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21 Aug 2016, 21:23
Hi,
Would really appreciate if there is feedback for me while I aim for a top MBA program:
Work EX: 7 Years Total Experience into Banking IT Domain.
Currently working with Credit Suisse Singapore as full time IT Specialist for Electronic Trading. The role remains challenging on day to day basis as we deal with all latest Trading terms like "Algorithmic Trading, Low Latency/High Frequency Trading, Dark Pools etc.". A lot of interaction with Sales and Trading teams at both CS and clients side. But, at the end of day, role remains an IT role.
Previous Experience in India with BlackRock (2.5 years) and Wipro (1st Job, 2.5 years).
GMAT - Scheduled for 21 Sept, aiming at 700-710 as per current preparation.
Target Schools:
INSEAD , Oxford, LSB ,HKUST, and other 1 year top mba programs.
PROFILE:
Financial Services Business Analyst with 7 Years of Experience across the Electronic Trading Industry of Capital Markets, on
both Buy Side and Sell Side for Equities Trading. Interested in the continuously growing interdependence between Finance
and Information Technology, and the creation and use of electronic solutions for meeting complex business needs.
E X P E R I E N C E
CLIENT ONBOARDING SPECIALIST : Credit Suisse (Singapore) 2014 – present
Electronic Trading IT Specialist for Asian Equities for Bank’s Institutional brokerage business.
Working directly with external clients (Asset Managers/Hedge Funds/HFT Firms etc) & Traders
catering to their electronic trading needs in today’s capital markets.
SENIOR ANALYST : BlackRock (Gurgaon, India) 2012 – 2014
Part of Aladdin Technology Team – BlackRock’s coveted Asset & Risk Management platform.
Worked on Electronic trading setup for Exchange and market connectivity with major sell side
brokers and exchanges, Straight through Processing of trades.
PROJECT ENGINEER : Wipro Technologies (Bangalore, India) 2010 – 2012
Software Specialist for 2 major Financial clients, Experience in Software development, testing and
support for client’s critical trading applications.
E D U C A T I O N
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY: Amity University (Noida, India) 2005 – 2009
Majors in Computer Science & Engineering
GPA 8.3/10
Was awarded Admissions Scholarship
A C H I E V E M E N T S
COMMUNITY WORK:
Head of BlackRock India’s CSR Group – BlackRock Gives. (2013-2014)
Was the youngest employee to ever lead the initiative. Responsible for overall BlackRock
India’s CSR Strategy and budget. Executed multiple projects with Non-profits and lead
employee engagement.
Volunteer work with Credit Suisse in Indonesia, Singapore. (2014- present)
Founding Member of Wipro Care (Wipro’s CSR Initiative) Noida (2011-2012)
Delhi Lead Coordinator for NGO Vibha (2012-2014)
Volunteered with CRY-Child Rights & You, India’s largest NGO working for Child rights
issues, for 5 Years. Won the Long Service Volunteer Award on International Volunteer’s
Day in 2011.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Amity Scholarship - awarded for high academic score during University admissions.
Indian Oil Merit Scholarship- awarded to Top 2000 students in India for 10+ Studies.
EXTRA CURRICULAR
Head of ‘SUN Club’at Amity University, Selected by Sun Microsystems Inc. for promoting
open source technologies in the University.
Won 1st prizes in Web Designing, Best Project Display and PowerPoint Presentation
Competitions held by various institutions at Amity University.
S K I L L S
Client Onboarding/Management for Electronic Trading – End to End Flow for Equities, Business
Analysis and Requirement Gathering, Integration/Functional Testing, Trading Systems, Algorithmic
Trading, Dark Pools, Direct Market Access, Colocation, Smart Order Routing, Straight Through
Processing, Order Life cycle, FIX Protocol, Linux, SQL.