## BIO
**Name: ** Amit Kaushal
**Education: ** B Level (MCA) Masters in Computer Applications
DOEACC New Delhi, India
PGDM (MBA) Masters in Business Administration (Major: International Trade)
All India Management Association (AIMA) New Delhi, India
**Certifications:**
Microsoft Certified Professional in Visual Basic [MCP ID. No. 1384206]
Certified in MS Excel 2003 (including VBA) from Brainbench (score 3.54)
**Summary:**
Have a strong technical and business knowledge including RAD Development and business analysis with more than 3 years experience in Investment Banking and more than 7 years in total. I am a self-motivated strong candidate seeking a challenging role within an investment bank/hedge fund and have shown a particular interest in this role.
Exposed to all stages of SDLC, Proficiency in structured business requirements mapping, system analysis & design. Possess good Functional, Analytical and Communication skills. Managing and progressing multiple tasks simultaneously, within strict deadlines; have the ability to work independently as well as work closely with others. Responsible for business user review sessions, requirements gathering, UAT test scripts, project planning and resource planning.
**Technical Skills: **
Languages: Visual Basic, .Net Framework, Visual Studio, VBA, MS Excel, C#, C++, PL/SQL, T-SQL, Reflection Script, Windows Scripting
Databases: SQL Server, Oracle, MS Access, IBM DB2 and Sybase
Operating Systems: Windows XP and previous versions, IBM Mainframe, UNIX
Reporting Tools: Business Objects, Actuate, Crystal Reports
CRM: Front Office 2000 (Goldmine 5.5)
Web: HTML, VB Script, J Script, ASP, Visual Interdev, and XML
CASE Tools: MS Visio Professional, Smart Draw
Others: Visual Source Safe, IIS Server, IBM MQ Series, Microsoft Data Access tools and libraries ODBC, DAO, ADO, RDO, QBE and Microsoft Query, Microsoft Office Suite,RAD Development, DTS Packages, Stored Procedures, Views, ODBC, OLE DB.
Methodology: DSDM, SSADM, and CMM
**Domain Knowledge:**
Knowledge of financial products including Swaps, Options, Bonds, ISA, Unit Trusts, OIEC, CTF, Asset Management, Risk Management, CFD Trading, P&L, Fixed Income Derivatives, Structured Products and Equity and Credit Derivatives (IRS,SWT,FXO,CDS,CDX etc.).
**Employment Summary: *Technical Business Analyst***
**Oct 2003-Present**
· Currently working in Securities Data Management OTC Operations.
· To communicate directly with the client and gather details of requirement.
· Have involved and contributed a lot in converting the requirements into effective business design and am also involved in the process of detailed system design and to manage projects through their entire lifecycle.
· To investigate new initiatives and their impact and cost to the Business.
· To Maintain the User ‘Wish List’ and assist the Business in prioritising it.
· To Produce Estimates and Project plans.
· To gather requirements from the relevant people across various departments in several different locations.
· To create generic and imaginative solutions that re-uses or enhances the existing infrastructure.
· To produce Detailed Specifications that can be understood and signed off by the Business, and then used by the developers to build the required functionality.
· To produce management reporting to update on project statuses.
· Developed system for simulation. It uses a statistical modelling library to perform a Monte Carlo simulation of possible investment outcomes.
· Developed tools and involved in Analysis, Design, build, and test phases into a series of short, iterative development cycles.
· Developed tools to calculate European Options using **Black Scholes Option Price Model**. It calculates the Call and Put price Option using the implied volatility for stocks, currencies and exotic options. It also calculates the Greeks to measure market sensitivity.
· Developed tools to manage risk and calculate predicted P&L across all product types using C++, Excel, and VBA.
· Creating and documenting logical data models that would consolidate the different data sources like Oracle, SQL Server and Access
· Created Crystal Reports/business objects documents, which would facilitate decision-making. The Crystal Reports designed were complex and used formulas, parameters, selection criteria, sub reports etc.
· Created views and stored procedures for Reports using complex SQL, PL/SQL, T-SQL.
· Integrated risk reports from a number of systems as well as external analytics libraries, to provide an aggregated view and scenario analysis toolkit.
· Developed database to capture volatility and price data as well as trader-friendly tools for analysis of time-series information.
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## Area of Expertise
**Certifications:**
Microsoft Certified Professional in Visual Basic [MCP ID. No. 1384206]
Certified in MS Excel 2003 (including VBA) from Brainbench (score 3.54)
**Technical Skills: **
Languages: Visual Basic, .Net Framework, Visual Studio, VBA, MS Excel, C#, C++, PL/SQL, T-SQL, Reflection Script, Windows Scripting
Databases: SQL Server, Oracle, MS Access, IBM DB2 and Sybase
Operating Systems: Windows XP and previous versions, IBM Mainframe, UNIX
Reporting Tools: Business Objects, Actuate, Crystal Reports
CRM: Front Office 2000 (Goldmine 5.5)
Web: HTML, VB Script, J Script, ASP, Visual Interdev, and XML
CASE Tools: MS Visio Professional, Smart Draw
Others: Visual Source Safe, IIS Server, IBM MQ Series, Microsoft Data Access tools and libraries ODBC, DAO, ADO, RDO, QBE and Microsoft Query, Microsoft Office Suite,RAD Development, DTS Packages, Stored Procedures, Views, ODBC, OLE DB.
Methodology: DSDM, SSADM, and CMM
**Domain Knowledge:**
Knowledge of financial products including Swaps, Options, Bonds, ISA, Unit Trusts, OIEC, CTF, Asset Management, Risk Management, CFD Trading, P&L, Fixed Income Derivatives, Structured Products and Equity and Credit Derivatives (IRS,SWT,FXO,CDS,CDX etc.).