Experience

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  We Care Solar

  • Denver, Colorado, United States

  • Finance Manager

    • Jun 2021 - Present
    • Denver, Colorado, United States

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  Metro Caring

  • Denver, Colorado, United States

  • Food Access Volunteer/Operations and Sustainability Consultant

    • Mar 2020 - Jun 2021
    • Denver, Colorado, United States

    I volunteered at Metro Caring once or twice a week from November 2019 through March 2020. Once COVID-19 disrupted normal operations and Metro Caring asked volunteers to assist more frequently, I began volunteering daily and was soon asked to join the staff on a part-time basis. Currently, I am responsible for the following:-Pinpoint opportunities to promote sustainability strategies by improving existing waste disposal practices and introducing new zero-waste initiatives (reducing plastic use, diverting hard-to-recycle materials away from landfills, reusing materials instead of discarding them)-Identify areas of food access inequity in the community, specifically around dietary restrictions, then design and implement processes that provide nourishing food to participants-Evaluate the workflows first proposed after the shift to COVID-safe food distribution and modify them to improve operational efficiency and handle a 300% increase in demand-Develop and present trainings focusing on food labels and specialty diets-Train new volunteers, lead morning meetings, and liaise with Metro Caring’s partner organizations

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  Weiss Asset Management

  • United States
  • Investment Management
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Senior Accounting and Operations Analyst

    • Dec 2017 - Jul 2019

    At Weiss, I was involved with multiple fund structures, working with an exchange-listed fund, private hedge funds, managed accounts, and a hybrid private equity/hedge fund investment fund. During my time as an operations analyst and senior analyst, I was responsible for the following:-Sustained day‑to‑day operations for a 200 million USD, AIM‑listed fund, including communicating with Board members and counterparties, researching new regulatory requirements, calculating the weekly NAV, settling trades, and coordinating annual financial reporting requirements-Planned, launched, and standardized the AIM‑listed fund’s first and subsequent biennial exit opportunities for investors-Shortened the time frame of our two main funds’ monthly deliverables by 12‑15 days-Implemented logic for data mapping from new counterparties-Screened and interviewed candidates then provided input to determine which finalists received offers-Helped the firm launch a new hedge fund/private equity‑hybrid investment fund-Valuing thousands of securities monthly, including over one hundred “Level 3” assets, for our funds’ NAVs.-Managed the GDPR implementation process for the AIM‑listed fund between WAM and our service providers-Started a conversation about food waste that resulted in the implementation of a composting program in the twenty-two-story building

  • Accounting and Operations Analyst

    • Sep 2015 - Dec 2017

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  Grant Thornton LLP

  • Senior Audit Associate

    • Aug 2015 - Aug 2015

    I worked on a wide array of clients while at Grant Thornton, including small and large private companies, small public companies, large public universities, small not-for-profit entities, and governmental agencies. During my time as an audit associate, I have been responsible for the following:-Research technical accounting topics and communicate how to apply accounting standards generally accepted in the United States to specific financial statement areas to clients. -Plan financial statement audits, integrated audits, and A-133 audits by understanding an entity's structure, objectives, and processes, and identify risks in the company based on this information.-Exercise professional skepticism in conducting the audit, and approach problems from all angles to find discrepancies in documentation and information.-Engage with college students as a member of the recruiting committee.

  • Audit Associate

    • Oct 2013 - Jul 2015

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  University of Massachusetts Amherst

  • Amherst, MA

  • Teaching Assistant

    • Sep 2011 - May 2012
    • Amherst, MA

    One of my professors asked me to be a teaching assistant for him after I had taken his class. I accepted, and was responsible for the following duties:-Assisting him with classroom instruction, record keeping, and other miscellaneous projects.-Holding office hours independent of class time and tutoring students.-Preparing a lesson plan for the weekly discussion sections taught by the TA.-Proctoring examinations, grading them, and explaining to students why answers were incorrect.