Scepter Publishers

Freelance: February 2023 - February 2024
Part-Time: March 2024 - August 2024
Full-time: September 2024 - Present

Publishing Professional 

YESHIVA KETANA OF MANHATTAN

English Teacher

Scully and Scully

As marketing coordinator, I was responsible for managing our email marketing and website personalization, while contributing to website maintenance and social media development.

Marketing Coordinator

Freelance Editor

Brilla Public Charter Schools

Middle School Humanities, ELA, and (as an elective) Latin.

Teacher

Faustina Academy

Saint Brendan’s Point Oyster Farm

In this role, I worked with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, local farmers, and seafood restaurateurs to plan an oyster farm on 40 acres of leased land in accordance with Virginia maritime and agricultural law. Once we were ready to begin building, I worked with the property owner, Stephen O'Keefe, to write a grant proposal and win $40,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture. 

Using said $40,000, I hired and managed a small team to create a functioning oyster reef and farm in the Mobjack bay near Jamestown, Virginia. 

Locals interested in touring the farm may reach out to me via Linkedin or my personal email.

Research Consultant and Strategist

Virtual Service Operations 

In this role, I verified the accuracy and legitimacy of unemployment claims, verified claimant eligibility for state aid, and programmed benefits for citizens unemployed due to COVID-19.

Data Analyst

Youth Service International, Inc.

In this role, I worked with a team to coordinate and teach week-long seminars and camps for middle school and high school students.

Management Staff and Mentor

In this role, I delivered packages just in time for the Christmas holidays.

Delivery Assistant

Dynamic professional interested in growing small mission-driven business.

Past experiences:
- Editor with experience in non-fiction, fiction, and poetry. 
- Marketing professional with experience in email marketing, website personalization, google ads, and website optimization.  
- English teacher with experience in South Bronx public charter and private community schools. 

Side interests include academic writing, cycling, and foreign language study. 

Skilled in research, organization, and communication.

E. Thomas O'Keefe

Prudential Financial

• Produce quarterly Risk Monitors highlighting the portfolio risks and composition for all Prudential
entities. Utilize Tableau Dashboard to create the visualizations for these presentations.
• Assist in the overhaul of investment limits for several entities, working alongside the investment
teams and boards to ensure the limits make sense with their long-term investment strategies.

Finance Specialist - Investment Risk Management (FLDP - Y3 Rotation)

• Supported Retirement Strategies Treasury team during forecast and reporting cycles by gathering
data on risk totals and Risk-to-GAAP adjustments.
• Led the development and submission of Institutional Retirement's Capital Reconciliation for
Corporate Treasury, which itemizes and explains drivers of capital across multiple cuts. Presented
results to Corporate Treasury and fielded questions.

Finance Specialist - Institutional Retirement Strategies Treasury (FLDP - Y2 Rotation)

• Assisted State & Local Tax team during the annual State Apportionment process. Created and
managed hundreds of Excel files to accurately depict the total amount of tax attributable to individual
states for each legal entity of Prudential.

Senior Finance Associate - Tax Department (FLDP - Y1 Rotation)

F&S Produce Co., Inc. via the Rutgers MBS Externship Exchange Program

• Worked with a team of students to create a dashboard for visualizing historical prices of commodities by utilizing Python and Dash by Plotly.
• Selected from a statewide pool of applicants for this externship opportunity.

Extern - Data Analytics

• Supported the Asset/Liability Management team on the 2Q20 Actuals reporting process.

Finance Intern - Corporate Controllers

Current Finance Specialist in the Finance Leadership Development Program (FLDP) at Prudential Financial with a demonstrated history of success in various corporate finance functions, including state & local tax, financial planning & analysis, capital management, and investment risk management. Graduate of Seton Hall University's Stillman School of Business. Passionate about working with people and helping others succeed.

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