Christian T. Higgins [email protected] (802) 989-5163 Permanent Address: 35 Edgewood Road, Cornwall VT, 05753 Present Address: Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 3625 Scandling Center Geneva, NY 14456 Education & Training Hobart College, Geneva NY Anticipated May 2017 Bachelor of Arts in Economics MiddCORE, Student (Middlebury College), Lake Tahoe, NV Summer 2015 • Completed intensive entrepreneurial and business courses • Analyzed YouTube’s business model, corporate structure and revenue growth into the future • Developed a new market strategy for YouTube, aligned with its growth plans • Trained in public speaking and effective team communication Work Experience Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Capital Markets Group, Analyst, New York, NY Summer 2016 • Worked on Closed-End Fund and Unit Investment Trust origination • Participated in research analysis of fund sponsors and underwriting litigation in CEFs, UITS, DNI, and ENI • Actively traded and supported Financial Advisors through taxable fixed income purchases/sales • Worked with high frequency/volume domestic, international, and options traders in a supporting role • Contributed to development of revised equity trading platforms to support less ‘high touch’ volume and NRC Financial Advisors • Was able to experience both pre and post BREXIT fallout on a micro and macro level Merrill Lynch, Private Banking and Investment Group, Analyst, Atlanta, GA Summer 2015 • Utilized Salesforce to prepare reports for clients in order to ensure that investment portfolios remain structured to meet client objectives • Developed several pitch books, market updates, and private wealth questionnaires • Researched and compiled investment opportunities based on client needs • Scheduled and prepared team for meeting with both clients and other offices State Farm Insurance, Amy Kane Agency, Sales Intern, Geneva, NY Fall 2015 – Present • Run billing and payment transactions on a daily basis • Perform primary vehicle assessment and assist clients throughout the claims process • Answer client question in person, over the phone, and out on location as necessary North Star Leasing Company, Intern, Burlington, VT Winter 2015 • Assisted clients through application process • Learned how to target and capitalize on a specific niche market • Observed day-to-day function of a private financing company within a localized market Involvement Delta Chi Fraternity, Member, Hobart College, Geneva, NY Fall 2014-Present • Demonstrate interpersonal communication and relationship building skills and assist in the decision-making Investment Club, Founding Member, Hobart College, Geneva, NY Fall 2013 – Present • Discuss and investigate financial developments in our global economy, while working to forecast movements within the financial markets Budget Allocation Committee, Voting Member, HWS, Geneva, NY Fall 2014 – Present • Hear and deliberate over various club sports/activities budget proposals with regard to need and warrant • Allocate funds according to enforceable bylaws Skills Computer: Proficient in Java (read/write), SAS (9.3), Microsoft Office, Bloomberg

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PermanentAddress:35EdgewoodRoad,CornwallVT,05753PresentAddress:HobartandWilliamSmithColleges,3625ScandlingCenterGeneva,NY14456

Education&TrainingHobartCollege,GenevaNY AnticipatedMay2017BachelorofArtsinEconomics MiddCORE,Student(MiddleburyCollege),LakeTahoe,NVSummer2015• Completedintensiveentrepreneurialandbusinesscourses• AnalyzedYouTube’sbusinessmodel,corporatestructureandrevenuegrowthintothefuture• DevelopedanewmarketstrategyforYouTube,alignedwithitsgrowthplans• TrainedinpublicspeakingandeffectiveteamcommunicationWorkExperienceBankofAmericaMerrillLynch,CapitalMarketsGroup,Analyst,NewYork,NYSummer2016• WorkedonClosed-EndFundandUnitInvestmentTrustorigination• ParticipatedinresearchanalysisoffundsponsorsandunderwritinglitigationinCEFs,UITS,DNI,andENI• ActivelytradedandsupportedFinancialAdvisorsthroughtaxablefixedincomepurchases/sales• Workedwithhighfrequency/volumedomestic,international,andoptionstradersinasupportingrole• Contributedtodevelopmentofrevisedequitytradingplatformstosupportless‘hightouch’volumeandNRCFinancialAdvisors• WasabletoexperiencebothpreandpostBREXITfalloutonamicroandmacrolevelMerrillLynch,PrivateBankingandInvestmentGroup,Analyst,Atlanta,GASummer2015• UtilizedSalesforcetopreparereportsforclientsinordertoensurethatinvestmentportfoliosremainstructuredtomeetclient

objectives• Developedseveralpitchbooks,marketupdates,andprivatewealthquestionnaires• Researchedandcompiledinvestmentopportunitiesbasedonclientneeds• ScheduledandpreparedteamformeetingwithbothclientsandotherofficesStateFarmInsurance,AmyKaneAgency,SalesIntern,Geneva,NY Fall2015–Present• Runbillingandpaymenttransactionsonadailybasis• Performprimaryvehicleassessmentandassistclientsthroughouttheclaimsprocess• Answerclientquestioninperson,overthephone,andoutonlocationasnecessaryNorthStarLeasingCompany,Intern,Burlington,VT Winter2015• Assistedclientsthroughapplicationprocess• Learnedhowtotargetandcapitalizeonaspecificnichemarket• Observedday-to-dayfunctionofaprivatefinancingcompanywithinalocalizedmarketInvolvementDeltaChiFraternity,Member,HobartCollege,Geneva,NY Fall2014-Present• Demonstrateinterpersonalcommunicationandrelationshipbuildingskillsandassistinthedecision-making

InvestmentClub,FoundingMember,HobartCollege,Geneva,NY Fall2013–Present• Discussandinvestigatefinancialdevelopmentsinourglobaleconomy,whileworkingtoforecastmovementswithinthe

financialmarketsBudgetAllocationCommittee,VotingMember,HWS,Geneva,NY Fall2014–Present• Hearanddeliberateovervariousclubsports/activitiesbudgetproposalswithregardtoneedandwarrant• AllocatefundsaccordingtoenforceablebylawsSkillsComputer:ProficientinJava(read/write),SAS(9.3),MicrosoftOffice,Bloomberg