Manager Support

Armando Ravi

Tel: 973-***-**** . ***********@*****.***

SKILLS

- Computer: SQL, Access, Bloomberg, Microsoft Word, Excel (VLookup,

Pivot Table), Power Point

- Languages: Fluent in Italian

EXPERIENCE

Bank of America/Merrill Lynch

New York, NY

Derivative Trade Support Associate - Credit Derivative, Exotics,

Interest Rate Swaps November 2006 - May 2010

. Approve all internal cash flows for Credit Default Swaps, Options, FX

currency swap, Muni Swaps, CDS Bespoke Tranches (this implies all

level of Tranches), Total Return Swaps, Interest Rate Swaps, Equity

Derivatives and Exotics

. Basic working knowledge of Bond Credit Risk: DV01, Credit Spread,

Mark to Market, Correlation, Yield Curve Risk, Bond Yields

Calculation, Delta, Gamma, Vega

. Coordinate and liaise with Sales & Trading, Desks Supports,

Settlements, to help resolve trade discrepancies booking, and trade

breaks cash reconciliation

. Serve as the calculation agent for over 20 CDS credit events, per

request of the Credit desk, thereby increasing efficiency and level

of support in cash settling and reconciliation

. Responsible for setting all BMA, Libor, and CMS rate for MUNI Swaps

successfully serving as secondary support for the MUNI desk. Utilize

Bloomberg terminal daily to pull Libor and CMS Rate data

. Settle all open cash position using DTCC, this includes pre-

confirmation

. Liaise with all relevant support groups, including collateral,

margin, to ensure trade economic match signed documentation

. Responsible for trade booking, matching with recap, confirming trades

for Credit Derivatives and Interest Rate Swaps

. Research/Reconcile and apply unadvised cash flows and suspense items

regularly

. Responsible as the main settlement point of contact for HSBC, Bank of

New York Mellon, and several Hedge Funds Maintain a high level of

service with counterparties

. Trained the Chicago team to prepare them to support the Structured

and Exotics trade products on the back office side and explain what

their responsibility would be in resolving cash break reconciliation

with the counterparties

. Utilize Excel Pivot Tables to generate summary reporting, as well as,

Excel VLookup functions to maximize work productivity without

compromising accuracy

Lehman Brothers

New York, NY

Trade Support Associate (Consultant) - Fixed Income, Credit Derivatives

June 2006 - November 2006

. Responsible for cash reconciliation for Credit Default Swaps, Option,

and unadvised cash movement

. Liaise with relevant internal groups, including trader, various desks

support (Credit, Collateral, MUNI) to resolve discrepancies and

incorrect bookings in internal systems, and cash break reconciliation

. Worked on reducing outstanding numbers of CDS aged cash breaks,

minimizing backlog

. Served as the main point of contact for several Hedge funds on the

settlement side of the trade and cash movement, while providing high

level of service to Counterparties

. Check and maintain ISDA documentation

Moon Capital

New York, NY

Trade Support Associate (Consultant)

February 2006 -

June 2006

. Reconcile trade positions and trade discrepancies and incorrect

bookings in internal system (Visual Portfolio Manager)

. Liaise with internal groups (Finance, Traders) for trade confirmation

to achieve STP in counterparty reconciliation at later stage of trade

The Bank of New York, Mellon

New York, NY

Senior Programmer Analyst - COBOL/CICS/DB2 (SQL)

March 2001 - March 2004

. Write specifications, code, test, and implement (to production)

programs that support the function of Global Trade Management (GTM)

. Provide post production support in the maintenance of GTM system,

including issue resolution and enhancements to the products, per

business user needs in their daily customer/client support operation

EDUCATION

New York University

New York, NY BA Social Science, May 2002

Major: Economics

Minor: Investments

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