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[Von Milash]

prolonged unemployment makes you go mad. Angry. Bitter. Mean. Desperate. Etc. Etc. Etc.

Just ask me.

I'm fucking losing it.

[Kev]

prolonged unemployment makes you go mad. Angry. Bitter. Mean. Desperate. Etc. Etc. Etc.

Just ask me.

I'm fucking losing it.

You'll be alright buddy, always light at the end of every tunnel,just got to hang in there, must be tough though especially when you're over qualified for a lot of jobs u get turned down for.

Something will turn up eventually though..

[Von Milash]

Hey I hope you're right. Can't take much more of this. Someone's dog is gonna get shot.

But you know, I really think this internet porn thing is gonna take off. I think now might be the time to get in on the ground floor.

[CGM]

prolonged unemployment makes you go mad. Angry. Bitter. Mean. Desperate. Etc. Etc. Etc.

Just ask me.

I'm fucking losing it.

You haven't asked for advice but...

I've been through long periods of unemployment. One thing that helped me get out of that was doing projects that simulated the sorts of jobs I saw myself doing. So I had something concrete to show a potential employer in a job interview, rather than just a big gap.

[Gandalf]

Unemployment is something I just dont understand. Even though I havent had a full time job in the last 5 months I have had a part time job covering me whilst I study. And prior to that I worked like a bastard all my adult life.

There must be something wrong with somebody who really cannot get a job. I know that sounds a bit off, but the world is really not that difficult if you are intelligent and willing to adapt to situations.

[Von Milash]

Yeah, and with that, you haven't got a clue Miles. Do I really need to say something nasty, like go fuck yourself? Because I don't want to do that. I've applied for everything from $200k jobs down to $30k. If you want to re-write my resume so that it gets me a job, feel free. I'll give you one month. If in one month you can get me a job (a CAREER), I'll give you half of my first paycheck.

Interesting theory CGM. I will contemplate that and see if I can figure out how to apply it. A bit tough to do home based investment banking though.

Here it is Miles. Go for it.

A professional seeking opportunities in financial management and analysis.


9 Northdale Dr. (905) 646-8109

St. Catharines, ON., L2M 3N8 mjmillar73@yahoo.com

skills & attributes

·Committed to lifelong learning; CMA enrollment planned for Spring, 2009
·Experienced project manager and leader
·Detail-oriented and internal market mindset
·Strong negotiation and arbitration skills
·Excellent communications and critical thinking
·Entrepreneurial spirit, experienced w/ SPIN selling and business development strategies
·Adept at meeting stringent deadlines and presenting key findings to senior management
·Strong knowledge of cost effective operations; lean/6σ, TQM, JIT, TOC, EOQ, MRP/ERP, etc.
·Advanced computer skills: Excel (linear programming, simulation/modeling, macros & VBA, Pivot Tables, Databases), Spotfire, PHStatII, Crystal Ball, Access/SQL.
·Extensive knowledge of GAAP, securities valuation, capital markets, risk management via futures and commodities trading, bond duration and YTM, ROI, MPT, etc.
·Advanced financial forecasting, data analysis, budgeting and statement analysis skills
·Working knowledge of market research sites including WSJ, Globefund.com, etc.

Graduate EDUCATION*

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance (AACSB accred.)
Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY, 2009 (GPA = 3.95)
Key Courses: Accounting, Investment Finance, Corporate Finance, Financial Markets & Institutions, International Economics, Global Business, Financial Statement Analysis, Law, Operations Management, Quantitative Analysis and Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Strategic Marketing, Strategic Management.

