VP-Investment Trust Officer

• Mar 2020 - Present

Senior Analyst

• Jun 2017 - Mar 2020

Conduct research for assigned sectors and overall corporate bond market. Sectors of focus include Consumer Cyclical and Non-Cyclical and TMT. Utilize research and analysis to make buy, hold, or sell recommendations to the Portfolio Manager for the various portfolios. Determining relative value and executing trades. Markets covered include the Public Corporate Bond market and Private Placement bond market. Special projects as assigned. Past projects included an in-depth assessment of corporate bond prepayment premiums that was presented in multiple arenas across the organization. I also developed a new methodology for forecasting bond prepayments to be utilized for planning purposes across the organization. Involved with cash flow modeling with Bondedge. Show less

Senior Fixed Income Credit Analyst

• May 2015 - Jun 2017

Management of investment team with primary focus on private placement debt transactions. Duties and responsibilities include negotiating transactions, developing policies and procedures, sourcing new transactions, and building new and strengthening existing relationships. Additional responsibilities include in depth analysis of potential investments including financial modeling of public and privately held companies, review of company filings and disclosures, review of corporate structure, analysis of collateral, determination of company debt service capacity, and review of legal documentation. Specific responsibilities include maintaining relationships with investment bank coverage, targeted corporate marketing for potential investment opportunities, reviewing new deals, presenting investment opportunities to investment committee, conducting due diligence, follow through to funding, monitoring the investment through life cycle, and reporting to senior management annually on the status of the investment. Additionally, my responsibilities include special monitoring of any troubled investments and oversight of regular portfolio maintenance activities. Show less

Fixed Income Credit Analyst

• Jan 2008 - May 2015

Responsibilities include in depth analysis of potential investments including spreading financials of privately held companies, review of company reports, review of corporate structure, analysis of collateral, determination of company capacity to repay debt, and review of legal documentation. Specific responsibilities include maintaining relationships with investment bank coverage, reviewing new deals, pitching new investments that fit portfolio strategy to investment committee, conducting due diligence, follow through to funding, monitoring the investment through its life cycle, and reporting to senior management annually on the status of the investment. Additionally, my responsibilities include special monitoring of any troubled investments and regular portfolio maintenance including monthly pricing. Show less

Internal Auditor

• Oct 2006 - Jan 2008

Responsibilities included annual review of each department in the company, compiling a report of each department’s functions and processes, and selecting samples of each process. Samples were then reviewed to ensure process was completed correctly, or if there was an error that proper controls were in place to catch such error. Position included constant interaction with external auditors to ensure that the compilation of quarterly and annual financial statements went smoothly and were completed within time budget. I was responsible for the collection and payment of state and federal income taxes for an insurance company that operates in all 50 states, this included reconciliations and ensuring that 1099 forms mailed to policy holders were correct. Other responsibilities included working on special projects such as laying the ground work for the company’s Anti Money Laundering Policy, review of reinsurance agreements and reconciliation of payments received, review of the company’s closed block of life insurance and disability business, and analysis of company policy. Show less