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Miami, Florida, United States

Greater Boston Area

Greater Boston Area

Arusha, Tanzania

o Taught 8 groups of local entrepreneurs basic business skills – marketing, accounting, strategic planning – to help them build profitable and sustainable small businesses within underprivileged communities lacking significant access to credit o Monitored financial situation and credit worthiness of 25+ micro-loan recipients through weekly audits and loan collections

Tallahassee, Florida Area

o Successfully defended Honors Thesis, "The Efficient MC/QMC Simulation of Barrier Option Prices under the Jump-Diffusion Framework," under Dr. Giray Okteno Financial Math research project aimed at ascertaining the most efficient computational scheme for approximating the solution of the non-linear Black-Scholes PDE that includes fixed and proportional transaction costs under Dr. Arash Fahim o Directed Individual Study (DIS), in which I was working in the Baumeister/Tice Social Psychology Lab under Andy Vonasch exploring the relationship between self-control and decision making

Boston, Massachusetts

2016 New Business Plan Construction▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬o Projected 2016 New Business profitability for 10+ life insurance products across profit metrics using GGY Axis, an actuarial modeling software, and analyzed profit/loss sensitivities to varying events including interest rate shocks o Created new analysis spreadsheets and employed previous ones to evaluate model results and ensure compliance of corporate profitability standards for metrics including U.S. IRR, Embedded Value, and Present Value of Future ProfitsActuarial Innovation Project Competition▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬o Collaborated with four teammates to develop business case for unique online platform, JH Smart, that centralizes important aspects of wealth management into one location using robo-advising technologies and data analytics o Conducted feasibility research and prepared five-year incremental revenue forecast of $150 million based on comparable services and projected industry annual growth of 68%o Presented project’s business case before panel of senior-level executives, which resulted in personal commendations from John Hancock’s Chief Actuary and AVP for presentation skills and professional presence

Boston, Massachusetts

2014 Q2 IFRS Financial Reporting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬o Designed reconciliation tools and Excel DCF models to calculate and report reserve metrics, capital requirements, and manual reserve adjustments for reserves in excess of $16 billion MCCSR Quarter-End Calculation Process ImprovementMCCSR (Capital Requirements) Reporting Process Improvement▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬o Streamlined MCCSR reporting process through identification of communication inefficiencies and Access database/spreadsheet optimization, which reduced completion time from multiple days to 1-2 hours each Quarter-Endo Presented to 70+ colleagues and managers about old process, implemented improvements, and long-term implicationsActuarial Summer Intern Debate▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬o Collaborated with three teammates to argue for expansion into Middle Market customer segment for U.S. division’s life insurance businesso Proposed optimal transition strategy that applies predictive modeling technologies to life insurance underwriting process in order to preemptively prepare for future technology-driven industry trends

Office Of Student Rights And Responsibilities

- Served on a board composed of five students that are directly responsible for settling and upholding the University’s Student Conduct Code through formal hearings - Collaborated with board members to hear 15+ conduct violation cases and objectively issue decisions and/or sanctions based on the interrogation of accused student(s) and preponderance of evidence.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

- Co-managed the members of the Recruitment committee to recruit participants for one of the largest, one-day, student-run service projects in the nation where 4000+ students and staff/faculty members — the highest attendance rate at the time — came together to express their gratitude for the support of the surrounding community - Presented at numerous student organizations to raise awareness of the event and recruit participants

Tallahassee, Florida Area

- Assisted in managing and supervising 30+ security guards to ensure the quality and professionalism of their work - Patrolled the establishment to preserve order among patrons and protect property - Facilitated communication between upper-level management and security personnel to satisfy their quality standards

Tallahassee, Florida Area

- Acted as a first point of contact liaison for those conducting business with the Senator and her 700,000+ constituents - Constructed legislative reports and tracked the advancement of 20+ bills throughout the legislative process - Assisted the Legislative Aids with various other functions, including coordinating logistics with other Congressional representatives and providing direct communication with public via emails and phone calls.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

- Provided personalized exercise and nutritional recommendations based on patrons’ specific health and fitness goals - Supervised the gym floor and ensured that patrons adhered to the facility regulations.

Master Of Finance

Graduate GPA: 4.9/5.0 Anticipated Coursework: Applied Macro & International Economics, Fixed Income Securities & Derivatives, Power &.

Master Of Finance

Bachelor'S Degree, Applied And Computational Mathematics, With Minors In Finance & Economics, Senior

Activities and Societies: FSU Honors Program, Member of Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Society, Pi Kappa Phi Social Fraternity, Noles on Wall.