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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Underwrote and structured ECA-backed foreign loan and capital markets transactions in the large commercial aircraft, general aviation, agricultural aircraft, and rail sectors.

Washington D.C.

Participated in a yearlong OBAF rotational program within the following functional teams: Asset Management Division (Special Assets & Global Recoveries)Transportation Portfolio Management DivisionTransportation Division (Origination)

Washington, District Of Columbia

Engaged in deal origination and portfolio management for export finance transactions associated with the division’s political risk and international trade credit insurance policies. Underwrote short-term credit facilities for companies ranging from SMEs to large corporate entities. Companies, predominantly located in emerging markets, typically operate in the oil & gas, manufacturing, agricultural, and technological sectors.Assessed the creditworthiness of lenders, exporters, and foreign buyers through the thorough analysis of country, industry, market, and liquidity risk. Priced risk and structured transactions accordingly. Spread and analyzed financial statements to evaluate a borrower’s financial condition and ability to repay, based off of historical and projected financial metrics and cash flows. Managed credit risk and the agency’s aggregate exposure to foreign entities through the continuous monitoring of industry and country developments as they relate to an individual borrowers’ operating environment. Such developments included currency movements, political and government transitions, and privatization and deregulation efforts.

Rockville, Md

Investigated U.S. broker-dealer trading practices to identify potential patterns of market manipulation, customer harm, and other indicators of suspicious behavior in the secondary Treasury market. Developed surveillance algorithms to monitor trading activity in the U.S. Treasuries cash and futures market, in conjunction with senior management and technology analysts. Conducted statistical financial analysis on an extensive volume of U.S. Treasuries executed trades to produce recommendations for FINRA’s fair pricing and best execution surveillance algorithms.Analyzed comprehensive datasets and reconstructed trading activity in the Treasury market, using trade execution and quote data from FINRA’s Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE), IDC Pricing Services, Bloomberg Terminal, and broker-dealer supplied documentation. Served as primary contact for compliance officers and traders from broker-dealers, investment banks, and alternative trading systems with regard to correspondence and data collection for active FINRA investigations. Executed a variety of special projects related to the U.S. Treasury market. Projects included conducting research into the linkages between the cash and futures markets; creating visual representations of trade data over time; and composing memos analyzing potential causes of market “flash crashes”.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Supported Loan Officers in the bank’s Trade Finance Division with financial statement analysis, credit assessment, and underwriting of short and medium-term export finance policy transactions. Contributed to the underwriting of transactions associated with the division’s export credit insurance and loan guarantee programs. Utilized Moody’s RiskAnalyst to evaluate a borrower’s financial condition and ability to repay based on historical and projected financial information and cash flows. Identified financial trends over time using credit spreads, and generated various liquidity, leverage, and operating ratios for credit assessment purposes.Assisted Loan Officers with due diligence research on EXIM guarantee and insurance program applicants. Due diligence included review of an institution’s financial and credit history, as well as institutional reputation and previous experience.Drafted memos for loan officers and senior management regarding current industry and country developments as they related to an individual borrower’s operating environment. Such research pertained to currency movements, political developments, privatization and deregulation efforts in a given country, and examinations of industry developments across an array of sectors (including agriculture, transportation, and infrastructure).

Los Angeles, Ca

Gathered and analyzed open-source intelligence on various economic, political, security, public health, and social developments in North America (United States & Canada).Wrote and produced intelligence assessments and briefs on said developments and trends, detailing emerging threats and significant impacts to NC4 clientele worldwide. Assessments were often composed with supply chain and business continuity ramifications to clientele in mind. Monitored a variety of domestic and foreign protest groups through social media and other open intelligence sources, to create customer-facing reports regarding protest activity possibly impacting NC4 clientele.

Los Angeles, Ca

Los Angeles, Ca

Assisted with donor cultivation and managing new donor initiatives.Conducted in-depth and substantive research on international policy and organizational development.Developed protocols for cultivating relationships with existing and prospective donors.Additionally, supported general office operations, programming, and major conference logistics within the Council.

Irvine, Ca

Audited consumer demographic and behavioral data for segmentation and targeting of the most opportune and effective markets for custom advertising.Collected consumer behavioral statistical data and developed spreadsheets to analyze given data. Responsible for ensuring the quality and validity of statistical information that is provided to Experian clientele

Master Of Arts (M.A.), International Economics & International Political Economy

B.A., International Relations Global Business