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Roger H. Jones
IIJ SomewhereAve.NE Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 222-2222 email: financc(@attbi.com
CAREER TARGET: FINANCIAL ANALYST in a banking,corporateorM&Aconsultingenvironment.
Proficiencies Inclull e Finonciol AnAlysi s & Reporti ng' MolleHng O&M CApital Planning
Busi ness Planning Client Relations Process Improvement Databases Reseller Tracking
Stronganalytical and problem-solvingskills.
Experttechnicalabiliti es in Excel. Adeptwithtechnology.
Provencommunicatorand team player. Strongworkethic.
Thoroughunderstandingofoperationsand business risk.
Excelatanalyzinga proposal'sstrengthsand weaknesses.
EOUCATION
Roger listens, asks qllestions ..
No detail is too small or unimportant. A
detail-oriented selfstarter, he coordinates
, all elemel1ls 10 "get the job done, done
right and on time . .. -JasonRodes, Rainier
PropertyManagement
Post-Graduate Studies: BUSINESS VALUATION, INVESTMENTANDflNANCING, U.W., Spring2003.
Pursuing class work to further M&A capabili ties. Studies include evaluating shareholder value and equity
value ofacorporation. economicinterdependencies among investments, inflation, capital rationing, transfer
pricing, lease & capital strategies, employee stock options and taxes. Other topics: total cash flow, ratio
analysis, takeovertargetevaluations, basictax issues,leveragedbuyouts,spin-offs,carve-outsand split-ups.
B. A., Business Administration. Focus: Finance/OperationsManagement(O&M).MajorOPA3.2.
University ofWashington(U. W.).Seattle. WA. Graduated June2003.
U. W Business School rated 13th during 1999 6 'ear ofacceptance).
Studies includedAccount ing. CorporateFinance, Economics(micro & macro), Strategic Planning&
Forecasting. RatioAnal ysis,Business Measurements, M&ACaseStudies, Portfolios& Investments.
ftNANCIALANALYSIS PROJECTS
NPV Lopn Anlllysis-Evaluated tinancial statementsand trackedthe risk-tree rate and S&P500
averageannual growth rate.Calculated the spread ofa bankfrom rawnumbers, using this information
to prepareNPVAnalysis on aloan from the bank'sview.
Securlty/S&P 500 Benchmark ProJed-Calculatedaveragedaily returns forCaterpillarEquipment
and S&P500. Determinedaveragereturns, variancesandstandard'deviationson bothto perform
extensiveregressionanalysisand statistical analysis. Maderecommendations basedon alphaand beta
scores.
HONORS:Skills 2000 Business Assessment Test- Scored in the 97th percentile.
EXPERIENCE
CustoDIer Service/Reillil Sales, Home Depot, eattle, WA03/02-present
);0 Trusted to train peers,actas ad-hoc floor managerand set promotional prit:ing for volumeclients.
Commended forabillty to plan andproactively identify potential weaknesses in customers' projects.
General Monager/Partner, Jones & JonesfRoss Jones FamJly Fllrms, Ritzville. WA 01 /94-03/02
Managed operations for the family' s$.5M wheatfarm overseeingseasonalhiring,workflowtasking&
resourcemanagement, facilities planning&construction,purchasing& vendoroversight and budgeting&
financial planning. Raisedto value hardwork, risktakingand prudentbusiness practices.
).> Valuated capital projectsand purchasesofhighlycustolnized equipmentand facilities.
);0 DesignedAccessdatabase, programmingequipmentlistqueries for accountingpurposes.
... Performedcritical analysisofseparateoperatingunits
);0 Compared leasi ng, buyi ngandselloffscenarios,strategizingeconomic plans for growth.
COM PUTE RS
Expert :Excel, Word,PowerPoint. Intermediate:Access. Beginner: SQL, AS400, Visual Basic.
Capabilities: Internet Research, macros, VBA, pivottables,spreadsheetmodeJing,database building.
AFFILIA TIONS/COMM UN ITY INVOLVEMENT
Habitatfor Humanity U. W.Alumni Association,200I-present Psi Upsilon Fraternity, 1997-2001
Combination. A lice Hanson, Seattle, Washington
This recent graduate had searched for a job for a year without success because of stiff competi-
tion. With this resume he received multiple interviews within six weeks and landed a great job.