Independent Financial Services Professional
Consulting Projects In Armenia
CHEMONICS / USAID Financial Sector Knowledge Sharing Project, April – August 2010• Assessed and wrote a report on Access to Finance needs in five key Armenian SME export sectors.• Assessed and wrote a report on feasibility of integrating a hedging mechanism into Armenian financial products targeted to SMEs to mitigate foreign exchange risk.EMERGING MARKETS GROUP / USAID Financial Sector Deepening Project, November 2007 – February 2008• Conducted risk management assessment of Armenian banks.• Wrote a report on currency hedging options for Armenian pension fund investments. FINANCIAL ACCESS CONSULTING, July – August 2007• Established liquidity management and Treasury operations at the Armenian Post.• Made recommendations to structurally improve the liquidity position of the company.CASCADE CAPITAL HOLDINGS, January – June 2007• Developed, managed, and supervised internal control and risk management procedures for Cascade Bank, Cascade Insurance, and Cascade Investments.HSBC BANK ARMENIA, Treasury Department, November – December 2006• Developed a proposal for HSBC to be the first bank to introduce FX forwards, which was implemented in 2007.