Master of Science (MS), Chemistry, Synthetic Organic
Brock University, St. Catharines, ON. 1999 (GPA = 3.9)
Thesis Work: "The Stereoselective Oxidative Dimerization of (1R)-Camphor. A Short Synthesis of exo,exo'-3,3'-Biisoborneol (BIBOL)". James McNulty and Monte J. Millar, Department of Chemistry, Brock University, with Gerald Bernardinelli and Charles W. Jefford, Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland. In The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1999, 64, 5312-5314.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Financial Planning and Sales Consultant Investors Group, St. Catharines, ON. January, 2008-April, 2008

·Investment, retirement, education and estate planning via registered and non-registered mutual funds sales. Tax and cash flow management and restructuring. (IFIC mutual funds sales license, January, 200
Parallel Medicinal / Pharmaceutical Research Chemist Pfizer Global R&D, Ann Arbor, MI. 1999 to 2007

Associate Scientist (1999-2003) Sr. Associate Scientist (2003-2007) Scientist (2007)
Synthesis and SAR Development Synthesis-Interpretation-Design ProjectManagement
·Successfully transitioned through five therapeutic areas and promoted to primary group responsible for novel lead compound and project generation. Key member of various corporate planning and safety committees to develop new programs and set the direction for the R&D division’s accelerated growth and management. Served as project manager and liaison for various therapeutic areas; Managed key project information via the novel use of software for data storage, organization and visualization; Synthesis and spectroscopic determination of novel heterocyclic molecules for SAR development; Innovative efforts included the implementation of automation and new software in parallel medicinal synthesis and adaptation of traditional business concepts to novel situations.

Small Business Owner & Operator (part-time)www.freewebs.com/mjmpainting, 2001-Pres

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Utilized new synthesis and purification technologies and software to increase productivity and set benchmarks for success by nearly 50% year over year for two year period.

Exceeded annual performance objectives and ranked in top 1 percent throughout division in productivity in 2006 by synthesizing over 800 compounds for preliminary biological assays and toxicology studies.

Acted as a key research member on three therapeutic area teams in 2006 that took projects forward and invented compounds for further development to target several multi-billion dollar consumer markets, including CNS (sleep and depression) and anti-infectives (broad spectrum antibiotics) medications.

Aided and expedited department and site deliverable goals by interfacing with partner therapeutic area project representatives and leaders to determine project progress, needs and strategies going forward.

Developed and implemented a novel inter-departmental Excel-based results communications tool to streamline and expedite site-wide information sharing and progress reporting with colleagues, project leaders and departmental senior staff through online database access.

Implemented the use of an economic gains-from-trade model to leverage individuals’ comparative advantages into effective pairings for improving departmental operational efficiency and worker productivity. Preliminary results indicated a nearly two-fold increase in operating efficiency.

Introduced group management to quantitative modeling tools that helped re-define acceptable group and individual performance standards and to help determine annual performance outliers to within 95% confidence intervals, also enabling management to take corrective measures for SOPs.

Identified additional cost savings and areas for increased productivity through strategic FTE allocation by counseling senior management on models relating to 1) the utilization of efficiency-per-dollar measures of domestic and foreign labor, and 2) NPV financial models based on current market and labour rates.

[CGM]

Unemployment is something I just dont understand. Even though I havent had a full time job in the last 5 months I have had a part time job covering me whilst I study. And prior to that I worked like a bastard all my adult life.

There must be something wrong with somebody who really cannot get a job. I know that sounds a bit off, but the world is really not that difficult if you are intelligent and willing to adapt to situations.

Sure Miles, aside from being outsourced after 25 years at the plant, there can be something wrong. People make wrong decisions, choose wrong paths, confidence can take a pounding, things don't work as planned, illness, whatever. They still have to try and deal with it. You are what, late 20s? Hope things continue to work out for you in your chosen path, it can happen to the best of us.

[Von Milash]

the rest of it.

Managed and prioritized multiple projects and series based on key biological data; determined both qualitatively and quantitatively compounds and projects for further development to aid site productivity.

Utilized Excel- and Spotfire-based statistical and visual models to determine project progress; helped support and justify go/no-go decisions when presenting key data and findings to departmental senior staff and project leaders. Aided in pruning project portfolio and strategic staffing levels throughout year.

Negotiated with equipment and parts suppliers in acquiring new instruments and technologies at a minimum cost and helped determine optimum supply levels based on surveys and vis-�*-vis interaction with users. Also lead negotiations to repair defective equipment for a cost savings of over $50,000.

Helped manage several multi-million dollar spectroscopic instruments as a “super-user” on behalf of research group and 350 peripheral department-wide users; scheduled usage and maintenance activities, aiding discovery efforts by preventing bottlenecks and outages from overuse and resource constraints.

