RESUME
Gaurav Roongta
P-338,C.I.T.Road,Phoolbagan,Kolkata-700054,INDIA
Birth:7TH JAN 1986,Email: roongtagaurav@gmail.com, gauravroongta@hotmail.com
Cell:+91.99031 59100, +91.98303 00609, +91.89611 05269, Landline +91.(33).2364 9501
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Computationally Skilled Economist With Capabilities In Multiple Industries
An Integrated M.Sc(Hons.) In Economics From BITS Pilani(Pilani Campus). A Seasoned Professional With
Strong Academic Credentials & Performance Record. Possessing Knowledge Of & Experience In Predictive
Analytics,Stastistical Modeling, Investment Research, Financial Valuation & Modeling, Capital Markets,
Management Consulting . Can Produce Start-To-Finish Qualitative & Quantitative Analysis, Culminating In
The Presentation Of Key Insights That Are Used For Making Business Decisions And Strategies. Gained Vast
Knowledge & Insight During Academic & Industrial Tenure And While Executing Projects & Internships.
ACADEMICS
BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE (BITS)-Pilani
2005-2009
Master of Sciences, M.Sc (Hons)-Economics, Integrated Four Year Programme After Class XII.
 C.G.P.A. 6.99/10.0 At The End Of Course, C.G.P.A. Of Departmental Courses : 7.2/10.0
 C.B.S.E: Standard X (2002): 87.2%, Standard XII [Science Stream](2004): 83.2%
2002,2004
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS & COURSES
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Certificate Course On Financial Modeling & Risk Management At VGSOM I.I.T. Kharagpur
Completed Full Time Analytics Training(With Live Projects) In A Collaborative
Program By Mu-Sigma Business Solutions & Ivy Professional School, Kolkata.
Base & Advanced SAS Certification
Enrolled & Reading for the CFA examination (level I)
Enrolled & Reading for PRM Examination (All 4 Exam offerings)
May 2010
Sept 2010
2012
2012
2012
WORK EXPERIENCE
FROST & SULLIVAN, Kolkata [CONSULTING]
Mar 2011-May 2012
 Business Consulting & Research For North American Automotive And Transportation Practice.
Involved In Conducting Primary & Secondary Research, Ad-Hoc Consulting Assignments, Strategic
Analysis Of Automotive Market, Publishing Market Insights,Whitepapers.Benchmarking Of Best
Practices Amongst Companies Culminating In The Prestigious Frost Awards Banquet Held Regularly At
California. Used J.D.POWER ASIA PACIFIC Database For Forecasting Purposes.
 Extensive CXO Suite Interaction(Via Primary Research) With Major Auto OEM`s in U.S & CANADA.
 Good Relations With Product & Marketing Managers Of Big3 In Detroit:FORD,GM,CHRYSLER,Apart From
Major Aftermarket Participants Such As CONTINENTAL,BOSCH,VALEO,HELLA,ARVINMERITOR,BENDIX.
 Made Sales Pitches Of Research Studies As Part Of Business Development, As An Additional
Responsibility.
 Gained Cross Continental Team Work Experience And Inter Sub Vertical Research & Consulting
Assignments (Sub Verticals In Automotive Domain Include-Rail Transportation,Commerical
Vehicles,Telematics,Aftermarket).
 Management Frameworks Used In Strategic Analysis Include:3C, 4P,Porter`s Five Forces,BCG Matrix,
Product Lifecycle,6 Sigma Implementation, PESTLE Analysis, SWOT Analysis ,Force Field Analysis,
Market Drivers, Restraints & Challenges.
 Understood The Entire North American Distribution Channel & Supply Chaining Processes.
 Content Developer For LUBRIZOL`s Site www.hddeo.com Focusing Exclusively On Lubricants.
 As A Part Of A Custom Consulting Assignment ,Gathered Intelligence For EUROPE & NORTH AMERICA
Zone Market Entry Strategy For An Argentine Fluid Formulator, Wherein Conducted Primary Research
Involving Clients Like LUBRIZOL,PETRONAS,AC DELCO, GM,CHRYSLER,FORD in US,CANADA,EUROPE
And Generated Actionable Insights About Market Size, Private Labelling,Fragmentation, Pricing And
Distribution Channel Analysis .
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Completed A Research Study On Power Train System Components Revenue Generation Enhancement
Strategy Whereby Involved In Talking To DANA CORP,FEDERAL MOGUL,CONTINENTAL,HITACHI for
Marketing Strategy For Fuel Injectors Across CANADA & US.
Completed A Research Study On Commercial Vehicle Foundation Brake Components For A General
Assessment Of Market Conditions Post The Economic Slowdown In North America.
