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Tyler FedrickCFP®, MBA

Founder & Managing Member · T.D. Fedrick LLC

Knoxville, Tennessee tdfedrick.com linkedin.com/in/tyler-fedrick

Summary

CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and software engineer building at the intersection of wealth management and technology. Founder and managing member of T.D. Fedrick LLC, a holding company launching ventures across financial services, education technology, and SaaS.

Experience

Software Engineer (Contract) · SmartRIA
Nov 2025 – Present
  • Provide front-end engineering and UI/UX implementation for the redesign of SmartRIA's compliance web application.
  • Implement and maintain a consistent design system of reusable, accessible UI components within a Rails and Bootstrap architecture.
  • Translate Figma designs and specifications into production-ready features in collaboration with product, engineering, and design leadership.
  • Validate UI changes across browsers and devices for responsiveness, accessibility, and quality; contribute documentation and code reviews.
Founder · Study Nook · T.D. Fedrick LLC
Apr 2025 – Present
  • Created an AI-powered education platform helping students and financial professionals study smarter through custom flashcards, practice tests, and interactive learning tools.
  • Built with Ruby on Rails, Turbo, Stimulus, and TipTap; integrated OpenAI for smart study recommendations and Stripe for flexible subscription plans.
  • Lead product design, development, marketing, and customer experience end to end.
  • Established the Study Nook Annual Scholarship supporting students pursuing higher education.
Founder · Pageant Post · T.D. Fedrick LLC
2026 – Present
  • Launched a complete platform for running pageants: registration, competition-day check in, and People's Choice voting, with fast, transparent director payouts through Stripe.
  • Built mobile-first as a progressive web app with Apple Pay, Google Pay, and card payments.
Client Services Manager | CFP® Professional · Visionary Horizons Wealth Management
Apr 2024 – Present
  • Collaborate with new and existing clients on comprehensive financial planning: financial reviews, report simulations, tax statement analysis, and estate planning considerations.
  • Prepare and present client financial reports through Black Diamond while managing compliance risk and CRM integrity.
  • Develop Python and Jupyter Notebook tooling for data analytics, portfolio accounting, and reporting, plus a suite of Ruby on Rails tools that streamline client service operations.
Financial Services Manager · PFS Investments
Jul 2020 – Mar 2024
  • Oversaw compliance, auditing, and licensing for an organization of 2,200+ agents, including annual self-audit assessments and regulator-facing audit support.
  • Established and maintained corporate and business retirement plans; hosted annual compliance meetings for satellite offices.
  • Advised franchise owners and high-producing agents on long-term client retention strategies; reviewed new sales trade confirmations for compliance.
Financial Relationship Consultant · Regions Bank
Oct 2019 – Jul 2020
  • Achieved branch targets by identifying customer needs and partnering with Private Wealth, Financial Advisors, and Mortgage Representatives to generate quality leads.
  • Completed HELOC and mortgage applications while delivering a consistent, high-quality customer experience.

Education

Doctorate of Business Administration, Accounting · South College
2025 – Present (in progress)

Coursework spans leadership, strategic analysis, fraud examination and forensic accounting, and applied research methods.

Master of Business Administration · Tusculum University
2021 – 2022

Honors graduate, 3.90 GPA. Capstone: Leveraging CRM & Automated Marketing within the Financial Services Industry.

Certifications & Honors

CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professional · CFP Board 2024
Cyber Security Practitioner · MTradecraft 2025
UDT-SEAL Association Scholarship Recipient 2022

Skills

Financial Planning Regulatory Compliance Auditing Ruby on Rails Python & Data Analytics Product Design Sales Operations Marketing

Summary

More than a decade in the pageant world as a judge, director, and volunteer, with experience spanning countless pageants and every level of competition, from inaugural national titles to state pageants, Miss America local preliminaries, and county fairs. Known especially for the interview room: currently serving on the interview advisory board of the Tennessee Valley Fair Pageant System, with a history of interview judging and contestant preparation workshops.

Leadership & Advisory Roles

Interview Advisory Board Member · Tennessee Valley Fair Pageant System
2024 – Present
  • Serve on the interview advisory board, helping shape and support the interview phase across the system's pageants.
Pageant Director · Miss Oak Ridge & Miss Anderson County (Miss America local preliminaries)
2018
  • Directed two official Miss America local preliminary pageants.
Interim State Director · Miss Mississippi United States
2016
  • Stepped in to lead the state organization, keeping the pageant running until a permanent director was named.

Judging Experience

National

Universal Miss National Pageant · judged the organization's first-ever national pageant
AmeriFest National Modern Woman
Supreme Me National Beauty Pageant
America Belle National Pageant

State & Regional Titles

AmeriFest State Pageants · Alabama, Georgia, West Virginia, and Tennessee
Miss United States · Tennessee and West Virginia state pageants
Miss Cosmos Tennessee
Virginia State Festival Pageant
Miss Winterfest · one of the largest pageants in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge
Miss Smoky Mountain
Dolly Fest Pageant
Miss Crown Talk

Preliminaries & Fairs

Laurel County Homecoming Pageant · one of Kentucky's largest fair pageants, running since 1934
Miss Maryville · Miss United States preliminary
Sevier County Pageant
AmeriFest Preliminaries · numerous preliminary pageants across Tennessee
Fairest of the Fair · pageants across Tennessee, including the Tennessee Valley Fair and Williamson County Fair
County & Regional Fair Pageants · across Kentucky and Tennessee

Community & Coaching

Miss Shining Star · annual volunteer with the nonprofit pageant celebrating participants with special needs
Miss Karns Fairest of the Fair · helped rebuild and relaunch the pageant
Interview Prep Workshops, UIM · led interview preparation workshops for Tennessee state contestants
Miss Tennessee America · pageant volunteer