Education - Brandeis University



Education

Cornell University; Ithaca, New York Aug 1999–May 2003

▪ B.A. in History with concentrations in Comparative Literature and Russian.

▪ Dean’s List junior and senior years.

Saint Petersburg State University; St. Petersburg, Russia Sep 2003–Dec 2003

▪ Russian language and culture program, including translation courses.

University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Aug 2005

▪ TESOL certificate program at the Graduate School of Education.

Employment

Bloomberg News October 2009–Present

Quantitative analyst New York City, New York

▪ Brainstormed and developed quantitative ranking projects for cross-platform use by Bloomberg Markets, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Bloomberg Multimedia & News, and using API and Excel.

▪ Researched electronic data for the development of rankings models, created formulæ and measurements of performance to examine the data, and designed presentational forms to display the analysis.

▪ Implemented strategies to facilitate the integration of BusinessWeek into Bloomberg BusinessWeek.

Bloomberg L.P. May 2006–October 2009

Analytics and sales representative New York City, New York

▪ Maintained 150 client relationships; prospected to further build our client base.

▪ Solved clients’ problems regarding the fixed income, credit derivatives, FX, futures, and options features.

▪ Trained analytics employees regarding functionality for the Bloomberg system, such as news, message, and API (via Excel), as well as general problem troubleshooting.

▪ Selected to lead the API specialist team to provide focused solutions for clients with complicated queries as well as train new employees for the specialist role

Governance Metrics International Nov 2005–April 2006

Research analyst New York City, New York

▪ Researched 140 American and Australian companies on issues of corporate governance.

▪ Used proxy statements, annual reports, news searches (including Factiva and other websites), and Bloomberg for my analysis of each company and entered all results into our database.

Aspect New York Oct 2005–April 2006

English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher New York City, New York

▪ Taught English to students of various levels. Lessons included grammar, literature, and conversation.

Biddeford & Saco Water Co. Jan 2004–Apr 2005

Water technician Biddeford, Maine

▪ Reacted to water quality problems in a time-sensitive setting as part of a team of technicians and operators within a three-city area for which I received four raises in eleven months.

▪ Performed quality assurance tests for various water-related measures.

Language Expansion Program Feb 2002–Feb 2003

Assistant co-ordinator Ithaca, New York

▪ Trained new interpreters and translators and maintained a database of over 200 volunteers.

Volunteer experience

City Harvest: Volunteer May 2009–Present

▪ Distributed food to the needy at various locations in Manhattan. New York City, New York

Intensive English Program: Private tutor Oct 2000–Dec 2002

▪ Tutored English to students of the Intensive English Program. Ithaca, New York

Skills and relevant coursework

▪ Fluent in Russian, qualified in Greek, basic speaking and comprehension in French.

▪ Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint; Bloomberg system; basic knowledge of VBA.

▪ Cornell University: Intermediate Microeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomics, Financial Accounting, Managerial Communications, Organizational Behavior, History of Christianity, Judaism, Christianity and Islam; Hunter College: Ancient Near Eastern Religions (audited).

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Christo N. Koutroulis

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