EDUCATION

A. B. Freeman School of Business
Tulane University                                                                                             New Orleans, LA Master of Business Administration                                                                            May 1999 Concentrations: Finance and International Management; cumulative GPA: 3.6
670 GMAT—95%, 170 LSAT—97%

Loyola University New Orleans                                                                      New Orleans, LA BBA, Majors: Finance/International Business                                                          May 1997 Magna cum Laude, University Honors, GPA: 3.7
including summer semester spent at Institución de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Guadalajara, Mexico

EXPERIENCE

Burkenroad Reports                                                                                        New Orleans, LA Equity Analyst                                                                                                Aug. 1997-present Participated in a nationally recognized securities research program. Research team interviewed management, conducted industry and business analyses, and produced cash flow and earnings models. Published and distributed investment research reports for International Shipholding Corporation & Avondale Industries.

Viking Range Corporation                                                                                Greenwood, MS Finance Intern                                                                                           June 1998-Sept. 1998 Developed and implemented short-term investment policy to generate interest income, assisted in investment of excess cash, significantly reduced operating costs by researching alternative suppliers and reorganizing production line to increase efficiency, and worked on team planning European expansion, which presented recommendations to CFO.

Hibernia National Bank                                                                                   New Orleans, LA Community Lending Intern, Officer                                                           June 1996-Jan. 1997 Conducted credit risk analysis, created customer database for portfolio evaluation and database marketing, analyzed two competing loan scoring methods and aided in transition, database marketing, and portfolio analysis. Increased profits through marketing and increasing number of dealers.

Linder & Associates                                                                                        New Orleans, LA Staff Associate Consultant                                                                         June 1996-Oct. 1996 Coordinated staff analysis, interviewed primary sources for consultation of Police Department, developed action plan to reorganize Department, implement new technology, and establish a new partnership with the FBI.

Rivergulf Shipping Agency, Inc.                                                                      New Orleans, LA Accountant's Assistant                                           May 1990-Aug 1990, May 1993-July 1996 Assisted with vendor relations, bookkeeping, filing, and computer data entry.

ACTIVITIES

Tulane University: Beta Gamma Sigma (business honor society), Tulane Investors Group, Family Business Club, Tulane International Business Society, Entreprenuership Club; Loyola University New Orleans: University Programming Board: Treasurer 1994-96: managed $56,000 budget, Delta Sigma Pi: (professional fraternity of business) Treasurer, Community Service Chairperson, Vice-President for Professional Affairs, Board of Trustees: Academic and Faculty Affairs: Student Representative, College of Business Steering Committee: Student Representative, Beta Gamma Sigma, Economics Club: Co-Editor Loyola Journal of Economics, Vice-President, Phi Eta Sigma (freshman honor society), Student Alumni Association

HONORS/AWARDS

Tulane University:Freeman Scholarship,Loyola University New Orleans:1996-97 Dean’s Honor Award, 1996-97 Who’s Who Among Students in Colleges and Universities, 1993-96 Most Outstanding Freshman, Junior, and Non-Graduating Senior in Business, Ignatian Scholarship—full tuition and room, Loyola University Honors Program, Published in Fall 1996 Loyola Journal of Economics.

SKILLS

Proficient in IBM & Macintosh (Microsoft Office, Lotus, Storm, Bloomberg, Internet, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), skilled in financial analysis, sales, customer service, and database marketing. Fluent in English & Greek, competent in Spanish.

INTERESTS

Auto racing, the outdoors, travel, computers, herpetology