Augustine Doe Resume

Augustine Doe 949-***-****

CORE TREASURY AND RISK MANAGEMENT SKILLS

 Managing cash, banking, and investments  Financial planning and analysis

 Hedging financial exposures  Crisis preparedness and business continuity plans

 Corporate financing activities and compliance  Corporate insurance and risk management

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

 Gateway, Inc., Irvine, CA: Manager, Corporate Treasury and Risk Management… June 2007 to Oct. 2008

 Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA: Manager, Risk Management………………............. April 2005 to May 2007

 Countrywide Financial Corp., TO & Irvine, CA: Manager, Treasury…....….......... May 2003 to April 2005

 Charles River Associates International, Washington, DC: M&A Analyst………… June 1998 to July 1999

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

 Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) 2003 (Law Review), Syracuse University, College of Law, Syracuse, NY

 MBA 2003 (Concentration: Finance), Syracuse University, Whitman School of Management, Syracuse, NY

 AB (Bachelor of Liberal Arts) 1998 (Major: Economics), Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

 Associate in Risk Management (ARM) and Financial Risk Management (FRM) certificates candidate

WORK EXPERIENCE

GATEWAY, INC.

MANAGED CASH, BANKING, AND INVESTMENTS

 Forecasted corporate-wide cash requirements by working closely with business units and entities. Oversaw daily cash management and bank reconciliation activities to maximize daily cash flow to business units and partners. Managed corporate liquidity by ensuring funds from investment portfolio and/or short-term borrowings, such as revolver, are available to meet all short-term working capital needs. Factored receivables during liquidity crunches to make cash available to meet short-term working capital needs.

 Established and maintained relationships with financial institutions. Negotiated service and rates for all commercial banking services with financial institutions. Incorporated new banking practices to meet working capital needs with minimal service charges. Coordinated periodic meetings between financial institutions and Management to provide update on banking services and Gateway’s business.

 Managed and supported cash manager entrusted with updating signatories, opening and closing bank accounts, and documenting ongoing cash operations and transactions.

 Managed external investment portfolio manager by monitoring market activity and investments to ensure adherence to Investment Policy. Made and implemented recommendations regarding investment strategy.

HEDGED FINANCIAL EXPOSURES SUCH AS FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND INTEREST RATE

 Worked extensively with Shared Services and Accounting to identify and quantify the impact foreign entities receivables in foreign currencies, here foreign exchange (FX) exposures, and changing interest rates of financed assets and liabilities, have on financials. Partnered with Citibank to buy forward contracts to hedge FX exposures, and entered into fixed-for-floating interest rate swaps to manage interest rate exposures. Analyzed exchange gains and losses reports and reviewed findings with Senior Management.

PERFORMED CORPORATE FINANCING ACTIVITIES AND COMPLIANCE

 Partnered with CFO to lead all debt and investment activity. Negotiated loan agreements, letters of credit, and terms associated with other sources of capital. Ensured all financing and investment activities complied with corporate policies. Extensively used Financing Agreement Compliance Worksheet to monitor compliance with covenant terms and financing agreement requirements.

FINANCIAL PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, AND CRISIS PREPAREDNESS AND CONTINUITY PLANS

 Led annual preparation of operating plan. Provided analysis and project management on a wide variety of corporate financing projects ranging from acquisition or leasing of new plant and equipment to evaluating competitive revolver fees.

 Worked with consultants and business unit managers to create and document crisis preparedness and business continuity plans for Treasury and Risk Management operations. Reviewed global logistics chain operations in Mexico to identify bottlenecks and loss exposures. Implemented risk control measures that improved logistics chain operations in Mexico and drastically reduced merchandise hijacking and theft.

ADMINISTERED CORPORATE INSURANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT

 Managed corporate insurance and captive programs. Provided recommendations to Management as to appropriate insurance, retention rates, and self-insurance amounts for all corporate loss exposures.

 Partnered with brokers to ensure timely insurance policy renewals and premium payments. Negotiated service and rates with brokers, underwriters, and third party providers (TPAs). Developed and maintained relationships with insurance brokers, insurance institutions, vendors, and third party providers.

 Provided direction, coordination, and support to Gateway entities and business units on any insurance claims, loss events, and annual property site inspections. Reviewed all corporate agreements for insurance requirements and managed insurance certificate issuance process.

MATTEL, INC.

MANAGED CASH AND INTERNATIONAL TREASURY OPERATIONS

 Maintained worldwide reporting system for foreign and domestic entities cash, investment, and borrowing positions. Prepared daily cash reports for Senior Management, and helped issue commercial paper.

 Worked with Citibank to buy forward contracts and executed or confirmed foreign exchange transactions. Determined and distributed monthly foreign exchange rates and worked with entities to conform foreign exchange rates to their timing requirements. Gathered and processed prospective FX rate data.

MANAGED BANKING AND BANK FACILITIES AND HELPED CREATE CRISIS PREPAREDNESS PLAN

 Monitored and updated bank account signatories and limits on a worldwide basis. Maintained revolver and global bank signatories’ database and performed bank account additions, deletions, or changes as needed.

 Worked with consultants, business unit managers, and Senior Management to create, document, and test crisis preparedness and business continuity plans for Treasury and Risk Management.

ASSISTED DIRECTOR IN MANAGING CORPORATE INSURANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT

 Supervised insurance team that gathered data for insurance renewals. Oversaw insurance renewals involving the purchase of property and casualty insurance programs totaling $24 Million in premiums and negotiated insurance coverage terms and limits. Managed Bermuda-based insurance captive.

 Identified and analyzed property, liability, personnel, and net income loss exposures by reviewing risk assessment questionnaires, loss histories, financial statements and underlying accounting records, flowcharts and organizational charts, and by performing personal inspections.

 Managed a comprehensive employee safety program in compliance with Cal/OSHA and related federal, state, and local regulators. Partnered with TPA to administer Injury and Illness Prevention Program. Worked with TPA to monitor and track mandated safety training to ensure safe workplace.

 Routinely communicated with Director and provided accurate and timely reports on cash positions, insurance loss events, renewals, ongoing claims management, and other financial and insurance issues.

COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

 Updated bank account signatories, opened and closed bank accounts, and documented ongoing cash transactions. Prepared periodic projections of cash flow, investment earnings, and borrowing expense.

 Generated risk assessment reports for auditors and bank examiners. Quantified and presented key operational and financial risk indicators, threats, and controls on dashboards and scorecards.

 Gathered data for renewing property, fiduciary, crime, directors and officers, business travel accident, automobile, general liability, and workers compensation insurance programs.

CHARLES RIVER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL

 Performed due diligence on a variety of target acquisitions by creating and using custom financial models to evaluate potential public or private acquisitions. Prepared presentations that identified and assessed synergies, utilized various valuation techniques, and analyzed financial risks of potential acquisitions.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND MEMBERSHIPS

 Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Visio, Project, and Word). Used Oracle extensively to manage budgets and generate expense reports. Fluent in French.

 Member, Los Angeles and Orange County Risk Insurance Management Societies (RIMS).

 Director, Harvard Alumni Association of Southern California.

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