JEROME COMBES-KNOKE

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EDUCATION

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY PITTSBURGH, PA

Tepper School of Business May 2009

Graduated with honors with a B.S. Economics and a B.S. Computational Finance (one of eight selected).

Senior Honors Thesis on a marked based model for The Valuation of Alternative Energy Proposals .

Awarded Carnegie Mellon Institutional Scholarship for full cost of tuition.

710 on GMAT exam: perfect score in analytic writing. Placed in top 3% on SAT exams. Working towards CFA.

Analyst for Carnegie Mellon Capital Management (manages a portion of university endowment, student led).

EXPERIENCE

FREDDIE MAC WASHINGTON DC

Analyst-Associate June 2009 to Present

Completing one-year rotational program within the Investments and Capital Markets and the Risk Management

divisions responsible for managing an $800+ billion mortgage and mortgage derivative portfolio.

Developed and implemented method to forecast commercial loan debt coverage ratios and to approximate

future credit losses on $93 billion multifamily loan portfolio.

Approximated scenario-driven credit losses such as those caused by natural catastrophes, GM/Chrysler plant

closures, and financial distress of major commercial borrowers.

JEFFERIES & COMPANY (Investment Bank) NEW YORK, NY

Analyst, Risk Management Summer 2008

Devised theory for a new value at risk (VaR) methodology based on option price implied probability distributions.

Compiled daily summaries of changes in VaR, limit breaches, and P&L performance.

Compared valuation models to ensure consistency and that portfolio results properly aggregated individual positions.

Determined weighting of stocks, options, and corporate bonds necessary to delta-hedge positions.

ISG HOLDINGS (International Consulting and Investments) BEIJING, CHINA

Project Manager, China Investment Banking Summer 2007

Worked with Chinese-American team to write a sales packet for a $250 million hotel divesture, including the

executive summary, description, projected cash flows, market study, comparables, and on-site due diligence.

Modeled revenues and expenses for a hypothetical wind farm venture based on a new wind turbine technology.

Conducted feasibility analysis for purchase-order financing of a refrigerator manufacturer in Shanghai.

THE BASCOM GROUP (Private Equity, Real Estate) IRVINE, CA

Acquisitions Analyst Summer 2006

Drafted Private Placement Memorandum for transactions exceeding $73 million in debt and equity capital;

performed financial analysis of acquisitions, including creating pro forma budgets for value-added capital

improvements; conducted comparable asset, market, and recent transaction studies.

Underwrote about 20 unique multifamily assets in five distinct markets using pro forma DCF valuations.

Automated Excel disposition analysis model and derived an algorithm to improve numeric precision by 0.24%.

HARVARD CAPITAL GROUP (Investment Bank) LOS ANGELES, CA

Investment Banking Intern Summer 2005

Conducted market and financial research for business plans and corporate valuations.

Drafted press releases, internal memos, PowerPoint presentations, and letters of introduction.

LEADERSHIP

INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL PITTSBURGH, PA

President of Community Relations 2007-2009

Led multiple community service, philanthropic, and public relation events; led fraternity new member education.

SIGMA NU FRATERNITY PITTSBURGH, PA

Executive Board, Treasurer 2006-2008

Managed a $250,000 annual budget including procurement, chef salary, housing, and capital improvements.

PERSONAL

Eagle Scout. Member of Mortar Board National Honor Society. California Governor s Scholar.

Dual-citizenship with United States and European Union (France). Fluent in French and English.

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