Recent Graduate

CATHERINE PRASANNA KUMAR

***** ******* ***** ****, *** Diego, CA – 92127 970-***-****

***************@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-pkumar CAREER OBJECTIVE

Recently Graduated Finance Student from the Colorado State University, with skill sets across the financial landscape seeking entry-level opportunities.

EDUCATION

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO [May 2020] Master in Finance (STEM) GPA : 3.65 / 4.0

Coursework: Advanced Portfolio Management, Enterprise Valuation, Investments, Debt Securities Analysis, International Finance, Financial Statistics, Quantitative Methods in Finance, Risk Management, Financial Engineering, Financial Modeling Bangalore University, Karnataka, India [May 2018]

Bachelor of Commerce, Elective: Finance GPA : 3.5 / 4.0 Relevant Coursework: Financial Accounting, Corporate Accounting, Financial Markets & Services, Financial Management, Cost Accounting, Portfolio Theory and Management, Management Accounting, Security Analysis, International Finance. TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software Skills – Bloomberg, Microsoft Office Suite, R Programming, Crystal Ball, Solver, VBA, SAP Business One, Tally ERP Others –Financial Valuations, Financial Trading, Investment Portfolios, Risk Management, Financial Modeling SCHOLASTIC EXPERIENCE

Veterans Fund (2020-2021), Colorado State University [Jan 2020 – May 2020] Responsible for purchase of stocks in the Industrials and Utilities Sectors.

• Analyze current and past financial data and performance

• Forecast future financial position of selected company based on analysis. Operations Manager

• Maintain record of details mentioned during stock pitches for the preparation of abstracts.

• Update Portfolio Managers regarding changes in the fund’s portfolio allocation in tune with market volatilities.

• Collection of votes post pitches resulting in a buy/sell decision with respect to proposed stock. Information Manager

• Prepare and edit quarterly and annual fund reports.

• Update Risk Assessment Managers with performance of purchased stocks through reports. PROJECTS

January Effect

• Used Excel- Regression Data Analysis tool on 38 years of AAPL monthly return data to study the seasonality effect on a single stock as compared to that on a portfolio.

• Observed an increase in returns during the initial trading days of January but it wasn’t as significant as it used to be during the early 1900’s possibly due to the Fama-French SMB factor and investors gaining knowledge of the anomaly. Portfolio Optimization

• Simulated optimal portfolios with 9 assets that would meet the investor’s objective of highest expected return for various defined levels of risk using Solver.

• Under the ‘Short Sale Allowed’ constraint, it was possible to create portfolios to achieve the expected values of at least 0.5%, 0.75%, 1% and 1.25%

EXTRA-CURRICULARS

• Assistant Commerce Representative at Jyoti Nivas College [2017-2018].

• President [2016-2018] and Treasurer [2015- 2018] of Jyoti Nivas College Choir and the A Capella Team.

• Member of Defenders of Wildlife – Polar Bear Project & CSU Rocky Mountain Wolf Project [2019-2020].

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