Agency Mortgage Trading

-Agency HECM Trading Desk - Main trader and structurer -Modeled and traded all HECM pools off new origination lists-Structured deals off both fixed rate and floating rate HECM pools-Traded and priced all fixed rate and derivative securities-Worked with banking team to set up financing facilities for multiple originators

-Agency HECM Trading Desk - Main trader and structurer -Modeled and traded all HECM pools off new origination lists-Structured deals off both fixed rate and floating rate HECM pools-Traded and priced all fixed rate and derivative securities-Worked with banking team to set up financing facilities for multiple originators

-Agency Fixed Rate CMO Desk-Traded and priced fixed rate bonds for all accounts -Structured new deals off of agency backed pass thru mortgages-Managed desk collateral book with positive pnl by maintaining dollar rolls and checking carry-Maintained relationships with Asian franchise by being the liaison between the desk and salespeople and contact point for information and transactions-Led a team of developers and researchers in designing and building a new risk management system for the desk

-Agency Fixed Rate CMO Desk-Learned valuation, risk management and trading of structured agency mortgage securities, both fixed rate and derivative products-Finalized and printed deals by structuring deals on Bloomberg and Yieldbook, and working with lawyers, consultants and the agencies

-Investor Relations and Strategic Planning Intern -Prepared the Consolidated Financial Statements for the Bank in English for 2010 and March 2011-Updated and edited a 6-K for an upcoming bond issuance-Translated presentations, financial statements and press releases from Spanish to English-Learned about the economy and the operation of the financial sector in Chile

-Eradicated invasive species of plants, primarily the blackberry plant (known as mora)-Reforested cleared areas with native and endemic plants that were grown on the property-Translated between English and Spanish for the station managers and the other volunteers

Physics Major, Minor in Math

-Particle Physics Laboratory Research Assistant-Performed experiments to determine the ideal detector for future neutrino observatory project-Learned C++ and Unix to run data analysis on oscilloscope traces from photomultiplier tubes

Worked in Fixed Income Division with the Quantitative Research and Modeling Group-Determined the benefits of using Canonical Correlation Analysis over Principal Component Analysis in analyzing financial instruments, specifically spreads, currencies, and rates in Emerging Markets-Studied classification and term structure of bonds and bond futures, as well as the theoretical value of the security-Learned about risk management, as well as other aspects of Prudential’s business

-Sandia National Laboratories Radiation Effects Intern-Built experiments with the team on radiation effects, including photon bombardment of classified materials-Helped operate pulsed power machines to generate radiation for experiments-Worked on bombardment experiments on photodiodes on linear accelerator in Salt Lake City and performed statistical analysis on data analysis-Obtained Q (Confidential) Clearance