Resume

1. Joshua Taggart
(205)616-3136 https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-taggart/ jetaggart@crimson.ua.edu
EDUCATION
December 2018
BS in Commerce & BusinessAdministration,The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa AL
Majors:Mathematics and Finance GPA: 4.0/4.0
Specializations: Statistics and Actuarial Sciences
EXPERIENCE
May 2018-
Augusut2018
Jun 2016-Present
June 2017-August
2017
Actuarial Executive Development Program Intern:Cigna-Healthspring, Nashville, TN
• Standardized claims and membership data to more accurately predict medical cost trends in
individual Medicare Advantage markets
• Pulled and manipulated data in SQL to be used in medical cost forecasting
Undergraduate Tutor: AppliedTutoring, Tuscaloosa AL
 Grossed over $15,000 for company
 Tutored over 200 students in mathematics, finance, accounting, economics, and more
 Increased customer retention by establishing relationships with clients
Business Analytics Intern: HealthSouth Rehabilitation, Birmingham AL
 Helped build tool to estimate costs and value $30mm projects
 Analyzed and made recommendations on an investment profile with $50mm+ in assets
 Helped calculate loss on extinguishment of $320mm of convertible bonds
EXAMS
November 2017
April 2018
Fall 2018
P Exam, passed
FM Exam, passed
STAM, sitting
IFM, sitting
HONORS
Amanda Taylor Watson Award: awarded to the most outstanding quantitative finance student
Presidential Elite Scholarship: Full tuition scholarship for 4 years
Provost Academic Excellence Scholarship: $1000 per year; awarded for academic excellence
Jarvis W. Palmer Endowed Scholarship: $2500 per year, awarded to IRMAS students
Order of Alpha: Greek honor society for individuals who exhibit commitment to academics and service
President’s List (6): Awarded to students who complete a semester with a 4.0 GPA
Salutatorian: Spain Park High School, graduating class of 375
National Presidential Scholar Candidate 2015:Academic honor with less than 4000 candidates
honored nationwide per year
SKILLS Languages: English, reading and listening proficiency in Spanish
Business Tools: Excel(proficient), SQL (proficient), Access (proficient), Office Suite
ACTIVITIES
2016-2017
2017-Present
2015
2015-Present
Senator for Culverhouse College: Student Government Association, The University of Alabama
 Wrote legislation that increased mental health awareness on campus
 Attended weekly meetings to discuss, edit, and vote on legislation impacting student
Member: Alabama Insurance Society, The University of Alabama
Pledge Class President, Theta ChiFraternity, The University of Alabama
 Organized daily activities of 45 pledge brothers
Participant, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Out of the Darkness Campus Walk
 Raised over $1000 individually through crowdfunding