Sean Fennessy Online Resume

Objective

Financial markets professional seeking position in FX sales and trading. Extensive background in equities, fixed income, FX and derivatives sales and support at top broker dealers and banks. My strengths include expert understanding of geopolitics and their impact on fundamental trends in FX. I am confident I will be highly effective at advising clients as well as identifying and constructing investment strategies. I have a fundamental understanding of normal as well as more opaque trends in FX markets. My written and spoken communications skills are excellent and would be very valuable in presenting opportunities to existing and prospective customers.

Work Experience

Retail customer service (05/01/2008 – Present)

Assist professional traders using complex investment trading software including scale trading and heavy emphasis on retail and institutional forex customers. Ability to troubleshoot and explain complex subjects, and the capacity to identify customer needs and then show them the products available to them via IB direct access.

Last Employer: Interactive Brokers

Sales middle office (05/01/2006 – 02/22/2008)

Liaison between sales staff and top tier institutional clients including banks, dealers, hedge funds and companies to facilitate major fixed income transactions. Utilize the forex market to hedge currency exposure. Proactively engaging clients to maintain a comprehensive understanding of their needs and how the changing environment could change their behaviors and needs. Bottom line was to assist in every way possible to sell the offerings and make sure customer had all support they need.

Last Employer: Goldman Sachs

Sales assistant (04/01/1998 – 04/01/2006)

Institutional client services rep and sales assistant to major funds worldwide. Assist sales staff to develop and manage relationships with key clients and constituents, including inter-broker dealers, investment banks, asset management firms, commercial companies, and high net worth individuals.

Last Employer: Citigroup

Margin professional (04/01/1996 – 04/01/1998)

Margin and risk oversight of institutional and professional trader compliance with inhouse and industry risk management

Last Employer: First Options Chicago

Education

Establishment: American University in Cairo

Degree: Year abroad

Education Period: 08/01/1984 - 05/01/1985

Speciality: Middle East studies

Average Grade: B

Details: Year abroad at international university in Cairo. Studies in English with students from around the Middle East and the world

Establishment: Ripon College

Degree: B.A.

Education Period: 08/25/1982 - 04/20/1987

Speciality: Political Science

Average Grade: B

Details: Studied literature, science, mathematics, French, political science, international relations, sociology, philosophy and history as part of a well- balanced liberal arts degree. Concentration on Middle East studies.

Skills

Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with tremendous attention to detail and quality.

Computer Skills: Excel, Bloomberg, Reuters

Foreign Language Skills: Studied French and Arabic in college

Additional Information

Certifications or Licensures: Series 3 FINRA

Study Abroad: American University in Cairo 1985

Interests

Cycling, fly fishing, golf, cooking classes.