Steven Bastine
**** ***** **** ****** *******, TX 77072
Home: 281-***-**** *****@*****.***
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Client Service ■ Forecasting ■Analyze Complex Investment Concepts ■ Cost Control ■ Business Analysis
■ Stocks/Equity and Commodity Research and Settlements ■ Training/Development
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Trade Settlement Associate Houston, Texas
Virtus Partners 2/13- 11/1/13
Monitor and manage large volumes of multi-million dollar European and North American trades in the
LMA/LSTA market dealing with multiple foreign exchange currencies stocks and commodities.
Handle trade settlements closings by communicating with internal and external parties
including analyst, associates, legal counsel, traders, CEO’s and banking presidents.
Review open trades report to ensure timely settlements; by reviewing comments of open
trades to ensure follow-ups are being made for using databases such as Bloomberg, Clear
par, CDO Suite, and Nexus to review notices from the agent and credit agreements.
Process and reconcile pending trades to clients trade tickets/blotters and bank blotters
Return excess principal in lieu of requesting funding by required deadlines, updating fee
calculations on Excel spreadsheets as needed regarding FX exposures, reconciliations,
and swaps on a daily basis, to release cash flows daily amongst reviewing funding
memos for discrepancies prior to settlement.
Review KYC packets and resourcefully provide assistance to various groups who
routinely have inquiries.
Monitor activity status of the World Markets and follow compliance guidelines by
reviewing the LSTA/LMA site, attend conferences for updates on new trends with regards
to settlements of stocks and commodities.
Loan Analyst, Plus 4 Credit Union Houston, Texas
9/11-
2/13
Analyze information about members to ensure credit decision is made regarding the borrower and the
probability of repayment.
Analyze trends from balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements to
determine financial condition and debt service coverage of borrower relationships.
Determined reasons for non-payment, negotiating payment arrangements, offering
suggestions to customers on how to meet their obligations and advising them as to the
possible consequences of not meeting the obligations.
Increased collection rate percentage and loan approval rate percentage to obtain.
Managed a portfolio queue on charge-offs, past due amounts on Auto Finance, Home
Mortgages, Signature Loans, and Line of Credit accounts that are long term delinquent
accounts not paid as promised by consumers and businesses.
Conduct written reviews of borrower relationships to summarize credit quality based on
financial trends; conduct portfolio reviews of small business loans, Auto Finance, Home
Mortgages, Signature Loans, and Line of Credit.
Process accounting ach transactions payments to the general ledger.
Financial Services Representative, Plus 4 Credit Union Houston, Texas
8/10-
9/11
Provided a full range of services to members and prospective members with emphasis on selling new
accounts and consumer loan products.
Interviewed loan applications and utilized credit scoring technique in loan decisions as
well as prepare all approved consumer loans for funding.
Open and process new membership and time deposit accounts, including IRAs,
certificates of deposit and money market accounts.
Educate members on our services and promotions, answer questions and direct members
to appropriate department for specialized services.
Create and maintain month-end compliance reports.
Balance cashier checks, debit cards and ATM transactions.
Assist in performing Teller monthly cash audits, vault balancing, conducting interviews
and setting up contests.
Actively participate in community relations activities to represent the credit union
Auto Finance Analyst, J.P. Morgan Chase Houston, Texas
7/07-1/10
Managed a portfolio queue in between a million and twenty million dollars on past due amounts on Auto
Finance accounts that are long term delinquent accounts not paid as promised by consumers and
businesses.
Conduct business to business collections and maintain professional relationships with
A/R and A/P personnel.
Negotiated payment arrangements, offering suggestions to customers on how to meet
their obligations.
Increased collection rate percentage to obtain.
Conducted regular meetings with other Unit Managers and staff to foster team building
and to convey business objectives, holding team members accountable for obtaining
goals.
Handle and help format systematic approaches with A/R and A/P in spreadsheet formats
using SAP.
Engage customers and elicit requirements within the scope of approved development
methodologies to determine credit worthiness of the borrower and the probability of
repayment.
Ensured effective two way communication within the project teams, and with internal
customers and maintenance of project documentation.
Act as a liaison between the technical team and the business users by translating technical
specifications into functional requirements and vice versa
Assisted with the borrowing and loan repayment for commercial fleet vehicles on
commercial accounts.
Loan Analyst, Alt Mortgage Houston, Texas
9/03-3/07
Analyze information about clients to ensure decision is made regarding the creditworthiness of the
borrower and the probability of repayment.
Provide guidance to prospective loan applicants who have problems qualifying for
traditional loans.
Determine the most appropriate type of loan for a particular customer and explaining
specific requirements and restrictions associated with the loan.
Manage workflow and process to ensure all aspects of loans assigned, are managed in
governance with loan documentation and policy and procedures.
Find potential clients and assist them in applying for loans as well as manage other agents
Prepare correspondence to Investors and Borrowers .
Review Commercial loan documents and provide customer service to clients
Manage Investor and Borrower Relationships.
EDUCATION
Masters of Business Administration with a Concentration in
Technology Management University of Phoenix
9/12
Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Finance University of Houston
5/07
Computer Skills
MS Word, MS Power Point, MS Excel, & MS Access Lotus Notes. Oracle, Cleapar, CDO Suite,
Bloomberg, ICAF Systems, E-oscar, Nexus, SAP.