Project Manager/ Senior Business Analyst

MICHAEL JONES

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New York, NY *0027

212-***-**** (home) 646-***-**** (cell)

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Meticulous, knowledgeable bond professional with in-depth back office experience. Ability to interface and provide effectively

all levels of support to Traders, Front, Middle and Back Offices, including Investment Banking and Finance.

Municipal Bond Trading and Operations Expert.

Proficient in RTTM, JJ Kenny Munibase and Bloomberg System

Bilingual (English, Spanish: Intermediate)

GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. Jersey City, NJ 1987-2008

Middle Office Analyst/ Senior Municipal Bond Clerk

• Acted as liaison between Municipal Bond, Corporate Bond and Emerging Markets trading and sales desk. Resolved

all issues regarding discrepancies between these groups. Ensured monies and settlement issues were correct before

the settlement date. Monitor trade flow-front to back and ensure all trades are capture properly.

• Balanced the firms daily break sheet for the Municipal Bonds and Variable Rate Securities adhering to the strict guidelines

set forth by compliance and operations management. Process trades and corrections in the front end system.

• Assisted the settlements department daily to ensure that the firm would not incur any interest on a “fail”.

• Backed up and monitored the G-36 function for the firm. Sent forms to the MSRB on Municipal New Issues and

Remarketing Issues as needed.

• Compared Municipal and Corporate Bonds trading done with Broker Dealer either through comparing via telephone or

by use of the RTTM System.

• Applied extensive knowledge on the Variable Rate Security, Municipal bonds and information provided by JJ Kenny

Munibase Bloomberg System. Resolved differences on Municipal Bond trading regarding

customer or broker/dealer information.

• Assisted the Syndicate Operation department in resolving all issue prior to firm settlement date.

• Actively work to improve processes and controls.

E.F Hutton & Company New York, NY 1986-1987

Municipal Bonds Operations Specialist

• Ensured correct and prompt delivery on settlement date using knowledge of the firms’ in house security clearing system.

• Utilized extensive knowledge of MBARS System to compare Municipal Bonds with opposing broker dealers on

contract sheets.

• Acted as liaison between branch offices and broker/dealer to ensure correct information appeared before settlement date.

• Maintained firms “Municipal Bonds via Regular Way and When Issue” contracts sheets. Also maintained Comparison System.

L.F ROTHSCHILD, UNTERBERG, TOWBIN New York, NY

Operations Specialist 1985-1986

• Balanced the firms internal break sheets for Options Security.

• Handled the firm Contract Sheets and Comparison System for Corporate Bonds and Municipal Bonds.

• Submitted firms corrected trades, new post dated trades and stamp trades manually using forms to the NSCC.

• Acted as a liaison between broker dealers and the internal traders to ensure the proper information appears on

the transactions before settlement. This would insure that fails would not occur which would cost the firm money.

EDUCATION

Utica College- Utica, New York Engineering Studies

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