charles mastellone

Provided cross-cultural communications services, including translation and interpretation, for US and Japanese companies

Supervisory Analyst (SA) responsible for quality and content control: edited, approved and published 1,000+ research reports yearly, with 9 analysts and approximately 100 stocks under coverage -Responsible for analysis of performance, production and readership statistics: identified how clients are utilizing research and increased monetization of sales and trading team -With Chief Investment Strategist, synthesized data on market and industry trends to produce sector analysis and stock focus list reports that guided client investment decisions -Managed operational flow for 15 person Equity Research Department, ensuring that reports reached clients efficiently and in an impactful timeframe -Worked with Compliance to ensure that all research met SEC/FINRA guidelines, as well complied with company policy; supported Director of Research (DOR) in research-related compliance matters -Responsible for general department oversight and compliance, including conflict of interest vetting of expert events, email review, and analyst and associate trade approval

Implemented improvements to the research department's processes to improve compliance and productivity, including moving to a new publishing platform (Bluematrix) and revision of the department's best practices and style manuals - Covered the Clean Technology and Communications sectors with senior analysts; created models, wrote company reports and was extensively involved in the production of two industry white papers for the firm’s annual CleanTech Conference - Preformed valuation analysis, built operating and roll-up models, and performed due diligence for securities offerings for client companies (IPOs, secondary offerings, PIPEs, private placements) - Assisted Sales & Trading team in determining sales strategy based on client sector interest - Helped create and organize training program for Equity Research and Sales & Trading Associates to further promote career development and increase communications across departments

* Executed institutional and retail orders * Resolved position discrepancies between traders' inventory and institutional accounts * Assisted senior traders by disseminating information on stocks in which we made markets * Prepared daily and monthly P&L sheets

* Increased sales 28% during the 04-05 trade show season by developing target marketing and inventory selection, based on 25 * years of sales data * Developed a Microsoft Access based inventory system to catalog the $5 million * worth of merchandise in the store to replace a six volume paper system * Was responsible for in-store and trade show sales, research, data management, and logistics

* Encouraged grass-roots internationalization through planning community events * Wrote articles in Japanese for the town’s newspaper * Interacted with private companies promoting cross cultural understanding * Participated in as well as moderated panels regarding cross cultural understanding and education * Awards: Postmaster of the Day, Izumo-Daito Post Office, Daito-cho, Shimane, Japan; Shimane Friendship Ambassador, Shimane Prefecture Office

Minor in Economics","Semester abroad at the Kyoto International Language Center, Kyoto City, Japan."]

Middlebury Language School For Japanese, Summer 2002"]