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May 22, 2014

Alexander M. Floess

*********.******@*****.*** • 518-***-****

EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS:

B.S. in Applied Economics and Management, Cum Laude – Cornell University Graduated May 2011

Concentrations in Finance and Entrepreneurship

GPA: 3.5, Major GPA: 3.7

SAT scores: 770 Writing, 750 Math, 710 Reading

CFA Level III Candidate

Passed level I in June 2012, passed level II exam in June 2013 and plan to take level III in June 2014

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Credit Research Analyst (High Yield) – Prudential Fixed Income (Newark, NJ) July 2011 to Present

Performed fundamental and relative value analysis on bonds/bank loans in my coverage universe

Responsibilities included financial modeling, writing quarterly company reports, evaluating new deals,

determining underweight and overweight recommendations, communicating investment ideas to senior

analysts & portfolio managers, and participating in relative value meetings for my sectors every six months

Earned large coverage base and autonomy in investment recommendation process

Current industry coverage: Food & Beverage, Restaurants, Supermarkets, and Consumer Products (3 years)

and Healthcare and Retail (6 months); I have previous experience covering the Packaging, Aerospace &

Defense and Industrials industries (2 years)

Participated 5 month formal credit training program at the beginning of my term with the company

INTERNSHIPS/OTHER EXPERIENCE:

Equity Analyst – Watchfire Capital LLC (Boston, MA) Summer 2010

Wrote company reports and conducted industry research; responsibilities included financial modeling and

forecasting, compiling industry data, speaking with company management and updating the fund manager

about material news in the markets

Worked closely with other analysts to determine viable investments opportunities and presented ideas to the

fund manager

Industry coverage: Healthcare, with a focus on biotechnology

Head Teacher Assistant – Introductory Business Management Course, Cornell University Summer 2008 & 2009

Lectured sections of 25+ students for 2.5 hours each day on management, finance, accounting, marketing and

entrepreneurship

Supervised other Teacher Assistants and advised them on instruction

Provided general course assistance for the professor, including grading papers and facilitating class

presentations, and organized a three hour review session at the end of the semester

Other Work/Recreational activities: Applied Economics and Management Ambassador in 2009/2010 (represented

my undergraduate program by communicating with potential & incoming students); and co-founded a failed start-up –

“HCMarket” - that attempted to create an alternative financing method for funding higher education.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Bloomberg (earned certification for fixed income and equities), ThomsonOne/DataStream, Capital IQ, BlackRock’s

Galileo & Aladdin, and MS Office.