New York, NY; Ph.: 609-***-**** Email:
ab8k7h@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY
An accomplished, goal oriented, hard working professional with a diverse
background consisting of a rich mix of core engineering, management
studies, finance, statistics and three year business development experience
seeks a challenging position with an Accounting, Financial Services or
Management consulting firm
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant (PhD program) August 2009 - December
2012
"Modeling catastrophic incidents like the sub-prime mortgage crisis using
Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) framework"
< Received highly positive reviews at an International symposium in Texas
and an invitation to publish
< Developed a regulatory model for the financial industry to prevent a
future crisis
< Studied provisions of Dodd Frank, Basel regulations
< Conducted 2008 mortgage market crisis analysis, CDO/CDS/RMBS analysis
< Used a semi-quantitative approach to systemic risk mitigation in the
mortgage market
< Identified and devised mitigating measures for operational and financial
risks
< Developed a method to detect organization level issues leading to failed
projects
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor - Economic Decision Analysis August 2012 - December
2012
Graduate Course Instructor, Fort Leonard Wood campus
< Received highly positive student feedback and notable instructor
evaluation scores
< Developed lecture instruction, assignments, slides and other media for
effective content understanding
< Topics included ROI, NPV, IRR, inflation, benefit-cost, replacement
analysis, sensitivity analysis
< Managed class dynamics, issues and student diversity in terms of learning
and backgrounds
CORPORATE EXPERIENCE
Burkhardt Compression Pvt. Ltd., Pune, India August
2004 - July 2007
Assistant Manager - Strategy & Sales, Special Projects
< As Head of division, accounted for about 21% of the total business.
Simultaneously managing 40 projects worth almost 200 MIO
< Proven track record of effective problem solving, communication and
negotiation skills
< Managed cross-functional teams
< Conducted market research, product launches, product placement, pricing
strategies
< Project Management (special cases); included handling projects from offer
submission to on-site installation of compressor equipment
< Responsibilities included Enquiry Generation & processing, Techno-
commercial discussions, Financial Budgeting, Financial Planning, Pricing
policies
< Sales forecasting, Order intake & profit estimation, formulating 5-year
plans
EDUCATION
Missouri University of Science & Technology (formerly UMR)
Ph.D. Management, Risk, Finance August 2009 - December
2012
Risk management, Finance; GPA:4.0/4.0
M.S. Engineering Management August 2007 - December 2008
Financial Engineering, Project Management; GPA: 4.0/4.0
Pune University, India
B.E. Mechanical Engineering August 2000 -
July 2004
Coursework
Advanced Financial Management
Engineering Economics
Financial Engineering
Financial Risk Analysis
Global Project Management
Introduction to Six Sigma
Investment Science
Operations Management Science
Probability & Statistics
Statistical Data Analysis
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Corporate Finance/Financial Engineering/Modeling
< Corporate valuations - analysis of stock price, DCF, portfolio &
investment options, sales forecasting, capital budgeting using indices,
beta values, historical data & regression analysis
< Black Scholes model, Wiener processes and Ito's Lemma for option pricing;
futures options, options on stock indices and currencies
< Numerical procedures like binomial trees, Monte Carlo simulation,
variance reduction methods, finite difference methods, stochastic
volatility models; convexity and timing adjustments
< Fixed income securities, term structure of interest rates, Mean-variance
portfolio theory, capital asset pricing model, factor models
< Derivatives, Swaps - interest rate, foreign exchange, credit swaps
< Hedging strategies
< Risk management - market, credit and liquidity risks
Project Management/Business Analysis
< Working with cross-functional teams
< Leadership and process improvement
< Lifecycle management and requirements analysis
< Project financial analysis, budgeting and accounting
< Producing, articulating and presenting results to top management
< Market research, interviews, pricing strategy, vendor management
< Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills
CERTIFICATIONS
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< Financial Engineering Certificate - MS&T
< Project Management Certificate - MS&T
SOFTWARE SKILLS
< MS Excel models for financial & graphical analysis
< Minitab and basic SAS for data analysis and ANOVA
< Introductory Matlab, SQL
< MS Visio
< MS Project, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
PUBLICATIONS
Damle S., Enke D., Murray S. "Using a semi-quantitative risk management
approach to managing systemic risks within the financial industry", working
paper.
Damle S., Murray S. "Using LOPA to analyze past catastrophic accidents like
2008 Mortgage Market Crisis and Space shuttle Challenger disaster",
presented at the MKOPSC International symposium, Texas, 2011.
Murray S., Grantham K., Damle S., "Development of a Generic Risk Matrix to
manage projects", Journal of Industrial and Safety Engineering, Spring
2011.
Altabbakh H., Murray S., Damle S., Grantham K., "Variations in Risk
Management Models: A Comparative Study of the Space Shuttle Challenger
Disaster", Engineering Management Journal, (accepted), 2012.
Activities
Represented MS&T Tennis club at Missouri Valley USTA tournaments
MS&T Intramural Tennis singles & doubles champion for 4 years
MS&T Intramural Badminton doubles champion
Captain and Manager of the Sulzer-BCP Cricket team