I am a California native and have spent most my life in the San Francisco East Bay Area. Mortgage banking has been my profession for the last 25 years in both retail and wholesale lending.

I joined Franklin American Mortgage Company in the fall of 2007, taking the opportunity to introduce this fast growing company to the Northern California market.

My previous companies include, Sears Mortgage, Medallion Mortgage, Accubanc Mortgage, National City Mortgage and most recently American Brokers Conduit.

As a former mortgage broker and nationally top ranked account executive and sales manager, with personal production in excess of 3 billion, I have seen a lot of loans. This has gained me a wealth of knowledge on loans, which is how I came by my personal logo for this web-site.

It has been my greatest pleasure to assist many loan originators and account executives reach the next level of their business, over the years, through education, training and support. I hope to bring this value to you, as my mortgage broker customer.


When not working on loans…

I live in Clayton, California raising three awesome kids, adopted from Russia with my partner of 9 years, Kimmie Ruiz. From the blending of our last names, Buckman and Ruiz we have nicknamed our family “the Buckaroos”. Kimmie, Gillian, Sasha and Andre and I, spend our time skating, swimming, mountain biking, hiking and riding our Arabian horses on the foothills of Mt. Diablo. Life is good.

I look forward to working with you if you are a new customer, and as always I deeply appreciate the continuing support from my existing customers over the last 20+ years! Let’s fund them!

“Yes, I come back to work on Monday to get some rest!”