Finance, Quant, Python, C++, Excel, Quantitative Research
Resume:
Aravind Bolisetty
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Educational Background
Course / Specialization Institute / College % / CGPA Year B.E. (Hons.) Mechanical & Minor in Finance BITS Pilani K.K. Birla Goa Campus 9.05/10 2018 (Exp.) Class XII (Andhra Pradesh Board) NRI College, Vijayawada 97.6 % 2014 Class X (Andhra Pradesh Board) Indian Springs School, Vijayawada 9.8/10 2012 Technical Skills Python, C++, MATLAB and Microsoft Excel Internships / Work Experience
JP Morgan
Chase & Co.,
Quantitative
Research
Worked with Equity Derivatives quant team, Global Markets Group, Mumbai
Implemented 12 and resolved 47 Futures/Exchange Traded Fund based Indices using Python
Solely responsible for calculating and publishing the Index Levels to Bloomberg, daily
Accomplished a 6 month project to migrate live indices to a new engine, in 5-months
Launched 4 indices on proprietary platforms to estimate Greeks, using Monte Carlo Simulations, used by traders to book trades and manage risk Jul ’17
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Dec ‘17
Thinkerbell Labs
(Project Mudra)
Design Engineer
Engineered mechanical refreshable Braille display of thickness less than 8 cm.
Projected cash flows and assessed alternatives using Discounted Cash Flow analysis and persuaded the start-up in raising capital of Rs 1.3 crores in its first round of fund-raising
Optimized subassemblies to reduce volume, reducing prototyping costs by 11%
Coordinated with a team of 4 in designing devices for assisted learning for children Aug ’16
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Jul ’17
Tata
Technologies,
Summer Intern
Designed A-Pillar interior trim in a Jaguar project in 8 days, potentially saving 16 man-hours
Investigated and reported clashes in a Land Rover project, saving nearly 40 man-hours
Wrote reports on basics of designing interior trims, now used as initial assignment to interns May ’16
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Jul ’16
Academic Projects
Shear Stress in Thermal Protection System of Space Crafts (ISRO Funded)
Simulated amorphous silica tiles used on Reusable Launch Vehicles for failure during launch and re-entry
Quantified shear stress due to flow of air over a flat plate, using numerical methods on Python and MATLAB
Results of the project served as the basis for further research by the project-lead to simulate fracture
Graded an A (10/10) by the instructor (project-lead) for the project Jan ’17
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May ‘17
Estimating and interpreting volatility of futures and equity asset
Evaluated daily, weekly and monthly returns on equity and futures contracts of Cadila Pharmaceuticals
Quantified annual realized volatility and Sharpe Ratio using data scraped from NSE India using Python
Analysed 1-Year historical price data using Microsoft Excel, as part of ‘Derivative Risk Management’ course Jan ’17
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Apr ‘17
Automation of assignments using Python
Programmed scripts to generate, solve and evaluate assignments in the course Mechanics of Solids
Worked as a Teaching Assistant and potentially saved 5-7 hours per assignment to the instructor
Awarded a certificate for excellent performance by the instructor of the course Aug ’16
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Dec ‘16
Achievements
Department Rank 5, out of 120 students in Mechanical Engineering. 10/10 GPA in Finance minor
Awarded INSPIRE scholarship of Rs. 80000 for 5 years by Government of India to pursue sciences and research
Awarded BITS Pilani’s Merit-Cum-Need scholarship (80% of tuition fee) every semester
Topper of the courses Numerical Analysis, Financial Management and Derivative Risk Management
3rd/15 teams in ‘Mayday Mystery’, an air crash investigation event in national level technical fest, Quark ’17
Awarded Best All-rounder (out of 900 students) of the St. Anne’s High School, Vijayawada 2017
2014
2014-17
2017
2017
2010
Positions of Responsibility
Event Manager
Quark-16
Led a team of 9 in managing Trailblazers, a national level Remote Control plane flying event
Reduced the expenses by 21% Year-over-Year by arranging infrastructure required in-house
Boosted the participation by 11% from last year, by improving outreach via social media 2016
Student Mentor
ACB BITS Goa
Guided 2 students in improving their GPAs by 8% and 13% respectively, in 1 semester each
Trusted with this responsibility by the administration of BITS Pilani for 2 semesters 2016
Head Boy
Indian Springs
School
Elected and represented the school (1000+ students) at all intra/inter school events
Planned and organised school’s first science fair with a participation of 1500+ students
Initiated school’s participation in The Hindu’s Young World Quiz, a national-level event 2012
Extra-Curricular Activities
Taught a mess-worker how-to-use-computer as part of Abhigyaan, a social-welfare organisation run by students of BITS
Mentored 5 first-year students as part of Peer Mentorship Program at BITS Goa
Instructor of ‘Design and Assembly using SolidWorks’ course as part of Centre for Technical Education, BITS Goa
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