associate Resume

Posted on: 2006-03-08

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Resume:

EDUCATION University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, August - December
• College of Commerce and Business Administration
• BS in Accountancy, significant coursework in International Studies
• GPA: ./.
Hinsdale Central High School,
• GPA: ./.

INTERNATIONAL European Summer Study Program, Summer
EDUCATION • Studied at Manchester Business School, visited major corporations
in European Countries
• Used communication skills to bridge language barrier & facilitate group work, resulting in my group winning project competition
• Received highest grade on final project and exam testing knowledge of business and current events in the European Union
Escuela Superior de Administración de Empresas, Spring
• Spent semester studying in Barcelona at one of Spain’s premier
business schools
• Completed extra courses in Spanish for additional credit
Learning About China, Spring
&#; Was granted a Freeman Fellowship to participate in five-week study
program at Beijing University
&#; Gained understanding of modern Chinese society through
immersion and interaction with Chinese citizens
&#; Completed outreach project upon return to U.S. and published
article detailing experience in local newspaper

EMPLOYMENT Crowe Chizek and Company LLC – Associate, Risk & Performance Services
Group- Oct – Jan
&#; Perform Sarbanes-Oxley audits of internal controls
PricewaterhouseCoopers-Assurance Associate,Capital Markets- Aug -Jul &#; Worked an average of hours/week, achieving the highest
utilization among first-year associates in the department
&#; Was assigned to the firm’s most high-profile clients, including
Goldman Sachs Credit Derivatives team
&#; Improved PwC team’s relationship with key client Goldman Sachs
by effectively liaising with GS management, which contributed to
increasing efficiency of the audit
&#; Took on senior associate’s work when emergency arose, quickly
learnt new skills, and was able to turn in high-quality end product
&#; Was awarded extra bonus for work done on Siemens Co., one of the
firm’s biggest revenue sources
PricewaterhouseCoopers- Audit intern, Investment Management- Spring
&#; Assumed first-year associate’s role while an intern and
successfully met all deadlines
&#; Firm chose to extend internship one extra month due to my superior
work quality, willingness to work long hours, and high productivity
PricewaterhouseCoopers- Audit intern, Consumer Products - summer
&#; Interacted with client management and upper-level auditors to gain
knowledge and experience about various companies and audit
procedures
PricewaterhouseCoopers- Client intern- summer
• Interned in Retirement Department at Blue Cross Blue Shield through PwC’s client internship program
• Facilitated interactions with BCBS Puerto Rico by serving as a translator, became Puerto Rico’s principal contact in department

UNIVERSITY
& CURRENT • Phi Gamma Nu Professional Business Fraternity
ACTIVITIES -Pledge Class Professional Committee Chair- Fall
• Latino Association for Business Students
• International Illini
• Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting
• New York City Foreign Policy Group

HONORS • President’s Award Scholarship, Merit Recognition Scholarship
• National Society of Collegiate Scholars
• University of Illinois Dean’s List
• Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society
• Illinois State Scholar
• AP Scholar with Honors
• National Merit Commended Scholar
• HCHS Dean’s List

SKILLS Language
• Native Spanish speaker – fully fluent and literate in Spanish
• Semi-fluent and literate in French
• Proficient in Italian, beginner in Mandarin Chinese
Computer
• Windows, Word, Excel, Internet, Power Point, Lotus Notes