1. PATRICK A. NEELY
2 Dead End Drive Maple Shade, NJ 08052
609.410.2441 patrick.neely@villanova.edu
EDUCATION
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY – Villanova, PA, September 2009
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering; Minor in Business
GPA 3.0/4.0; Dean’s List (GPA >3.33) ‘07, ‘08, ‘09
Investment Banking Institute - Financial Valuation and Modeling New York, NY, December - May 2008
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LICENSED MORTGAGE LOAN OFFICER, First Mutual Corporation, Cherry Hill, NJ, 2007 - Present
• Originate mortgage loans
• Interact with a large contingency of people whose communication needs vary widely
ANALYST, Atlas Advisors LLC, New York, NY, Summer 2008
• Assisted senior members of the firm with market research, financial analyses and proposal development on a diverse
portfolio of mergers & acquisition and private equity projects
• Compiled a comprehensive 40-page market analysis presenting targeted research, operational and financial analyses and
creative distribution scenarios for an $18B international retail client
• Provided oral reports to senior members and my coworkers that determined strategic and financial decisions for clients
JUNIOR ANALYST, Focus Capital Investors LLC, New York, NY, Summers 2005 & 2007
• Monitored daily stock activity for 15 primary investments tracking pricing, position and markets for an internationally
recognized hedge fund – helped grow portfolio from $150MM to over $2B in three years
• Extensively researched four major investment prospects utilizing Excel, PowerPoint, Edgar Online, and Bloomberg to create a
financial and economic analyses for the lead analyst and head trader
• Streamlined the trade settling process automated broker confirmations reducing daily processing time for an average of 30
trades from one hour to less than five minutes
• Managed all due diligence and legal reviews for seven primary broker agreements ensuring full compliance
TRADING ROOM INTERN, Villanova Finance Lab and Trading Room, Villanova, PA, August 2005 – May 2006
• Delivered first-rate technical support for an average of 80 students daily at a high-tech campus facility
• Prepared and delivered formal presentations for up to 45 students at a time introducing concepts and techniques for
optimizing research tools to prospect investments and clients
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, North Sea Capital Management, New York, NY, Summers 2003 & 2004
• Drafted daily memos that circulated throughout the entire firm - evaluating news of the day which would affect portfolio
performance
ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE
CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECT, United States Navy, Lakehurst, NJ, January 2008 – May 2009
• Effectively applied inventive thinking in a consensus decision-making environment
• Optimized weight, material, utility, and cost to bring project under budget and on schedule
• Learned proper technical-information communication techniques
• Developed a succinct, readily comprehensible scientific report that met the needs of target audience
ACTIVITIES/INTERESTS
• Chapter Liaison, Engineering Club of Philadelphia, August 2009 - Present
• Volunteer, Back on my Feet, August 2009 – Present
• Volunteer, Special Olympics, 2007 & 2008
• Campaign Coordinator, NJ PIRG – New Voters Project, 2006
• President, Villanova Entrepreneurial Society, 2005 – 2006
• Varsity Lightweight Rower, Villanova Men’s Crew, 2004 – 2007