Financial Analyst

Michael Infranco

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CAREER SUMMARY

RESULTS-DRIVEN, QUALITY-FOCUSED FINANCE PROFESSIONAL WITH EXTENSIVE

EXPERIENCE IN BUY-SIDE EQUITY RESEARCH COVERING THE ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL

SECTORS IN THE US AND ABROAD. OUTSTANDING BACKGROUND RESEARCHING,

ANALYZING, AND CREATING FINANCIAL MODELS AND PUBLISHING FINANCIAL

INFORMATION. EXCELLENT RECORD OF PROMOTION BASED ON KEEN INDUSTRY INSIGHT,

ANALYTICAL SKILLS, AND EFFECTIVENESS IN FAST-PACED, DEADLINE-DRIVEN

ENVIRONMENTS.

Core Knowledge & Skill Areas:

Finance and Accounting Valuation Analysis Business and Financial Writing

Project Management Securities Product Development

Quantitative Analysis Financial Modeling Client Relationships

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

STANDARD & POOR'S, NEW YORK, NY 1994-NOVEMBER 2009

EQUITY RESEARCH ANALYST, EQUITY RESEARCH DIVISION (2005 -NOVEMBER 2009)

. Perform financial valuations and research necessary to assign S&P

STARS rankings to a portfolio of stocks.

. Analyze and interpret financial data and conduct valuation and market

analyses to identify current and long-term corporate and industry

trends.

. Design and manage financial models and provide investment

recommendations based on forecasts.

. Write detailed thematic and industry-based research reports for

assigned companies.

. Develop and maintain strong relationships with market professionals.

Industry Analyst, Investment Services Division (2001- 2005)

Promoted, to continue to analyze financial, economic, and other data

pertinent to the creation of Standard & Poor's Issuer Sponsored Stock

Reports.

. Update existing Stock Reports and prepare new reports for S&P's issuer

sponsored services program, covering more than 150 companies in a wide

range of industries, with particular emphasis on oil and gas

companies, as well as public utilities.

. Tasks include the gathering and analysis of information from personal

contact with corporate officers or investor relations

representativesas well as financial data from SEC filings and other

company reports, the World Wide Web and news wires.

. Develop and implement new products and content for S&P's Issuer

Sponsored Research initiative.

Analyst, Investment Services Division (2000-2001)

. Analyze financial, economic, and other data pertinent to the creation

of Standard & Poor's Stock Reports.

. Revise reports for each company on a quarterly and annual basis, which

included a Business Profile, containing pertinent news stories, sales

and earnings guidance, or future plans and strategies, an Operational

Review, providing a comparative analysis of the income statement for

the current reporting period versus the prior year period, and a

Business Summary, giving a comprehensive background of the company's

activities, including lines of business, key products and services,

industry-specific information, acquisitions and divestitures, and

business strategies.

Statistician, Investment Services Division (1994-1999)

. Researched and developed profiles of publicly traded companies for

S&P's Corporation Records publication.

. Analyzed and synthesized information regarding company operations and

financial status from annual and interim reports, proxy statements,

prospectuses, SEC filings, press releases, and other source materials.

. Communicated with subjects' investor relations departments and finance

officers to obtain needed data. Consistently met biweekly editorial

deadlines.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Regis University, Denver, CO

Major: Accounting and Finance

GPA: 3.83

Bachelor of Business Administration

Baruch College, City University of New York, New York City

Major: Finance and Investments/Minor: Business Law

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