Vikram Saxena
33 Harry Agganis Way • Boston, MA 02215 • 908-578-4383 • viks@bu.edu
EDUCATION
Boston University School of Management; Boston, MA
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Dual Concentration in Finance and Marketing, Cumulative GPA 3.18
May 2011
ACTIVITIES/ACHIEVEMENTS
 2009 School of Management; Dean’s List
 President, School of Management Class of 2011
 Advertising Manager, Boston University’s Programming Council
EXPERIENCE
Citigroup; New York, NY
December 2008 - January 2009
Financial Analyst in Structured Credit Product Financial Control
June 2009 - August 2009
 Compiled and verified the CDO business’ daily profit & loss statements used for senior management
and public financial statement reporting.
 Created Asset Break Reports to resolve trade set up and revenue reporting for credit derivatives,
increasing accuracy between the Accounting department and Trading Desk.
 Created FX Exposure reports used by the Trading Desk to evaluate the performance and profitability
of various currency positions.
 Created price verification templates which were used in reconciling securities values with outside
agencies, such as Markit Group Ltd
 Trained employees new to Credit Correlation group in daily responsibilities in order to seamlessly
integrate them into larger group.
National Pools and Spas; Green Brook, NJ
May 2006 - August 2007
Sales Associate
 Processed customer payments during congested hours to reduce customer wait-time by one minute.
 Recommended specific products based on customer needs in order to improve efficiency of pool
heater, filter, and circulation systems, saving customers an average of $600 in electricity expenses.
 Created and maintained an organized system to efficiently locate large-scale inventory which
reduced customer waiting time by 30%.
Overlook Hospital: Summit, NJ
September 2004 - August 2006
Volunteer
 Interacted with patients in all wards to increase good-will developed by doctor’s bedside manners.
 Delivered equipment and blood cultures, increasing speed and efficiency of diagnoses by 5%.
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
Competitive Analysis Project
 Compared and assessed the competitive strategies and financial state of Goldman Sachs and Merrill
Lynch by examining key financial statements and annual reports to determine which company was
more likely to be successful in the near-future based on economic conditions.
Retail Observation Project
 Visited two retail locations and observed different marketing and operations management policies to
determine which had a more successful strategy to maximize revenue within each branch.
SKILLS
 Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word
INTERESTS
 Snowboarding, Traveling, Soccer, Baseball, Music