Gilbert Manda

I gave the youths a tour of Columbia University. I also talked to kids in Harlem about the importance of education.

• Created sales and marketing tools, grew clientele, and generated quality sales leads.
• Mentored a new sales team to surpass goals in alignment with brand standards.
• Proposed commercial sustainability practices and solar lighting installations, reducing energy costs, etc.
• Prepared analyses of customers' current and projected electrical usage, demonstrating financial return on investment via new system introduction.
• Proposed commercial sustainability practices and solar lighting installations, reducing energy costs and environmental impact by over 10%.

• Answer clients' questions about the purposes and details of financial plans and strategies
• Recommend to clients strategies in cash management, insurance coverage, investment planning, annuities, IRAs, and mutual funds to help them achieve their financial goals
• Analyze clients' financial information to determine strategies for meeting financial objectives
• Prepare financial customer reports for weekly meetings with manager and reports for monthly meetings with company's Compliance and Standards Department

• Work with group of clients to assist them with their financial objectives and research lists of prospective clients to sign up new investors
• Interview clients (one-on-one meetings and by phone) to determine their current income, expenses, insurance coverage, tax status, financial objectives, risk tolerance, or other information needed to develop a financial plan

• Served as advisor to financial clients, assisting them in choosing which products to include in their financial profiles; kept track of product results to advise clients on terminating some and adding new ones
• During four-year period, worked with about 400 clients in helping them build up their financial portfolios; communicated with clients by phone and by one-on-one meetings
• Visited with clients in other states to discuss financial strategies

• Interviewed public figures and wrote feature articles about politics, international relations, and economics in around the world
• Focused on several articles involving the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank

• Delivered content to a broad audience by simplifying complex information.
• Met deadlines to provide relevant information quickly to staff and the general public.
• Traveled to seven different countries to gather information and report on them.
• Reported on foreign aid at the World Bank and IMF in Washington, DC, with reliable interpretations of events and financial knowledge.
• Delivered content to a broad audience by simplifying complex information.
• Reported on international affairs with reliable interpretations of events and financial knowledge.

• I published a book titled Genocide Without Gunfire: Slain by IMF Policy. I wrote about how IMF/World-sponsored Structural Adjustment Programs in Zambia reduced life expectancy during a raging AIDS pandemic in the 1990s.

• Wrote and published Investigative articles for the Times of Zambia and Sunday Times of Zambia
• Performed research and checked facts to maintain a high standard of journalistic integrity.
• Evaluated and followed up on news leads and news tips to develop story ideas.
• Cultivated strong relationships with sources and other contacts to support leads and story development.