Edgardo J. Alva Fossa Email & Phone Number

I started my own business when I was 15 years old, selling snacks and desserts to my teachers and classmates at school. I got great satisfaction from meeting the needs of my customers and earning my own money over the course of 8 years, which I invested in stocks. These funds later paid for 10% of my tuition of my Masters program in Boston.I studied International Business for both my BS and MS degrees because I see the economy as globalized, and I enjoyed learning about new cultures. I grew in Peru but worked throughout Latin America, first selling educational software and then advising students for various Masters programs while encouraging them to enroll at a university in Spain. My supervisors and work colleagues told me that I was an excellent public speaker, always took responsibility for projects and was skilled at persuasion.In my projects at Hult, my teammates said my leadership style helped the group achieve the objective and I usually represented the group during the final presentation to the class. I got feedback from my Hult professors that I was especially skilled at data analysis and decision making, particularly assessing the financial health of companies.My three greatest accomplishments are:- Analyzed and prepared more than 30 memos of Correspondent Banks, which provided talking points for Pichincha Bank Executives to use at the FELABAN (Latin American Banking Federation) Congress (Pichincha Bank)- Managed a 250-student database weekly and scheduled interviews with at least 70% weekly (IE University)- Contacted more than 200 schools in Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Chile, Argentina, and Colombia (TECHCAMPUS)Technical Skills and Key Competencies:Financial Data Analysis Skills: strategic analysis skills, financial management, strong project management skills, international finance, rate negotiations with foreign banks, valuation (will deepen knowledge through 2 summer ’22 courses), and fintech (summer ’22 course).Software: Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Power Point, HubSpot.Certifications: Introduction to PythonTransferable Skills: intercultural communication, customer development, event management, product launch, creativity and innovation, strategy formulation, business development, teamwork and collaboration, presentation skills, training team members on software, and recruitment.Languages: English (fluent), Spanish (native)