Resume Jelka Dasent Sep 19

							                                                  Jelka Dasent
                                             800 W 38th St, Apt 9302
                                               Austin, Texas 78705
                                                 (512) 749-6152
                                    jelka.dasent@mba09.mccombs.utexas.edu

Education     The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business                                   Austin, TX
May 2009      Master of Business Administration, Full-Time Program
              Concentration in Finance

              Students Accountancy Center                                                                  Trinidad
June 1996     Accountancy Program (3-4 years of course work), eq to US Bachelor of Business Administration
              Specialization in Accounting

Experience
6/03 – 5/07   Republic Bank Limited
              Senior Manager, Group Treasury (11/06 – 5/07)                                                       Trinidad
               Evaluated the financial impact of the Belize bond re-structuring, collaborated with stakeholders to
                  negotiate with government, obtaining restructured bonds with an exit yield of 9%, 2% ahead of target
               Fostered relationships with key energy companies generating $17.5M in FX income annually
              Vice President, Finance (8/03 – 11/06)                                                Dominican Republic
               Executed buy-side M&A transaction of Banco Mercantil worth $50M. Negotiated post-acquisition
                  settlement of US$86M from the Central Bank and previous shareholders
               Conducted a market analysis, developed a marketing plan and directed a new launch of the foreign
                  exchange department, growing market share by 4% and generating $55M in income annually
               Developed financial analysis and presented to directors the disposal of the retail segment of the
                  bank. Spearheaded the due diligence exercise and sold the credit card and retail portfolio for $35M
              Manager, Head Office (6/03 – 8/03)                                                                  Trinidad
               Executed live buy-side M&A of Barbados National Bank with an asset base of US$1B

8/98 - 6/03   Unilever Caribbean
              Corporate Controller, Caribbean (9/01 – 6/03)                                          Dominican Republic
               Directed a team of 22 employees from multiple regions, prepared financial analysis across
                  business lines and presented consolidated financial statements to executive management
               Analyzed factory costs across regions worth $347M annually. Devised a strategy to reduce overall
                  costs by 17% through outsourcing, which improved competitive bidding process and process
                  review
               Modeled monthly key departmental reports including on-time-in-full inventory, monthly expense
                  tracking, out-of-stock positions, total quality measures and human resource planning
              Financial & Management Accountant (8/98 – 9/01)                                                   Trinidad
               Developed a financial model to track improvement initiatives and collaborated with human resources
                  to design a recognition plan to stimulate participation, contributing income of $22M annually
               Organized a team, designed performance metrics and implemented a plan to eliminate costly stock-
                  outs and improve demand forecasting, generating net savings of over $38M annually

7/96 – 8/98   Republic Bank Limited                                                                              Trinidad
              Accountant
               Executed live buy-side and sell-side M&A proposals, net worth to the group $250M

9/92 – 7/96   Pricewaterhouse                                                                                    Trinidad
              Senior Auditor/Audit Assistant
               Executed audits in manufacturing, financial services and energy market segments

Additional       McCombs: Graduate Finance Association, Energy Finance Group – member
                 Fellow in the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, A.C.C.A. London
                 1st Place in final chartered accountancy exams, out of 327 students
                 Conversational Spanish (worked in the Dominican Republic 2001 – 2006)