James Patrick Aylward
7217 Stanford Ave., St. Louis, MO. 63130 (314) 630.4335 Paylward55@gmail.com
Education
Masters of Business Administration
University of Missouri – St. Louis
Fall 2014
Dual Bachelors: Finance and International Business
University of Denver - Daniels College of Business.
Cherrington Global Scholar - Studied business abroad in Aix-En-Provence, France.
June 2010
Fall 2008
Professional Experience
DCP Midstream
Contractor: Financial Analyst, Denver, CO
September 2012 – November 2012
 Member of the new Enterprise Project Management Office.
 Helped oversee and manage expenses for Natural Gas projects in excess of $3 billion.
 Coordinated with Project Managers weekly on status updates and financial analysis tracking.
 Completed ad-hoc requests given by upper level managers in a timely and professional manner.
Western Union
Financial Analyst, Denver, CO
August 2011 – May 2012
 Worked with 2 others to oversee a budget of $240 million.
 Proficient with programs such as Oracle and Noetix for general ledger inquiries and A.P.
 Created financial models and forecasts for internal department and business partners.
 Used Excel to document costs & budgets to forecast, maintain budget and expense reports.
Charles Schwab
Registered Representative, Denver, CO
August 2010 – June 2011
 Earned Series 7 and 63 registered broker licenses.
 Provided research and analysis for all tradable financial instruments to clients.
 Increased technical skills through technologies like Bloomberg and Thompson Reuters.
 Provided excellent customer service when speaking with every Schwab customer.
Internship Experience
Monsanto Company
International Finance Intern, St. Louis, MO
Summer 2009
 Utilized foreign exchange rates as a Global Commercial Business Analyst.
 Gained exposure to the development of capital allocation and projection analysis.
 Enhanced parametric financial modeling skills by creating daily Excel models.
Additional Experience
University of Denver, Denver, CO
University of Denver, Denver, CO
University of Denver, Denver, CO
Facilities Operations
Management Intern
Game Operations
Leadership
Society of Leadership and Success:
University of Denver First Year Orientation Leader:
University of Denver First Year Orientation Intern:
University of Denver Fraternity-Sorority Council Member:
January 2009 – June 2010
February 2008 - February 2009
September 2006 – June 2008
January 2009 – June 2010
August 2007 – September 2009
February 2008 – February 2009
March 2007 – June 2010