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Neighborhood Beat Reporter @ www.whowhatwhyny.com As a graduate student, I wrote and reported profiles, features and business stories. I covered Long Island City for a Columbia Journalism School website focusing on environmental issues in the New York metropolitan area. As part of the website, I created audio slideshows to enhance stories. From March 2009 to August 2009 (6 months) Consultant @ Information Management Consultants Technical lead and liaison for government projects to design and implement hardware architectures. From September 1994 to December 1996 (2 years 4 months) McLean, VAConsultant @ Citi I researched international economies and provided analysis on political and economic risk to consumer portfolios, as well as potential changes in consumer behavior resulting from the economy, regulations, new legislation and the political environment. I also assisted with the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) / Dodd-Frank Act stress testing (DFAST) methodology documentation and reporting for retail credit. My responsibilities included reviewing model documentation and interviewing internal stakeholders, as well as ensuring the final document was consistent and accurate. From December 2016 to April 2018 (1 year 5 months) Greater New York City AreaAssociate @ Standard & Poor's DRI Forecasted consumer and produce price indexes within the consumer and health care microeconomic sectors. Briefed clients and senior management regularly. Analyzed data, wrote articles, and assisted in producing quarterly publications. From January 1997 to August 1998 (1 year 8 months) Washington, DCAnalyst (through Talent Tree Staffing / Initial Talent Services) @ Lehman Brothers Collateral analyst responsible for ensuring data integrity in consumer loan bond securitizations. Worked with internal and external constituents to complete assignments within tight deadlines. From September 1998 to May 1999 (9 months) New York, NYSenior Writer @ Cavan Communications I provide technical writing, content strategy and editing services for various technology clients. President and Owner @ A.M. Media Works, Inc. I provide technical writing, content strategy and editing services, as well as website copy and SEO, to firms within media, finance, technology, manufacturing, PR, medical and consulting industries. I understand how to research and present an organization's ideas in a professional manner to engage readers, whether that's through blog posts, thought leadership or speeches.Clients include RiskSpan, Clarity Group, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS), Glassdoor, geek.ly, Huge (Elephant), Salesforce.com, Sailthru, Getty Images, PicScout, Trulia and Columbia University Medical Center.Available for writing, editing, researching and reporting opportunities. New York, NYFreelance Writer @ Self Employed I've developed an extensive source list from my Wall Street and journalism careers. On a daily basis, I interview top Wall Street analysts, real estate experts, career experts, accountants and lawyers as part of my research and reporting. My writing has appeared in Global Finance Magazine, The Real Deal, BBC Capital, Al Jazeera America, FoxBusiness.com, Entrepreneur, American Banker magazine and InstitutionalInvestor.com.Available for freelance journalism opportunities. Senior Director @ Fitch Ratings I am a sector expert for the student loan and residential mortgage industries. My responsibilities included conducting financial and legislative analysis, creating models, and developing criteria used to issue credit ratings for student loan and residential mortgage bonds. I have extensive knowledge of residential mortgage securities and the business practices and bond financings of high volume mortgage originators and investment banks. I understand FFELP and private student loan underwriting, performance and payment features affecting loan amortization, as well as the business strategies and bond financings of the originators. My fixed income expertise includes credit default swaps, collateralized debt obligations, and interest rate derivatives. I understand the impact of business strategies on corporate balance sheets. While at Fitch, my responsibilities and accomplishments included:Senior Director, Asset-Backed Securities (6/1999 – 2/2003 and 3/2006 – 3/2009) -- Wrote reports, conducted investor meetings, and participated on and moderated panels at industry conferences to provide insight on the $85 billion student loan industry. Interviewed regularly for trade publications, national newspapers and magazines, and radio. -- Determined criteria for student loan bond rating downgrades due to deteriorating collateral, structured finance trends, market disruptions, general economic conditions, and legislative developments. -- Reviewed bond performance adversely affected by auction rate market liquidity and accounting issues, widened interest rate spreads, Commercial Paper (CP) market liquidity and credit issues, and weakened borrower credit.Director, Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (2/2003 – 3/2006)-- Reviewed legal documents, individual mortgage loan attributes, deal structures and cash flows for more than 80 transactions annually that financed thousands of mortgages in the secondary market. From June 1999 to March 2009 (9 years 10 months) New York, NY