EDUCATION
Darden Graduate School of Business Administration Charlottesville,
VA
University of Virginia
Candidate for Masters of Business Administration, May 2002
- Consortium For Graduate Study in Management Fellowship
- Finance Club, Graduate Women in Business, Latin American
Student Association, Big Sibling Program Co-Chair
- GMAT: 730
Florida International University Miami, FL
Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance and International
Business, April 1998
- Overall GPA: 3.99, Summa Cum Laude
- Faculty Academic Scholar, dean’s list every semester, worked
part-time throughout all four years
EXPERIENCE
Booz • Allen & Hamilton New York, NY
Summer Associate (Summer 2001)
- Constructed a model to assess the historical and projected
impact of the E-filing of tax returns on tax form
volume at the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) paper distribution
centers.
- Managed a joint client-consultant sub-team in assessing the
feasibility of outsourcing the IRS’s paper
distribution function and in developing a framework for the
evaluation of potential vendors.
- Investigated and presented the strategic, operational and
transitional issues surrounding the decision to
restructure telephone operations at the distribution centers.
- Obtained and compiled the necessary data to baseline the
telephone operations’ call volume and workload.
Union Planters Bank (formerly Republic National Bank of Miami)
Coral Gables, FL
Small Business Banking Officer (1999-2000)
- Initiated term loans, lines of credit and commercial mortgages
in amounts ranging from $50K to $500K to
small businesses (under $10MM in annual sales) in the Miami
market. Closed $2MM in new loans and left
with an additional $2MM approved in the pipeline.
- Managed $10MM portfolio of loans and depository accounts with
a focus on customer retention and loss
prevention. Maintained target 1% level of past due accounts at the
end of each fiscal quarter.
- Developed business through identification of prospects,
attendance of business and community functions,
collaboration with branch managers and strengthening of
relationships with current customers.
- Coordinated underwriting, legal, and loan operations
departments to facilitate commercial lending process.
Commercial Lending Assistant (1999)
- Analyzed corporate financial statements and historical
information to effectively structure company’s credit
needs. Presented the analyses and recommendations to executive
management committee for approval.
- Collaborated with commercial lending team in developing a
corporate trade finance department to meet
increasing financing needs of exporters in the bank’s 12 state
territory.
- Promoted ahead of schedule as top performer in Management
Associate program.
Management Associate (1998-1999)
- Evaluated credit requests of domestic corporations and
international banks through analysis of financial
statements. Provided recommendations to commercial lending teams
and executive management.
- Completed rotations through various bank departments as part
of comprehensive bank training program.
PERSONAL
- Native Spanish speaker
- Christmas in April House Captain, April 2001
- Interests include travel, golf, tennis, and cooking
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