Management Project

Waqar Baig

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EDUCATION_______________________________________________________________________________________________

Polytechnic Institute of NYU – Department of Finance and Risk Engineering Jan 2007 – May 2008

Master of Science in Financial Engineering - Capital Markets

The Ohio State University – College of Arts and Sciences Sept 2000 – Aug 2005

Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics & Economics

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COMPUTER SKILLS_______________________________________________________________________________________

Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP Cad Key, Mat Lab, AutoCAD, MathCAD, Ansys

Unix/Solaris, MS-DOS, Borland Caliber Programming in Java, C++, SQL and Toad

Microsoft Office 97/2000/XP Advance Spreadsheet Management through MS-Excel,

PeopleSoft Version. 7.5 – 8.9 Mini Tab, Quattro Pro and Mathematica

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EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE_______________________________________________________________________________

Columbia Business School, CITI, New York, NY – Research Assistant Aug 2008 – Present

Performing different finance research task on Media, Telecom, Internet and Technology industries

Working on different projects relating with Equity and Debt financing of new startup companies

Study different company models and analyzed on implementing them as a venture capitalist and an entrepreneur

TIAA-CREF, New York, NY - Asset Management – Equities Intern Sept 2007 – Mar 2008

Performed Data analysis under the direction of project lead using standard database query tools and Microsoft Office products

Setup new fixed income securities in internal database and Compile data like Alpha, Beta and other regression analysis statistics

Ran reports on Fact Set, Bloomberg and respond to ad hoc data requests from Portfolio Management

Documentation of existing business workflow, procedures, roles and responsibilities and also setting up core static data

Creation of functional specs used to build core functionality and created testing plans for Integration & User acceptance testing

St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Covington, KY - PeopleSoft Functional/QA Consultant Mar 2006 – Aug 2006

Performed Fit/Gap Analysis and Data Mapping for the Upgrade of PeopleSoft Version 8.3 to 8.9

Worked closely with the technical team and DBA regarding any issues with the application

Developed Test plans and wrote test scripts for the testing team to help them perform UAT (User Acceptance Testing).

Dealt with functional and some technical issues during the Parallel Testing phase.

The Ohio State University, Columbus OH

Eisenhower National Clearing House – Help Desk Support Dec 2000-May 2005

Answered phone calls regarding any problems in the different department and systems

Installed different operating systems and upgrade hardware.

Worked with system managers regarding any problems with the system.

Office of International Education – Student Associate June 2002 – May 2003

Checked-in new International Students and assisted advisors and supervisors in orientation

Served as liaison between students and relevant school authorities and organizing events like Taste f OSU

Coordinated inter departmental business and social activities and facilitated student orientation events

Mathematical and Statistical Learning Centre – Tutor Dec 2000 – Nov 2001

Supervised students utilization of computers and maintained record of lab operations

Assisted students with problems pertaining to appropriate software, hardware and peripherals utilization

Tutored students needing help in Algebra, Calculus and Mathematica.

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LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE_________________________________________________________________________________

United Nations International Project, Ohio State University, Columbus OH – PR Coordinator Sept 2002 – June 2004

Assisted in developing and managing an annual budget for association funds

Initiated revenue generating projects to raise sponsorships

Pakistani Student Association, Ohio State University, Columbus OH – PR Officer Sept 2001 – June 2003

Increased membership by promoting association activities throughout campus

Organized professional and social events to facilitate member development and integration

Initiated partnerships and collaborated with other associations to co-sponsor events

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ACTIVITIES, ACHIEVEMENTS & VOLUNTEERING___________________________________________________________

Languages, Fluent in English, Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi.

Student Employee of the Month Award, Office of International Education and Science and Engineering Library

Habitat For Humanity, Volunteer and member of community commitment, organizing relief efforts for Asian Tsunami victims

Clubs and Organizations, Active member of the Math club and Undergraduate Economic Society at Ohio State University

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