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JANCO DAMAS
97 Brayton Road in Boston, Massachusetts 02135 e. jancodamas@gmail.com t.561-870-5098
//ME//
A journalist with diverse business experience who believes anything can be measured and accomplished
//EDUCATION//
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, GRADUATE COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION, Boston, MA
One-Year Master of Science in Journalism, December 2016
GenCorp Scholarship Recipient
Bay State Banner Journalism Scholar
Student Coach @ Storytelling with Data Workshops
BABSON COLLEGE, OLIN GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, Babson Park, MA
One-Year Master of Business Administration w/ Concentrations in Analytics and Marketing, May 2015
Presidents Scholarship Recipient
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, Tallahassee, FL
Bachelor of Science in Finance, Minors in Economics & French, May 2007
//RECENT EXPERIENCE//
BOSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL, Boston, MA 10.2015 – 09.2016
Writer and Freelance Video Journalist
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Create short form web videos to complement events and stories
BABSON GRADUATE SCHOOL BLOG, Babson Park, MA 08.2014 – 06.2015
Editor, Graduate Life
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Assist bloggers with content, headlines, and publishing schedule
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Coordinate individual efforts into a cohesive mission that guides content creation around entrepreneurship
GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP MONITOR (GEM), Worldwide, 05.2014 – 06.2015
Research Assistant, Graphic Designer
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Create infographics to tell the story behind GEM, the world’s largest study on entrepreneurship
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Support senior researchers by collecting, cleaning, and presenting data driven content
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Assist GEM Marketing team with social media strategy
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Published research in Babson Insight for Entrepreneurship Educators
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Published research in the 2014 GEM report covering United States
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR (CSM), Boston, MA 09.2014 – 06.2015
Online News Organization, Management Consulting Field Experience through Babson College
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Year long consulting project for credit to analyze CSM's data warehouse in Adobe Analytics
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Isolated readers who visit the site 5+ times in 45 days, presented data driven recommendations to increase engagement with these users
//PRIOR EXPERIENCE//
OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION, West Palm Beach, FL 2012 - 2014
A publicly traded company focused on servicing mortgages on behalf of large investors
Senior Associate / Supervisor - Communications Data Management
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Supervised a team of 10 software developers based in Mumbai and Bangalore
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Built software solutions to automate communication with the firm’s 1 million+ clients
REBUILDERS SOURCE, LLC, Bronx, NY 2009 - 2011
A Bronx based startup created to recycle construction and demolition waste in New York
Partner & Head of Finance
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Improved margin consistency with pricing strategies that kept products at a fixed percent discount to market
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Collaborated with public sector to subsidize four new employees, managed these employees
BARRETTO SECURITIES, New York, NY 2008
A boutique Investment Bank and Investor Relations firm with offices in NYC, Seattle, and Vancouver
Business Development – Investment Banking Group
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Drove creation of a “warm” prospect list and ushered in the group’s first clients
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Interacted with prospects over the phone regarding their firm’s cash position
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Procured engagements to raise private equity capital for aforementioned clients
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Prepared investor presentations for roadshows
LEHMAN BROTHERS INVESTMENT BANK, New York, NY 2006-2008
Investment Banking Analyst – Private Capital Market Group
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Developed investment concepts into client ready pitches using Powerpoint and Excel
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Extrapolated businesses fundraising needs to match the sponsor's investment criteria
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Built and maintained database of comparable growth multiples across several industries
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Gained experience with valuation and financial modeling training
//VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT//
NORTHERN MANHATTAN COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS, New York, NY 2009 - Present
Immigrant Rights advocacy non-profit with $500k in public and private funding.
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I serve as Board Treasurer and maintainthe organizations mid to long term budgets. Management provides data and I create performance reports.
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Contact Angela Fernandez, Executive Director
FLORIDA COMMUNITY ALLIANCE, West Palm Beach, FL 2013 - 2014
Mental Health Counseling non-profit for at-risk youth with $300k in public and private funding.
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I served as CFO creating the monthly budget for programs and vendor services. Management provides data and I create performance reports.
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Contact Minerva King, Executive Director
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
HD & 4k Cameras, Audio & Lighting, Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, InDesign, Excel Wiz, Tableau, Basic Web Design, Fluent Haitian Creole