Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it, and above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light.

- Joseph Pulitzer

June 2004 - Present
Reuters Research Inc. - Lake Success, New York

Senior Market Analyst - Business Intelligence

• Editing and monitoring Reuters' Bangalore Company Information operation (Business Intelligence Database (BID) - Company Descriptions and Weblinks) offsite from Lake Success.
• Coordinating bi-weekly meetings with Bangalore onsite Team Leader, and bi-monthly meetings with Bangalore staff to go over quality, performance and production issues.
• Maintaining the quality of the Company Descriptions and Weblinks datasets without degrading production by setting quality metrics for each analyst and for the team as a whole.
• Editing and monitoring onsite staff remaining in Reuters' Lake Success Company Information (BID - Company Descriptions and Weblinks) operation.
• Giving feedback via one-on-one sessions and issuing audit reports for offsite and onsite staff to ensure performance and quality standards.
• Managing onsite staff's vacation time, sick days and other administrative issues.
• Rectifying client inquiries regarding the Company Descriptions and Weblinks products on a daily basis.
• Designing and conducting training courses for onsite staff on Reuters' Business Intelligence products.

March 2004 - June 2004
Reuters India Private Limited - Bangalore, India

• Recruited potential employees in India to join the migrating data operation.
• Interviewed potential employees for market researcher, market analyst, team leader and manager positions with Bangalore data operation.
• Designed and conducted training classes for the Company Descriptions and Weblinks datasets.
• Trained a class of seven on Company Information, specifically on Reuters Business Intelligence products.
• Managed a group of six market analysts and one team leader on production for eight weeks.
• Edited production work while giving feedback and constructive criticism.
• Coordinated and lead team meetings and one-to-one sessions on production and quality-control issues.
• Reconciled all major migration concerns while successfully completing training on, and migration of, the Descriptions and Weblinks datasets to Bangalore.

March 2001-March 2004
Reuters Research Inc.- Lake Success, New York

Market Analyst - Business Intelligence

• Researched and collected descriptive information on publicly traded domestic and global companies.
• Wrote thorough and concise business descriptions summarizing a company's operations.
• Compiled and edited press releases and SEC filings.
• Updated products as per clients' requests via e-mail and through helpdesk.
• Translated documents from Italian into English for publication.

Sept. 2001-Dec. 2001
Newsday - Melville, New York

Intern/Staff Writer

• Interned for the Business and Technology desk.
• Wrote articles about various emerging Long Island companies.
• Pitched story ideas to editorial staff.
• Assisted staff writers in tracking down sources and researching information for articles.
• Edited copy and assisted with fact checking.

November 1998- October 2000
JP Morgan Chase - Jericho, New York

Select Direct Telephone Sales Representative

• Sold new bank programs and accounts to existing Chase customers.
• Contributed to the growth of Chase's Select Direct Banking Relationship suite of products.
• Expanded sales to include money market accounts, IRAs, CDs and other banking services.
• Consistently met quality goals on a quarterly basis.

Bachelor of Arts - Print Journalism, minor in Political Science
Graduated with 3.24 GPA.

• Interviewed Margaret Thatcher during the Fall 1999 semester at Hofstra.
• Managing Editor, Editor in Chief and Editorial Director of The Communicator, a Hofstra Journalism Department student magazine, during the fall 1999, spring 2000 and winter 2001 semesters, respectively.
• Published numerous feature articles, ranging from politics and the youth to technology on college campuses.
• Snapped, developed, printed and published photos for numerous Communicator articles.
• Successfully solicited advertising to keep the publication going.
• Awarded Third Place for the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence Award for a Student Magazine, Region 1, in 2000.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• News and Internet savvy.
• Unparalleled research and reporting ability.
• A quick thinker and self-starter.
• Advanced computer skills, including use of Microsoft operating systems (Windows XP, 2000, NT and 98); Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point, and intermediate skills with Quark Xpress and Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Bi-lingual (English and Italian).
• Can develop both black-and-white and color film.
• Advanced finance and markets knowledge, from business intelligence and fundamentals to corporate actions and exchange/index tracking.
• Motivational and valuable training skills and abilities.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in Reuters Data operations, particularly within Company Information.
• Knowledge of Reuters' products, including 3000Xtra/Kobra, BridgeStation and Reuters Knowledge, as well as Multex products, including MultexNet and MultexIR.

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