Daragh Hanlon
**** ******** *****, **************, ** 22408
abhfjf@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
Ambitious budget analyst with strong track record of delivering top performance. Carries a large spectrum of experience in budget analysis,
financial planning, staffing, and business development. Keen analytical skills, great attention to detail and proven ability to multitask. Personal
qualities include: success driven, good problem-solver, adaptable, quick learner, reliable, and self motivated. Working knowledge of statistical
analysis and graphing using Microsoft Excel, Access, Minitab, Statistical Analysis Software (SAS), Insurquote, and Microstrategy. Additional skills
include:
Budget development Forecasting Basic knowledge of DoD
Financial analysis Skills directly related to POM/BES 5000.01/5000.02
Revenue projections development
Account monitoring Cost benefit analysis
Staff planning Profit & Loss examination
PROFESSIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL EXPERIENCE:
Expense Budget Analyst III, GEICO Insurance Agency, Fredericksburg, VA 10/2008 – Present
Ensure profitable operations by researching financial transactions, developing budget variance reports and explaining discrepancies to
senior management and confirming charges are correct.
Forecast and accurately establish budgets yearly for GEICO Insurance Agency, including salaries, equipment, postage, commissions,
and various other accounts based on historical data, trends and projected changes. Monitor performance to plan.
Build and maintain a Catastrophe Solvency Model to determine the likelihood of coastal partners becoming insolvent. Gather data
and establish working relationships with our top 10 partners to analyze their financial strength and reinsurance program. Publish this
confidential information in a book for executives of Berkshire Hathaway to review. Keep this data up to date to ensure solvency of our
partners.
Support profit to revenue by developing various staffing scenarios and the impact they would have on company profit and growth.
Provide impact on profit sharing to management.
Complete detailed revenue projections for GEICO Insurance Agency at the partner, product and state level based on individual
commission agreements. Present to senior management of GEICO.
Exercise proactive budget evaluations to identify cost savings opportunities.
Develop and update reports to detail the cost per sale among the three separate GEICO Insurance Agency locations to determine cost
savings opportunities and business inefficiencies. Coordinate with management to make adjustments as necessary.
Took advantage of an opportunity for tax relief through 2020 by calculating necessary data and projections for the state of New York
to ensure GEICO will receive Empire Zone Status for the Buffalo office.
Serve as the Buffalo/Fredericksburg liaison for budgeting and planning GEICO Insurance Agency’s expansion to Buffalo, NY.
Underwriting Analyst, GEICO, Chevy Chase, MD 06/2007 – 10/2008
Completed trend and change analyses of competitor’s premiums versus GEICO premiums over time to establish an accurate picture
of competitive position.
Created trend graphs and performed hypothesis testing with variables to better predict closure on auto sales. Used InsurQuote to
generate premiums of competitors to establish and analyze competition in the market.
Kept abreast and generated reports of competitor’s product changes for maintaining GEICO’s competitive position.
Programmed new states into InsurQuote, updated SAS jobs and added code to expand data sources and allow analyses to be
performed
Presented results to Product Managers and upper management resulting in product changes and new strategies.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science – Summa Cum Laude May 2007
Major: Mathematics/Concentration: Statistics Overall GPA 3.9/4.0
Minors: Spanish, Business GPA in Major 4.0/4.0
Henson School of Science
Salisbury University, Salisbury MD
AFFILIATIONS/HONORS
Lean Six Sigma Yellowbelt Certified
Passed CPCU 540 Finance for Risk Management and Insurance Professionals.
Pi Mu Epsilon – Math Honor Society
Phi Eta Sigma – Freshmen Honor Society
Phi Kappa Phi – International Honor Society
References Available Upon Request