SHANTANU SHRIVASTAVA
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                     Apt # 3W, 238 E, 88 Street, New York – 10128
                     Mobile: 917 558 4091 | email: ss3575@columbia.edu

WORK EXPERIENCE

NSM Capital Management                   Associate                       May 09-Current
    Modeling for CMBS securities: Development of a loan level stochastic model which
      generates a distribution of credit performance outcomes. It is used to price and model
      securities backed by commercial mortgages for various clients. This model is extensively
      used in US Treasury projects as well.
      Portfolio Management: Working closely with various clients to price and model various
      structured product securities (synthetic/cash CDO, CLO, CLN etc) in their portfolio.
    Valuation of different illiquid securities(corporate bonds, notes backed by funds)
    Development of a Market Implied model to price mortgage backed securities.
    Analysis of CDO Swaps using BGM models

Manhattan Associates                Analyst                July 2006 – June 2008
    Developed Business Solution (Financial Planning) for Retail clients
    Integration of Demand Forecast Product with the Planning Application

University of Erlangen                   Research Analyst      Summer 2005
    Synthesis of b – oriented membranes and Xylene permeation test for membranes to be
       utilized in Petrochemical Industries

EDUCATION

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Masters in MATHEMATICAL FINANCE (May 2009, GPA 3.81/4.0)
    Mathematical Principles: Stochastic Calculus, Brownian Motion, Time Series Analysis,
       Statistical Methods in Finance, Black Scholes
    Financial Theory: Securities Pricing & Modeling, Capital Markets and Investments,
       Advanced Derivatives, Portfolio optimization, Intro to Math of Finance, Risk Management
    Computing: Monte Carlo, Binomial Trees, Numerical Methods, Finite differences
    Project work on Heston Model(Stochastic Volatility Model) to price exotic options
    Project work on Implementation of pair trading strategies – Back testing and Moving
       Forward on portfolio of US and Canadian stocks across several sectors
    Modeled US treasury yield curve using HJM interest rate model and principal component
       analysis to price interest rate derivatives

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI
B.Tech in Chemical Engineering (GPA - 8.03/10.00)         June 2002-June 2006
    Course work in applied mathematics including calculus, linear algebra, differential
       equations, Optimization Techniques, Money and Financial Statements
    Bachelor’s Thesis: Modeling and Simulation(partial differential equations)

COMPUTER SKILLS

      Intex, Bloomberg, Excel, VBA, Matlab, R, Perl, SQLC++

ACHIEVEMENTS

      Awarded DAAD fellowship for summer research project in Germany
      Recipient of National Scholarship for academic excellence
      General Secretary, Association of Chemical Engineer’s Association (ACME)
      Dramatics Club Secretary at Undergraduate College (2003 – 04)
      Represented IIT Guwahati Badminton team in all India Inter IIT sports meet

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    SHANTANU SHRIVASTAVA th Apt # 3W, 238 E, 88 Street, New York – 10128 Mobile: 917 558 4091 | email: ss3575@columbia.edu WORK EXPERIENCE NSM Capital Management Associate May 09-Current  Modeling for CMBS securities: Development of a loan level stochastic model which generates a distribution of credit performance outcomes. It is used to price and model securities backed by commercial mortgages for various clients. This model is extensively used in US Treasury projects as well.  Portfolio Management: Working closely with various clients to price and model various structured product securities (synthetic/cash CDO, CLO, CLN etc) in their portfolio.  Valuation of different illiquid securities(corporate bonds, notes backed by funds)  Development of a Market Implied model to price mortgage backed securities.  Analysis of CDO Swaps using BGM models Manhattan Associates Analyst July 2006 – June 2008  Developed Business Solution (Financial Planning) for Retail clients  Integration of Demand Forecast Product with the Planning Application University of Erlangen Research Analyst Summer 2005  Synthesis of b – oriented membranes and Xylene permeation test for membranes to be utilized in Petrochemical Industries EDUCATION COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY Masters in MATHEMATICAL FINANCE (May 2009, GPA 3.81/4.0)  Mathematical Principles: Stochastic Calculus, Brownian Motion, Time Series Analysis, Statistical Methods in Finance, Black Scholes  Financial Theory: Securities Pricing & Modeling, Capital Markets and Investments, Advanced Derivatives, Portfolio optimization, Intro to Math of Finance, Risk Management  Computing: Monte Carlo, Binomial Trees, Numerical Methods, Finite differences  Project work on Heston Model(Stochastic Volatility Model) to price exotic options  Project work on Implementation of pair trading strategies – Back testing and Moving Forward on portfolio of US and Canadian stocks across several sectors  Modeled US treasury yield curve using HJM interest rate model and principal component analysis to price interest rate derivatives INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI B.Tech in Chemical Engineering (GPA - 8.03/10.00) June 2002-June 2006  Course work in applied mathematics including calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, Optimization Techniques, Money and Financial Statements  Bachelor’s Thesis: Modeling and Simulation(partial differential equations) COMPUTER SKILLS  Intex, Bloomberg, Excel, VBA, Matlab, R, Perl, SQLC++ ACHIEVEMENTS  Awarded DAAD fellowship for summer research project in Germany  Recipient of National Scholarship for academic excellence  General Secretary, Association of Chemical Engineer’s Association (ACME)  Dramatics Club Secretary at Undergraduate College (2003 – 04)  Represented IIT Guwahati Badminton team in all India Inter IIT sports meet