Real Estate Manager

Sean D. Caston

P.O. Box ******

Los Angeles, CA *0024

310-***-**** Voice / ****.******@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a challenging position in a leading financial

organization that will allow me to expand my knowledge in

financial investments and business management, more

specifically, real estate stocks, bonds and/or mortgages.

EXPERIENCE

BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH - (09/09 - Present) 'CENTURY CITY'

INVESTMENT ADVISOR - Investment advisor to high net worth families

and not-for-profit organizations. Develop and manage

relationships with individuals and businesses to improve their

return on assets and protect their financial assets within their

established strategic goals utilizing an open platform of

equity, fixed income, and alternative investment products.

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP (AIG)/

GLOBAL INVESTMENT GROUP - (11/04 - 07/09)

REAL ESTATE ASSET MANAGER - One of four analysts for a $16B

commerical real estate portfolio. Responsible for accessing

economic trends and cash flow projections/valuations that

supports the origination of new real estate investments.

Prepare a complete written and verbal presentation of investment

recommendations to the investment committee members. Heavy

interface with legal, banking, asset management, brokers and

developers to originate, negotiate and close all investments

transactions. Also, responsible for database

creation/maintenance, query real estate portfolio holdings for

statistical analysis and custom reports, graphic design of

financial trends and financing alternatives. Review project bond

documentation (trust indentures, financing agreements, bond

purchase contracts and offering statements).

FOUR CORNERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT /

ING CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC - (06/01 - 07/04)

AVP/Investment Credit Research Analyst - Worked primarily with

the core portfolio management/credit team conducting research,

portfolio compliance and analytics with regard to interest rate

risk. Data resource to both the portfolio management and

marketing efforts of CDO assets. Assisted with portfolio

construction, research and marketing literature. Analyzed

corporate credit markets and compared them to relative

benchmarks/peer groups. Responsible for developing and

maintaining spreadsheets and quantitative models for investment

and market-related information. Assisted in the writing of

investment product marketing materials. Hands-on involvement

with a variety of tasks and ad hoc requests from senior

management.

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP (AIG)/ - (05/97 - 05/01)

Directors & Officers Liability Analyst - Analyst for Directors

and Officers and Pension Trust management liability products.

Responsibilities included, but not limited to, the review of a

corporation's financial position through detailed analysis of

SEC documents, M&A/IPO filings, private placement memorandums,

and audited year-end financial statements with the objective of

accessing a corporation's shareholder value, financial liquidity

and litigation exposure. Analyzed financial statements of

various financial institutions (i.e. banks, investment

companies), along with a review of their respective trust and

lender operations/procedures. Tracked quarterly changes in

shareholder value for both publicly traded and privately held

companies along with any pertinent corporate press releases or

litigation. Analyzed changes in corporate ownership structure

coupled with scheduled directors and officers on an annual basis

to determine potential shareholder litigation as a result of a

decrease in shareholder value. Detailed review of changes in a

corporation's established retirement account value (i.e. 401K,

ESOP, etc.) through analysis of selected investment schedule or

mutual funds by plan's investment manager.

PILGRIM AMERICA GROUP/PILGRIM GROUP OF FUNDS - (05/91 - 01/97)

Equity Research Analyst - Analyst for a $170 million regional

bank fund. Tracked and analyzed statistical changes on all fund

holdings and universe. Prepared and presented portfolio

strategy to firm's sales team on a regular basis in addition to

presenting portfolio strategy during investment policy meetings

in the absence of the portfolio manager. Served as a key player

in providing materials and explaining investment related inquiry

from Securities and Exchange Commission executives during SEC

examinations.

Sean D. Caston

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PILGRIM AMERICA GROUP/PILGRIM GROUP OF FUNDS- cont:

Junior Investment/Research Analyst - Direct exposure to

chairman's office. Performed statistical calculations (i.e.

regression analysis) of entire fund family for both fund's board

of directors meetings and investment policy committee meetings.

Performed statistical analysis (i.e. total return) on all

securities held in a regional bank mutual fund as well as

statistical tracking of various securities in the fund's

universe. Liaison between two international sub-advisers and

CIO. Prepared daily portfolio breakdown reports of various fixed

income funds, recorded meeting minutes of monthly investment

policy committee meetings, assisted in the

analysis and research of selected fund securities and assisted

CIO in communicating fund strategies to broker/dealers and

institutional clients.

Assistant to Chief Investment Officer - Created and maintained

fund performance spreadsheets relative to other funds with the

same investment objective. Calculated beta, total return and

other statistical data for entire family of funds. Assisted in

the development of new fund products/presentations and

illustrated their hypothetical performance within various

economic environments.

Internal Wholesaler Representative - Marketed a family of mutual

funds to various Broker/Dealers and stockbrokers within an

assigned territory.

Dealer/Sales Representative - Performed all the operational

trouble-shootings for the Regional Sales Department.

POSITIONS HELD IN COLLEGE:

SHEARSON LEHMAN BROTHERS

Stockbroker Trainee - Worked alongside a $1 million plus

producer learning basics of the securities industry while

preparing for Series 7 and 63 license examinations.

DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS

Internship - Phoned potential clients and assisted broker on

investment projects.

POSITIONS HELD IN HIGH SCHOOL:

WILSHIRE WEST FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

Assistant Treasurer - Prepared daily internal control report of

share withdrawals by check and all approved loans. Prepared and

presented ATM profit/usage reports to the board of directors

along with property reconveyence report.

VISA Officer - Processed VISA applications and established VISA

accounts. Controlled the VISA department, including delinquent

accounts, and presented various VISA reports to the board of

directors.

Investment Officer- Invested corporate funds in Jumbo CDs with

banks and S/Ls. Solicited Jumbo CD funds from other credit

unions to invest funds in WWFCU, and presented Investment Report

to the board of directors.

Loan Administrator/ATM Coordinator- Released paid loan notes,

accounts payable, recorded all approved loans, prepared daily

internal control reports of share withdrawals by check,

reconveyed property. Also approved all member ATM withdrawal

limits and processed cards.

LICENSES Registered Representative - NASD Series 7 and 66 licenses.

Charter Financial Analyst (CFA) Level I Candidate

SKILLS Computer Skills

-Bloomberg

-Argus Cash Flow Software

-Excel Access queries, SQL, Word

EDUCATION PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY Malibu, California

B.A. Business Management-Finance

AFFILIATIONS

Chairman of the Board of Directors/President, WWFCU (4/91-6/94)

A financial organization that caters to the banking needs of

government officials (e.g. FBI and CIA personnel). Appointed to

(i) Investment Committee (ii) Personnel Committee and (iii)

Credit Committees.

Pepperdine University Alumni Association

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