Experience

A Better Way Services, Inc.

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Grant Writer and Development Coordinator

  • Jan 2014 - Present

  Supporting and assisting, Director Development, in writing grant applications - Federal, State, County and Private Foundations Helping Director Development in increasing the contributions from private foundations and diversifying the funding base; Engaging in proactive and reactive grant writing Researching for new funders (government, private and community) and examing their compatibility with our programs and updating Salesforce, our grants database Liaise with different program… Show more Supporting and assisting, Director Development, in writing grant applications - Federal, State, County and Private Foundations Helping Director Development in increasing the contributions from private foundations and diversifying the funding base; Engaging in proactive and reactive grant writing Researching for new funders (government, private and community) and examing their compatibility with our programs and updating Salesforce, our grants database Liaise with different program teams to understand active programs/projects and obtain information to apply for grants Supporting the Development team in planning and executing various annual fundraising events such as our summer gala and annual board meeting Have worked on proposals for programs - Early Childhood Development, Adoption, Mental Health, Preventive and Intervention services, School-based Behavioral services, and Parent Engagment services Attending various workshops related to grant writing and research and other program related orientations Show less Supporting and assisting, Director Development, in writing grant applications - Federal, State, County and Private Foundations Helping Director Development in increasing the contributions from private foundations and diversifying the funding base; Engaging in proactive and reactive grant writing Researching for new funders (government, private and community) and examing their compatibility with our programs and updating Salesforce, our grants database Liaise with different program… Show more Supporting and assisting, Director Development, in writing grant applications - Federal, State, County and Private Foundations Helping Director Development in increasing the contributions from private foundations and diversifying the funding base; Engaging in proactive and reactive grant writing Researching for new funders (government, private and community) and examing their compatibility with our programs and updating Salesforce, our grants database Liaise with different program teams to understand active programs/projects and obtain information to apply for grants Supporting the Development team in planning and executing various annual fundraising events such as our summer gala and annual board meeting Have worked on proposals for programs - Early Childhood Development, Adoption, Mental Health, Preventive and Intervention services, School-based Behavioral services, and Parent Engagment services Attending various workshops related to grant writing and research and other program related orientations Show less



Women's Initiative

• Oakland

• Finance Intern

  • Sep 2013 - Dec 2013

  Built reporting and forecast model for their funding requirements Developed a working process for the Finance Department to record incoming donations from different executive directors Helped prepare different monthly reports such as variance reports Authored various procedure manuals for the Finance Department including certain parts of audit procedures Helped the Director Finance design a weekly Dashboard for their Executive Directors. Built reporting and forecast model for their funding requirements Developed a working process for the Finance Department to record incoming donations from different executive directors Helped prepare different monthly reports such as variance reports Authored various procedure manuals for the Finance Department including certain parts of audit procedures Helped the Director Finance design a weekly Dashboard for their Executive Directors.



HSBC

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Credit Risk Analysis, Financial Institutional Group

  • Jun 2007 - Sep 2012

  Conducting financial risk analysis of Banks, Broker Dealers, Clearing Houses and Exchanges, Sovereign entities to provide a rationale for credit risk on-boarded by HSBC Providing technical advice and supporting Relationship Managers and Credit Risk Management in taking business decisions in line with HSBC’s strategy Understanding and using of HSBC’s back-end applications, systems, financial instruction manuals and product literature for daily operations Maintaining MI, calculating team… Show more Conducting financial risk analysis of Banks, Broker Dealers, Clearing Houses and Exchanges, Sovereign entities to provide a rationale for credit risk on-boarded by HSBC Providing technical advice and supporting Relationship Managers and Credit Risk Management in taking business decisions in line with HSBC’s strategy Understanding and using of HSBC’s back-end applications, systems, financial instruction manuals and product literature for daily operations Maintaining MI, calculating team utilizations, recruitment and staffing, quality management, trouble shooting, team training, and conducting performance reviews

• Credit Risk Analyst

  • Jan 2012 - Jul 2012

  Writing credit memos and CEO Endorsements with recommendations based on counterparty risk – financial risk, business risk, regulatory risk and product risk. Analyzing HSBC’s clients with an aim to support lending decisions, judging inherent risks and recommending credit requests to appropriately meet business needs Portfolio of clients include global and regional banks; broker/dealers; clearing houses and exchanges, sovereigns, municipal and local governments; pension and private… Show more Writing credit memos and CEO Endorsements with recommendations based on counterparty risk – financial risk, business risk, regulatory risk and product risk. Analyzing HSBC’s clients with an aim to support lending decisions, judging inherent risks and recommending credit requests to appropriately meet business needs Portfolio of clients include global and regional banks; broker/dealers; clearing houses and exchanges, sovereigns, municipal and local governments; pension and private equity funds and intra-group affiliates. Re-sizing of exposure extended to different corporate counterparties based on risk strategy adopted by HSBC Liaising with traders, different HSBC branches and Balance Sheet Management team Writing research reports on different financial operating environments and industries for Chief Risk Officer (CRO) and CEO



Office Tiger India Private

• Chennai

• Team Lead, Moody's Rating Agency (client)

  • Apr 2005 - Sep 2007