Human Resources Sales

SEAN A. BRASNER

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HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA 92649

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SUMMARY

Fifteen years of financial services experience working for large

organizations including life insurance company, investment bank and

mortgage bank as well as small investment management boutique, laboratory

healthcare setting and interactive advertising agency. Aside having

exposure to diverse industries, my expertise lie in

quantitative/data/financial analysis, financial forecasting, financial

modeling, business intelligence and data & graphic visualization. My

areas of focus have been in performance management specifically in human

capital/compensation, product and the corporate level. Additionally, I

have experience within a Corporate Human Resources capacity demonstrating

exemplary communication and diplomacy skills to multiple levels of

audience.

WORK EXPERIENCE

RAPP, El Segundo, CA

Sep. 2009- Sep. 2010

(Subsidiary of Omnicom Corporation)

DATA VISUALIZATION CONSULTANT (Consultant )

ANALYTICS DEPARTMENT

. Compiled raw data pertaining to performance statistics of marketing

campaign

. Formatted reporting data for input into Tableau data pivoting and

visualization software

. Developed pivot tables and create graphical dashboards consisting of

calculated incremental key performance indicators (treated vs. control

sampling pools) on weekly basis

SPECIALTY LABORATORIES, Valencia, CA Jan. 2008 - May 2009

(Subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics)

SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST (Consultant)

FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT

. Performed trend analysis and forecasted future costs of specimen pricing

on hospital contracts

. Performed variance analysis of actual versus budgeted expenses for

departments throughout the company

. Prepared monthly reports and spreadsheets reflecting the expenditure of

the departments to corporate executives

. Performed ad hoc analysis to various department heads regarding the

performance trends of their respective business units

. Extracted data to perform reporting and analyses from Cognos and Oracle

ERP platforms

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INDYMAC BANK, Pasadena, CA Oct. 2006 - Aug. 2007

SENIOR INCENTIVE COMPENSATION ANALYST (Consultant)

CORPORATE HUMAN RESOURCES-COMPENSATION DIVISION

. Calculated incentive compensation via modeling for 400 employees on

monthly and quarterly basis and prepared income statements reflecting

their respective compensation

. Responded to inquiries from employees regarding driving components

leading to their payouts

. Interacted with business unit executives in terms of calculating the

differential of compensation payouts based on altered metrics compared to

original metrics within various compensation plans

. Performed trend analysis of compensation performance within respective

business units

. Collaborated with compensation plan committee and legal department in

terms of officiating the verbiage used in compensation plans

. Acted as liaison between business units and payroll department in

preserving the quality and assurance of incentive compensation for

employees

. Developed an auditing model that generated an automating effect in

validating payroll data

INFINITY WEALTH ADVISORS, Boca Raton, FL Nov. 2001 - Sep. 2006

PRICING/VALUATION ANALYST

PRODUCT PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

. Tracked ongoing annuity pricing for portfolio of private wealth

investors

. Coordinated with insurance sales brokers in respect to servicing

insurance policyholders regarding their investment valuation

. Performed statistical and actuarial analysis in determining premiums and

benefits of life and health insurance products

. Maintained profit and loss schedule for portfolio of annuity investors

J.P. MORGAN CHASE, New York, NY

Aug. 1999- Oct. 2001

PRICING/COMMISSIONS ANALYST

VALUATION CONTROL GROUP- RISK MANAGEMENT DIVISION

. Developed pricing model outputting trade activity on credit derivative

and bond products

.Calculated present value and other statistical calculations on trade

activity funneling to traders' monthly commissions

.Calculated monthly reserve for trade activity based on differentiation of

market quotes that are company-based versus externally-originated

.Interfaced directly with credit derivative traders to reconcile

differences in reserving and pricing issues regarding respective trade

activity

.Maintained a profit and loss schedule in terms of traders' profitability

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MONY GROUP (formerly Mutual of New York), New York, NY Mar.

1996- Jul. 1999

ACTUARIAL/SALES COMPENSATION ANALYST

AGENCY OPERATIONS HUMAN RESOURCES- SALES COMPENSATION DIVISION

. Consulted with sales force regarding their productivity targets and

corresponding compensation payouts

. Assisted in the design, structure and implementation of salary financing

plan

. Assessed and analyzed risk involving the implementation of newly-imposed

financing plan

. Performed financial modeling of compensation program to determine cost

effectiveness versus existing company compensation plans

. Performed hypothetical scenario testing to determine optimal effects of

financing plans

. Prepared forecasting models of future compensation and calculated

valuations

for clients based upon present production statistics

. Developed annuity model in determining policyholders' return on

investment

. Prepared financial statements to reflect actual performance and

productivity of clients

. Prepared product line profitability analysis of future compensation

. Managed compensation database regarding the production of the sales force

EDUCATION

Barry University, Miami, FL

Aug. 1995

Masters of Science in Clinical Psychology

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

May 1993

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics & Applied Statistics with a Minor in

Psychology

Academian of the Society of Actuaries

Nov. 1995- Oct. 1998

CERTIFICATION

ACTUARIAL EXAMS:

Passed Society of Actuaries Exams 100, 110, 120 (Advanced Calculus &

Linear Algebra, Probability & Statistics and Applied Statistical Methods &

Econometrics)

COMPUTER SKILLS

Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Access, Word and PowerPoint,

Internet, T-SQL, Bloomberg, FUSS Compensation Inquiry System, APL

Programming, Oracle ERP, PeopleSoft, Tableau Data Visualization Software

v5.0, Cognos v8.0 WorkSphere (HRIS), Cognos Powerplay & Impromptu (GAAP

Accounting and Financial Reporting)

REFERENCES: AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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