BERNIE LEE

Washington, DC adihk3@r.postjobfree.com 703-***-****

INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND ECONOMIC ANALYST SUMMARY

A skilled Economics and Data Analysis professional with extensive experience in economic strategy/policy and trade policy analysis, supporting trade associations and federal agencies through data-driven solutions and forecasting, and formulating key process refinements for the development and execution of federal programs.

Policy Analysis – 3 years of supporting advocacy on Capitol Hill and state legislatures on economic interests for the recycling industry through data collection, trade analysis, and economic impact assessments. 5 years of cumulative experience analyzing the economic effects of the USMCA

(formerly NAFTA) on North American economic development, including background briefings on country market partners around the world.

Business Operations - Over 7 years of data-driven, business operations refinement experience with federal, non-profit, and private capital entities. Latest project - integrating budget analyses into an in-house developed resource management and tracking system and adding refined visualizations for a federal office with over $720 million in annual appropriations over 15 Congressionally directed programs.

Program Development - Coordinated projects for the World Bank, portfolio management programs for JP Morgan & Chase, and themed content for the largest recycling industry trade show

Presentation - Delivered multiple yearly presentations to focused industry groups across the USA and China about market scenarios on policy shifts, international trade facilitation through common specifications language, and the diversification of market alternatives. Communication - Recognized for communicating complex data concepts to broad audiences in an understandable manner, designing effective visuals to enhance favorable policy outcomes

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

KeyLogic Systems - Washington, DC

Financial Data Analyst (Department of Energy - Office of Fossil Energy) - 2019 to present

● Develop budgetary analyses and presentation materials in support of the budget execution team in Fossil Energy's Office of Budget and Financial Management.

● Provide design criteria and support for IT development on the expansion of financial reporting tools in the Enterprise Resource Management Application.

● Work with functional specialists, automation specialists, contractors, vendors, and clients to effectively translate the client's requirements into an automated application.

● Define established financial business practices for integration into the client's financial business system.

● Track financial and project-related information and documents in Department of Energy (DOE) systems, including STRIPES, STARS, IDW, and iPortal.

● Compile data in response to requests from Congress, the Office of the Inspector General, Government Accountability Office, Office of Budget or other sources.

● Provide the full range of financial functions for major system development including should-cost and projected cost analysis and trade studies related to cost trade-off options.

● Took over the back-end analysis and development coordination after the conversion of the monthly status of funds reporting from an ad-hoc PowerPoint driven statement to a web-based, analytical reporting system that was developed in-house for the Office of Fossil Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy

● Built a payroll projection calculator model to reconcile biweekly pay periods set to calendar year cycles to monthly/quarterly budget allocations set to a fiscal year cycle. Other key aspects in the model include cross-referencing payroll charges by account where staffing pools overlap, projecting incoming hires and vacancies for long-term budget planning, and providing congressional justifications for budget requests for payroll expenditures.

Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries - Washington, DC

Commodities Research Analyst - 2016 to 2019

Researched, published, and presented cyclical and ad hoc analyses on commodity markets of recyclable scrap materials to support political advocacy, communicate industry interests, and facilitate the greater globalization of recycling.

● Created a database of international trade flows of recyclable commodities through the UN Comtrade Database using Microsoft Excel utilized by customs agencies in South Africa, India, China, and the U.S.

● Provided export guidance on a $105 billion global industry to domestic and foreign customs bureaus on the synchronization of ISRI scrap specifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule

(HTS), the international standard for goods classification and trade law.

● Awarded for journalism excellence on the U.S.-China trade impacts on recycling from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE)

Global Clearinghouse for Development Finance/World Bank - Washington, DC Self-Employed Contractor -2014 to 2016

Wrote and executed the devops protocols on the creation of a web-based platform for the World Bank to help municipal governments in developing countries improve their credit worthiness. Researched infrastructure development, focus group testing, and software UX design. Analyzed operational and capital budgets and outlined forecasting scenarios for long-term planning. International Trade Administration - Washington, DC Graduate Research Assistant (Internship) - 2013

● Constructed databases for trade and infrastructure improvement initiatives to enhance global competitiveness in securing public infrastructure projects for American enterprises.

● Analyzed GDP growth projections for Midwestern states through economic partnerships with select Chinese provinces and helped present the findings to the Midwest Governors' Association.

● Researched and analyzed economic data related to Asian economies. Compiled innovative presentation materials. Designed databases of development projects and trade-related statistics.

● Aggregated key economic data on major Asian economies to optimize visual effectiveness for external policy presentations with a Powerpoint slide databank to help U.S. businesses recognize opportunities in Asian economies.

EDUCATION

Master of Arts - Diplomacy and International Relations

● Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ

Bachelor of Arts (Dual)- Music and Foreign Languages and Literature (French)

● Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia

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