Bilingual/Marketing/Sales with high proficiency in Microsoft Office

Mina Namba

Louisville, KY ******.**************@*****.*** 312-***-****

Profile

Results-driven professional possessing 25 years of progressive experience in business performance optimization through strategic analysis, communications, negotiation and full-cycle project management. Consistently demonstrate high-functioning work output in fast paced productivity based environments. Understands operational departments and works well cross-functionally to achieve common goals. Known for ease in working with diverse populations; often utilizing bilingual business language skills in English and Japanese to facilitate sustainable relationships. Maintain up-to-date computer proficiency, with strength in Excel and PowerPoint, and also able to learn new or proprietary software quickly. Areas of Strength:

• Complex Info Synthesis

• Financial Securities

• Public Relations

• Client Needs Analysis

• Bid Facilitation

• Contract Negotiation

• Business Proposals

• Economic Models

• Projections & Reports

• Data Maintenance

• Corporate Training

• Problem-Solving

• Multi-tiered Research

• Regulatory Compliance

• Global Currency Conversion

• Sales & Marketing

• Team Management

• Trend/Competitive Analysis

Professional Experience

INDEPENDENDENT FINANCIAL MARKETING CONSULTANT, 2013- 2016 Perform in-depth market research on behalf of small and medium sized companies looking for overseas expansion opportunities. Client base includes, but is not limited to, Import/export companies, cosmetic company, digital marketing company, art galleries, and financial advisory companies. Manages special projects and strategize solutions for complex problems. Communicate with employees, managers, clients and other stakeholders to collect data that determines the most effective approach to maximize efficiency and performance.

• Solved export logistics to Dubai for a Japan based export/import company

• Facilitate seminars regarding the necessity to invest in the current Japanese economic environment including national debt, deposit rates, insurance and national pension fund schemes

• Acted as interpreter for business negotiations (Japanese into English and English into Japanese)

• Translation services (Japanese into English and English into Japanese) JAPAN ACCOUNT DIRECTOR, HANSARD DEVELOPMENT FAR EAST, 2008- 2013 Conducted meticulous multi-level market research analysis focused on the Japanese economic fundamentals which included availability of wealth management to the public and relative value analysis of competitors’ products and the national pension fund scheme. Identified target recruits and created/executed targeted sales/marketing strategies & solutions. Led weekly face-to-face meetings with each advisory company along with visiting their offices evaluating their operations to assist with streamlining their internal documentation process & improve middle/back-office operations by increasing their productivity.

• Applied focused B2B strategy to recruit, train, develop and manage a team of 27 Japan-based financial advisory companies for Hansard, a UK based London Stock Exchange listed wealth management company

• Promote Hansard’s financial services all over Japan utilizing findings from research analysis and relative value analysis to structure innovative marketing seminars Mina Namba, Resume pg. 2

• Oversight of a special project produced monthly profit value range of $300K to $700K

• Consistently ranked within the top three commission producers globally, whilst achieving top commission producer status worldwide (50% of GBP 18M for the calendar year 2012)

• Produced and consolidated business forecast and financial reports including market analysis and regulatory issues on a quarterly basis reporting to the CEO and the Global Head of Marketing in Isle of Man

• Responsible for the firm's compliance and regulatory relationship with Kanto Finance Bureau & Japan Financial Securities Authority

• Produced legal contracts in Japanese and English including Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA)

• Acted as interpreter for foreign executives visiting Japanese financial regulators and financial institutions

Career Notes

CORPORATE TRAINER, PEARSON/FINANCIAL TIMES, 2006- 2008

• Contracted by New York Headquarters to conduct ad-hoc instructional seminars on fixed income and complex derivatives.

• Trained over 100 Morgan Stanley, Japan middle and back office employees. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR/CONSULTANT, BEAR STEARNS, JAPAN, 2004- 2006

• Coordinated and delivered Bear Stearns’ first ever "Enman-Sai", a high-performing and profitable structure composed of a Nikkei 225 Option imbedded for additional yield enhancement and hedging

• Coordinated over JPY 60 bln structured loans to Japanese regional banks contributing to the profitability of $100 mil for the Tokyo Branch Office for fiscal year 2005 BUSINESS PROJECT MANAGER, NIKKO CORDIAL SECURITIES, TOKYO, JAPAN, 2003 - 2004

• Successfully managed setup of Nikko Cordial Securities’ Managed Account Trading System, Operation/Settlement Systems and Reporting Systems (internal and external reporting) CREDIT/U.S. AGENCY TRADING, GREENWICH NATWEST, TOKYO, LONDON, NEW YORK, 1998- 2003

• Built the in-house Pricing Model, globally synchronizing it to the London and New York swaps team, government trading team, Futures and Options team and the Operation Systems in collaboration with the IT Engineers

• Established profitability increase of 3x in Europe, 5x in United States, and 9x in Asia Pacific

• Acted as interpreter for foreign executives visiting Japanese financial regulators and major financial institutions

DEBT CAPITAL MARKETS TRADING, CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, TOKYO, JAPAN, 1996- 1998

• Coordinator between London origination team and Tokyo swap and sales team; Managed issuer costs, prospectuses and produced term sheets

DEBT CAPITAL MARKETS TRADING, DEUTSCHE MORGAN, GRENFELL, TOKYO, JAPAN, 1993- 1996

• Marketing and Sales, Foreign Government Bonds & Structured Products Education & Credentials

• Japanese Securities Representative: Level One & Two

• UK Securities Financial Authority (SFA) - Registered Securities Representative

• Bachelor of Arts, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA Liberal Arts & Sciences Dept., Music Concentration

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