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Durham, North Carolina, United States

Logistics firm

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Oversee and direct the strategic planning and management of the overall objectives of The Next Generation Initiative, Inc - a vehicle aimed at helping to bring lifelong poverty reduction in less fortunate communities around the globe; providing long-term support to challenge this generation to develop the fortitude to meet the challenges of the future; and fully supporting the UN MDG by empowering women as key agents of change in the world.

Monrovia, Montserrado County, Liberia

Served as Government of Liberia lead representative coordinating activities of the Contractors, Sub-Contractors, and Consultants on the RIA and EBID road projects. Head of Project Implementation Unit rendering oversight of the Roberts International Airport Road Project, a $116MM multinational road reconstruction infrastructure project which serves as a gateway to Liberia linking the airport to the City of Monrovia and other counties along the coast; and Barclayville/Klowne/Sasstown Road… Show more Served as Government of Liberia lead representative coordinating activities of the Contractors, Sub-Contractors, and Consultants on the RIA and EBID road projects. Head of Project Implementation Unit rendering oversight of the Roberts International Airport Road Project, a $116MM multinational road reconstruction infrastructure project which serves as a gateway to Liberia linking the airport to the City of Monrovia and other counties along the coast; and Barclayville/Klowne/Sasstown Road Project, a $92MM ECOWAS Bank/Government of Liberia funded road reconstruction project as part of the Coastal Highways. Show less

Republic Of Liberia

• Managed the day-to-day operations of the Office of the Minister• Managed and Supervised a staff of 20+ directly assigned to the Minister’s office• Provided ad-hoc policy briefings to the Minister; liaised with other Ministers and coordinated meetings with the Minister• Coordinated Ministerial activities to ensure the Minister’s participation• Attended meetings with Minister and prepared minutes for distribution• Coordinated meetings and events for the Minister’s Office (in… Show more • Managed the day-to-day operations of the Office of the Minister• Managed and Supervised a staff of 20+ directly assigned to the Minister’s office• Provided ad-hoc policy briefings to the Minister; liaised with other Ministers and coordinated meetings with the Minister• Coordinated Ministerial activities to ensure the Minister’s participation• Attended meetings with Minister and prepared minutes for distribution• Coordinated meetings and events for the Minister’s Office (in collaboration with the Executive Assistant)• Liaised with President’s Office and Director of the Cabinet as it related to presidential communications• Represented the Minister at events and meetings as directed• Managed daily communication matrix; briefed the Minister daily of incoming communications; set reminder for follow-ups where needed;• Made all travel arrangement and prepared DSA and incidental Allowances requests for the Minster• Summarized local dailies extracts for the Minister’s Office (in collaboration with the Communications Department)• Organized press conferences where needed (in collaboration with the Communications Department)• Coordinated Projects sites visitation as directed• Kept and managed petty cash for the Minister's office• Expedited outgoing communications and updated, on a daily basis, on statuses • Supervised Files Management• Supervised, monitored and replenished office supplies and equipment when necessary (in collaboration with Administrative Assistant)• Performed other tasks as may be designated by the Minister Show less

Underwrote commercial loan and prepared annual reviews for a $350MM loan portfolio (included stand-alone and syndicated/participation or shared national credit deals). Spread monthly financial statements, reported on performance trends, and generated cash flow analysis. Analyzed personal financial statements and tax returns with a view of preparing cash flow analysis on individual guarantor(s). • Provided on-going monitoring of a portfolio of loan accounts for loan agreement compliance… Show more Underwrote commercial loan and prepared annual reviews for a $350MM loan portfolio (included stand-alone and syndicated/participation or shared national credit deals). Spread monthly financial statements, reported on performance trends, and generated cash flow analysis. Analyzed personal financial statements and tax returns with a view of preparing cash flow analysis on individual guarantor(s). • Provided on-going monitoring of a portfolio of loan accounts for loan agreement compliance and assessment of overall credit risk in the portfolio; reviewed draft agreements for consistency with approvals• Researched exposure outstanding balances, and established new amortization schedules. Liaised with agent banks to prepare advances/disbursement and process loan payments on syndicated loan facilities. Prepared requests for timely processing of all transactions related to assigned portfolio: interest payments, new loan funding, principal pay-downs, trade settlements and updates, fees payments, commitment reductions, letter of credit amendments, etc• Prepared monthly LIBOR rate re-pricing for interest accruals• Generated periodic comparative operational analysis and highlight trends from period to period• Prepared periodic collateral analysis and cash flow analysis• Performed credit risk analysis and establish credit risk rating consistent with bank’s credit policy, business objective and Basil Risk Rating grade.• Reviewed monthly audits; conducted follow-ups to ensure all audit exceptions are cleared. • Maintained credit and loan portfolio documentation files in accordance with banks internal asset quality review policy. • Conducted credit analysis and due diligence on potential clients. Prepared loan committed approval packages for new money requests. Participated in loan committee meetings for annual reviews, reaffirmations and new money approvals. Show less

