Karen J. Marques                                                                                                                 

 Email: kjm6@njit.edu

 


Professional Profile: Top-performing, solution-driven Project Manager/ Financial Analyst offering over seven years of extensive accounting, finance and leadership experience.

Broad background in leading organizations through start-up, change, revitalization, turnaround and accelerated growth. 

Proven ability to think critically through the development of best practice models, methodologies, framework and solutions at the executive level both creatively and delivering at a practical level.  

 

Diversified, progressive experience in the analysis of financial and economic data supporting enterprise decision making; forecasting and modeling; and case management.

Successfully managed time, prioritized task and organized projects to maximize revenue.

 

                                                                         EDUCATION                           

School of Management, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark , NJ

Master of Science in Business Finance 3.5

                          May 2011

 

School of Management, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark , NJ

Bachelor of Science in Business Management Concentration in Finance 3.4

May 2010

 

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

Associates in Science in Business Management 3.4

December  2007

                                                                                                                                                              

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE 

Computer Software: MS Access, MS Excel, MS Office, MS Projects, MS Word, MS Power Point, C++, Basic and Mini Tabs 

Language Proficiency: Intermediate level Portuguese and beginner level Spanish

Certifications: Bloomberg Essentials Training Program – Equity Essentials

 

EXPERIENCE PUBLIC/ PRIVATE/ NON-PROFIT

 

Capital One – NJIT Summer Bankers Program

Newark, NJ

 

Residential Program Coordinator – Internship

Summer 2010

 

The City of Newark – Business Administration Office

Newark, NJ

 

Grant Coordinator – Internship

Dec 2007-May 2008

           

IMPACT Community Development Corporation

Montclair, NJ

 

Operations Manager

Oct 2004-Aug 2007

á       Developed effective work plans, set priorities appropriately, and organized resources to accomplish organizational goals

á       Critically evaluated, synthesized, and compared information to draw logical conclusions and inferences

á       Developed statistical models and methodologies to predict, quantify and or forecast various business metrics

á       Demonstrated the ability to choose the best available course of action to resolve departmental challenges;

á       Seeking all relevant information and taking into account risks, resources, and constraints

á       Lead budget negotiations with state and federal government agencies

á       Provided expertise and assistance in explaining model results to a non-technical audience

á       Determined goals, objectives, and performance measures for programs and organization

á       Developed and maintained reports and models to drive client engagement and business profitability

á       Ensured full and clear documentation of all processes

 

Conifer Realty LLC,

Elizabeth, NJ

 

Community Manager

Sep 2001-Sep 2004

á       Implemented a rent collection program, bringing collections from 54% to 98%

á       Identified and recommend new data sources that improved analytic conclusions

á       Utilized surveys, interviews, and quantitative data to prepare statistical analytical reports

á       Completed several capital improvement projects

á       Conducted appraisals for all direct reports

á       Established an appropriate rapport with, and determined the needs of, each prospective resident

á       Analyzed and research of rental trends

á       Maintained monthly expense reporting model