Creative Energetic Professional

MARY JOY C. BERNARD

*** ******* ***, ******, ** *7110

646-***-**** (mobile)

*******.*******@*****.***

Objective: To obtain a position as an integral member of a highly-creative and supportive team, where I can augment my design skills while helping the company achieve its objectives

Experience: PROCRAFT INTERIORS / CLOSETSPACE PLUS, New York, NY

2011-present Social Media Coordinator, Design Consultant

• Manage and update blog and social media content for Facebook and Twitter accounts to continually develop the Company image

• Assist with customer designs for interior renovations and storage solutions

• Coordinate and assist with job-site organization and closet installations

• Developing select product line of fixtures, finishes and hardware for simplified project customization

2009-2011 NEUBERGER BERMAN, New York, NY

Private Asset Management Equities Trader

• Principal equity trader for management team with $1 Billion of AUM

• Responsible for necessary trade preparation and analysis for client accounts taking into consideration portfolio weightings and specific client goals

• Reviewed transactions to ensure accuracy and conformity with portfolio management style

• Managed and updated account restrictions to facilitate trading process and minimize trading errors

• Monitored and responded to reorganization and class actions in client portfolios

• Assisted other administrators on the team with client requests, opening new accounts, and other daily portfolio management team tasks

2005-2009 NEUBERGER BERMAN, New York, NY

Portfolio Administrator

• Performed daily review and maintenance of client accounts, including administrative changes, cash and security movements, account transfers and re-organizations

• Opened accounts, handled funds disbursements, worked with client statements and tax documents, and acted as liaison with clients, accountants, lawyers and various departments to troubleshoot account issues

• Maintained foreign stock and corporate bond spreadsheets within Bloomberg for team of Portfolio Managers

• Assisted with fixed income research, trade allocation, execution and account balancing

• Researched and organized class action litigation materials and supporting documentation for clients

2004-2005 NEUBERGER BERMAN, New York, NY Operations Analyst and Reconciliation Specialist

• Reconciled client issues and concerns by working with multiple departments within the firm to identify and resolve discrepancies between custodian banks and portfolio accounting systems

• Obtained and catalogued web access for 50+ custodian banks to be able to reconcile cash and positions for held-away accounts

• Developed new hire training packet and participated in the training of new hires and temporary consultants

2003-2004 PACE UNIVERSITY, New York, NY

Undergraduate Admissions Tele-counselor

• Counseled seniors in high school who were accepted into the Pace University Honors

Program

2000-2003 EXPRESS / EXPRESS MEN, New York, NY

Sales Representative / Fashion Expert

• Consistently recognized by store manager for outstanding performance, professionalism, dedication and attention to detail

• Awarded Highest Grossing Sales Representative for six months continuously

• Awarded Highest Sales Per Employee Hour for three months continuously as Fashion Expert

Education: NEW SCHOOL UNIVERSITY, New York, NY

Parsons New School of Design

• Interior Design and Architecture Studies

• Certificate, Summer 2012 - expected

PACE UNIVERSITY, New York, NY

Pforzheimer Honors College

• Bachelor of Business Administration, June 2006

• Major: International Business Management

• Member Phi Chi Theta (co-ed professional business & economics fraternity)

• Study abroad Rome – John Cabot University

Focus: Fashion Marketing, Photography

Additional: CERTIFICATIONS AND SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE

• Series 7, 63 & 65

• Bloomberg, Merrin, Thomson One, Siebel, Sequent, PRISM, Microsoft Office, Adobe and HTML

ACTIVITIES

• Design blog: “Design 2 Life: by Mary Joy,” 2011-present

• Volunteer Mentor with iMentor NYC, 2006-present

PUBLISHED AUTHOR

• Ireland: The Recurring Economic Miracle?

Published in Economic Downturns: Lessons from Country Experiences,

by The ICFAI University Press, 2008

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