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William P. Benson 684 Hawthorne Ave E
St. Paul, MN 55106
(715)821-7359
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Objective: My goal is to start a career as an actuary with a highly reputable company where I can make the best use of
my individual talents and competencies. I intend to continue my professional development through passing all of SOA’s
exams and earning the FSA designation. I am looking forward to this career path because I feel that it will be challenging,
interesting, and personally rewarding.
Professional Skills
-Strong grasp of business finance fundamentals including balance sheets, income statements, cash flows, ratio
analysis, and time-value of money principles
- Strong communication skills 1-on-1, over the phone, and through email
- Exceptional analytical and investigative skills
- Executes at a high level in a team environment, both through leadership and coachability
- Highly Effective in leading others in tasks received from upper leaders and in taking initiative
-Strong mathematical, problem solving, and statistical skills, including material covered on SOA’s Exam P
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Expression Web 4, Adobe Illustrator, and Quark
Work Experience
USDA Federal Milk Market
Marketing Specialist May, 2013--Present
-Market Information tracking and statistical analysis
-Preparation of weekly report and monthly report to Washington D.C. and bi-monthly dairy price
announcements to industry
-Public Homepage and Employee Homepage web maintenance and development
-Adapt articles, graphs, and market statistics with publishing software for monthly Dairy Market News
publication
-Respond to industry information requests
Achievements:
- Grade promotion to MA 16 after 1 year in position
- Received fully successful or exceptional ratings on all categories of all annual performance reviews
USDA Federal Milk Market July, 2007—May, 2013
Senior Auditor
-Examination and analysis of product and financial records and procedures
- Documentation of product flow and accountability.
- Preparation of audit schedules and work papers.
-Communication of audit findings to plant personnel and audit manager and review staff.
Achievements:
- Promoted to Senior Auditor after three years with organization—the shortest timeframe possible
- Received fully successful or exceptional ratings on all categories of all annual performance reviews
William P. Benson 684 Hawthorne Ave E
St. Paul, MN 55106
(715)821-7359
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United States Army October, 2001—March, 2010
SERGEANT
-Trained soldiers in marksmanship, physical fitness, first aid, land navigation, and other infantry tasks.
-Served on active duty in two deployments to Iraq from June, 2004—November, 2005; and from January, 2009—
March, 2010.
-Lead a team of 4 to execute convoy operations, detainee transport, vehicle checkpoint/searches, patrols, vehicle
maintenance, and security detail while on deployment
Achievements:
-Awarded two army commendation medals
-Achieved Expert Infantry Badge
- Attended Army’s Primary Leadership Development Course and earned Noncommissioned Officer Professional
Development ribbon
-Earned army certification as Level 1 self-defense instructor
Hometown Liquor, Inc. December, 2000—May, 2007
Manager
- Interacted with customers in a retail sales environment
- Responsible for opening and closing, preparing daily bookwork and bank deposits, ordering product, customer
service, and shift management.
Education
Passed SOA’s Exam P (Probability) November, 2015
o Working toward passing Exam FM and continuing on to complete FSA
Masters of Business Administration May, 2014
o University of Wisconsin—River Falls
o 3.815 program GPA
B.S. Accounting/ Minors in Economics and Criminal Justice May, 2007
o University of Wisconsin—River Falls
o Senior Merit (3.59 cumulative GPA)
References available on request