PRIMEX SECURITIES PRIVATE LIMITED, Kolkata [INVESTMENT RESEARCH]
July2009-Dec,2010
 Worked As A Sell Side Analyst In The Investment Research Department. Performed Valuations,
Analyzed And Prepared Investment Reports.
 Sectoral Coverage: Oil & Gas,TMT(Technology,Media,Telecom)
 Carried Out Sectoral Analysis And Came Up With Investment Themes /Ideas. Performed Initial
Investment Review, Macro, Business, Financial, Company And Industry/Sector Research.
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Involved In Preparation Of Valuation Models Using DCF Valuation And Comparable Valuation
Approach. Comparable Company And Transaction Analysis, Financial Modeling.
 Well Versed With Application Of Financial Metrics Like Hurdle Rate, Cost Of Equity, WACC, NPV, IRR,
Payback Period. Adept At Operating The CAPITALINE Database.
 Research On Oil Price Fluctuation By Doing Analysis On Macroeconomic Metrics..
 Researched Industry Trends And Developed Presentations To Aid Senior Level Management
 In Portfolio Construction, Capital Allocation, And Investment Decisions.
 Developed A Portfolio Analysis Excel Spreadsheet To Compute The Return And Volatility Of The
Portfolio Vis-À-Vis The Benchmark Index.
 Constructed A Model To Analyze Sensitivity Of Portfolio Performance Versus Benchmarks.
 Researched Factors Influencing The USD/INR Forex Rates.
 Gained Knowledge On Global Macro-Economic Analysis And Its Impact On Various Asset Classes And
Market Dynamics.
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Carried Out Written Qualitative Analysis As Well As Quantitative Forecasting Analysis On For
Investment Management, Conducted Top-Down & Bottom-Up Analysis And Identifying The Stock Picks
For Further Quantitative Analysis.
AC NIELSEN ORG MARG PVT.LTD, Kolkata [MARKET RESEARCH & ANALYTICS]
Jan-June,2009
Intern (Ps-II)-An Off Campus, One Semester Course, University –Industry Linkage Programme.
 Market Research & Retail Analytics For FMCG Sector.
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Research: Performed Market Sizing, Devised Market Entry Strategy For A Cigarettes-To-Hotels
Conglomerate’s Foray Into FMCG Products, Gave Market Commentary For FMCG During Recession,
Performed SWOT Analysis, Competitor Benchmarking.
 Analytics: MI Reporting On The Company`s Proprietary Data Mining & Reporting Tool, ADVISOR.
 Built Weekly & Monthly Dashboards For Sales Data.
 Studied Existing SAS Code For Marketing Mix Modeling And Advertisement / Campaign Analytics In
The CPG sector.
 Detected Patterns Of Churn And Attrition For A FMCG & Toiletries Client Amongst Existing Set Of
Customers Upon Price Increase/Decrease, Promotional Offer By A Competitor.
 Studied & Implemented Segmentation & Clustering Algorithms For Determining Revenue Generation
Strategies Amongst A Universe Of Existing Customers.
 Converted Non Metric Attributes Such As Brand Health, Value Proposition & Loyalty Factors Into Metric
Values For Further Analysis In SPSS.
 Extensive Usage Of SAS-BASE & STAT,EXCEL-VBA,SQL,SPSS.
 Project : “Impact Of Recession On FMCG Sector”, Wherein Regressed Critical Metrics Such As Sales,
Profit & Churn Upon Macroeconomic Indices And Metrics & Produced Strategic Marketing Insights.
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COMPUTATIONAL SKILLS
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SOFTWARE: Spreadsheet Modeling, C++, Excel-VBA,SQL,MS OFFICE.
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STATISTICAL PACKAGES :R,SAS,SAS/STAT,SPSS,STATISTICA,STATA,CLEMENTINE.
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PROCEDURES(PROC`S) USED IN SAS:
SQL,SORT,GCHART,PRINT,MEANS,UNIVARIATE,REG,FREQ,CORR,LOGISTIC,ANOVA,GLM,FACTOR,
PRINCOMP,CLUSTER, FASTCLUS.
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DATABASES: CAPITALINE (Financial), J.D.POWER ASIA-PACIFIC (Auto), ADVISOR (FMCG,Proprietary)
COMPUTATIONAL FINANCE PROJECTS
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Stock Portfolio Optimization Model - Created An Application In VBA That Utilizes Excel As The
Interface For A Stock Portfolio Optimization Problem Where The Interface Required The User To Enter
Stock Data And Calculated The Mean, Variance And The Efficient Frontier For User Defined Constraints.
