Work on numerous strategic initiatives to help position the Center for the future. Activities include strategic planning, financial analysis, business analysis and reviews, and various partnership activities.

Provided horizontal strategic and analytical analysis for sourcing, pricing, and negotiating with third parties across all lines of business, developing models, tools, dashboards, and recommendations to help secure significant cost savings

1. Performed due diligence and financial analysis for acquisition deals ranging from $10M-$50M 2. Led the market research efforts to determine the size, growth, and potential for the markets of our acquisition targets 3. Partnered with Marketing Director to perform a variety of marketing-related projects including increasing the company's social media presence and budgeting

As a Consultant in the Valuation and Financial Risk Management practice, worked primarily with clients in the mortgage servicing industry, focusing around business process improvement and compliance with applicable legislation and regulation. Primary responsibilities included data analysis, system audit and improvements, industry research, and quality control of various projects and deliverables. Key roles:-Reviewed 10,000+ residential foreclosure files for compliance with federal and state law and other regulatory guidelines in order to quantify procedural and financial harm-induced errors as part of the Independent Foreclosure Review mandated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.-Reviewed closing procedures for loan modifications for a top 10 mortgage servicer and designed test plans to test the effectiveness of the process risk controls in place.-Developed tool to organize client data, prompting quality testing improvements and guidance changes-Assisted in the development of a database and tool that helps record historical losses for a loan portfolio in order to calculate the loss given default, which feeds into the amount of capital a bank has to hold under certain regulatory requirements.-Analyzed newly implemented, cross-functional business practices as part of a validation team in response to issued citations from regulator, confirming usefulness and effectiveness of procedures-Worked cross-functionally within multiple business units to recreate claims filings for all Fannie Mae claims totaling over $100K, confirming accuracy and compliance within Fannie Mae guidelines-Assisted in development of database to record historical losses for loan portfolio and calculate the loss given default, dictating the amount of capital banks must hold under regulatory requirements

Representative Jim Cooper is the U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 5th congressional district (based in Nashville), serving since 2003. He is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition.As an intern, corresponded with constituents by phone and mail, met with staffers on policy issues, researched constituent concerns and legislative bills, conducted capitol tours, and prepared news briefs. Analyzed current events and participated in daily group discussions with Congressman Cooper.