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New York, United States

Albany, New York Area

Provided fixed income coverage to the street and institutional buy-side accounts with a strong focus on new issue municipals where CL King acted as a syndicate Co-Manager. Leveraged long-standing relationships with various trading and underwriting desks to become a trusted source in this space. Worked closely with other traders and underwriters to source bonds, fill and allocate orders, and facilitate trades from own inventory, customer accounts and the street.

Albany, New York Area

Traded corporate zero-coupon bonds, government-backed zero-coupon bonds (STRIPS, CATS, Tigers, FICOs, GTCs, etc), and U.S. Treasuries with the street and an internal sales force of over 200 retail representatives.

Albany, New York Area

Managed technology-oriented projects (needs-analysis, RFPs, business process re-engineering) Managed two major technology-driven projects over the course of 3 years. Constructed a $3.5MM budget; created policies on the proper use of technology; performed needs-analysis by interviewing retail brokers to determine how they conducted their business to identify appropriate software solutions; evaluated the fee structures, pricing, and financial health of various software vendors and made written… Show more Managed technology-oriented projects (needs-analysis, RFPs, business process re-engineering) Managed two major technology-driven projects over the course of 3 years. Constructed a $3.5MM budget; created policies on the proper use of technology; performed needs-analysis by interviewing retail brokers to determine how they conducted their business to identify appropriate software solutions; evaluated the fee structures, pricing, and financial health of various software vendors and made written recommendations for the preferred vendors; contributed to the planning and set up of First Albany's internal Help Desk; managed on-site coordination of the installation, training and initial usage of new systems at branch offices. Show less

Albany, New York Area

• Prepared P&L statements, quarterly forecasts, and annual budgets for 42 departments and five major business units• Analyzed revenues, expenses, production figures, and made written recommendations to senior managers• Created graphs and tables which tracked individual, departmental, and business units’ production to identify trends• Managed a database which tracked the firm’s daily volume of stock activity compared to the market• Created presentations for senior managers… Show more • Prepared P&L statements, quarterly forecasts, and annual budgets for 42 departments and five major business units• Analyzed revenues, expenses, production figures, and made written recommendations to senior managers• Created graphs and tables which tracked individual, departmental, and business units’ production to identify trends• Managed a database which tracked the firm’s daily volume of stock activity compared to the market• Created presentations for senior managers showing profitability, actual vs. budgeted figures, revenues, etc. of business units using PowerPoint and Excel Show less

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Responsible for maintaining accurate database files on securities for over 120 mutual funds. Responsible for the daily pricing of over 90 mortgage-backed securities using Bloomberg; researched and corrected SEDOL discrepancies using Bloomberg and Reuters. Supervised staff of three. Skills/Abilities: • Acquired a broad-based knowledge of U.S. and global equities, debt instruments, and derivatives including yield analysis, cash flow analysis, pricing, paydowns, and corporate… Show more Responsible for maintaining accurate database files on securities for over 120 mutual funds. Responsible for the daily pricing of over 90 mortgage-backed securities using Bloomberg; researched and corrected SEDOL discrepancies using Bloomberg and Reuters. Supervised staff of three. Skills/Abilities: • Acquired a broad-based knowledge of U.S. and global equities, debt instruments, and derivatives including yield analysis, cash flow analysis, pricing, paydowns, and corporate actions • Analyzed, reported and forecasted group work flows via monthly management reports• Planned and implemented long-term strategic plans with consultants, programmers, and business analysts• Consulted with portfolio managers, custodians, and outside vendors to resolve mutual fund discrepancies• Established and implemented operational procedures• Interviewed, hired, and trained staff Accomplishments/Achievements: • Created a "Dummy CUSIP" format for the GMFA system which standardized temporary security identifiers which eliminated duplicate pricing problems and increased turnaround times for security changes• Developed a system using Excel and Report Writer to import data from Bloomberg to the Global Mutual Fund Accounting system• Developed and tested new system releases and enhancements as a member of a Joint Application Design team Show less

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Responsible for the daily, monthly, and annual accounting of various mortgage-backed, municipal bond, government, money market and equity mutual funds as well as the timely and accurate reporting of receipt and delivery of trades via custody, back office personnel, and clearing brokers.• Calculated and reported daily cash availability to the portfolio manager• Reported daily NAV and yields (if applicable) to the various reporting agencies (NASDAQ, Morningstar, etc.)• Researched and… Show more Responsible for the daily, monthly, and annual accounting of various mortgage-backed, municipal bond, government, money market and equity mutual funds as well as the timely and accurate reporting of receipt and delivery of trades via custody, back office personnel, and clearing brokers.• Calculated and reported daily cash availability to the portfolio manager• Reported daily NAV and yields (if applicable) to the various reporting agencies (NASDAQ, Morningstar, etc.)• Researched and reconciled variances between the general ledger and custody systems• Synthesized information from various sources to meet strict reporting deadlines• Interacted with portfolio managers, transfer agents, and outside vendors Show less