Manager High School

Nando Costa

610-***-**** ? ***********@*****.***

*** ****** **. ***. **; Hoboken, NJ 07030

Profile: Seeking career change toward Sales and International Business,

following the new emergence of the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India

and China) into the world economy, taking advantage of previous experience

in Brazil (where I was born and lived up to 13) and in China (where I

studied and lived for 6 months during College)

Experience

Morgan Stanley

Brokerage Reporting Associate, New York, NY, December 2007 - Present

. 2009 CFO Award Recipient for increased efficiency in computing firm's

Customer Reserve Requirement (SEC Rule 15c3-3)

. Prepare FOCUS financial statements, present to Morgan Stanley's

Operations Global Head of Institutional Securities Group and file with

FINRA on 2 separate entities

. 2008 CFO Award Recipient for outstanding achievements in Diversity

Recruitment and Talent Development

Brokerage Reporting Analyst, New York, NY, July 2006 - November 2007

. Managed automation project of highly manual bank account reconciliation

procedure resulting in 50% increase in process efficiency

. Led team of four to streamline and implement new procedures for default

communication process and database ensuring better record-keeping and

information retrieval for the Operational Risk Group

. Reconciled 500+ cash accounts monitoring over $1 Billion in activity per

month

Johnson & Johnson, Finance Co-Op, Titusville, NJ, Spring 2005

. Selected for competitive full-time six-month Co-Op in the Financial

Reporting Division

. Recorded over $1 Million in monthly transactions

. Reconciled daily transactions, ensured accuracy of deposits, and

consolidated Income Statement and Balance Sheet

College Boxes, Consultant, Villanova, PA, 2005 - 2006

. Provided first-year campus storage and delivery service to 169 students

and generated revenue of $37,400

. Increased revenue by 28% in its second year on campus and managed all

marketing efforts

Education

Villanova University - Villanova, PA, May 2006 - GPA 3.4

. Bachelor of Science in Finance and International Business - Double Major

. GPA: 3.4/4.0; Dean's List - 3 Semesters; Gamma Phi Honor Society;

National Dean's List Honoree

Beijing Foreign Studies University - Beijing, China, Fall 2004

. Studied Mandarin, Chinese Government, and Chinese History

Languages - Portuguese (Native), Spanish (Fluent), Mandarin Chinese

(Familiarity)

Leadership/Awards

. 2009 Volunteer service: NYCares Day, HOPE (Homeless Outreach Population

Estimate) Survey of New York City homeless population

. 2009 New York City Half-Marathon Participant

. 2008 CFO Recognition Award Recipient for achievements in Diversity

Recruitment. Result of being Chair of Network Committee for ALPFA

(Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting)

recruiting diversity candidates, coordinating four networking events per

year, managing yearly budget, and organizing 2008 National Convention in

Phoenix

. Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity Event Manager and Academic Advisor

. Inducted into High School Basketball Hall of Fame, 2-year Captain

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