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CHRISTINE S. AWAD
Mahwah, New Jersey Cell Phone: 201-***-****
07430
EDUCATION Rutgers University, School of Engineering New Brunswick, New Jersey
May 2005 Bachelor of Science in Engineering
Coursework Highlights: Statistics for Research, Linear Algebra, Calculus I – III, Differential Equations
(Calculus IV), Engineering Economics
PROFESSIONAL Broadpoint Gleacher Roseland, New Jersey
EXPERIENCE Fixed Income Trade Support Analyst February 2009- present
• Interact with broker/dealer/customer counterparties to obtain trade allocations.-level personnel
• Assist in calculating daily P&L utilizing Bloomberg system.
• Use the Bloomberg system to open new counterparty accounts and sub-accounts.
• Correspond on a daily basis with the Firm’s clearing bank to resolve trading/settlement
problems.
Bear Stearns Securities Corporation New York, New York
Equity Derivatives Desk Analyst June 2006- September 2008
Operations Analyst November 2005- June 2006
• Partnered with traders, salespersons and high-level personnel on derivatives desk to ensure
firm and customer trades are executed correctly.
• Interacted daily with the clearing agents, counterparts, traders, and corresponding banks in
resolving issues and settling trades.
• Trained new team members on department systems.
• Facilitated customer understanding of account status following instances of corporate actions.
• Managed approximately 70 to 100 post-trade settlements of options for Bear Stearns’ clients.
• Reconciled P&L effects of corporate actions reporting for derivative desk.
• Inputted approximately 20 option exercises for Bear Stearns firm and customer accounts
monthly.
• Managed post-trade settlements of mandatory stock changes for firm clients.
• Promoted after first 6 months with the company in the Reorganization Department as an
Operations Analyst after managing post-trade settlements of mandatory stock changes for firm
clients and ensuring they received adequate funds.
• In Reorganization Department role, coordinated and assisted in the group’s deals and
communicated with high-level firm personnel and responded to inquiries from professionals
regarding corporate actions.
• Proficient in Bloomberg, C, C++, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access,
SKILLS
Outlook, Lotus)
• Bear Stearns Mentor Program: Served as mentor to an inner city high school student;
ACTIVITIES AND
September 2006 – June 2007.
AWARDS
• Rutgers University Women In Engineering Leadership League: Membership awarded to
select women engineers for academic and leadership excellence.
• Dean’s List: Fall 2004, Spring 2005.
• Society of Women Engineers: Community Service Chair, September 2001- May 2005.
Organized Breast Cancer walk by teaming with other Engineering fraternities and sororities.
Organized a community service event at Elijah’s Soup Kitchen in New Brunswick, NJ.
• Orientation Leader: Leader, August 2003, 2004; assisted engineering freshmen with move-
in, organized activities