Summerfield, Florida ***** Mobile: 845-***-****
E-mail ***********@*****.*** Jared L . Griffith
Education 8/2000-4/2005 Florida A&M University
Tallahassee, Florida
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Cum Laude
Professiona 8/2008-8/2009 Bank of America Merrill Lynch &
l Co. New York, New York
experience Public Finance Investment Banking Associate
Worked with various municipalities including, but not limited to, New York City,
Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, NYC Metro Transit Authority, NYC
Municipal Water Finance Authority, State of Connecticut, State of New Hampshire,
City of Miami, Long Island Power Authority, City of Saratoga Springs, Harvard
University and the Orlando Aviation Authority in the structuring of transactions
to originate municipal bond issues
Supported senior bankers with market research to gain new business by responding
to requests for proposal using Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, SDC Platinum,
DBC Finance, Bloomberg and several other data sources
Managed the exchange of funds between the firm and the client at the closing of
originations
Interacted with clients on a daily basis to provide them with current market data
and updates to transactions based on changes within the credit and rates markets
Continually updated databases and maintained financial standpoints and debt
outstanding of clients in order to look for opportunities for new business and
ensure clients had financial footing appropriate to current market conditions
Supported senior bankers with the review and editing of official statements and
all documents involving the pricing and legal aspects of financing transactions
8/2006-8/2008
Municipal Bond Derivatives Structuring Analyst/Associate
Worked closely with legal, sales, trading and marketing on the structuring and
pricing of more than $50 billion dollars of tender option bond structures
Interacted daily with clients to assure their needs were met in the structuring,
pricing and marketing of tender option bond transactions
Created along with other team members the first auction rate derivatives for
healthcare issuers making them eligible for purchase by 2A7 Tax Exempt money funds
allowing the issuers to finance at rates well below anticipated market levels in
the cash auction rate market
Collaborated daily with trustees, liquidity providers and LOC providers to assure
appropriate cash flows were distributed to clients and tender option bond
structures were correctly managed throughout the life of the transaction
Worked closely with a multitude of hedge fund clients on the deleveraging of well
over $25 billion worth of derivatives
11/2005-8/2006 JPMorgan Chase &
Co. New York, New York
Interest Rate Derivatives Risk Management Analyst
Collaborated with short-dated swaptions traders in the accurate capturing of trade
transactions as well as portfolio risk and profitably measures using Kapital risk
management system
Interfaced with both marketing middle office and derivatives back office to ensure
transaction cash flows were accurately exchanged between swap counterparties
11/2005-3/2006
Credit and Rates Client Revenue Analyst
Responsible for the research and documentation of daily/weekly/monthly client
value reports provided to executive sales management
Worked closely with sales personnel and operations management to ensure accurate
capturing of trade data and client value within the Verve data maintenance
application
Produced calculations on price sensitivity of agency bonds that served as the
basis for the 2006 agency bond client value grid
7/2005-11/2005
Credit and Rates Sales & Trading Program Analyst
Participated in the JPMorgan credit and rates sales and trading ten week classroom
training program
Additional Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (member/officer), Golden Key Honor Society
Info (member). Proficient in the use of DBC Finance, SDC Platinum, Microsoft Excel,
Word, PowerPoint, Access, Bloomberg, HotDocs. Series 7 and 63 certified.