Software Engineer Management
Resume:
NITHIN SRIDHARAN Edison, NJ 08817
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EDUCATION
Stuart School of Business (SSB), Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL
Master of Science in Finance (Concentration in Corporate Finance and Risk Management) May 2010
GPA 3.1
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Masters Thesis Topic: “Federal Reserve Requirements and its Rationale”
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Relevant Coursework: Financial Statement Analysis, Corporate Finance, Futures, Options and Derivatives, Financial Math,
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Financial Modelling, Market Risk Management, Enterprise Risk Management, Valuation and Portfolio Management, Global
Financial Markets and Market Microstructure
Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) Bangalore, India
Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering June 2007
GPA 3.0
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ACADEMIC PROJECTS
Created various valuation, merger models and LBO models as a part of my curriculum
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Worked with peers on projects involving M&As, equity underwriting and capital structure analysis
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Performed analysis of financial statements and forecasting of the same
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Conducted VaR and Expected Shortfall Analysis to calculate degree of risk through following methods: Parametric, Historical
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Simulation, extreme value method, Monte Carlo Simulation
Designed and developed the marketing strategy for an electronic options exchange
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Analyzed the credit risk and pricing of Credit Default Swaps and Asset Backed Securities
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Implemented various models such as EWMA, GARCH to calculate market volatility
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Performed pricing analysis of fixed income securities
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Wealth Creators Bangalore, India
Investment Advisor Intern Summer 2009
Managed funds worth $7 million, exceeding SENSEX India benchmarks by 4% in annual returns (total returns of 15%)
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Worked with a dozen clients and identified their goals and risk tolerance levels to develop customized investment strategies
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Monitored market conditions and adjusted the allocation of clients’ investments accordingly
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Profiled available mutual funds and made recommendations to clients based on their requirements
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Researched and analyzed performance of equities to appropriately advise clients
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Accenture India Pvt. Limited Chennai, India
Associate Software Engineer (British Telecom) June 2007-July 2008
Oversaw testing of Siebel application through multiple phases, ensuring that test plans and test cases were completed and met
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business requirements
Led a team of 4 professionals in script execution and status reporting during the course of the project
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Worked with multiple teams across functional (and company) boundaries to drive the resolution of defects
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Created reusable documents to efficiently conduct testing of the application
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Verified business requirements against functional specifications
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Organized internal knowledge transfer sessions between several Accenture teams
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Received the “Rising Star” award for outstanding achievement at the Associate Software Engineer level
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EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Member of Indian Student Association, was responsible for organizing cultural activities (2009)
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Key member of core organizing committee for Vidyut’06, an intercollegiate technological and cultural festival in Bangalore, India
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(2006)
Organized activities for the Electrical Engineering department at VTU (2006)
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OTHER
Certifications: Currently pursuing Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation
Computer Skills: Proficient in Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Word
Intermediate FactSet, C/C++, MATLAB
Interests: Chess, reading, soccer
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