ZACHARIAH J.

FREY
10792 Wheatfield Lane ~ Parker, Colorado 80138
(h)720-937-1068 (c)720-530-6336 zf817312@westpost.net

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
Dedicated, goal-focused Financial Professional with Series 7, Series 63 * Outs
tanding ability to establish rapport with clients in presenting complex concepts
* Excellent data research and problem solving skills * Highly organized, en
thusiastic financial professional with strong grasp of retirement plans and mutu
al funds * Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word for both Window
s and Mac operating systems *
Selected Areas of Expertise:
* Problem-Solving/Research of Trading Issues, Commissions and 12b-1 Fees* Financ
ial Statement Analysis
* Excellent Skills in Excel, Word and Basic Skill in Access
* Subject Matter Expert in NSCC trading, Broker Billed Losses and Collection Ite
ms
* Instruction & Training of New Team Members
EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Master of Business Administration in Finance and Accounting * June 2010 * GPA
3.85 REGIS UNIVERSITY, Denver, Colorado
Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction * 2004 * GPA 3.9
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX, Denver, Colorado
Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education * 2000 * GPA 3.4
NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE, Roseville, Minnesota
LICENSES
Series 7 and Series 63 Financial Licenses

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
OPPENHIEMER FUNDS-Centennial, Colorado
2005 - current
Senior Operations Associate
Institutional Operations Representative specializing in brokerage clearing firms
. Lead department contact for one of the largest clearing firms-First Clearing/
Wachovia/Wells Fargo Advisors. Validate broker billed loss and collection state
ments for accuracy before sending out. Process NSCC trades, rejects, correction
s and ACAT transfers.
Key Achievements:
* Near 100% accuracy rate for the past 3 years, placing me at the top of departm
ent performance, saving on rework time, and avoidance of losses to the funds
* Developed procedure and tracking system for insuring brokers receive payment f
or trade corrections when there had been an issue resulting in large amounts of
lost work time for research, saving multiple hours of weekly research time
* Developed procedures for collecting outstanding broker caused fund losses and
trade collections from commission payments in response to issues with long overd
ue bills, allowing for standardized collections as well as ease of management pr
ocess viewing
* 1 of 2 original people representing intermediary operations department on Agil
e group in CTG as a liaison of ideas and feedback in the development of a new da
tabase system for tracking backdated trades, cancels, losses to the funds, and i
nvoicing for brokers
* Awarded customer service rep of the year by a vote of my department peers at t
he end of 2009/beginning of 2010
* Go to person by coworkers if department knowledge, procedures or researc is ne
eded, particularly in anything related to Wells Fargo Advisors/Wachovia/First C
learing
DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOLS - PRAIRIE CROSSING, Parker, Colorado2002 - 2005
Teacher
Maintain district standards within fourth largest state district, providing four
th-grade education in all basic subjects. Build continuing relationships with p
arents and staff in support of student academic growth and social progress.
Key Achievements:
* Nominated for a Douglas County Thank-a-Teacher award in 2003-2004
SOUTH ST. PAUL DISTRICT - LINCOLN CENTER, South St. Paul, Minnesota 2001 - 2002
Teacher
FOREST LAKE DISTRICT SCHOOLS - FOREST VIEW, Forest Lake, Minnesota 2000 - 2001
Teacher