Sahil Desai
Orland Park, IL 60467
708-***-**** (cell)
***********@*****.***
Objective: Find a job in the growth oriented organization where leadership
and communication are valued skills.
Education
Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL Major
GPA: 3.5/4.0
B.B., Finance (May 2010)
Related Coursework
Security Analysis 4. Bank Management
Managerial Strategy and Policy 5. Real Estate Finance and
Investment
3. Calculus with Business Applications 6. Risk
Management and Insurance
Work Experience
Houlihan Smith and Co., Sales Analyst Chicago, IL
July 2010 - September 2010
Analyze client's financial situation to see if there is a opportunity to
complete a transaction.
Rated company's financial position in marketplace based off size and scope.
Determined whether client needed sell or buy side advisory when selling
company, as well as raising capital to fuel certain activities.
Assisted in completing transactions for a specialized investment banking
and mergers & acquisitions group.
NTN-Bower, Assembly and Inspection Macomb, IL
2008 - 2009
Worked in many areas of production from inventory, packaging and warehouse
delivery of finished orders.
Worked here full-time while going to college full-time.
Corrected a few orders that were etched with wrong product number which
saved company dollars.
In charge of building components to make a final product.
Have a good understanding of complex manufacturing systems that produce
mass volume products.
Trained new temporary workers on build specifics, packaging, and shipment
delivery guidelines.
Project Work
Management 490- Completed a research paper titled "The Power of Dreams,"
which discussed the new era of companies going green and how Honda is a
leader in these going green endeavors.
Finance 471- Completed a full security analysis of John Deere. I had to
predict the future value of a stock price for the next ten years.
Finance 441- Worked on an extensive bank analysis of First Midwest Bank.
This project helped me gain an inside view of how banks operate to manage
their spread, GAP, and margins.
Marketing 335- Personal selling class where I created a sales presentation
on NTN-Bower products for prospective buyers. Project gave me insight into
the industrial sales career and salesmanship. Like finding prospects or
leads and discovering their needs so the proper solution can be developed.
Computer Skills
+ MS Word + MS Powerpoint
+ MS Excel + Internet
+ MS Access + Mintab
Other Awards/Activities
Member of the Finance Club at WIU
Illinois State Scholar
Presidents Award