Credit analyst on high yield bond and leveraged loan investment management team at First Trust Advisors that managed approximately $6.0 billion in assets across seven different products, including ETF's, Mutual Fund's, and Closed-End Fund's.Underwrote investment opportunities across various sectors, presented to investment committee with personal recommendations, which materialized into investment allocations into company portfolios. Primary analyst for food & beverage, restaurants, business services sectors, media, and aerospace & defense.Developed skills including financial modeling, financial statement analysis, valuation, cash-flow analysis, in-depth company specific and industry specific research, covenant analysis. Evaluated companies on a quarterly basis, updated investment recommendations when appropriate, and developed relative value recommendations within existing portfolio of assets.

Work in various departments as part of a Rotational Program within First Trust, including New Product Development, Research, Regulatory & Legal Implementation, High Yield debt investment management, National Accounts (sales), and ETF Portfolio Management.

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