Specialist Sales
Resume:
WILLIAM B. SIMPSON
**** ***** ***** #** *******, MO 63105
Ph 917-***-****
abhplk@r.postjobfree.com
EXPERIENCE:
Ultimate Abstract of New York, Farmingdale, NY Jan
Title Consultant/Business Development
. Responsible for growing new and existing business by networking with real
estate attorneys and commercial developers while showcasing the firm.
September 11th Families' Association, New York, NY March 2008-Nov 2009
Business Development/ Sales
* Cultivated financial sponsorship through establishing professional
relationships, formulating proposals and promoting the mission and the
goals of the Association.
* Generated grants up to $50,000 for Association to be used towards
programs and expenses.
* Conducted financial research, managed fundraising database and generated
reports, which accelerated and tracked fundraising progress.
* Collaborated daily with CEO and Board President on the organizations
strategic planning and developed a high level of client services for
existing sponsors.
* Assisted in grant writing and implemented projects for future
contributors.
LaBranche & Company LLC, New York, NY Sept 1996-Jan 2007
Specialist & New York Stock Exchange Member (2003-2007)
* Facilitated a fluid market for an equities trading book totaling $94.8
billion market capitalization.
* Performed top fundamental analysis on issues spanning five diverse
sectors of the market (Integrated Oil, Chemicals, Electronics, Machinery,
Food Products).
* Actively formed, traded, and managed long/short positions committing
firm's capital resources.
* Executed high volume institutional and retail order flow in excess of 15
million shares daily.
* Consulted with senior management regarding particular market trends and
levels for implementing trading concepts to capture optimum
profitability.
* Provided specific details of stock movement to Investor Relations and
Treasury departments of each listed company (earnings reaction, precise
account of institutional buyers & sellers, and volatile financial data).
* Collaborated with programmers to devise algorithmic trading strategies
geared toward maximizing efficiency, managing cost and executing with low
market impact.
* Selected to lead a team of four Specialists that created a seminar for
new trading assistants relative to Specialist obligations and rules.
Associate (1996-2003)
* Implemented, through data entry, thousands of specialist trading
decisions while ensuring consistent excellence and responsiveness in
volatile environment.
* Planned for hypothetical trading scenarios.
EDUCATION:
Providence College, Providence, RI
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration/ History Minor, 1996
Lacrosse Team (Division I)
CERTIFICATIONS:
Series 15, Specialist Exam, Series 21 & 25, Specialist Trading
Assistant Exams
APPLICATIONS:
Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, ILX, ACT!, Premium, Microsoft Word, Excel
INTERESTS:
NYC Marathon 2002, Mighty North Fork Triathlon 2006, "Pack for Iraq"
Program
References furnished upon request
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