Financial Mathematics graduate

Abdirahman Matan

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Abdirahman Matan completed his bachelor of science honours program in financial Mathematics at Ryerson University. He is very interested in the idea that information technology combined with his actuarial background can help him reach great heights professionally. Abdirahman enjoys completing tasks in the most efficient way possible, is very ethical and follows rules as strictly as possible. Abdirahman loves interacting with people and is very social. He is currently considering enrolling into the Canadian Securities Course. He is also interested in writing the Chartered Financial Analyst level one exam in a year or two.

September 2011 – April 2017: Ryerson University

Financial Mathematics

Relevant Courses:

Financial Mathematics

Derivatives

Investment Analysis

Corporate Finance

Introduction to Stochastic Process

Computational Methods in Mathematics and Finance (using MATLAB)

Financial Risk Management

Applied Linear Algebra (using MATLAB)

Introduction to C

Numerical Analysis (using MATLAB)

Experience in programming languages such as SQL and UNIX

February 2010 – June 2011: Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute

August 2008 – November 2009: Nairobi South Nursery, Primary, Secondary School (Kenya)

Completed the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) edexel O-levels, was in the science stream

Other Skills: Working knowledge of MATLAB (acquired while completing applied linear algebra, MATLAB was a mandatory skill to have in order to pass the course), introductory skills in Python (obtained during a free crash course provided by two Ryerson computer science students), introductory skills in C (a mandatory first year introductory computer science course) and very basic introductory skills in C++ (done in grade 11)

October 2013 – Present: Toronto Transit Commission via Great Connections Employment Services, Toronto, Customer Service (part-time)

Serving customers by answering any questions they have about the service

Helping customers with disabilities and shutting down the power of the tracks in case unauthorized personnel are found there, contacting transit control to report emergencies

Communicating effectively with either one or multiple people, communicating when there is a language barrier, crowd control

Dealing with angry commuters, reducing or eliminating their anger by providing clear answers and solutions to their problems

FDM Academy July-August 2017

Learned the programming languages SQL and UNIX

Abdirahman’s greatest passion and personal interest is in soccer whether its playing it, watching it on TV or playing video games related to it (FIFA etc). Going to the gym for weight lifting and cardio are daily activities along with social media and following politics, fashion trends, music and multiple television shows. Abdirahman also has a huge interest in history having completed several courses during his undergrad to fulfill his liberal arts requirements. He is also interested in volunteering and getting involved with youth and other affairs in his community in the near future and maybe becoming a soccer coach for kids on weekends.

During his undergrad Abdirahman was involved in the Rotman International Trading Competition, having prepared for it for six months with other peers/friends in his Mathematics program.

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