LINH DAO
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SUMMARY A skilled, detail-oriented, dedicated professional with 2 years of experience in Finance. Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, strongly knowledgeable in Accounting, and certificated in Quantitative Modeling. Background includes an MBA Degree, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Banking and Finance. RELATED EXPERIENCE
Co-founder and Financial Strategy Manager (Smart Case Company, Massachusetts, USA) November 2015 - Present
Smart Case is a company that provides phone accessories with special features (e.g. emergency button) to its clients
Won Startup Weekend Fall River 2015 with other seven teammates
The Championship Team of Innovators Track in Global Startup Battle 2015
Build the company’s business model and business plan
Conduct financial analysis, financial projection, and market research Junior Audit Assistant (BDO Audit Services Company Limited, Vietnam) December 2013 - June 2014
Assisted Senior Audit Assistants in financial analysis, auditing firms’ financial statements (i.e. detailed reviews, examination and assessments of accounting systems, internal controls, and financial transactions); helped organize and plan the steps to conduct the audit, and assessed the appropriation of statistics
Reviewed backup documents to ensure signature approvals are in place for invoices and payments or reviewed the procedures for making bank deposits to ensure controls are adequate to protect against fraud; checked receipts and backup documents and did the data entry for reports presented to stakeholders
Discussed internal control issues with customers Project Intern (Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam - BIDV - Transaction Center 3 Branch, Hanoi, Vietnam) January 2013 - March 2013
Conducted research on wholesale banking operation: “Upgrading the efficiency of credit operation of wholesale banking in Transaction Center III of Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam”
Assisted BIDV staffs in three Rural Finance Projects financed by World Bank (WB) EDUCATION
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, MA, USA September 2014 - May 2016 MBA program, Concentration: Finance, and GPA: 3.9/4.0
National Economics University, Vietnam October 2009 - March 2014 Studied at Banking - Finance School, specialized in Corporate Finance LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Vice President (Vietnamese Student Association in University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA) February 2015 - Present
Communicate the Association’s missions; play role as the President’s chief advisor, coordinate club activities, manage the fund, and maintain the official calendar of events Navitas Orientation Leader (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth) Spring 2015 - 2016
Lead, supported, and educated groups of new students on the essential knowledge and soft skills Green Move-out Assistant (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA) May 2015
Educated students with sustainable move out of New2U program, and participated in recycling activities VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Member of MBA Association, Management Consulting Club (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth), NEU Basketball Club (National Economics University), and Sino Basketball Team (Vietnam)
Manager of TS Basketball Team in National Economics University from August 2011 to May 2012
Participated in community activities (e.g. blood donation)