MAROS FECUS
**** ********** ******* *** # **-O, Rockaway Beach, NY, 11693
646-***-**** *.*****@*****.***
EDUCATION
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business
New York, NY
Bachelors of Business Administration in Finance and Investments
Graduated: May 2012
Relevant Coursework - Business policy, Operations management, Corporate
Finance, Advanced Investment Analysis, Accounting, Microeconomics, Options,
Futures, M&A, Macroeconomics, Statistics, Econometrics.
. Created and tested scenarios using multiple regression analysis to
estimate relationships among variables.
. Conducted in-depth cost/benefit analysis on Southwest Airlines'
operations, international expansion plans, utilizing IRR, NPV, and gave
presentations as to where costs can be reduced by 8% while increasing
profits and productivity by using a more effective customer booking
system and hedging fuel costs with futures.
. Conducted both SWOT and Porters 5 forces analysis to provide both an
industry and firm level breakdown of obstacles and advantaged that the
firm faced and how to compete more effectively in the industry.
. Evaluated merger and acquisition cases using DCF and multiples analysis
such as EBIDTA and P/E, creating detailed models of estimated future
earnings and growth to justify costs.
Baruch Wall Street Club
New York, NY
Contributing Member
9/10 - 5/12
. Competed in a trading competition with 60+ members and using fundamental
analysis, achieved first place.
. Gave educational presentations to members about various financial
instruments, their uses and benefits/ drawbacks to using them.
. Spent extensive time on the Baruch trading floor gaining research and
analysis experience in equities, fixed income, derivatives, and foreign
exchange using Bloomberg Professional and Reuters Xtra 3000.
WORK & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Transperfect Translations
New
York. NY
Accounts Payable Analyst
11/13-
Present
. Use Great Plains in conjunction with proprietary software to create and
issue payments to vendors and in December lead to a 24% increase in
record amounts of payments created.
. Review and process all invoices, check requests and wire payments
ensuring company policies are observed and good vendor relations are
maintained and increased total number of invoices paid by 7% to set a
new record.
. Manage the master log and proprietary vendor payment tracking system for
the Accounts Payable department.
. Log correct payments for signing, hold incorrect payments and distribute
them to be corrected.
. Handle sensitive and confidential documents and information to maintain
the reputation of the company.
. Work and communicate in a team environment to maintain a smooth and
streamlined workflow increasing overall productivity by 16%.
World Trade Securities
New York, NY
Analyst, Proprietary Trader
11/12 -4/13
. Utilized technical analysis, as well as knowledge of the market to
profitably trade equities, ETF's, and options.
. Using fundamental analysis and financial modeling templates, in
conjunction with research, provided both short term and long term
investment ideas.
. Assisted the team manager with Dell LBO analysis, leveraging experience
with WACC and DCF to determine necessary funding needed for the project
and how Dell can finance the project using debt/equity.
. Lead team meetings to discuss investment ideas and discuss potential
strategies including hedging positions with derivatives.
. Conducted in-depth analyses of corporations' marketing, financing, and
operating strategies, and gave reports on current status, competition and
recommendation for future stock movements.
. Using technical analysis skills, analyzed statistical and technical data
to find recurring patterns in charts that led to successful trades and
increased profitability for the firm.
SKILLS, ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS
Languages: Fluent in English, Slovak; Conversational Proficiency in Spanish
Technical Skills: Bloomberg Professional, Reuters Xtra3000, Microsoft
Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, Great Plains
Certifications & Training: Series 56 license
Activities: Wall Street Club, Personal Investing, Hockey, Aquariums