RESEARCH ANALYST
Proactive and results driven Research Analyst with four years of diverse
experience utilizing various methodologies of quantitative and qualitative
research in Real Estate, Project Management Theory & practices, and
Immigration Law. Exceptional leadership skills, commitment to leading
project initiatives within time constraints, and hands on experience with
competency in the following disciplines:
. Project Management Theory
. Organizational Process Improvement
. Real Estate Market Research
. Financial Analysis
. Commercial Lease Abstraction
. Internet Research
. Sales Lead Prospecting
. Customer Service
. Editorial Work & Publishing
. Customer Negotiation & Retention
. Data Entry
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Research Analyst (Immigration Law) DHS/US-VISIT
CREATIVE COMPUTING SOLUTIONS, INC., Rockville, MD
OCT 09-MAR 10
V Noteworthy Accomplishments: Spearheaded an organizational effort with the
identification and interviewing of various internal decision makers by
utilizing organizational process improvement methods to simplify the
security clearance process as it relates to DHS SOP (Standard Operating
Procedures).
. Researched, analyze, and process records for law enforcement action,
fraud identification, and promotion/demotion on the watch list.
. Participates in special project and program initiatives involving law
enforcement, visa issuance, border management, and security ops.
. Investigates and troubleshoots root cause of data quality issues, and
contribute to data quality improvement and reconciliation efforts.
Research Associate II
COSTAR GROUP, Bethesda, MD
MAR 06-JAN 09
V Noteworthy Accomplishments: Named "Researcher of the Month" in February
of 2008. Consistently achieved metric goals and call volume per month.
Assisted with the development of commercial real estate training courses
for internal career development.
. Researched and updated market comparable reports on commercial real
estate transactions.
. Interviewed principal contacts involved in real estate sales and lease
transactions to determine accuracy for comparable reports.
. Researched and analyzed building specific data on commercial real estate
transactions for sales comparable reports that included CAP rate, GSI and
spendable rates.
. Utilized Win2Data and county assessor databases to research and analyze
public records such as deeds and mortgages for inaccuracies and other key
indicators (deed restrictions, land variations, etc.).
RESEARCH ANALYST
Internet/Tele-Researcher
ESI INTERNATIONAL, Arlington, VA
OCT 05-MAR 06
V Noteworthy Accomplishments: Successfully generated over 100 leads per day
for sales team.
. Provided sales team with a daily list of candidates and subject matter
experts for the firm's Project Management Certification program.
. Obtained new sales leads through cold-calling and internet research.
Summer Associate (Four Terms), Institutional Equity Sales/Trading
FBR CAPITAL MARKETS, Rosslyn, VA
OCT 99-AUG 04
. Modified existing MS Excel financial models for transparency on natural
oil and gas consumption pipelines in the Mid-Western US.
. Performed various administrative tasks for stockbrokers and traders such
as: account reconciliation, documentation of tax information, money
transfer requests, and answering phones.
EDUCATION
. Project Management Certification, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SPS(Est.
Comp., Aug 2010)
. Bachelors of Science, Business Marketing, NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY
(2005)
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
. Society of Industrial and Office Realtors Institute
. Certified Commercial Investment Management Institute
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
. US Green Building Council (National Capital Region)
. Urban Land Institute
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
. Real Estate License (Maryland Real Estate Commission)
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCIES
. COSTAR
. WIN2DATA
. BLOOMBERG LP
. MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, SharePoint)