Margaret A. Lumsden
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EDUCATION
Suffolk University
Boston, MA
BA International Affairs, Economics minor
May 2009
Overall GPA: 3.5/4.0; Cum Laude
Study Abroad
. Florence University of the Arts, Italy, Spring 2007
. Estudio Internacional Sampere, Spain, Summer 2002
Achievements:
. Omicron Delta Epsilon Honor Society Member; Award for
Outstanding Achievement in Economics
Relevant Coursework: Research Methods, Macroeconomics and
Microeconomics, Programming for the World Wide Web, Financial and
Consumer Economics, Legal Foundations of Democratic Capitalism
WORK EXPERIENCE
GLASS, LEWIS & Co.
San Francisco, CA
Proxy Research Analyst; Term
February-June
2010
. One of six analyst assigned to review disclosure and
compensation practices of S&P 500 companies
. Compiled and wrote comprehensive vote recommendations in accordance
with new SEC regulations
. Used various financial models for equity compensation plans,
such as, reverse stock splits, increase in authorize shares and
employee stock plans
. Edited and wrote fourteen U.S. and Hong Kong reports daily of
quantitative and qualitative data and efficiently handled large
work loads under tight deadlines
NEXT ADVISOR, INC.
San Francisco, CA
Executive Assistant
November-
January 2010
. Conducted SEO link marketing
. Researched potential business partners and recruited companies
into our affiliate program
. Performed technical and office managerial duties; from
coordinating and successfully carrying out our office
relocation, maintaining vender relations and solving IT issues
INTELLIGENT MAINTENANCE
San Francisco, CA
Research Assistant, Part-time
August-
November 2009
. Assessed web-assisted tobacco interventions and their
interactive ability
. Produced SWOT analyses, marketing strategies and used
advertising tools, such as AdWords
. Conducted market positioning, strategy, and price point for
software products
NEW ENGLAND POLICY ADVOCATES (NEPA)
Boston, MA
Policy Intern
Spring 2009
. Researched and edited statistical data of maximum sentences for
drug offenders in Massachusetts from 1994-1996 and 2000-2006.
Edited text, translating these statistics into Excel graphs for
NEPA's reports.
. Researched State legislators' districts for House Bill 1962,
which advocated the diversion of low level drug offenders to
treatment and House Bill 2160, which proposes the legalization
of medical marijuana through physician and court approval.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE GLORIA FOX
Boston, MA
Legislative Aide, Intern
Fall 2008
. Performed administrative duties and constituent services
. Created and managed the Representative's databases, wrote
recommendations and researched legislative bills
SKILLS
. IT Skills: Proficient at MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Outlook, Access) and jEdit (PHP & HTML)
. Research Skills: Morningstar Document Research, Edgar,
LexisNexis, Goldmine, Google & Yahoo Finance