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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

  • Create short form web videos to complement events and stories

 

BABSON GRADUATE SCHOOL BLOG, Babson Park, MA 08.2014 – 06.2015

Editor, Graduate Life

  • Assist bloggers with content, headlines, and publishing schedule

  • 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                                       

 

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR (CSM), Boston, MA 09.2014 – 06.2015

Online News Organization, Management Consulting Field Experience through Babson College

  • Year long consulting project for credit to analyze CSM's data warehouse in Adobe Analytics

  • 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

  • Supervised a team of 10 software developers based in Mumbai and Bangalore

  • 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

  • Improved margin consistency with pricing strategies that kept products at a fixed percent discount to market

  • 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

  • Drove creation of a “warm” prospect list and ushered in the group’s first clients

  • Interacted with prospects over the phone regarding their firm’s cash position

  • Procured engagements to raise private equity capital for aforementioned clients

  • Prepared investor presentations for roadshows

 

LEHMAN BROTHERS INVESTMENT BANK, New  York, NY 2006-2008

Investment Banking Analyst – Private Capital Market Group

  • Developed investment concepts into client ready pitches using Powerpoint and Excel

  • Extrapolated businesses fundraising needs to match the sponsor's investment criteria

  • Built and maintained database of comparable growth multiples across several industries

  • 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.​

  • I serve as Board Treasurer and maintainthe organizations mid to long term budgets. Management provides data and I create performance reports.

  • 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.​

  • I served as CFO creating the monthly budget for programs and vendor services. Management provides data and I create performance reports.

  • 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

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