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Alex Kamarashki
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Alex Kamarashki graduated summa cum laude as a Honors College Scholar from Kent State University in 2009 with a major in Finance and minors in Economics and Applied Mathematics. He received Kent State University Presidential Scholarship and a member of Beta Gamma Sigma. Alex spent summer of 2008 at Merrill Lynch where he assisted brokers with various duties, mainly screening for stocks and back-testing investment strategies. In joining the Baruch MFE program, he is interested in a career in proprietary trading at a bond /commodities desk in an investment bank. Alex enjoys basketball, soccer, outdoors, chess, raves.
I wanted to attend small program in a big financial center, and Baruch was one of the few options that initially came out. After visiting the school, meeting professor Stefanica, and going over some of the threads in QuantNetwork I realized that Baruch is the right place for me not only because of the mentioned above, but also because of the strong sense of community that is implied by the attitude and commitment of the people associated with the program.
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Nicholas Chiang
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Nicholas Chiang received his Master of Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from California Institute of Technology where he worked on various research projects during the summers of 2001-2003. Nicholas was a 2004 Intel Undergrate Research Contest finalist. After MIT, he worked at Intel as a process engineer. In joining the Baruch MFE program, Nicholas prepares for his future career as a trader or quantitative analyst. In his free time, he enjoys weight training, trading, tennis, and basketball.
I decied to join Baruch because I felt that its faculty and student body create a more friendly academic environment that will better facillitate my transition to financial engineering. I also believe that Baruch offers the best value when compared to other programs with similar reputations.
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Victor Istratov
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Victor Istratov graduated magna cum laude from Boston University where he received both of his Bachelor and Master degree in Computer Science. Prior to transfering to Boston University, Victor studied for two years in Physics Department at Moscow State University. While at Boston, he interned in the Fixed Income division of State Street Global Advisors. After graduation, Victor worked as a technical consultant for SAP America in its implementation at major stock exchange. Currently a freelancer specializing in web back-end development, Victor enters the MFE program to learn knowledge and specialized skills to implement and improve quantitative models for risk management, derivatives pricing or algorithmic trading in a hedge-fund or investment bank. He enjoys photography, modern art, snowboarding, and swimming.
Baruch MFE Program combines practical and well-balanced curriculum, dedicated professors, and active alumni network. As I learned from current students, real life applications are emphasized in all classes and instruction is intensive and demanding. On the other hand, there is a great active community around the program which I am exited to be part of
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Ming (Stephen) Jin
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Ming (Stephen) Jin graduated with an MBA from Goizueta Business School, Emory University, GA where he was a recipient of Goizueta Scholarship. After graduation, Stephen spent two years as a Finance Manager at Abbott Laboratories, Chicago, IL where he analyzed and facilitated investment and organic growth in Asia Pacific markets. Since 2006, he works as Finance Manager for a NYC-based company where his duties include investment analysis and category management. Stephen received his Bachelor of Engineering in Naval Engineering from Shanghai Jiaotong University, China. After undergraduate study, he spent five years with Procter & Gamble, China where he eventually rose to the rank of national trade marketing manager. His career interest lies in the field of quantitative portfolio management in an investment firm.
Small class size, best-in-class academics and curriculum, stellar faculty, career service and job placement
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Avinash Burra
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Avinash Burra graduated from Columbia University in 2004 with a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering. Since then, he has worked as a Robotic Research Analyst at Surgical Sciences Lab, St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York where he applies mathematical models for flight path analysis of data from the da Vinci Surgical System. An author of multiple abstracts and papers published in various Surgical Technology conferences over the past three years, Avinash received his Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. Interested in algorithmic trading and various hedging strategies, Avinash hopes to gain practical knowledge from the Baruch MFE program for his future career as a quantitative analyst at a hedge fund or investment bank. He has a wide range of hobbies; among them cricket, soccer, surrealist art, cooking, playing guitar, progressive/experimental rock, music editing and production.
I attended the info session and a class before I applied to Baruch. I was very impressed by the course structure, class size and just the general feel I got from interacting with the students. The location of the school is convenient for me and of course the tuition is affordable.
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Emil Gheorghiu
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Emil Gheorghiu holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from University of Craiova, Romania and a Certificate in Java Programming from NYU SCPS. As a quantitative developer at a New York-based portfolio and risk management software firm the past few years, he has involved in the development and design of custom portfolio trade, pricing and risk capturing tools. With an eye towards better risk management in volatile financial markets, Emil plans for a career in model validation and data mining to bring more transparency to pricing and valuation tools. His interests are as wide as politics, finance, math, basketball, European football, tennis, bowling are different.
Baruch provides one of the best available applied oriented MFE programs, where each individual is carefully observed and trained. I was inspired by its students' community and their passion for advanced financial mathematics when deciding to move towards quantitative finance field.
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Aliasgar Haji
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Aliasgar Haji graduated first class with distinction from National Institute of Technology, India where he received his Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication Engineering. Upon graduation, he worked as an IT Support Consultant for Goldman Sachs until June 2008. Since then, he has worked as a Senior Analyst at Goldman Sachs where his duties include testing new models for risk calculation, deployment to production, daily delivery of simulated prices of OTC trades, analysis of potential exposure and other risk numbers for institutional counterparts. In joining the Baruch MFE program, Aliasgar aims to work as a quantitative risk analyst developing new models for simulation and pricing used in the calculation potential exposure, Value at Risk and other risk measures for derivative trades. An amateur photographer, he loves to walk around New York City/Jersey City to take pictures of city life. An avid reader, Aliasgar reads everything from SciFi, Satire, and Mystery. He also starts learning to play poker for the past several months.
