Steven@myurbans.com
Urban
Founder & Chief Visionary January 2016 – Present
URBAN is a centralized platform for cities that aggregates activities and analyzes what exists in its several neighborhoods. It serves as a hybrid between a search engine for a designated city and a neighborhood social media feed.
Franklin First Financial, Beverly Hills, CA
May 2014 – December 2015
Mortgage Loan Officer NMLS: 1024679
- Work directly with the head manager to assist with business developement and the strategic growth of the branch
- Lead recruitment efforts and interview new candidates for new mortgage loan originator positions
- Develop and research new marketing campaigns in terms of lead generation
- Assist prospective homeowners in the refinance of their mortgages or purchase of new property by conducting preliminary intake and assisting in the advisory on standard process.
- Effectively execute credit report analysis, title examination, and income/asset documents to ensure compliance with lenders' programs and approval guidelines.
- Conduct office managerial responsibilities such as supply inventory and handle A/R and A/P worksheets
US Mortgage Corporation,New York, NY
November 2012 – November 2013
Mortgage Loan Officer NMLS: 1024679
- Fully licensed to conduct transactions in the states of Maryland, New Jersey, Connecticut and California
- Assist prospective homeowners in the refinance of their mortgages by conducting preliminary intake and assisting in the advisory on standard process.
- Effectively execute credit report analysis, title examination, and income/asset documents to ensure compliance with lenders' programs and approval guidelines.
- Organize and coordinate loan files in advancement of loan processing and underwriting using Encompass software. Perform comprehensive research of state lending guidelines.
State Of California Los Angeles, CA
January 2012 – June 2012
Political Contractor
- Petition for issues (listed below) in an effort to appear on the November Ballot.
Issues – 3 strikes revision, Death Penalty Repeal, Genetically Engineered Foods, Regulation in adult film industry, Temporary Taxes for Education, State Budget, Clean Energy Jobs
- Assist in office duties such as name processing for other petitioners and organizational tasks as well as aid in the recruitment efforts of new petitioners.
Open Systems Technologies New York, NY
June 2011 – December 2011
Investment Banking/Hedge Fund Technical Recruiter
- Managed the full life cycle recruitment process such as job posting, resume sourcing, interviewing and job offers.
- Daily collaboration with line management to build strong business unit relationships and support recruitment needs/strategy.
- Participate in ongoing training for position development to grasp a better understanding of technical based positions to meet the requirements and needs of diverse clients.
- Specialize in skill sets such as Java/C++/C#/Sql/ Vb.NET/ Ajax/Oracle/Ab Initio/Business Analyst/Project Managers/ Financial Analyst/UML/Basel/Dodd Frank/Unix/Shell Scripting
Soros Fund Management, New York, NY
February 2011 – April 2011
Administrative Assistant
- Performed assistant tasks such as file making, searching of specific documents, presentation creation, and general clerical tasks to the head administrator in the office of the CFO
- Creator of a new excel database for general client record keeping that allowed for an efficient and faster search time and provided concise knowledge with regards to physical file location
- Performed general reception duties which included visitor greetings, security clearance, conference room administration and executive correspondence
Goldman Sachs, New York, NY
September 2009 –February 2011
Investors Marketing Group
- Directly supported corporate management from various organizations in floor unit management
- Liaison between investors and event management for data updates and record keeping
- Maintained tentative communication to ensure accurate information for attendance purposes
- Assisted department in successful execution of agenda during events in which high profile guests were in attendance, (President George Bush, General Colin Powell)
Societe Generale Corporate Investment Banking
New York, NY February 2010 – August 2010
Learning & Development Administration
- Served as main point of contact for internal course registrations for all employees throughout North & South Americas. Assisted in maintaining academic calendar to ensure that all planned courses were scheduled accordingly.
- Communicated with several external vendors in registering employees for offsite courses. Within role, a new database was created for tracking external registrations which incorporated a budget and survey feature for department use.
- Conducted oral presentations on behalf of department for new hire orientation sessions and acted as lead coordinator for compliance training registrations.. Within the role, the number of employees that completed session drastically increased to new record level.
- Consistently used pivot tables as an aid to discover any past hires that did not complete session and informed and enrolled them accordingly.
EDUCATION
University of Southern California
Ross Minority Program in Real Estate – Price School of Public Policy – Feb 2015
State University of New York at Albany
B.A Major in World History/English - May 2008
Yale University
Summer Sessions – August 2006
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Lexus Nexus, Net-Exchange Market Watch, Reuters, Bloomberg, Lotus Notes, HTML, Human Capital Management Systems - HRIS
Volunteer Work
Streetwise Partners, Bottomless Closet, KIPP Academy, NYC Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Fred’s Team, New Life Society of Venice Beach
Outside Interest
4x World Major Marathon Finisher – New York City, Tokyo, Chicago & Berlin
Training For The 2016 Boston and London Marathons
