Forum OpenACS Q&A: Re: job: Hedge Fund operations automation

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Posted by Ryan Fitzgerald on
RYAN J. FITZGERALD    1716 Second Avenue, Apt 2F, New York, New York 10128  (212) 876-1628    email: mailto:ryan_fitzgerald@msn.com
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

 Series 7, 24 and 63
 Diverse professional development, including strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting, financial analysis, and business profitability reporting
 Committed team player, with proven ability to meet and exceed set goals and deadlines
 Exceptional focus and follow through abilities, with record of efficiency and productivity
 Detail-oriented multi-tasker, with exemplary organization and project management skills
 Adept at training and managing employees across numerous divisions in several key areas

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MONY Securities Corporation, New York, NY                                            06/2003 - Present
Director of Operations
 Provide leadership in the analysis of work flows and the development of projects designed to improve processes for trading, cashiering, new accounts, transfer of assets, compliance and the service desk
 Participate in monthly senior management business reviews identifying business opportunities
 Converted approximately $170MM in money market funds to MONY’s Enterprise Proprietary  Sweep Fund
 Provide coaching and professional development to staff of four direct reports
 Direct IT resources for improvement and troubleshooting of proprietary brokerage systems
 Listen and resolve Financial Advisor’s complaints
 Collaborate with Home Office Leadership in the areas of training, process improvement, and compliance to capitalize on quality opportunities

Manager, Fee Based Accounts                                                    06/2003 - Present
 Created a strategic partnership with an outside Registered Investment Advisor to assist in providing financial professionals with state of the art technology that will allow them to build their fee based business.
 Effectively planned, developed, organized and implemented new fee based brokerage accounts consisting of advisory products and fee in lieu of commissions offerings
 Directed start-up operations with overall responsibility for the management of day-to-day activities of  all new fee based product
 Managed all aspects of the recruitment process.  Facilitated training and orientation process for new personnel
 Special projects and requests from various Portfolio Managers, Outside Auditors, Legal & Marketing

Trusted Securities Advisors Corp, Minneapolis, MN                                        11/2001 - 05/2003
 Relocated back office operations from Minneapolis MN to NY, consisting of 5 departments and a staff of 12 employees
 Restructured Trusted Advisors as a Broker Dealer aligning business processing between two broker dealers that led to decreased expenses and increased efficiencies
 Subsequently closed Trusted Securities Advisors Corp. as a broker dealer and folded them into MONY Securities Corporation
 Implemented Monarch reporting , a report delivery system aimed at increasing communication with agents and decreasing operating expenses

Operations Specialist                                                            04/2000 - 10/2001
 Interchanged within all operations departments to understand business flows, processing standards and requirements
 Worked with all departments in reorganizing, restructuring and streamlining of daily procedures that led to increased productivity
 Acted as a liaison between money managers, operations and trading to ensure transactions are booked and settled in a timely fashion
 Worked extensively with clearing agent on the development and functionality of an internet based platform, designed for financial planners and registered representatives

UBS Warburg, Stamford, CT                                                        06/1997 - 03/2000
Operations Settlement
 Interfaced with bank and in-house trading departments ensuring proper trade booking and settlement
 Automated the fail control processes for all equity and fixed income trades, reporting to traders trade support and management the risks of all open transactions, using the Monarch reporting tool
 Assisted in the design and implementation of a global fail control computer system.
 Monitored the activity of 50 accounts in the areas of trade settlement, NASD regulations, and customer inquiries
 Produced and monitored the daily firm balance to departments and management globally

Ryan J. Fitzgerald
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EDUCATION

Manhattan College, Riverdale, New York
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

SKILLS and SEMINARS

Proficient in Microsoft Office, ADP, DTC, FBSI and Monarch

Pertinent Seminars:
Frontline Leadership
Harvard University, Boston MA

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Posted by Andrew Piskorski on
Dude, even if you were a good fit for the job (which from your resume you aren't), that job posting above is nearly two years old...