009.� Mr. O�Reilly was co-founder of the firm�s predecessor company, Capital Financial Solutions.� The Collingwood Group�s primary focus is in the financial services sector, and the firm offers advisory and consultative services combined with access to decision makers, financial sponsors, corporate boards, and senior industry executives.� The company also provides business development opportunities and initiatives through commercial and government contracts, utilizing minority- and women-owned businesses as well as capital investments in small businesses.�Mr. O�Reilly brings more than 23 years of financial services industry experience to The Collingwood Group.� Prior to co-founding Capital Financial Solutions, and subsequently The Collingwood Group, Mr. O�Reilly was Fannie Mae�s Director of Automated Underwriting and Risk Management Solutions, where he managed many of the company�s customer-facing technologies and was responsible for the development and launch of the company�s anti-fraud solution. Before joining Fannie Mae, Mr. O�Reilly served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel to Mortgage Capital Investors, and practiced law with several international law firms.� He has testified before the U.S. Congress and numerous other groups on the topic of mortgage fraud.�Through his experience at Fannie Mae, Brian O�Reilly brings an extensive business background to the table in mortgage operations and technology. Hedirectedfull lifecycle�management�of�business and technology solutions targeting large lender customers and service providers (including Mortgage Insurance Companies) that required customized�business and technology solutions - including real estate collateral, borrower credit risk and decision management, and data quality assurance solutions.�� O�Reilly managed design, development, implementation and on-going operations of the following solutions and associated projects:Mortgage Fraud � Developed the business strategy and plan, built and managed the team, and successfully executed in support of a key 2004 Fannie Mae corporate initiative that included, among other things, a goal to deliver to the marketplace an anti-fraud service for use by Fannie Mae�s customers. O�Reilly also managed the project team responsible for technical architecture, design and production implementation of the anti-fraud service.Collateral � Managed Fannie Mae�s automated property valuation technology, Automated Property Service, and collateral inspection waiver business solution, Property Inspection Waiver (PIW.)Credit � Managed Fannie Mae�s automated credit services and oversaw numerous projects aimed at enhancing the functionality of the service that supported in excess of 20 million transactions annually.Electronic Fulfillment Services � Supervised development, enhancements and ongoing operations of Fannie Mae�s Electronic Partner Network (EPN), DU Connections�, which included, among other things, Fannie Mae�s mortgage insurance services, credit, and anti-fraud initiatives. Under O�Reilly�s direction, EPN transaction volume and credit service transaction volume increased nearly 20% and revenue increased by approximately 32% while industry-leading transaction response times and service availability levels were maintained consistently.Customized Underwriting Decisioning� � Led the team responsible for design, development and ongoing operations of Fannie Mae�s custom decision underwriting engine, Custom DU�. Under O�Reilly�s leadership, Fannie Mae delivered the first Spanish language version of underwriting findings through a pilot with key Puerto Rico lenders.