Career Summary

Economist/Financial Analyst professional with 6 years of professional experience in Industry and academia. Developed a working knowledge of business ideas, plans, strategy, in-depth understanding of financial analysis, economic and financial factors that affect businesses, services and opportunities. My previous experiences depict the qualities I have in managing people, implementing and executing jobs accordingly. I love numbers!

Work authorization: Posses the US green card Permanent residency card.

Education

Wichita State University, U.S.A 2015 to 2017

M.A Financial Economics 3.3/4.0

University of Ibadan, Nigeria 2006 to 2008

MSc Economics 3.5/4.0

Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike. Nigeria 1999 to 2004

B.Agric. Agricultural Economics. 3.85/5.0

Classes taken during the MA Financial Economics at Wichita: Managerial Finance; Analysis of Business conditions and forecasting; Monetary Economics; Mathematical methods; International Business and Economics; Applied Econometrics; International Finance; Commodity and Energy trading; Macroeconomics; Managerial Economics; Advanced Managerial Finance and Thesis.

Through training from these classes and previous classes and experience, I have acquired proficiency in profit and loss accounting, basic and advanced financial analysis, service level agreement, customer relationship and management, use of excel to do basic pivot tables, vlookup etc and other economic and financial analysis.

Professional Experience

Sales Consultant, Rusty Eck Ford Motors, Wichita KS March – October 2018

Build customers’ trust, provide the car that suits customers’ wants and needs, present affordable prices of vehicles in a timely manner for customers on a going basis.

Prepare payment plan for customers based on what they can afford and price of the car, assess their credit juxtaposing their present income, credit history, credit score and expenditure level to determine the car they want and match it with what they can afford.

Present numbers to the customers, which contains the official price of the car, their trade value, payment plan and down payment desired. This ensues negotiation which I do handle effectively.

Merchandizer-Sales, Heartland Coca-Cola, Wichita KS. January to December 2017

General oversight of the different Coca-Cola products in Walmart, Dillions and Supertarget Stores

Display of Products and Inventory taking. Improved relations with stores management that benefit administration while ensuring the continuation and enhancement of services to customers.

Graduate Student Assistant, University Postal Services, Wichita State University. January to December2016

Analyzing, sorting, delivery and receiving mails to different offices and postal boxes in WSU.

Compiling key data of postal information and record. Benefit administration cost 30 percent by negotiating prices and fees customers pay, while ensuring the continuation and enhancement of our postal services.

International Professional Experience

Economic Strategy Officer, Diamond Bank, Head Office, Lagos, Nigeria (September 2012 – November 2014}

Developed an econometric model for forecasting inflation on monthly basis and the forecast values were largely accurate in most cases when the actual inflation rates were released.

Created and initiated business ideas, plans and opportunities based on continuous scanning of the economic environment on an ongoing basis across the global, state, industry, sectoral and various segments of business that are germane.

Accomplished the task of preparing quality reports on the macro-economy on monthly and quarterly basis for the management credit committee of the bank.

Developed credit lending models for local SMEs, Diamond Capital and other subsidiaries of Diamond bank. Displayed experience and skills, participated in lending to customers and managing portfolios.

Economic and Financial Analyst/Research Team Leader, Economic Associates, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria [November 2008- September, 2012]-

Analyzed data across sectors, economy, finance, 36 States and FCT of Nigeria.

Deciphered business ideas, plans, opportunities, economic concepts and services.

Delivered key presentations on economic and financial analysis for seminars, state government executives, executives directors, diplomats, strategists.

Soft Skills Summary: Excellent user of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) Advanced user of Microsoft Excel. Use Eviews and Allegro soft wares with proficiency and expertise. Economic research, market and competitive analysis, inventory level management, data analysis, report writing, equity and sectoral analysis, strategy, research and financial analysis. I have critical thinking skills and possess change management, analytics, business analysis, team leadership and personnel management skills.

Volunteer Works

Member, Young Professionals of Wichita – participated in advocacy seminars and volunteers service work

United Way Worldwide - VITA Certified Tax Associate 2015 Basic. Internal Revenue Service training, Kansas

Ford Motor Company – Sales Consultant Base Certification

Worked with Student involvement group of WSU, participated in community development activities and certain organized events and activities.

Link to Learn member, Centre for Economic and Business Development and Research, Wichita State University, Kansas 2016

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