Arjun Sood Email & Phone Number

Cedar Park, Texas, United States

- Founded 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a two-pronged mission to help people with Cerebral Palsy lead better lives by achieving self-reliance and to educate others about the condition- Researched and designed the website and recruited the team of student officers- Planned, organized, and successfully executed awareness campaigns like Go Green for CP, Just Say Hi, Solidarity 5K Run impacting communities in local Austin area and outreach to Dallas-Fort Worth area- Raised $5,000 for providing resources such as specialized wheelchairs, pacers, and various foot orthoses benefiting organizations that work directly with children with CP like CPATH, Comprehensive Care Clinic and Marnie Paul Specialty Clinic at Dell Children’s Hospital- Forged strategic partnerships with businesses such as Kendra Scott, Starbucks, Target, Costco, Fleet Feet, No. 1 Boba Tea, Alamo Coffee Company, and Einstein Bros. Bagels

Cedar Park, Texas, United States

- Developed partnerships with both local and national corporations such as Walmart to contribute to various donation drives (of books, bags, clothes, shoes, and bikes) benefitting Austin-area nonprofits- Raised over $9,000 through grants from corporate sponsors and our events towards our mission- Managed the organization’s virtual presence and enhanced its reach by updating blog posts and a calendar of events

Cedar Park, Texas, United States

- Competed at Districts in the Business Finance event (11th & 12th) and Principles of Business Management and Administration event (10th)- Excelled in knowledge about financial terms, theories, and practices, and their application during roleplays

Cedar Park, Texas, United States

- Gave in-person tutoring sessions to student of classes between 6-10 students- Guided students through their modules and assessed their knowledge through their tests- Graded an average of 30 workbooks per hour (for Pre-K - 8th grade students)- Provided assistance in parent communications, management and coordination of other student graders

Round Rock, Texas, United States

- Developed Financial Literacy 101 Workbook for young adults to educate readers on the basics of personal finance, including diverse types of credit cards, the basics of the stock market, loans, the benefits of investing at 20 vs 40 years of age, retirement accounts and their interest rates, and the pros and cons of Traditional & Roth IRAs- Researched multiple Funds’ Prospectuses like Vanguard and American Funds- Shadowed a financial adviser for client meetings and gained soft skills in handling client negotiations

Cedar Park, Texas, United States

- Competed as part of my high school’s Junior Varsity team- Ran a personal best of 23:47 min. for a 5K

Cedar Park, Texas, United States

- Wrote testable codes to create a new website for the W&W Foundation using HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Python, Flask, and GitHub- Created the website home screen, added visuals, and improved functionality and website navigation- Utilized Trello, Slack, and elements of the Scrum project management system to prioritize projects

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Finance, General, Freshman

High School Diploma, Business/Commerce, General, 12Th

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, Junior Varsity Cross Country, DECA, National STEM Honor Society, Student Council.

Pre-College Summer Program, Introduction To Finance

- Explored stock market investment styles and strategies, and analyzed companies’ annual reports - In a team of three, we delivered.

Pre-College Summer Program, Wall Street 101

- Honed stock market research strategy by exploring different techniques like DuPont & Ratio Analyses - Gained experience using Bloomberg.

Pre-College Summer Program, Elite Tech Camp

Explored the basics of artificial intelligence coding, data analysis, clustering, neural networks, and implementation of deep learning.