ELI SILKOV
adh6he@r.postjobfree.com
Ridgefield, NJ 07657
EDUCATION
Purdue University
Master of Science; Joint Statistics and Computer Science West Lafayette, IN
Class of 2022 (Expected)
• Relevant coursework: Introduction to Computational Statistics; Algorithm Design, Analysis & Implementation; Introduction to Probability; Data Science in Industry
University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts; Mathematics Major
Philadelphia, PA
Class of 2018
• GPA: 3.5/4.0
• Graduated cum laude
• Relevant coursework: Introduction to Computer Programming, Introduction to Statistics, Business Analytics, Quantitative Investment Management
WORK EXPERIENCE
Manning & Napier Advisors, LLC
Equity Research Associate
Fairport, NY
Jul 2018 – Dec 2019
• Supported a group of 4 equity research analysts that managed 2 equity funds specializing in REITs and dividend-yielding securities by creating DCF, NAV and relative valuations in Excel
• Analyzed market and company data to gauge market fundaments and frame growth rate projections. Present analysis, models and recommendation regarding appropriate action directly to the investment committee
• Assisted team members by cleaning publicly available data, and performing linear regression analysis in Excel to assist with tracking of market fundamentals in subsegments of the public real estate industry
• Performed cluster analysis in R to classify the investable universe of real estate stocks into portfolios that mimic investment style factors
Miller Buckfire & Co.
Investment Banking Summer Analyst
New York, NY
Jun 2017 – Aug 2017
• Modelled strategic alternatives in Excel to address potential liquidity issue a client was experiencing. Presented analysis to the deal team
• Performed liquidity and debt capacity analyses for an industrials company facing liquidity issues and a ~$100 million senior secured debt maturity in early 2018
• Performed analysis of the Retailing Industry & 4 Retailing companies and presented my findings to the firm’s senior management team
ACTIVITIES
The Data Mine
Graduate Team Leader
West Lafayette, IN
Aug 2020 – Present
• Leader of 4-member team tasked with estimating United Parcel Service, Inc.’s share of private equity owned companies’ small package spending
• Train team members to use screening tools that include CapitalIQ & PitchBook, perform data analysis in R, and understand financial industry metrics & concepts necessary to perform data analysis
• Analyze available data regarding shipping spending & precedent transactions in the Private Equity industry to determine salient analyses that need to be performed in Excel / R and perform these analyses alongside team members
• Communicate findings on a weekly basis to Enterprise Account Sales team at United Parcel Service, Inc. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Computer: Proficient in R and Python
Languages: Fluent in Ukrainian, Fluent in Russian