GENA THOMAS
*** ****** ****** *** **, Brooklyn, NY 11222
Email: ****.******@*****.*** I Cell: 843-***-****
WORK EXPERIENCE
UBS Investment Bank 2006 - 2013
**** – 2013
Associate Director in Equity Research in Healthcare Sector, New York, NY
Produce written assessments of companies’ strategies to determine the attainability of managements’ financial and operational
goals based on analysis of SEC filings, conference calls, and press releases
Support Senior Research Analyst on developing stock recommendations based on financial analysis, news flow, talks with
company management, and other catalysts
Attend industry conferences, company presentations, and management mee tings for companies in order assess the sector as a
whole and evaluate individual companies
Develop marketing material to provide an overview of the industry as well as individual companies’ value within the market
Business Analyst in Equity Research, New York, NY 2011 - 2012
Supported the Director of US Equity Research with strategic business planning of analyst coverage, regional marketing, and
broker votes through data analysis
Prepared department communication and presentations to be use d by senior management
Liaised with sales to identify potential clients for priority segmentation and strategic alignment
Worked closely with the US Research COO to develop and implement budget forecasting
Foreign Exchange Business Unit Controller, Singapore 2009 - 2011
Produced Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Valuation Control Reports for financial analysis of UBS Foreign Exchange
products traded in Australia, Singapore, and Hong Kong
Supported an extensive off-shoring project by aiding the transition of manual business processes to an external vendor
Developed and tracked financial forecasts designed by senior management and provided in-depth analysis when necessary
Graduate Training Program, Zurich, Switzerland 2007 - 2009
Collaborated with Financial Accounting Experts and Regional Controllers in the analysis of UBS financials
Performed in-depth analysis of notional reporting across all Swiss entities and reported on how to streamline the methodology
Developed new trend and analysis (Value Matrix) reports to be used by senior management for strategic decisions
Equities Finance Controller, London, UK (Mountbatten Graduate Internship Programme) 2006 - 2007
Tested Equity Products to adhere with Corporate Accounting Principles
Produced daily Income Statements and Monthly Management reports for the Client Services team
Developed new techniques for month-end valuations verification
Dividend Growth Advisors LLC 2005
Financial Services Marketing Intern, Bluffton, South Carolina
Assisted in the research of dividend growth patterns over ten year periods for portfolio companies and new prospects
EDUCATION
2006 – 2007
Post Graduate Studies: Mountbatten Institute, London, UK
Certificate of International Business Practice
Earned Merit from Cambridge International Examinations in Management of Information Module
2002 – 2006
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics major, International Political Science minor
Honors: Cum laude and Dean’s List Fall 2004 and Spring 2005 with overall GPA: 3.39/4.0
CET Study Abroad Program, Florence, Italy 2005
Studies in Italian Art and Culture
SKILLS
Financial Series Exams: 7, 63
Factset, Bloomberg, SAP, Business Objects, UBS Research Proprietary Products
Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, and PowerPoint)
Languages: English (native), German (conversational)
INTERESTS
Travelling, hiking, cooking, painting, running, and gardening