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Minneapolis, MN, US

Wayzata, Minnesota, US

• Merchandising cottonseed oil comprising approximately 2-3 million pounds per month, buying from multiple external crude and refined oil suppliers and find the most optimized solution progressively working towards.
• Continuing responsibilities from previous role

Wayzata, Minnesota, US

• Merchandising oils for the Cocoa and Chocolate business from four different suppliers for three plants located within US and Canada. Progressively working towards the annual goal of achieving the PnL target
• Managing sunflower oil book comprising approximately 15-19 million pounds per month, consisting of six types of sunflower oils. Strategically increasing the organic sunflower oil book by conducting market research.
• Managing animal fats books, fostering better communication with suppliers and the commercial/sales team, leading to more efficient operations. Additionally, conducted price discovery by contacting two domestic.
• Trading a discretionary soybean oil futures book with a trading limit of 40 contracts for flat price and 75 contracts for calendar spreads, effectively completing 50% of the yearly profit target of $100,000 in 4 months
• Spearheading the automation of PnL estimation using a Python script that streamlined the process of gathering, cleaning, and calculating PnL, reducing the time required to compile the PnL report from 30-45 minutes to.

Champaign, IL, US

• Founded and led a group of 4 in training and developing quantitative tools for the organization using Python to automate some of the portfolio management operations of the fund in order to enhance the fund's capabilities

Champaign, IL, US

• One of 35 students admitted to a highly selective multi-year program tailored to careers in investment management
• Analyst for $1.25 million equity portfolio performing financial statement analysis, qualitative research, and portfolio management

Wayzata, Minnesota, US

• Participated in futures trading challenge and take positions on soy complex, corn, and wheat markets based on bias generated using Cargill’s internal data and public data
• Built a statistical model to help better understand and predict the basis for soybean at one of Cargill’s local plants
• Devised a financial model that helps board margin traders better allocate capital and maximize return, minimize volatility, and stay within the DVar limit

Chicago, IL, US

• Identify and evaluate industries of interest-based on BCP’s Opportunity Filtering Framework and conduct due diligence of potential acquisition targets in priority industries
• Interface with brokers and bankers to source opportunities and manage the flow of Non-Disclosure Agreements and Confidential Information Memoranda

London, England, GB

• Coordinated a team of four analysts creating quantitative and qualitative research models to evaluate company valuations
• Met weekly with the team to discuss and help them with picking companies for the stock pitch
• Helped familiarize analysts with market through simulated trades and building equity report on a company of their choice

Chicago, IL, US

• Learned about Lincoln International and different aspects of investment banking through a day-long program
• Accumulated insights into the day-to-day responsibilities of an investment banking analyst and gained an in-depth understanding of each step involved in the sell-side process
• Networked with bankers at various levels of Lincoln International and learned about the available opportunities

• Perform quantitative and qualitative research and employed models such as discounted cash flow and comparable company analysis to evaluate companies and their stock value
• Engage with the investment group to create a diversified portfolio
• Research companies to present in breakout meetings to prepare a stock pitch for the entire organization

Urbana, IL, US

• Oversaw a group of four students to research and analyze the suspension system in the Hyperloop pod
• Integrated design with other subsystems and qualified for the SpaceX Pod Competition among the top twenty-one teams in the world
• Collaborated with Purdue University and University of Cincinnati to test the vibrations on Emrax motor at high frequency

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Economics

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