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I graduated in May 2009 with my MBA from the Johnson School at Cornell University. Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned and my $140,000 / 2-year investment has yielded me ZERO job offers in the investment management industry, which is where I want to work. Without having anywhere to go upon graduation, I am in the interesting position of being completely free to decide where I want to live and what I want to do with myself.

Seriously, don't feel bad for me. In my opinion, life is exponentially more interesting when you don't have a script to follow and you have no idea what to expect as you turn the page.

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Resume

Education

Cornell University, Johnson Graduate School of Management

Ithaca, NY

 

Master of Business Administration, May 2009

 

 

Vice President of Events and Marketing, Cookin’ the Books

 

 

Rugby Football Club, Orientation Leader, Admissions Ambassador

 

 

 

 

 

NeW YORK UNIVERSITY, Leonard N. Stern School of Business

New York, NY

 

Bachelor of Science, Finance and International Business, December 2001

 

 

Dean’s List, Order of Omega Honor Society, Beta Alpha Psi

 

 

 

 

Experience

JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC

Philadelphia, PA

Summer 2008

Summer Associate – Equity Research

 

 

·      Performed fundamental research and analysis on regulated and non-regulated water

companies for Janney’s industry-leading water team.

 

 

·      Maintained Excel financial models in order to compare actual versus projected quarterly revenues, expenses and earnings results.

 

 

·      Conducted due diligence on water-related companies that were considered for coverage by analyzing competitive landscape, market drivers, and future outlook.

 

 

·      Assisted in the writing of sector and company-specific reports and quarterly earnings notes.

 

 

 

 

2004-2007

Echotrade llc

New York, NY

 

Proprietary Equity Trader

 

 

·      Developed a disciplined momentum-based investment strategy that generated a 50% total return over a three-year period compared to 31.4% for the S&P 500.

 

 

·      Engaged in various long and short positions of NYSE and NASDAQ stocks using economic and earnings data releases, technical analysis indicators, tape reading skills and breaking news resulting in profitability in 35 out of 39 months.

 

 

·      Forecasted market trends using research reports, financial statements and economic data.

 

 

 

 

2002-2004

MIAC ANALYTICS

New York, NY

 

Financial Analyst – Capital Markets Group

 

 

·      Utilized proprietary analytics software to perform fair market valuations of over $1.0 billion in residential and sub-prime mortgage servicing and whole loan assets every month.

 

 

·      Updated and developed a historical database containing daily interest and mortgage rates from Bloomberg using Access and Excel macros.

 

 

·      Created and managed a price index of over 180 mortgage servicing assets. Results were published weekly in American Banker and daily on the Mortgage Servicing News website.

 

 

·      Produced and distributed dealer consensus prepayment analysis to 500+ readers.

 

 

 

 

2002

CITIGROUP INC.

New York, NY

 

Credit Analyst – Corporate Credit Risk Management

 

 

·      Conducted credit risk reviews of Citibank’s North American Corporate Card portfolio.

 

 

·      Audited the credit worthiness of potentially risky clients by examining liquidity, profitability, leverage and other key financial indicators.

 

 

·      Minimized default risk exposure by researching company and industry profiles and communicating credit risk recommendations with relationship managers.

 

 

·      Monitored ratings triggers and recommended collateral for credit exposure when necessary.

 

 

 

 

Personal

·      CFA Level II Candidate.

 

 

·      Developing and maintaining personal blog (http://www.afterthemba.com).

 

 

·      Enjoy performing stand-up comedy, scuba diving, cooking, and fishing.