Manager Assistant

J. Reed White

**** ****** ***** ***** • Atlanta • GA • 30339 • 404-***-**** • *.****.*****@*****.***

Former bank executive and recent law school and graduate tax student. Analytical thinker with a strong focus on efficiency and superior results. Adept at articulating complicated issues in a cogent manner. Experienced speaker with superior writing skills. Highly educated leader with an appreciation of learning.

EDUCATION

Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta, GA

Juris Doctor, May 2012

GPA: 3.45 (Top 26%)

Honors: Cum Laude, Law Review, Moot Court, Pupil of the Logan E. Bleckley Inn of Court

Recognition: Best oralist at Vanderbilt’s 2011 National First Amendment Moot Court Competition

Publications: If It Quacks Like a Duck: In Light of Today’s Financial Environment, Should Credit

Unions Continue to Enjoy Tax Exemptions?, 28 GA. ST. U. L. REV. 1367 (2012)

Georgia State University Robinson College of Business, Atlanta, GA

Master of Taxation, May 2012

GPA: 3.95

Louisiana State University Graduate School of Banking, Baton Rouge, LA

May 2009

Georgia State University Robinson College of Business, Atlanta, GA

Master of Business Administration, December 2003

GPA: 3.85

University of Georgia Terry College of Business, Athens, GA

Bachelor of Business Administration – Finance, June 1998

GPA: 3.63

Honors: Cum Laude graduate with Highest Honors, Order of Omega, Phi Kappa Phi

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta, GA

Graduate Research Assistant, May 2011 – May 2012

Researched tax statutes and regulations for inclusion in Ronald Blasi’s U.S. Master Bank Tax Guide

Student Attorney – Philip C. Cook Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic, January 2012 – May 2012

Represented 10 clients in their disputes with the Internal Revenue Service

Federal Reserve Bank, Atlanta, GA

Externship – Legal Department, January 2012 – May 2012

Assisted in-house counsel with statutory and regulatory research of Dodd-Frank, UCC and the FDIC

Bennett Thrasher P.C., Atlanta, GA

Internship – State and Local Taxation (SALT) Group, May 2011 – July 2011

Researched federal and state statutes and regulatory provisions pertaining to individual and corporate income taxes, sales and use taxes, and property taxes

Securities and Exchange Commission, Atlanta, GA

Externship – Enforcement Division, August 2010 – December 2010

Examined internal records for elements required to prove claims of failure to supervise

Estate Management Counselors/Sean G. Todd, P.C., Atlanta, GA

Law Clerk, March 2010 – August 2010

Drafted internal memoranda, codicils to wills and trusts, and client letters

WORK EXPERIENCE

Ernst & Young, Atlanta, GA

Tax Services, July 2012 – present

Auditing Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation’s (HSBC) foreclosure records for compliance with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) consent order

Ouachita Independent Bank, Monroe, LA

Vice President of Commercial Lending, January 2006 – July 2009

Originated and serviced a $10 million loan portfolio with over 150 individual relationships

Analyzed credit requests based upon personal financial statements, tax returns, financial ratios, and global cash flows

Assistant Vice President – Branch Manager & Credit Analyst, January 2004 – December 2005

Supervised eleven employees and $60 million of deposits

Underwrote commercial credit requests for seven senior lenders

Compass Bank, Atlanta, GA

Home Equity Sales Lender, October 2001 – September 2003

Implemented regional telemarketing-based home equity lending program for the Atlanta MSA

Facilitated the closing of approximately 200 revolving lines of credit totaling over $12 million

Assistant Relationship Manager, June 1999 – October 2001

Underwrote $200 million of commercial real estate transactions for two senior lenders, including new construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation loans for hotel, multi-family, industrial, and retail projects

First Family Financial Services, Athens, GA

Assistant Vice President, June 1998 – June 1999

Originated consumer loans and actively collected delinquent accounts

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Monroe Chamber of Commerce, Monroe, LA

Board of Directors (2006–2008)

Ambassador’s Club (2004–2008), Chairman (2006–2008)

Government Relations Committee (2007)

United Way of Northeast Louisiana, Monroe, LA

Loaned Executive (2005)

Community Investment Committee (2006, 2007)

Rotary Club of Downtown Monroe, Monroe, LA

Membership Chairman (2007)

Board of Directors (2008)

Volunteers of America, Monroe, LA

Advisory Board of Directors (2008)

Boy Scouts of Northeast Louisiana, Monroe, LA

Board of Directors (2009)

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