NAMIT LODHA

***** ******** **** #**** • Charlotte, NC 28277

919-***-**** • abj6s0@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE SUMMARY

Knowledge Derivatives • Fixed Income • Financial Modeling • Competitive Analysis • Market Intelligence • Forecasting •

: Operations

Industries: Energy • Transportation • Financial Services

EDUCATION

DUKE UNIVERSITY, The Fuqua School of Business

May 2010

Durham, NC

Master of Business Administration, Concentrations: Finance & Strategy

•GMAT: 710, Major GPA: 3.81. President-International Business Club. Member of the Consulting and Finance

Clubs. Highest grades in courses – Derivatives, Fixed Income, Raising Capital, Global Finance. Teaching

Assistant for Finance & Operations.

August 2001INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, BOMBAY (IIT-B)

Mumbai, India

Asia’s premier academic and research institute

Bachelor of Technology, Civil Engineering

• GPA: 8.4. Top 1% in national level entrance examination. Captain - Table Tennis team.

Managed technical and cultural festivals.

EXPERIENCE

ASCENT CAPITAL, Summer Associate

2009 – 2009 Bangalore, India

Private Equity Investment Firm focusing on growth capital and managing $600M across three funds

Due Diligence & Operations Consulting

• Recommended 2 potential investment targets to senior management in the $70B Processed Food Industry of

India by conducting due diligence to demonstrate strategic fit, competitive environment and financial analysis.

• Developed pro forma financial models and performed valuations of potential transactions in the Dairy and

Beverage Industry using DCF and EBITDA multiples.

• Reduced shipping costs by 10% for a portfolio firm by increasing container loadability. Made strategic

recommendations to the COO for further reductions in costs through optimum container split and appointment

of freight forwarders.

• Developed and implemented Receivables’ Management system to reduce the portfolio firm’s credit exposure

by 33%/Year.

AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES (A XEROX COMPANY), M & A Intern

2009 – 2009 Lexington, KY

Financial Analysis

• Identified and researched more than 100 potential firms for acquisition in the Finance & Accounting space.

• Performed financial analyses and valuation using DCF and comparable company analysis to find synergies in

the transactions and accretion/dilution in the earnings for 10 firms shortlisted based on the company’s

selection criteria.

SUZLON ENERGY LTD, Assistant Manager

2006 – 2008 Pune, India

World’s 5th largest wind turbine manufacturing company

Supply Chain & General Management

• Saved $1M/Year by reducing the waiting time of Suzlon’s ships at the Indian ports by 20% through correct

information flow, proper inventory management and improved forecasting accuracy in the exports supply

chain.

• Strategically positioned Suzlon’s chartered ships generating annual revenue of $75M and managed

international and domestic operations of the ships.

• Modeled and prepared financial forecasts for assessing the feasibility of introducing new shipping routes;

increased revenue and number of ships by 300% within two years through route optimization of ships, cargo

planning and business expansion efforts.

• Recommended oil futures contract to senior management to hedge volatility risks in oil price for ships and save

20% compared to spot price.

SAMBHAV, Co-Founder

2003 – 2006 Nalanda, India

Voluntary organization providing education and vocational training to juvenile delinquents and the

marginalized

• Devised the overall strategy, raised funds, and enrolled college students and policemen to educate children-the

number of children in the program went up from 1 in 2003 to 150 per annum by 2006.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Tools: Microsoft Excel, Access, Visio, Vensim, Bloomberg, Decision Tree Modeling, Regression Analysis, Crystal Ball (Monte

Carlo Simulation), Customer Segmentation, Market Research, SQL, SPSS and Statgraphics. Professional Training on

Valuation and LBO modeling by TTS.

• Enjoy tennis, swimming, trekking, and nature photography. Completed basic mountaineering course and reached a

height of 15000 ft.

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