Assisted with underwriting and processing commercial loan applications and preparation of annual reviews for a $300MM automotive dealership portfolio (includes stand-alone and syndicated deals). Duties included updating monthly financial statements into financial spreading model, and reported on performance trends. Reviewed personal financial statements and prepared tax to cash (cash flow) analysis on individual guarantors.

• Partnered with the Chief Executive in achieving the organization's mission; annually evaluated the performance of the organization in achieving its mission.• Chaired strategic planning meetings of the Board and provided leadership to the Board of Directors, who set policy and to whom the Chief Executive was accountable.• Helped to guide and mediate Board actions with respect to organizational priorities and governance concerns.• Monitored financial planning and financial reports… Show more • Partnered with the Chief Executive in achieving the organization's mission; annually evaluated the performance of the organization in achieving its mission.• Chaired strategic planning meetings of the Board and provided leadership to the Board of Directors, who set policy and to whom the Chief Executive was accountable.• Helped to guide and mediate Board actions with respect to organizational priorities and governance concerns.• Monitored financial planning and financial reports of the organization• Served as the Chief Volunteer of LFOTI; played a leading role in fundraising activities• Performed other responsibilities assigned by the Board. Show less

Rendered IRA specialty back office support to branch network for recently acquired banks including Central Carolina Bank, National Bank of Commerce, First Market Bank and North Mississippi Bank.• Determined nature of system rejects and posted to various individual retirement accounts based on findings; generated GL tickets to balance retirement accounts accounting. In the process, reduced processing time from eight to four hours for posting system rejected items to various customer… Show more Rendered IRA specialty back office support to branch network for recently acquired banks including Central Carolina Bank, National Bank of Commerce, First Market Bank and North Mississippi Bank.• Determined nature of system rejects and posted to various individual retirement accounts based on findings; generated GL tickets to balance retirement accounts accounting. In the process, reduced processing time from eight to four hours for posting system rejected items to various customer accounts, increasing overall department productivity by 50%.• Reduced frequency of branch personnel’s complaint to satisfy customers’ inquiry by training branches to identify and solve any pending issues.• Participated in various Pension Management Compliance seminars to keep current on changes in IRS regulations impacting IRAs.• Researched and kept up to date of federal regulations regarding various IRA products; trained six staff members in IRA procedures and policies. • Maintained and served as custodian of bulk check inventory of entire Operations Center. • Identified system errors regarding interest payments calculations for 2,000+ customers, preventing possible legal action against bank. Show less

Managed the day-to-day computer-run operations; supervision of operations team involved specifically with data entry, editing and processing demand deposit information and general ledger accounts; maintained software and hardware maintenance schedules; supervised scheduled maintenance of critical systems within the ITC network.• Served as liaison between the system programmers and the operational team;• Developed and designed various operational manuals to enhance… Show more Managed the day-to-day computer-run operations; supervision of operations team involved specifically with data entry, editing and processing demand deposit information and general ledger accounts; maintained software and hardware maintenance schedules; supervised scheduled maintenance of critical systems within the ITC network.• Served as liaison between the system programmers and the operational team;• Developed and designed various operational manuals to enhance productivity.• Served as member of bank’s Y2K Compliance Team. Show less

Certificate, Credit College

Loan Structuring, Credit Policy, Proforma Analysis, Cash Flow Analysis, Financial Covenants, Borrowing Cause & Purpose, etc

Mba, Business Administration

Courses: Organizational Behavior, Managerial Accounting, Managerial Economics, Managerial Finance, Marketing, Quantitative Analysis.

Bba, Management - Finance

Courses: Organizational Management, Statistical Analysis, Money and Financial Systems, International Business, Financial Statement.

Business Administration

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