Christos Maroulis
Email: *********@********.***
Address: **** ******** ******* **
City: Falls Church
State: VA
Zip: 22043
Country: USA
Phone: 607-***-****
Skill Level: Experienced
Salary Range: $75,000
Willing to Relocate
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Christos Maroulis
Email:*********@********.***
2286 Idylwood Station Lane
Falls Church, VA 22043
Tel:607-***-****
SUMMARY
*Highly-motivated and intellectually curious individual with passion for data analysis and reporting
*Solid computer software skills and strong aptitude for relational databases
EXPERIENCE
Federal Reserve Board of Governors(BoG) Washington, DC
Analyst, Financial Risk Management
April 2011-Present
*Use SAS, SQL Server, and MS Access to navigate large and disparate databases to assemble and analyze data
*Compile data, produce charts and calculate statistics in response to ad hoc requests from management
*Used MS Access to generate internal reports and resolved data integrity issues encountered as a result of migrating the data underlying the reports from one software platform to another
*Used SAS to model impact of overdraft fees incurred by banks because of changes in the posting rules governing Check and ACH payment activity
*Analyzed and graphically presented data to identify changes in broker- dealer securities settlement behavior as a result of implementing the BoG's new payment systems risk policy
*Participate in and lead operations reviews to monitor Reserve Bank implementation and compliance of the BoG's policy on payments system risk
*Presented review findings to a panel of Division Officers and Managers
*Coordinated with analysts from Reserve Banks and led part of group effort to conceptualize idea and draft high level business requirements for credit risk monitoring dashboard tool
*Currently developing dashboard tool to monitor the risks imposed to the U.S. banking system by agencies and branches of foreign banks
*Act as point of contact for the Reserve Banks of Atlanta and Dallas
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP New York, NY/Washington, DC
Consultant, Transfer Pricing and Global Structuring
July 2007 - April 2011
*Performed linear regression, valuation, and cost-allocation modeling exercises to support clients' intercompany pricing and prove that it conformed to appropriate tax-related regulations
*Reviewed and reconciled financial statements to assess profitability of clients' operations
*Used in-house and vendor databases to extract, reconcile, analyze, and summarize market financial and non-financial data
*Studied and analyzed business models and processes of multinational corporations to recommend the best tax-treatment for their operations
*Conducted industry research and drafted appropriate reports using primary and secondary sources
*Conducted fact-gathering exercises by reviewing documents, communicating with clients, taking precise notes, reconciling conflicting facts, raising appropriate questions, and turning unstructured information from multiple sources into structured text that can be effectively reviewed and communicated
EDUCATION
Cornell University Ithaca, NY
Masters in Public Administration
Concentration in Finance and Fiscal Policy
May 2007
Masters' Thesis: "The Future Asphalt Supply in the U.S.", August 2007
*Used STATA to apply dynamic simultaneous equations model to determine relationships between gasoline and asphalt prices and quantities, as well as any joint determination effect that these relationships may have on the supply for crude oil and asphalt
Bachelor of Arts, Economics
May 2005
Extensive coursework (5 semesters) and laboratory experience in Biological and Life Sciences
Relevant Coursework
Econometrics, Time Series Analysis, Public Finance, Optimization, Data Mining, Accounting
SOFTWARE SKILLS
*Strong command of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
*Intermediate/Advanced knowledge of MS Access
*Strong command of SAS; training received and extensive hands-on experience on the following
*SAS Programming 1: Essentials
*SAS Programming 2: Data Manipulation
*SAS SQL Procedures
*Strong command of STATA software
*Comprehensive and thorough command of SQL Server programming language at the introductory level
*Comfortable using Bloomberg terminal
*Working knowledge of SAS Macros
*Working knowledge of Visual Basic
LANGUAGES
Native speaker in English and Greek, Intermediate fluency in German
PERSONAL
*Member of Toastmasters Public Speaking Club
*Ballroom Dancing Bronze II Level
*First Level Black Belt in Tang Soo Do
*Enjoys running triathlons and half-marathons