ZACHARY POOLE

519-***-**** ac7gkc@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

University of Waterloo (Waterloo, ON)

Bachelor of Mathematics, Dean’s Honor List with Distinction:

Actuarial Science/Finance Option & Statistics (Double Major)

Sept 2013 – Apr 2018

Major Average – 92.12%

Cumulative Average – 90.82%

ACTUARIAL EXAMS

Passed five CAS Exams: 1, 2, 3F, 4, S

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

Actuarial Analyst – Co-op Student, New York Life

Created and gave various presentations for senior actuaries and management on the impact of proposed pricing changes on reserve streams

Developed organizational, multitasking, and teamwork skills through simultaneously prioritizing and completing smaller independent requests while also working with team members on larger projects

Sep – Dec 2017

Actuarial Analyst – Co-op Student (3 Terms), Intact Insurance

Led an auto insurance pricing project on background checks that saves Intact more than $100,000 annually and reduces the workload of underwriters

Worked on both the personal and commercial P&C insurance teams, including significant work with auto and property insurance on both

Created and presented reports on a variety of insurance topics, including an end-of-term report on the impact of Uber on the P&C insurance industry

Performed data extraction and analysis on claims and policy data using Excel, VBA, and SAS

Automated processes in VBA to save the team several hours of weekly work

Jan – Apr 2017

Sep – Dec 2015

Jan – Apr 2015

Actuarial Student – Co-op Student, Equitable Life

Worked extensively on a large-scale project assessing the impact of changes in tax regulation on life insurance products with a savings element like UL

May – Aug 2016

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Computer Skills: Excel, VBA, SAS, SQL, R, PowerPoint

Communication Skills: Customer service experience; presentations at work and university

Leadership Skills: Volunteer experience as a high school volleyball coach

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Teaching Assistant – Math Faculty, University of Waterloo

Developed a strong attention to detail and ability to execute tasks efficiently before deadlines through marking weekly assignments

Sep – Dec 2016

Jan – Apr 2016

May – Aug 2015