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Home 206-508-1500 ~ cell 206-604-0054 -------------- RESUME -------------- ECONOMIST / FINANCIAL ANALYST Accurate and analytical financial professional with international economics, mat hematics, and finance experience with two national institutions, Central Bank of Denmark and Ministry of Finance. Proven proficiencies in conducting research an d performing analysis on data / trends and providing interpretation. Adept in ad vising management and outside alliances on market implications on business. Soli d history of excelling in various, concurrent responsibilities under tight deadl ines, and working independently and within teams. Strong interpersonal communica tor with excellent language skills; fluent in English and Danish, advanced in Ge rman, and knowledgeable in Swedish and Norwegian. Advanced educational backgroun d; possess BS and two MS degrees in Economics. Financial and Management Competencies: Data Collection / Reporting, Credit Risk Analysis, Business Data Analysis, Statistical & Investment Analysis, Research & Market Interpretation, Workflow Improvements, Regulatory Compliance, Presentatio ns & Communication KEYWORD SUMMARY Financial Management, Economic Analysis, Financial Analysis, International Busin ess, Research, Project Management, Capital Markets, Consulting, Retail Interest Rate, Statistics, Trend Identification, Policy and Procedure Compliance, Method Development, Strategic Planning, Program Development, Stock Prices, Government D ebt Management, Issuance Strategies, Credit Risk, Credit Rating Agencies, Workfl ow Coordination, Report Tracking, Calculations, Debt Numbers, Government Budget, Staff Training CAREER EXPERIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & MATERNITY LEAVE, Kirkland, WA FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT & TECHNICAL SKILLS, 2008 - 2010 Became Microsoft Certified Application Specialist for MS Excel 2007 after passin g MS Business Certification Exam. Provided financial leadership in household dur ing maternity leave and relocation to U.S., which included securing mortgage, re financing mortgage, establishing brokerage account and pension, demonstrating kn owledge of Creditscore system, and understanding tax implications of selling Den mark property. DANMARKS NATIONALBANK, Copenhagen, Denmark Advanced to position providing high-level economic advisement within central ban k of Denmark. ECONOMIST, CAPITAL MARKETS DEPARTMENT, 2005 - 2008 Conducted analyses on issuance strategies in area of Government Debt Management. Handled credit risk on swaps and met with credit rating agencies (Moodys and St andard and Poors). Increased efficiency in processes and methods for managing go vernment debt as Workflow Coordinator. Presented and interpreted market developm ents and trends in capital markets to key decision makers and in international m eetings on credit risk. Ensured policies were in compliance with Ministry of Fin ance. Key Contributions: ~ Recognized with award for achievements in workflow coordination and report tra cking. ~ Wrote article on government debt, reaching large audience through inclusion in annual publication by Central Bank of Denmark. ~ Contributed calculations and debt numbers to Government Budget Outlook. ECONOMIST, STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 2003 - 2005 Collected and analyzed retail interest rate statistics from leading banking and mortgage institutions in Denmark. Independently managed collection and organizat ion of statistics. Drafted and published statistics on Central Banks homepage mo nthly. Represented Denmark in European Central Bank meetings on interest rates. Presented data within department weekly. Trained new colleagues and several stud ents. Ensured policies were in compliance with EU regulations. Key Contributions: ~ Optimized method for collecting and analyzing data, working with SAS, MS Excel , and pivot tables to identify trends and errors and developed new methods to an alyze data. ~ Authored article on retail interest rates published in annual publication by C entral Bank of Denmark (2005). ~ Created new technical method to decompose changes in interest rate averages in to weight and interest rate changes. ~ Optimized new workflow procedures for collecting and analyzing interest rate s tatistics. ~ Mastered areas of expertise as Economist, working independently and extra hour s to perform at highest level. ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE COPENHAGEN BUSINESS SCHOOL, Copenhagen, Denmark RESEARCH ASSISTANT Assisted professor on preparing lecture notes and performing research on interna tional capital markets. Coordinated international workshops on capital market-re lated topics. Key Contribution: ~ Conducted econometric analysis and testing on stock prices and price earning r atios. MINISTRY OF FINANCE, Copenhagen, Denmark STUDENT ASSISTANT Collected data and calculated international economic data to be used within divi sion. Interacted with students and Economists daily. Key Contributions: ~ Optimized methods for collecting and analyzing economic data. ~ Conducted analysis on stock prices and contributed to publication on Corporate Governance published by Ministry of Finance. EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN Copenhagen, Denmark Thesis on the New Economy (analyzed structural changes in inflation, unemploymen t, and productivity in U.S. economy in high growth period in 1990s and impact of IT; including econometric VAR-models to test statistically significance of stru ctural changes) MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ECONOMICS AND FINANCE UNIVERSITY OF YORK York, England BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN Copenhagen, Denmark BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCE COPENHAGEN BUSINESS SCHOOL Copenhagen, Denmark Graduated in top 10% of students Professional Development: Microsoft Certified Application Specialist for Office Excel 2007; Government Debt Management (Bank of England); Credit Risk Modeling and Applications (Copenhagen Business School); Financial Instruments (Danmarks N ationalbank); Bonds in Theory and in Practice (Danmarks Nationalbank); Financial Applications in Excel and VBA (Danmarks Nationalbank); SAS Programming (Danmark s Nationalbank); Presentation Techniques (DIEU)