Neeraj Sharma 390 Woburn Street Lexington, MA 02420 (781) 330-9265 Sharma_neer@bentley.edu EDUCATION: BENTLEY UNIVERSITY, Waltham, MA Candidate for Bachelor of Science, Economics & Finance, December 2009 Major G.P.A. 3.66 Overall G.P.A. 3.47 HONORS: President’s List, Financial Management Association (FMA) National Honors Society RELEVANT PROJECT: Integrated Business Functions Summer 2009 Created and lead a strategic turn-around plan for Limoliner, a luxury coach service between New York and Boston, within a six person team. Scanned and monitored environmental conditions to forecast future industry and direct competitive forces. Creatively positioned firm’s service through a perceptual map targeting a specific and profitable market segment. Projected income statement and statement of cash flows for five years to assess risk, growth rate, return on equity (ROE), profit margin and economic value added (EVA) for firm. Specific elements of our promotional plan were selected for implementation by Limoliner. EXPERIENCE: Taj Luxury Hotels, Boston, MA 5/08-8/08 Payroll Accountant Intern Coordinated complex payroll system with many hourly employees Developed service value chain improvements with a cross-functional team resulting in better service through empowering front-line employees and managers Prepared reports on workforce productivity and efficiency and shared findings with direct managers Global Petroleum, Waltham, MA 12/07-2/08 Credit Analyst Intern Corresponded with client base daily to establish and maintain accounts Projected clients’ capacity and credit history to determine credit ratings for lending decisions Systemized credit database with updated client information Putnam Investments, Andover, MA Client Processing Intern Managed clients’ accounts as member of nine person intern team Administered client requests and instructed new team members in service process Recognized for public speaking achievement, placing 3rd in a group of 25 interns 12/06-11/07 Bain Capital, Boston, MA 5/06-8/06 Accounts Payable Intern Budgeted vendor invoices and expense reports through Great Plains accounting software Collected and processed overdue account balances closing several overdue balances Organized vendor invoices by management teams to standardize and catalogue administrative expenses SKILLS: Computer: Microsoft Office, Excel Model Building, Thomson One Analytics, FactSet, Morningstar Financial Analysis: Ratios, Dividend Discount Models, Free Cash Flow to Firm Models, Capital Asset Pricing Model (Regression Analysis, Efficient Frontier and Capital Allocation Line) LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES: Bentley Entrepreneur Society, Bentley Leadership Society, Bentley Investment Group, South Asian Student Association, Men’s Rugby Club