Erdem Özcan

***** ********* ****** *****, *** ***8 Houston, TX 77066, 832-***-**** : so5ym4@r.postjobfree.com

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Objective:

I look forward to joining a company where I can use my finance and accounting expertise. I enjoy being a part of a team and am eager to use my skills of communication and leadership to contribute my best to your company.

Skills:

-Seeking CFA designation

-Adept at using analytics to determine root cause and develop viable solutions for problems

-Problem-solving ability

-Multi-tasker

-Ability to communicate precisely and effectively

-Highly developed leadership qualities as well as a solid team contributor

-Multi-cultural approach on business strategies, work environment and business etiquette

-Strong interpersonal skills and a great motivator

-Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Word

-Languages: English, Turkish and Spanish (intermediate)

Experience:

Financial Analyst/Valuation Analyst

RMS Asset Management Solutions, LLC (Houston, Texas) September 2011- Current

-Designs pricing strategies for REO properties (homes foreclosed by banks) and develops reports based on valuation calculations, general market conditions and the monthly carrying costs of the properties;

-Performs valuation calculations for REO properties based on the general market, broker price opinions, appraisals and current conditions;

-Reconciles values of contradicting broker price opinions and appraisals of the properties;

-Calculates “Estimated Loss Severity” in order to depict the investors’ profit and loses;

-Trains new asset managers in preparing marketing plans; and

-Requests marketing period and appraisal extensions through servicers.

Student Assistant

Sam Houston State University Newton Gresham Library (Huntsville, Texas) February 2009 – February 2011

- Provided asset distribution support, conducted customer transactions and further developed customer service skills by assisting patrons with general queries;

-Executed quality control assessments on library inventory;

-Conducted behavioral based observations to secure library assets; and

-Performed inventory replenishment throughout library and managed several day-to-day operations.

Education:

Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, Texas) February 2009 – May 2011

Masters in General Business with specialization in Finance / GPA: 3.50

-Financial Statement Analysis*

-International Finance

-Investments, Institutions, and Managerial Finance

-Business Finance

-Analysis of Accounting Information

-Security Analysis and Portfolio Management

-Techniques of Statistical Analysis Research

-Intercultural Business Communication

*Conducted a financial statement analysis for McDonald’s as an independent study with Kurt Jesswein, Ph.D, Assistant Professor of Finance. The liquidity ratios, solvency ratios, profitability ratios, capital structure analysis ratios, capital market analysis ratios, and the Altman Z Scores of the period between 2005 and 2010 were calculated, and all information was interpreted on a professional level. The study was conducted during the spring of 2011.

Dokuz Eylul University (Izmir, Turkey) September 2002 – May 2007

Public Finance: 1 year English training, 4 years general education

Achievements:

-Award of Recognition, College of Business Administration, 2010

-Dean’s List: Fall 2009, fall 2010, spring 2010 and spring 2011

-Kailas and Becky Rao Scholarship in honor of Jean D. Neal, 2010

-Achievement of In-State tuition by scholarship award requirement

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