Shah Chistee ● +1-410-***-**** ● ********@***.***
PROFESSIONAL STATEMENT
A result-oriented creative problem solver with strong analytical and quantitative skills honed by 5+ years’ experience in commercial banking and startup incubator & accelerator platforms
EDUCATION
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Baltimore, MD, USA
Master of Business Administration (MBA); CGPA: 3.76 May 2021
Recipient of Dean’s scholarship; Business consultant to Café Compadre (Lima, Peru)
Developed a cost reduction model that resulted in $8 million savings for Priority Partners, one of the nine Managed Care Organizations authorized by the State of Maryland
Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka Dhaka, Bangladesh
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA); Major – Finance; CGPA: 3.70 Jun 2015
Class representative of BBA 19th batch; Co-convener of IBA Graduation’13 organizing committee
WORK EXPERIENCE
FastForward U, Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures Baltimore, MD, USA
Strategic Advisor Feb 2020 - Present
Worked as a consultant with various student ventures; helped young entrepreneurs in different areas such as financial modeling, projections, pitch deck optimization, and digital marketing
Advised early stage ventures Unimetrics, ThermoBeat, Taara Projects, Pediafeed, Waste Re-Engineered, Cognitivae to design their business model and secure funding
FutureFIRST Washington DC, USA
E-learning Specialist Intern Jun 2020 – Dec 2020
Created YEALP (Youth Earning and Learning Program) for youths in Washington DC to prepare them for the tech and entrepreneurship ecosystem by providing the skills and networking opportunities
Developed course reporting tools for the weekly and monthly update to the Department of Employment Services and other numerous local and state agencies.
The City Bank Limited Dhaka, Bangladesh
Associate Manager, Home Loan Product Jan 2018 - Jul 2019
Developed “Semi Pucca Home Loan (SPHL)” targeting middle & lower-income group segment to ensure more financial inclusion in Bangladesh; “SPHL” now generates 20% of the Home Loan business of City Bank
Created “Home Saver”, first premium home loan product in Bangladesh, in collaboration with International Finance Corporation (IFC) in October 2018
The City Bank Limited Dhaka, Bangladesh
Assistant Manager, Retail Value Center Jun 2016 - Dec 2017
Launched a retail loan takeover campaign named “Change Your Bank” in August 2016; achieved unprecedented 301% growth in asset product disbursement from the campaign
Promoted within one and half year (two years less than the normal requirement) for achieving exceptional portfolio growth
Delta Brac Housing Finance Corporation (DBH) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Management Trainee Mar 2015 - Jun 2016
Analyzed a total of 623 loan proposals of which recommended 521 (approval rate 84%) proposals
Managed approx. Tk 720 million loan portfolio with zero percent non-performing loan
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Language: English (fluent), Bengali (fluent), and Hindi (intermediate)
CFA: Passed Level 1 (June 2019)
Software: MS-Office, R, SQL, Tableau, Canva, and Asana
Sports: Captain of the school cricket team