Management Manager
Resume:
SAM ABRAHAM
Englewood, NJ 07631
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EDUCATION
MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Cambridge, MA
MBA, Class of 200*-****-****
. Finance and Strategy majors
. Co-president of the Israel Business Club, VP Management Consulting Club,
active member of Finance, Venture Capital & Private Equity Clubs; tutored
grad students in finance, accounting & economics; organized a 40-person
Sloan student Business trip to Israel
. GMAT: 740
HARVARD UNIVERSITY Cambridge, MA
. Advanced Corporate Finance - Teaching assistant
Summer 2007
. Cross registered to Finance, Economics and Management courses
BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Ramat Gan, Israel
MA, Finance and Business Administration
2001-2003
. Graduated Magna Cum Laude
. Teaching assistant for "Portfolio Management" course; assigned by the
university to tutor grad students in Finance
BA in Economics and Accounting
1995-1998
. CPA (Isr) - at the top of my class
EXPERIENCE
LEHMAN BROTHERS / BARCLAYS CAPITAL
New York,
NY
Associate
2008 - 2009
. Generated financial and valuation models, analyzed capital structure and
debt capacity; conducted micro-macro economic research; executed
corporate strategy analyses; extensive corporate finance training
. Evaluated counterparties' default events, initiated the firm's first
database in that field, presented the findings to senior management
. Successfully covered the global secondary CDO and insurance trading
businesses
. Active team member that implemented the insurance trading businesses in
the new firm, generating over $100 million volume
HIGHLAND CAPITAL PARTNERS' PORTFOLIO COMPANY - TURBINE INC.
Westwood, MA
Summer Associate, Corporate Development
Summer 2007
. Modeled companies' valuation and analyzed financial and strategic options
of M&A opportunities; Reported directly to the CFO and lead the
presentations to the Board of Directors, leading to M&A transaction
negotiations
. Generated strategic plans, evaluated key forces to gain advantage in the
$15B video game industry; plans presented to top management. Worked
closely with the CFO and senior managers on the company's funding,
liquidity and capital management, leading to a more efficient process of
capital allocation to the various business units across the company
ISRAELI AIR FORCE (IAF)
Palmachim Air Force Base
Palmachim, Israel
Captain, CFO
2002-2006
. Promoted to senior base command staff 4 years in advance - a precedent in
the base's history
. Managed 15 professional officers, leading planning & execution of
strategic initiatives, financial analyses, budgeting; generating
managerial reports for IAF Chief of Staff; Received "Base Commander's
Award" for increasing base's budget allocation by 30%
. Leading and executing cross-divisional projects; Improved efficiency and
coordination among different units of the base; initiated and led a total
restructuring of the financial management systems; Project enhanced the
base command managerial capabilities
. Originated the use of joint venture projects, leading to infrastructure
projects of over $3 million
Air Force Central Headquarters
Tel Aviv, Israel
Lieutenant, Finance Manager
1999-2002
. Led a project to reduce HR costs by 5%; developed new management and
analyses techniques
. Executed a comprehensive analyses of the IAF's officer compensation
program resulting an increase of 15% in personnel retention
. Initiated the use of finance theory on jet fuel pricing, reducing costs
and forming a team to negotiate hedging opportunities
PWC - PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
Tel
Aviv, Israel
Consultant
1998-1999
. M&A practice, generated valuation models, due diligence, worked on
Israel's Hewlett-Packard office merger, leading to a final deal
. Received authorization granted to top 3% of academic officers to intern
at a civilian firm prior to enlisting the IAF
Personal
. Co-managed a charity fund ("Gmach") supporting families in distress;
increased number of supported families by 40%
. Helped to run a unique program for underachieving children, providing
them education and training at our base
. Interests: outdoor activities, photography, reading, table tennis,
volleyball, solving crossword puzzles, avid folk dancer
. Expert knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
. U.S. citizen
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