CHRISTOPHER T. STURGES
Massapequa, New York 11758
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OBJECTIVE I AM SEEKING A POSITION WHERE I CAN EXHIBIT MY STRONG ANALYTICAL QUALITIES, MY KNOWLEDGE OF FINANCE AND COMPUTERS, MY PLANNING AND TEAM LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN A PROACTIVE FASHION WITH A PROGRESSIVE FIRM.
EDUCATION
May 2009 University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida
Masters of Business Administration
Concentration in Investments and Finance - Certified Financial Analyst Track
MBA Program - Concentration in Finance
May 2007 State University of New York @ Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Accredited Program
New York Institute of Finance
• Portfolio Management; Hedge Funds and Private Equity
• Investment Analysis; Forwards and Futures and Swaps
• Portfolio Duration and Risk; Trust Administration
LICENSES NYS Life, Disability and Accident Broker/ Agent License
EXPERIENCE
2007-2009 University of Tampa, Tampa, FL – Academic Center of Excellence
Graduate Assistantship
Facilitated the design and development of the online database containing student academic records; developed text-to-speech word processing software; interfaced with faculty and students; and assisted in the formulation of various funding proposals and underlying financial analysis.
2006-2007 Eduware, Huntington, NY - Educational Software Development Firm
(Part Time - Summer)
Assisted in general programming and data integrity as it related to educational software and performed modifications to the underlying programs. Team Leader for data entry staff. Customer Support interface and Quality Assurance testing.
2005 Advest - Member of AXA Financial, Garden City, NY
Internship - Investment Management
Responsibilities as Intern:
• Reviewed performance for conformance with AIMR standards.
• Reviewed and assembled client presentations and client’s suitability needs.
• Assisted in furthering the identification of overall risk tolerance between client’s managed and unmanaged investment portfolios.
SKILLS
Skilled in presentation development, word processing, spreadsheet management, and database programs. Practiced in specific programming languages that include; but are not limited to: Java, HTML, XML, C/C++, C#, Visual Basic. Performed Monte-Carlo analysis and stress-testing of investments.