
Market Research Analyst at Virtua Research
Greater Boston Area

Market Research Analyst at Virtua Research
Greater Boston Area
Over 2 years of progressively responsible work experience in financial research. Proven ability to take responsibility, manage and multitask. Successful completion of independent and team projects including development of new products. Extensive experience in MS Excel modeling.
Experience with Bloomberg, Thomson ONE, MATLAB and EViews.
Fluent in English, Russian and Uzbek.
(Privately Held; Financial Services industry)
September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
- Built adaptations of Risk-Based Capital (RBC) model for Life, Health and Property & Casualty insurance companies based on NAIC RBC models using only the data in standard annual and quarterly company filings, project created new line of business for the company
- Managed remotely 2 financial analysts and 3 business analysts assisting in the development of a technical side of RBC project
- Audited forecasting models of insurance and REIT companies built in the affiliate company for completeness and feasibility
- Prepared the draft of a manual covering issues of forecasting financial statements, building Discounted Cash Flow, Fixed Asset and Debt Repayment Schedule models
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
December 2006 — December 2007 (1 year 1 month)
- Communicated with domestic and international prospective students; liaison between office staff and applicants
- Prepared reports and presentations with admissions summary data used for budgeting and marketing purposes; improved visualization of existing templates
(Financial Services industry)
May 2004 — January 2006 (1 year 9 months)
- Completed a market research covering 14 regions of the country and 1850 respondents, fees earned represented 20% of company’s annual revenue.
- Conducted banking sector review and analysis of domestic oil & gas industry; reports distributed at international conferences
- Created market reports covering large M&A deals, macroeconomic results, changes in fiscal and monetary policies; sent to partners and clients
- Reviewed company profiles in four corporate bond issue prospects; innovated standard approach by including company SWOT analysis
- Analyzed global energy and metal markets in weekly commodity review report; enhanced and re-formatted existing template
- Managed the content and distribution of daily newsletter that covered business, finance and economy with 200 recipients around the world
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Events Services industry)
April 2003 — May 2003 (2 months)
Master of Science , Finance , 2006 — 2008
Courses: Fixed Income Securities, Stock and Bond Analysis, Portfolio Management, Investment Strategies, Financial Econometrics, Derivatives Valuation, Economic Forecasting, Financial Accounting
GPA: 3.6/4.00
Bachelor , International Economic Relations , 2000 — 2005
Equity/FIS research, investment analysis
Professional Risk Managers’ Association, Young Uzbek Professionals' Network
Graduate merit scholarship and assistantship
Awarded by Clark University, GSOM
First place diploma for the research project devoted to the enlargement of the European Union
Awarded by the Acting Presidency of the EU in Uzbekistan