Predicted Stock Market Returns (NASDAQ U.S Data) Using Time Series Analysis In R.
Option Pricing: Modeled Various Option Pricing Techniques Such As Monte-Carlo, Black-Scholes
Equation, Binomial Trees Using Quant Library(Open Source) In C++.
FINANCIAL SKILLS DOSSIER
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Corporate Finance: Valuation,M&A(LBO),Thorough Knowledge Of Various Asset Classes, Alternative
Investments-REIT,ETF,Capital Budgeting, NPV, IRR, Modeling (DCF, Relative, NPV ),Multiples Analysis
Like- EV/Sales, EV/EBITDA,P/E Ratio. Financial Statement Analysis, Trading & Transaction
Comparables, Research Report Writing. Company & Industry Specific Research,
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Equity investments:DCF,Dividend Discount Model, Gordon Growth Model, Residual
Earnings,FCFE,FCFF.
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Fixed Income: Interest Rate Derivatives, Yield Curve Analytics & Term Structure Of Interest
Rates,DV01,Duration & Convexity, Bullet Vs. Barbell Strategies. Extension & Contraction Risk.
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Derivatives: Futures Price Discovery Principles, Static & Dynamic Hedge Set Ups,Options(European &
American) Pricing Models –Binomial, Black Scholes,Plain Vanilla & Exotics,Swaps,Options
Hedging,Greeks-Delta,Gamma,Vega,Rho,Strategies On Options Trading, Caps & Floors.
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Portfolio Management: Capital Asset Pricing Model, Arbitrage Pricing Theory, Multifactor Models,
Alpha & Beta,Metrics-Sharpe,Treynor,Jensen`s Alpha. Tactical Asset Allocation,
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Quantitative Finance: Elementary Stochastic Calculus,Ito`s Lemma, Partial Differential Equations,
Arbitrage, Synthetic Creation, Risk Neutral Valuation.
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Risk Management: Credit ,Market & Operational Risk Principles, Merton Model ,Basel-II,Portfolio VaR
Modeling, Scenario Analysis, Stress Testing,Backtesting,PD,EAD,LGD Calculations.Credit Scoring.
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Structured Finance:Securitization,Mortgages-CMO,CDO-Waterfall Model.RMBS,CMBS,ABS Cash Flow
Modelling,PSA,CPR,SMM.Credit Derivatives- CDS.Analysis Of Mortgage Prepayments.
ANALYTICS SKILL SET
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Statistics :Regression & Correlation Analysis, Econometrics, OLS,MLE,Data Mining, Time Series,
Multivariate Data Analysis. Knowledge In Base SAS And Advanced SAS Programming. Factor & Cluster
Analysis-Means, Market Basket & Principle Component Analysis, Time Series Forecasting, Basel II
Norms. Model Lift,ROC curve Characteristics, K.S Statistic, Gini Coefficient. Monte Carlo Simulation, VaR,
Decision Trees-CART & CHAID. Statistical Modeling, Data Modeling, Database Queries-Joins, Data
Cleansing & Data Preparation. Merging, Appending & Concatenating Data Sets.
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Can Perform Various Analyses To Study The Joint & Individual Effects Of Various Predictive Variables.
Presentation Of Data Analysis And Models In PowerPoint. Able To Extract/Combine Data From Large
Databases Using SQL, Able To Write VBA/SQL Codes For Automation, And Write SAS Codes For
Statistical Modeling; Experience With Data Cleaning.
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Knowledge Of Retail Banking--Credit Card Operations And Analytical Modeling ( Marketing,CRM As Well
As Risk) Backed By Credit Card Transactions. Considerable Expertise In Development & Assessment Of
Risk Scorecards.
ANALYTICS PROJECTS
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Live Project: “Cross Selling Of Insurance Products In Tie Up With Credit Cards”-Offered By Mu-Sigma
Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd.-Executed On SAS, MS-EXCEL, Using Logistic Regression Technique;
Wherein Analyzed Transactional Data Of Credit-Card Customers And Created Target Sets For Marketing
Group.
Developed A Logistic Model Through SAS For An Up-Sell Campaign Compared Performance And
Properties Of The Two Models.
Customer Analytics: Developed A Need-Based Segmentation For A Leading US Based Retailer; Wherein
Segmented Customers Into Meaningful And Measurable Groups Based On Needs, Purchase Behavior
And Demographics.
Developed Risk Score Cards For Auto Loan Customers For Probability Of Defaulting For Leading
Private Sector Bank In US, Using STASTISTICA Data Mining Recipe.