Carl Brehm **** Sherman Ave NW, Washington, DC ***01

acpe8d@r.postjobfree.com 541-***-****

EXPERIENCE

Federal Trade Commission: Hired at FTC under Honors Paralegal Program, August 2011-Current

Analyst: Financial Management Office, FTC, 1/2014-Current

Promoted by CFO to Analyst position in Financial Management Office.

Certified as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) on several major agency contracts.

Prepared budget estimates and statements of work. Created requisitions using FTC’s ComprizonSuite.

Monitored fund balances using FTC’s Oracle Financial System, and reviewed and approved invoices,

Developed a process for tracking open audit findings. Created Plans of Action and Milestones (POAMs), assessed

risk, and prioritized remedial action.

Worked with SharePoint developer to design a reporting tool for open audit findings. Provided requirements and

tested application. Created Excel macros to extract and format system reports.

Performed system administrator duties for agency’s financial system. Coordinated user access to financial system,

tracked agency license needs, and performed quarterly certification for Assistant CFO review.

Wrote and edited sections of BCA document for agency-wide procurement system; performed market research.

Honors Paralegal: Office of the Executive Director, FTC, 06/2012-12/2013

Assisted Executive Director and Deputy Directors with various tasks.

Worked with Deputy Director to evaluate the FTC’s IT governance process. Interviewed Governance Board and

Technical Council members. Drafted recommendation report and presented findings to agency management.

Aided head of Technical Council with review and edit of BCA’s for major IT expenditures.

Created five-year cost projections and project goals for BCA’s.

Gathered regular updates on department-wide initiatives and presented monthly reports to Executive Director.

Created speeches, presentations and agency-wide communications for Executive Director.

Led planning team for yearly New Attorney and Economist Retreat.

Honors Paralegal: Bureau of Competition, FTC, 8/2011-06/2012

Authored section of closing memo to the Commission on pay-for-delay case.

Participated in interview calls with market participants and summarized findings in written reports.

Created and described categories to be tagged in document review for antitrust litigation.

Prepared for investigational hearings and litigation by organizing exhibits.

Tracked correspondence and document productions from opposing parties.

Congressional Intern: Office of Peter Defazio, U.S. House of Representatives, 08/2010

Performed preliminary research for bill regarding GM’s use of bailout money overseas.

Presented findings of GM activity in Latin America and Southeast Asia to office staff member.

Reviewed U.S. Code regarding concurrent receipt of veteran’s benefits and Social Security benefits.

Legislative Research Assistant: Passenger Vessel Association, 06/2010-07/2010

Researched credit card swipe fee legislation in Financial Reform bill.

Wrote article for PVA publication regarding swipe fee legislation and its effect on the passenger vessel industry.

Contributed to a letter sent to U.S. Senate offices regarding small vessel commercial discharge.

Authored a memo discussing the Americans with Disabilities Act and passenger vessel compliance.

Development Intern: Yaruni Foundation, Ecuador, 11/2009

Surveyed households and farms for a community based reforestation effort.

Utilized Spanish skills to educate hundreds of families about reforestation.

Participated in local political workshops on community project development.

EDUCATION

Pomona College, 2007-2011

BA: Economics

GPA 3.43/4.0

School for International Training: Ecuador Culture and Development, Fall 2009

GPA 3.67/4.0

SKILLS

Oracle Federal Financial Systems

FTC’s ComprizonSuite

STATA

Excel

SharePoint

PowerPoint

Word

Outlook

Fluent in Spanish, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages level: Avanzado Bajo (Advanced)

INTERESTS

Electric and acoustic guitar, tennis, hiking and backpacking, travel.

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