Sevket Mete Seker
***********@*****.***
Bayside, NY 11360
Education
Quinnipiac University, School of Business: Hamden, CT
Bachelor of Science in Finance GPA 3.4/4.0
May 2012
Student Managed Portfolio (Managed $500,000 of school's endowment funds by
developing investment strategies, constructing, monitoring, and rebalancing
the portfolio)
Experience
World Business Lenders
December 2013- April 2014
Credit Operations Analyst
. Researching, processing, and analyzing business loan applications from
small to mid cap businesses
. Compose funding packages by analyzing financial statements and
business credit of potential clients
. Prepare credit presentations for the Investment Committee involving
CEO
Global Emerging Markets (GEM) Group
March
2012- September 2012
Emerging Markets Research Analyst
. Researched for new investment opportunities in companies with low cash
and high trading volume in emerging markets using Bloomberg and
Morningstar
. Developed relationships with the board of perspective client companies
and persuaded them to use our services
. Applied financial models such as dilution tables, capital asset
pricing models, discounted cash flows, and the firms own formulas to
determine lending amount to our clients
Global Securities IEG, Istanbul Turkey
June 2011- August 2011
Research Analyst Intern
. Member of a team to evaluate and implement the IPO of Ozbal Steel
Piping A.S. that raised 60 million Turkish Liras
. Solely responsible for conducting research on domestic and foreign
competitor pricing via Bloomberg
. Researched data on prospective companies for M&A opportunities
Koc Finance, Istanbul Turkey
June 2010- August 2010
Intern
. Successfully completed detailed benchmarking projects within the R&D
department comparing Americredit and Capital One Auto data to internal
company service data
. Created a report on the utilization of a program called "blankcheck"
which was presented to the CEO and Manager of R&D department
Additional
Experience
A.S.I.R. Jewelry
September 2012- November 2013
Finance Manager
. Budget planning, accounts payables/ receivables, weekly reports cash
flows, developing long- term business plans for our family business
Leadership
Quinnipiac International Business Society
Fall 2008- Spring 2012
Treasurer (Fall 2010-Spring 2012)
. Managed the Club's $6,000 budget with the intention of imposing the
importance of international business and recruiting new members
Quinnipiac Rotary Club
Spring 2010- Spring 2012
International Chair (Spring 2011- Spring 2012)
. Developed fundraisers in order to support the Clean Water Movement in
India
. Planned monthly meetings with other Rotarian Clubs in Connecticut
Quinnipiac Investment Club
Fall 2008- Spring 2012
Analyst and Trader (Fall 2010-Spring 2012)
. Analyzed Energy and Consumer Discretionary sectors in order to trade
on our mock trading account
. Met twice a week in order to prepare weekly coverage reports and
sector investment analysis on Bloomberg and Morningstar
Connecticut Hedge Fund Association
Fall 2011- Present
. Promoted and attended the Global Alpha Forum in Greenwich,
Connecticut
G.A.M.E. Forum (Global Asset Management Education)
Committee Co-Chair
. Helped with positioning speakers to their designated rooms
. Nationally recognized conference with an attendance of over 1000
student and finance professionals
Skills
Languages: Native Tongue- Turkish, Fluent in English, Proficient in
Spanish, Basic French
Computer: Excel (Financial Modeling), Advanced PowerPoint, Basic Access,
Bloomberg Certified, Proficient Morningstar