1. RAGHU PRASAD KANDASWAMY
722 S BIXEL ST., Apt. #836, Los Angeles, CA 90017
www.linkedin.com/in/raghukandaswamy | 213-509-2692 | raghuprasad.kandaswamy@pepperdine.edu
EDUCATION
Pepperdine University, Graziadio School ofBusiness and Management Malibu, CA
Masters of Science in Applied Finance, Financial Management August 2015
 Leadership: Finance club Events manager
Christ University Bangalore, India
Bachelors in Commerce, Accounting and Finance April 2012
 Competition: Won the Mockstock Event: A replication of a real and highly volatile stock market which. Was
elected the winner by holding the highest valued portfolio
 Leadership: Vice President of Finance club, Head of Props & Backstage of Theater club
RELEVANT GRADUATE COURSEWORK
Enterprise to Business - Applied advanced financial analysis tools to provide recommendation
Intueor Consulting Inc. - Student Consultant
 Interpreted firm’s financial and operating activities by looking at their financial statements
 Calculated Break-Even point and Risk analysis to compare firm’s performance
 Applied models such as DCF,CAPM,Multiplier to come up with a valuation of the company
 Presented the findings and provided recommendations to Co-founder and CFO
Cost Accounting - Complex cost allocation,resource optimization and investment justification
Delphi Printer & Peripherals – Case Study
 Strategically selected and deployed resources to help achieve the desired goal
 Tracked weekly progress, positioned future goals incorporating the risks involved
 Developed continuous process improvements and accounted for change in its efficiency
 Succeeded in exceeding the management’s expectations by creating a robust performance matrix
Mergers and Acquisitions - Studied the potential target company and advantages of an acquisition
The Timken Company – Case Study
 Assessed the requirement and benefits of acquiring Torrington Company
 Judged the extent of strategic fit of both the companies and their synergies
 Computed the stand alone valuation of Torrington and with synergies using DCF model
 Constructed a sensitivity analysis to ensure price celling of the acquired company
 Suggested optimal financing decision considering the company’s complicated position to help mitigate losses
EXPERIENCE
Wells Fargo Bangalore,India
Wells Fargo is one of the largest financial institution in the United States
Associate Financial Analyst April 2012 – August 2013
 Improved efficiency in completing process task by 10% and was later adapted by others in my team, integral part
in finding the best practice for my process
 Achieved service level agreement with respect to quality, productivity and turnaround time for the team
 Reviewed Tax Service Fees of the borrowers and checked the accuracy of the tax payments
 Analyzed loan documents and prepared assignments for foreclosure process
 Examined customer contact disclosure documents to reduce any deficiency in information between loan
documents and the database
 Awarded prestigious Best Employee of the Month
ADDITIONAL
 Competition: Runner up at Corporate Social Responsibility competition
 Volunteer: Sparsh- an initiative to educate under-privileged kids; Narayanseva- a go green campaign
 Languages fluent in are English, Hindi, and Tamil
 Business software applications: proficient in are MS Excel, Visual Basic (VBA), DPL, JMP, Solver
 Interests:Captained the Cricket team which won the south zone championship; member of the Soccer team at
county level