Kian Mikhchi

719-***-****

ac8lqh@r.postjobfree.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/kianmikhchi/

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Auto Network, Inc. 2012 — 2014, 2017 — 2018

Finance Manager, (2017-2018)

Strategic Pricing Manager, (2012-2014)

• Directed daily operations for dealership during prolonged owner absence, with direct oversight of $860,000 of inventory and led management team of 2 managers and 10 departmental staff

• Created company website through V12 software resulting in a 27% overall sales increase in 6 months

• Improved payment collections by creating and piloting online payment portal for customer’s convenience. Within 3 months online portal captured over 37% of total monthly payments

• Direct daily operations for in-house financing and third-party financial processes with local lenders

• Conducts all budgetary and accounting procedures for average inventory of over 350 vehicles

• Conducted market and budgeting analysis to purchase new inventory averaging $300k per month from three regional auctions per week resulting in over $600k forecasted sales

• Performed risk analysis on delinquent accounts and communicated financial analysis results with owner

• Prepared monthly reports which include analysis of operating and financial results against budget, forecast, and prior year results

• Responsible for fixed asset management, profit/loss tracking, and ad-hoc reports as requested

• Assisted in opening new car lot providing owner with analysis on target market and location

• Conducted In-house payroll for salaried and commission-based employees

• Planned and led weekly sales meetings providing goals and incentives for motivating sales personnel MSLO Trading 2014 — 2017

Trader (2015-2017)

Trading Associate Internship (2014-2015)

• Authorized $100K in trading value per day for trade executions on Crude Oil and S&P500 futures contracts

• Firm’s subject matter expert on Crude Oil market using Technical and Quantitative analysis

• Monitor adherence to risk limits for all trading activities using quantitative measures, including Value at Risk

(VaR) and stress tests

• Responsible for reviewing and drafting trade confirmations and metrics in Mark-Market accounting

• Reported and resolved any accounting discrepancies with counterparty clearing firms

• Presented market forecast models identifying trade opportunities in Crude Oil and ES Futures markets

• Created and sold proprietary trading indicators identifying divergences in price action and volume using synchronized analysis of MACD, Stochastics, Relative Strength Index, and Moving Averages

• Held monthly seminars with investors presenting market forecast models and fund return evaluation.

• Managed chat room composed of 40+ individual traders providing daily market review, analysis, and trade execution planning.

• Mentored 12 chatroom participants as a premium service providing personal Trading Business Plans and daily discussion of trading process and procedures with guided instruction

• Created 60-page company Training Manual for clients to obtain and follow the firm’s trading methodology

• Created daily end-of-day video recap of all trades made with in-depth analysis of price action and trade explanations for educating chatroom clients

PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

KIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE 2011 — 2012

International Export Analyst

• Launched exporting business venture after targeted research identified profitable market opportunity

• Built relationships with international buyers resulting in 310% growth of material exports from an initial 18k in monthly exports to averaging 55k

• Conducted strategic market analysis on supply, demand, and price disparity Real Estate Investments

• Obtained Florida Real Estate License to further personal analysis and purchases of homes on local county Foreclosure and Tax deed auctions

• Purchased and sold 7 distressed properties and managed house remodeling all achieving profit UNITED STATES SOCCER NATIONAL TEAM POOL PLAYER 2005 — 2008 UNITED STATES SOCCER SOUTH EAST REGIONAL TEAM CAPTAIN 2007 — 2008 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE FRESHMAN PLAYERS TO WATCH 2008 PFC CLUB TEAM CAPTAIN – STATE CONTENDERS 4 YEARS IN A ROW 2003 — 2008 PFC ADMIRALS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2006

EDUCATION

B.S. in Finance — University of West Florida 2013

B.S. in Business Management — University of Central Florida 2012 TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

Excel (VBA, Vlookups, Pivot Tables) • QuickBooks • SalesForce • Bloomberg • Ninja Trader • CTS • TradeStation Microsoft Suite • MLS • Google Adwords • Google Analytics

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