MARK ZENKUS 609-460-4078
20 Wilson Road, Lambertville, New Jersey 08530 Email: mzenkus@comcast.net
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PROJECT/PRODUCT CREDIT ANALYSIS PROFESSIONAL
PROJECT MANAGEMENT – PRODUCT MANAGEMENT– BUSINESS/RISK ANALYSIS – CREDIT ANALYSIS
Project and product management professional with experience in all phases of project and product
management; credit underwriting corporate and individual, concept development, research, short and
long term impact analysis, change management, training and marketing plans, QA and UAT planning and
management, post release metrics. Background in product development and launching, systems design,
organizational restructuring, risk analysis, and improving transactional productivity. Skilled at in depth
analysis of corporate filings, business & personal financials/tax returns and providing quality customer
service. Effective manager, negotiator and analyst. Acted as liaison for corporate management in new
business ventures, credit policy and pricing..
Career highlights:
• Corporate structure research/analysis of major companies: GE, Chevron, CIT Group
• Enhanced stagnant product, increasing monthly volume by over $100 million.
• Developed new product line which increased monthly volume by $40 million.
• People’s Bank Excellence Award for saving $35,000 through QA project.
Professional Employment
CONSULTING & CONTRACTS 2008 to PRESENT
Bloomberg: 2
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contract for Capital Structure Analysis project/product August - present
Wells Fargo: Retail Mortgage Credit Underwriting April - August
Bloomberg LP via Forrest Solutions Staffing: November-April
• Capital structure analysis for new Capital Structures Project/Product.
• Analysis of corporate filings and debt instruments
CREDIT SUISSE 2006 to 2008
Assistant Vice President, Fixed Income Risk Management - Product Development / Project Management
Responsible for proposing and executing development of new products through creation of a product
development plan covering multiple business channels and their unique business and technical aspects.
Cross functional analysis including impacts across business units and products to ensure business
continuity and efficiency, including collaboration on credit policy and pricing. Coordination and
management of the SDLC using PMO standard methods/PMP practices to manage client interfacing
websites and internal proprietary systems.
• Sign off authority for all business units in approving changes to credit policy including edits and
appropriate training and marketing requirements.
• Created an appendix of recent policy announcements to published credit guidelines which
simplified the interpretation of company policies for clients and sales reps.
• Coordinated the launch of a product enhancement involving complex development across all
business units. This was achieved 4 weeks ahead of schedule and resulted in a over $100 million
increase in monthly volume.
• Managed the launch of a new product line from concept to release across 2 business units. An
immediate volume increase of $40 million a month was realized.
• Constant coordination with legal to ensure all product, credit policy, and pricing were compliant to
federal and state regulations.
• Solved an inefficiency problem for a customer regarding delayed asset verification requirements by
creating an SOP policy for estimating asset requirements.
• Successful technology platform and system alignment of multiple business channels that
minimized delta development for products across multiple business units.