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