Competitive Intelligence Analyst at RR Donnelley
Philippines
Competitive Intelligence Analyst at RR Donnelley
Philippines
I was a graduate of BS Mathematics in Ateneo de Manila University. A former math competitor in high school days, I worked as an underwriter doing due diligence of distressed debts and assets composed of non-performing loans and foreclosed idle assets in an asset management company for a multi billion dollar vulture fund investor operating under the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) Law in the Philippines. I report directly to the Managing Director.
I also got involved in researching companies declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings especially at the height of global recession as well as financially troubled companies which are in the brink of declaring a bankruptcy. I report directly to the Managing Partner and Chairman of the whole North American Bankruptcy Practice Group.
I am currently working as Competitive Intelligence Analyst handling the whole Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA) region providing business intelligence and key insights for developing key strategies of client.
I am also a personal finance blogger, blogging at www.millionaireacts.com, writing on topics of savings, investments, entrepreneurship, and self-motivation. As a blogger, I am equipped with some Search Engine Optimization skills and the knowledge on money management, investments, and financial planning.
- Competitive analysis on distressed asset investments ideally being acquired by vulture funds.
- Analysis on financially burdened companies.
- Finance and Investing (Stock Market, Real Estate, Mutual Funds, etc.)
- Personal finance and money management.
- Innovative & Goal Oriented. Has 'can-do' optimistic attitude.
- Search Engine Optimization Skills
(Public Company; RRD; Printing industry)
June 2009 — Present (6 months)
- Works for a major client in the IT industry
- Prepares powerpoint presentation on competitor profiles based on the data gathered from different online databases.
- Conducts SWOT Analysis of competitors
- Provides business intelligence particularly in the CEEMEA region (Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa)
- Tracks quarterly earnings of major global business competitors to know their key initiatives and strategies on CEEMEA region.
(Partnership; Law Practice industry)
October 2007 — June 2009 (1 year 9 months)
- Works closely with the lawyers of North America Corporate Restructuring, Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy Practice Group located in North America Regional Office to identify opportunities to be appointed as Creditor’s Committee counsel in chapter 11 bankruptcy filings.
- Provides support in relation to Creditor’s Committee opportunities to wit:
1. Review of Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings
2. Research of creditors against internal information
3. Contact/ presentation/ discussion and follow-up with practitioners regarding opportunities
- Research companies in financial distress before bankruptcy declaration for client representation.
- Reports directly to the Chairman of Bankruptcy Practice Group and other bankruptcy lawyers in North America.
(Privately Held; Financial Services industry)
September 2004 — October 2007 (3 years 2 months)
- Underwrites loan and collateral asset files in preparation for portfolio purchase.
- Provides product knowledge and technical advice to facilitate management decision in developing and maintaining the profitable contracts of portfolio investments, and a healthy relationship with the organizational clients.
- Conduct property and asset valuations including physical site and market inspections.
- Study of risk exposure arising out of investment projects.
- Conducts credit research of borrower guarantors and related parties to estimate recovery values.
- Research and assessment of local and national economic and property market trends
- Reviews and analyzes performing and non-performing real estate and business loan and collateral files.
- Compiles and input critical data for financial pricing models.
- Organizes files in preparation for turn over to Asset Management department when a deal was won.
- Compiles asset data reports to Asset Management and Investor reporting upon acquisition of portfolio.
- Helps in ad hoc asset management tasks from coordinating with litigation lawyers in terms of collection of acquired bad assets, disposition of acquired scrap materials, and management of property caretakers.
- Reports directly to the Managing Director
Bachelor of Science , Major in Mathematics , 2000 — 2004
Good grades on Philosophy subjects.
stocks, real estate, mutual funds and other types of investments, personal finance and money management, entrepreneurship and business, finance and investing, mobile phone gadgets, modeling and acting.
With Honors, High School Graduation