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NIKHIL SHAH
500 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10027
1-646-222-2222 E-mail: ns000@columbia.edu

Credit Derivative Operations Support

EDUCATION _
Columbia University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, New York, NY
MA in Statistics, Expected May 2009
Coursework: Mathematics of Finance, Stochastic Process, Time Series Analysis, Management of Extreme Financial
Events, Game Theory
University College of London, University of London, London, United Kingdom
BS in Economics, June 2008
Honors: Presidents Scholarship, First Class Honors Obtained
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Economics Summer Program, Summer 2004
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE _
Morgan Stanley, UK Ltd., London, UK, Summer 2008
Intern, Credit Derivative Operations Support
Liaised with colleagues in other departments, including Sales Desk, Client Service Team, Trade Assistant, and
Legal department to solve trade discrepancies
Prioritized client requirements and assigned workload in order to meet urgent deadlines, greatly minimizing
business risks
Prepared trade confirmations for Credit Derivatives for hedge funds and investment banks
Obtained structured product training to gain exposure to various types of structured credit derivatives
ABN AMRO Asset Management (Asia) Ltd., Hong Kong, 20032005
Intern, Financial Controlling Support (Summer 2007)
Prepared balance sheets and P&L reporting; enhanced efficiency of division
Created presentation materials for senior management
Assisted team on various projects, such as the development of Asia Pacific helpdesk to resolve queries on
financial controlling issues
Logistics Information Network Enterprise Limited, Hong Kong, Summer 2006
Intern, Accounting & Finance, Logistic Management Support
Provided consistent support for daily logisitics process
Worked proactively to follow up on issues for departments; contributed to productivity of team
SKILLS _
Languages: Fluent in written and spoken Cantonese and Mandarin
Computer: Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint), Stata, Visual Basics, SPSS
ACTIVITIES _
Volunteer, Cultural Hour Event (200 member audience at International House), New York, 2008
Volunteer, Revlon Walk for the Cure, 2008
Member, International Student Organisation, AIESEC, London, 2008