Sales Executive

Nick Steidel, 210-***-****, v925wu@r.postjobfree.com

Experience

Woodstock Fixed Income, LLC, Fixed Income Sales Executive, Austin, TX, 2011-2012

● Sold distressed and high yield corporate debt to institutional clients

● Sourced bankruptcy trade claims in cases such as Lehman Bros., Madoff, and WaMu

Madison Proprietary Trading, Equity Day Trader, New York, NY, 2010

● Equity day trader for house and personal account with discretion on securities traded

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Research Specialist, Austin, TX, 2008-2010

● Staff liaison between Comptroller’s Office and various public officials around the country

● Designed research paradigm focusing on national and international programs supporting community colleges and workforce development

● Expert on transportation policy and financing including history and financing in public-private partnerships

● Served as a liaison between research division and administrators of state’s 529 college savings plan

● Used government data to produce pivot table and report on number of jobs and contracts for the state from the President’s recent Recovery Act

● Contributed articles for regional economic development reports

Citigroup/Smith Barney, Trader/Brokerage Representative, San Antonio, TX, 2007-2008

● Private Bank, International Personal Bank and Mass Affluent group service professional for clients with total funds exceeding $100,000

● Obtained Series 7, 63; facilitated transactions and processed trade orders for accounts capped at $150 million

● Multiple trainings in derivatives, new banking regulations, lending instruments and fixed-income products

National Conference of State Legislatures, Research Analyst, Washington, D.C., 2002-2005

● Represented state legislators and legislative staff before federal government officials, members of Congress and national associations regarding international trade, interstate commerce, fiscal, tax, technology, and agriculture issues

● Actively monitored state and federal legislation of interest to members and senior staff

● Educated legislators and members of the media on implementation of the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement and lease-back agreements for various public utilities

● Drafted correspondence to administration officials and members of Congress

● Answered media requests and inquiries from nationally recognized news organizations including Business Week and the Los Angeles Times

● Developed, tracked and maintained web sites and databases on offshore outsourcing legislation, the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement, and unfunded federal mandates

● Educated state legislators on multilateral trade agreements, the investor-state dispute resolution mechanism, international government procurement, and the Commerce Clause

● Coordinated NCSL and Intergovernmental Policy Advisory Committee activities and meetings with office and staff of the United States Trade Representative

Texas House of Representatives, Office of House Bill Analysis, Bill Analyst, Austin, TX, 2000-2001

● Produced over 400 legislative analyses for several House committees including Ways & Means, and

Business & Industry

● Drafted research and background material on state issues and wrote nonpartisan summaries of legislation

● Contributed to year-end report on all state legislation to be distributed to all members

Education

George Mason University, Master of Arts, International Commerce and Policy, Arlington, VA, 2005-2007

University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Social Work, 1995-2000

Contact this candidate