EDUCATION

THE WHARTON SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia, PA · 2009-Present
MBA; Master of Business AdministratReal Estate and Entrepreneurial Management

• Member of Wharton’s Real Estate, Entrepreneurship, PE/VC, Boxing, Golf, Hockey and Poker Clubs, African-American MBA Association

CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK – BARUCH COLLEGE
New York, NY · 2002-2006
Bachelor of Business Administration; Finance and Investments

• Active in the Finance and Investments Club, Wall Street Careers Club, Merrill Lynch Entrepreneurship Competition
• Graduated Magna Cum Laude
• GPA : 3.62 Major GPA: 3.75 (Worked 25 hours per week while attending school full time)

EXPERIENCE

BARCLAYS CAPITAL
New York, NY · 2008-2009
Assistant Vice President – Equity Synthetics Trading

• • Creating custom swap structures for hedge fund clients
• • Pricing new Delta-one equity structures for clients (forwards, zero strike calls)
• • Trading Brazilian single stock and Bovespa future swaps
• • Trading Brazilian Reals to hedge out currency risk
• • Trading proprietary synthetic structures using listed options to arbitrage interest rates

LEHMAN BROTHERS
New York, NY · 2006-2008
Associate – Equity Synthetics Trading

• • Managing risk for $4bn EFP book and $2bn equity swaps book
• • Creating custom swap structures for hedge fund clients
• • Pricing new Delta-one equity structures for clients (forwards, zero strike calls)
• • Trading proprietary interest rate arbitrage positions: producing P&L of $20mm
• • Trading interest rate swaps and interest rate futures to hedge out rho risk on a $5bn book
• • Responsible for managing a $500mm MSCI swap book
• • Trading Brazilian single stock and Bovespa future swaps
• • Trading Brazilian Reals and LTNs to hedge out rho risk

PERSONAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS
· 2006- Present

• • Owner and manager of four single family units in New Jersey and Pennsylvania valued at $600,000
• • Managed rehab project on a dilapidated property in Camden, New Jersey worth $110,000
• • Elected President of the Park East Condo Association, served from 2006-2008

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Program: MBA

Club Membership: MBA

Interests:

• Acquisitions
• Asset Management
• Development

Interested in a job/internship in:

• California
• Central/South America
• Mid-Atlantic USA
• Mid-West USA
• Northeast USA
• Northwest USA
• Southeast USA
• Southwest USA
• West Coast USA

• Interests: Knicks, Mets, Giants, Basketball, Boxing, Geopolitics, Texas Hold’em Poker, Blackjack • Philanthropy: The Haiti Project Event Coordinator 2009, God’s Love We Deliver Volunteer 2007-2008, Minds Matter Mentor 2006-2008 • Languages: Conversational in Spanish • Licenses: Series 7, Series 63, Series 55, obtained New York State Real Estate Salesperson License