Analyst Sales

Charmaine Buskas

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Jamesburg, NJ

08831

e: *******@*****.***

h: 732-***-****

c: 732-***-****

Economist/Strategist/Analyst/Forecaster/Lecturer

Macro economics/Analysis/Foreign Exchange/Fixed

Income/Strategy/

Competitive Intelligence/Forecasting/Media

Professional economist/strategist with significant experience in private

and public spheres. Research experience includes positions at the US

Federal Reserve and the sell-side. Advised a wide range of clients from

pension and hedge funds to multinationals. Experience building economic

models using various statistical packages. Previous teaching experience

at the undergraduate level in two countries. Strong communication and

presentation skills. Widely quoted in the international financial media,

including television, radio and print.

TD Securities 2007 - 11/2009

Senior Economics Strategist Toronto, ON

. Responsible for covering G10 macroeconomic data. Wrote market

commentary on the FX and bond markets and verbally delivered the

information to the trading floor.

. Authored a weekly publication on the short to medium term outlook as

well as monthly outlook pieces.

. Developed and delivered client presentations for internal and external

constituents which added to the groups' visibility. Disseminated TD's

view to the press on various issues in Canadian and U.S. economies,

including print, radio and TV media.

. Produce quantitative thematic research on macroeconomic trends and

bond markets.

. Helped TD Securities secure 20+ large transactions representing

approximately $60 million in P/L through the research I conducted and

long-standing relationships I brought to the organization.

. Forged a new relationship with the commercial bank and as a result of

my presentations and research, improved their client base which

resulted in new clients transacting with TD's commercial bank.

Moody's Economy.com 2004 - 2007

Economist Philadelphia, PA

. Led research on global FX and bond markets, with specific emphasis on

G3 and some Latin American markets.

. Primary responsibilities were to develop a new product line which

included a real time blog on financial markets. My widely received

research on macroeconomic trends and FX markets helped boost

publication subscriptions to the new blog.

. Wrote regular publications which included daily market commentary,

weekly and monthly financial market outlook pieces.

. Developed and built a well received new research product on Canadian

cities which added to Moody's Economy.com's for-fee subscription

profits. This included econometric models to forecast macro variables,

qualitative write-ups and access to a monthly database.

Euromonitor International 2003

Competitive Intelligence Analyst

. Conducted in-depth research for competitive intelligence studies on a

freelance basis.

. Evaluated various industries by analyzing SEC filings, annual reports

and other industry specific research and forecasted macroeconomic

trends in those industries

Bank of America 2000 - 2002

Global Currency Strategist

San Francisco, CA

. Primary USD/CAD strategist in a group of G-10 strategists. Also

responsible for G10 coverage as needed.

. Analyzed high frequency economic data for the FX traders and sales

force.

. Wrote daily and weekly market commentary on global FX markets.

. Assisted with currency forecasting for publications and client

requests.

. Wrote thematic articles on currency market trends on a bi-weekly and

quarterly basis.

. Proposed trading ideas for various currency pairs in the spot, forward

and options markets.

. Facilitated numerous and sizable trades in USD/CAD due to my research

and views, which in turn added to the P/L of the FX desk's book.

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City 1998 - 2000

Assistant Economist

Kansas City, MO

. Conducted research and current analysis on macro economic and capital

markets issues.

. Prepared analytical and written materials for monetary policy

discussion .

. Performed econometric time series analysis and forecasting using SAS,

Matlab and RATS.

. Reviewed literature and constructed statistical computer code for

academic research.

. Prepared and delivered presentations to small community groups on

monetary policy.

DeVry Institute of Technology 1997

Adjunct Lecturer in Economics

Chicago,

IL

. Taught undergraduate macro economics.

. Structured the course materials and prepared lesson plans.

. Developed examinations and testing materials for the class. Graded all

work.

. Added tutorials to the class for those seeking to further develop

their knowledge of economics.

Market Knowledge, Inc. 1996 - 1998

Statistical Marketing Analyst

Chicago, IL

. Extracted data from a data warehouse and used established credit risk

models for portfolio management.

. Developed econometric or statistical techniques to support portfolio

management objectives.

. Significant programming experience with SAS both on a UNIX platform

and in a windows environment

. Assisted clients with strategy to gain increased market share and to

maintain existing customer base.

. Prepared presentations of statistical findings for both a technical

and a non-technical audience.

Education

Master of Arts (Economics), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada

Bachelor of Arts (Economics), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta,

Canada

Academic Awards &Volunteer Activities

. Volunteer for YourDIL.org, a literacy development organization which

builds girls' schools in Pakistan

. Canadian Association of Business Economists' Mentor

. Ongoing training in public speaking with Toastmasters, International.

. Employee excellence award at Federal Reserve.

. Graduate Scholarship and teaching commendation at Simon Fraser

University.

Selected Recent Publications & Media

. January 2010, Stocks, Futures and Options Magazine: Five for '10:

Themes for the New Year

http://www.sfomag.com/Article.aspx?ID=1443&issueID=c

. September 2009, Stocks, Futures and Options Magazine: Emerging

Opportunities

http://www.sfomag.com/article.aspx?ID=1398&issueID=c

. August 2009, Global Markets Outlook, TD Securities

http://www.td.com/economics/global/gm0809.pdf

. April 2009, BNN Financial News: One-on-one interview on consumer

behavior

http://watch.bnn.ca/the-close/april-2009/the-close-april-24-

2009/#clip165201

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