(917) 572-8764, PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Finance professional with Master of Finance degree and experience in corporate a ccounting and equity research. Strong in strategic thinking, financial analysis, teamwork, and decision-making skills coupled with a high level of integrity. Li censes: FINRA Registered - Series 7, 63, 86 and 87. U.S. Citizen. WORK EXPERIENCE Independent/Part-time Work (During job search) September 2008 - March 2010 * SJS Transportation - bookkeeping of sales and other transactions. Prepared in voices using QuickBooks. Maintained and handled customer accounts, generated inv oices and statements * Day trading - long/short positions, focused on penny stocks and ETFs * Participated in events sponsored by Financial Women's Association, 100 Women in Hedge Funds, New York Society of Security Analysts, Tulane Alumni Chapter * Volunteered for events sponsored by New York Cares, KEEN of New York, United for Peace & Justice, Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. New York, NY Equity Research Associate - Construction, Engineering & Infrastructure (CE&I) Ju ne 2007 - August 2008 * Assisted in launching coverage of CE&I sector, covering Jacobs Engineering Gr oup Inc. (NYSE: JEC), Pike Electric Corp. (NYSE: PIKE), Comfort Systems USA Inc (NYSE: FIX), Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE: PWR), EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME), M cDermott International (NYSE: MDR) * Structured and wrote bullets, notes, and industry reports for morning and int ra-day calls * Built and maintained company specific financial and valuation models; updated marketing presentation materials, company snapshots, comp sheets, and various e conomic data spreadsheets * Performed proprietary research on the end-markets serviced by the CE&I firms. Built and maintained several databases relating to refining, coal, nuclear, tra nsmission, offshore upstream, and oil and gas pipeline projects * Reviewed SEC filings, industry publications, and other resources to gather an d interpret data on various companies and industry trends; maintained weekly CE& I newsletter, The Weekly Welder Kurt Salmon Associates Inc. Atlanta, GA Accounting Associate July 2005 - July 2006 * Prepared financial statements, tracked costs, and worked on domestic and inte rnational transactions. Involved in P developed strong skill set in teamwork and communication with consultants and other members of the Treasury Department * Handled corporate accounting, reported financial statements, and analyzed dyn amics and impacts of transactions and market changes on the financial statements * Performed financial accounting for KSA North America, Central America and Jap an consulting operations * Maintained and reconciled employee loans, salary advances, and rent advance a ccounts; ensured accurate interest expense accrual and foreign currency exchange conversions * Reconciled payroll, office, and reimbursement accounts; implemented a model f or tracking discrepancies between mileage expense reporting and annual car allow ances that reduced errors by 95% Adams and Reese, L.L.P. New Orleans, LA Accounting Analyst June 2004 - May 2005 * Analyzed various business units: cost benefit analysis, analysis of factors a ffecting units' profitability, bank account reconciliation, and other treasury a ctivities * Performed accounting and bank reconciliations for North America practice oper ations * Implemented a system for monitoring and reducing late payment fees on Diners accounts -the procedure assisted attorneys, eliminated 60-120 days delinquency a ccounts, and reduced late payment fees by up to 70% Adams and Reese, L.L.P. (Continued) * Maintained U.S. Patent & Trademark account and assisted the Special Business Services Practice Group EDUCATION AND TRAINING Tulane University, A.B. Freeman School of Business New Orleans, LA Master of Finance, GPA: 3.3 May 2007 Relevant Coursework: Valuation and Financing Enterprises, Financial Modeling, In vestments, Options and Other Derivatives, Venture Capital and Private Equity, Ec onometrics, Energy Markets Portfolio, Fixed Income Analytics, Corporate Risk Man agement * CFA Level I Candidate, June 2010 * Tulane Darwin Fenner Fund, January - May 2007, Buy Side Analyst: Member of a three-student team in charge of Diversified Financials industry sector within mi d-cap portfolio. Responsible for managing Tulane's $2.2 million endowment fund. * Burkenroad Reports, August - December 2006, Sell Side Analyst: Participated o n team in this nationally acclaimed securities research program. Responsible for interviewing top management, visiting company sites and publishing the investme nt research report on Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: FRZ). The reports are dist ributed to more than 20,000 investors. www.burkenroad.org Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance, GPA: 3.7 May 2004 Awards and Activities: Loyola University Dean's List 2000-2004, F?S Honor Society 2001-2004, Financial Management Honor Society 2000-2004 SKILLS Computer - Microsoft Office Suite, Bloomberg, FactSet, Thomson One, BlueMatrix, Edgar Pro, Lotus Notes, Bigdough, Gretl, Epicor, Elite Enterprises Language - Bilingual Croatian/English