Community Involvement

·Member, silver medalists, Jr. men’s Canadian fast-pitch championships, Richmond, BC (1992); Coach, boys and girls high school softball and various youth sports; Volunteer, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital oncology unit; Tutor, high school math and chemistry at Bishop Ridley College, St. Catharines, ON.

[CGM]

VM, Before I got into insurance and actuarial work, I played with Mortality and demographic statistics and standard formulas to develop insurance pricing models uising Lotus 123 and Excel. On my home computer. And I showed all this stuff to a guy who ended up hiring me.

If you are into investment banking, or want to be, you can work with historical financial data that is available on the net, putting your own ideas about investments to the test to see how they would work over time, that sort of stuff. Just an idea.

[Gandalf]

Okay, I was perhaps insensitive. But seriously there is always work.

Both of you could get into ESL and there is decent money if you make the right choices. Von Milash could apply at university level and actually teach content based English. He would earn a lot more money by trying to move somewhere. Staying home like that wont earn anything.

And CGM, you sound educated. There is always room for graduates to work anywhere.

It really is about choices. Nobody with an education needs to be unemployed, and if you are then there is always the chance to adjust.

[Von Milash]

Miles, you're not even in the real world yet. Seriously man, you just don't get it yet. Trust me. Someday you'll be there. And then you'll see exactly what I'm talking about.

[Gandalf]

Okay, I was perhaps insensitive. But seriously there is always work.

Both of you could get into ESL and there is decent money if you make the right choices. Von Milash could apply at university level and actually teach content based English. He would earn a lot more money by trying to move somewhere. Staying home like that wont earn anything.

And CGM, you sound educated. There is always room for graduates to work anywhere.

It really is about choices. Nobody with an education needs to be unemployed, and if you are then there is always the chance to adjust.

I just think a lot of people are lazy, and want things handed on a plate though. If you cant get a job, then no job should be above you. Its as simple as that.

[Von Milash]

VM, Before I got into insurance and actuarial work, I played with Mortality and demographic statistics and standard formulas to develop insurance pricing models uising Lotus 123 and Excel. On my home computer. And I showed all this stuff to a guy who ended up hiring me.

If you are into investment banking, or want to be, you can work with historical financial data that is available on the net, putting your own ideas about investments to the test to see how they would work over time, that sort of stuff. Just an idea.

I actually did up all sorts of models on my laptop, bond duration, pricing, Black Scholes option pricing, etc. Nobody really cared.

I just interviewed for a gig in commercial banking. They said I was "too senior." They sent my resume to corporate credit, underwriting bonds and all that. But no dice. so I wrote back to commercial banking and no openings.


With all this said, I COULD go into financial advising. But with these markets, who the hell is buying? People are freaking over their investments... and there's no way anyone could make an $8million quota right now. Not in St. Catharines, Ontario, the second lowest median income in Ontario....

[Von Milash]

Okay, I was perhaps insensitive. But seriously there is always work.

Both of you could get into ESL and there is decent money if you make the right choices. Von Milash could apply at university level and actually teach content based English. He would earn a lot more money by trying to move somewhere. Staying home like that wont earn anything.

And CGM, you sound educated. There is always room for graduates to work anywhere.

It really is about choices. Nobody with an education needs to be unemployed, and if you are then there is always the chance to adjust.

I just think a lot of people are lazy, and want things handed on a plate though. If you cant get a job, then no job should be above you. Its as simple as that.

This is the last I'll say of it. You have no idea what you're talking about.

[Gandalf]

Miles, you're not even in the real world yet. Seriously man, you just don't get it yet. Trust me. Someday you'll be there. And then you'll see exactly what I'm talking about.

I think I know exactly what you are talking about. Thats why Im taking the effort to become so qualified in the area that I work. The good thing is that ESL is a growth industry and there will always be work.

If I was staying at home in the UK complaining then you might have a point. But Im not, and Im away from home finding work easily enough.

My point was that, if you looked for some work, no matter what. Then you might find some. It might be "beneath" you but it would be an income. You are obviously qualified, Im just telling you that you can easily find work, if you wanted it.