I did not apply to any other colleges this year. I only applied to Baruch since I believe Baruch’s focus on quantitative methods in the financial industry is in line with my goal of working as a quantitative analyst.
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Yoseph Feit
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Yoseph Feit graduated from Stevens Institute of Technology where he received both of his graduate and undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering. In joining the Baruch MFE program, Yoseph seeks to return to an investment bank as a programmer in support of the analysis of fixed income and equity derivatives, working closely with traders and quantitative analysts. In his spare time, Yos enjoys alpine skiing and weight training.
Baruch provides a better balance between math and finance course offerings when compared to competing programs run by other universities. The New York location puts it in the center of world finance activity, and reflects the global diversity of student body. The outstanding placement record and reasonable tuition result in a superior return on the educational investment
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Daniel Forman
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Daniel Forman holds a Bachelor degree in Physics and Economics from Swarthmore College. A recipient of National Science Foundation REU grant and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research grant, he spent the summer of 2006 at Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC where he designed and implementated laser imaging system for ultra-cold atoms. Daniel also spent the previous summer at Center for Integrated Plasma Studies, University of Colorado at Boulder working on computational simulations of multidimensional plasma structures. For the past two years, he worked on macroeconomic modeling using dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models at Macroeconomic and Monetary Studies Function, Research and Statistics Group, Federal Reserve Bank of New York. His finance interests lie in the area in portfolio or risk management as well as algorithmic trading. Daniel enjoys chess, cooking, rugby.
I was very impressed with Baruch's sense of community and commitment to teaching. The alumni network seemed to be the most enthusiastic of all the programs, which I believe is a strong indicator of the strength and value of a program. I also felt the teaching was excellent with a great emphasis placed on giving students the necessary skills and guidance to achieve both their immediate and ultimate goals.
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Iuliia Palamar
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Iuliia Palamar graduated from Kiev National Economics University with a Bachelor degree in Finance. A first place winner of the 73rd Kiev National Economics University's Student Science Conference, she also gained a wide range of professional experience at Prostobank Consulting where she spent two years as a financial analyst performing a great variety of tasks - from conducting market researches and making reports to talking to press and writing small articles to Ukrainian news-papers. In her free time Iuliia usually travels, reads, swims or rides a bicycle. She also enjoys theater and photography arts.
My reasons to apply to Baruch MFE program were impressive employment statistics and rigorous curriculum. Moreover, such facts about the program as personal attention to every student, deep commitment of professors, small class size and strong student and alumni community remind me of my high school, which was a perfect place for studying and personal development.
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Bhavna Jhunjhunwala
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Bhavna Jhunjhunwala graduated with a Bachelor of Engineer in Electronics from Thadomal Shahani Engineering College, Mumbai, India. As an Event Head of Indian Society of Technical Education Student's Chapter, she designed a software called "Bears and Bulls" as a part of the online gaming organized in the bi-annual townhall presentation, which simulates real time Stock Exchange and allows the participant to take part in online transactions. Certified as a Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD), Bhavna spent four years at Tata Consultancy Services, India's leading software solution provider and later at investment bank Bank Of America Merrill Lynch, where her duties include translating the exotic trading strategies into technological language using programming skills which were aimed to maximize profits while curtailing systematic and non-systematic risks. Her career interests are research and development of a comprehensive risk assessment model customized for the Indian capital markets. Bhavna enjoys reading, singing and traveling. A NYCares volunteer, she spent time conducting learning sessions for children, cooking and serving food in soup kitchens, delivering meals to senior citizens.
Baruch is a fast track to a high quality of learning which will aid in turning my ideas in to action and I look upon it as the strong foundation on which my career in Financial Engineering rests. A midtown New York location, and an excellent well-versed faculty, makes it an ideal place for studies in financial engineering. Apart from providing the necessary impetus in terms of knowledge and skills, graduate studies at Baruch would expose me to a rich and varied cultural environment and drive me towards excellence. Baruch's realistic and experiential style of learning speaks more to me than the one-dimensional academics I outgrew as an undergraduate, as well as the chance to personalize a flexible study plan.
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Timothy Ko
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Timothy Ko graduated magna cum laude from SUNY Binghamton University with a Bachelor of Science in Financial Economics. He interned at AAFE Community Development Fund (aafecdf.org) where he developed various database solutions in Access to log clients seeking education and counseling services; to manage and track rehabilitation and maintenance costs of the organization's affordable housing developments; and to use it for reporting and analysis purposes. He later became co-director of Crimson Kings Drum, Fife, and Bugle Corps (crimsonkings.com) where he managed weekly operations, budgeting, and event planning for the organization, a non-profit dedicated to community service and youth education in musical performance. He led the corps in rehearsals, performances, and parades for major holidays and cultural events in the NYC metro area. Tim would like to pursue a career as a quantitative analyst at a hedge fund or investment bank after his graduation from the Baruch MFE program. His interests are music, reading, rudimentary drumming, and puzzles.
Baruch's MFE Program is my first and only choice because it offers a strong curriculum and committed faculty along with a tight and active community.
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Harpal Singh
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Harpal Singh holds a graduate degree in Business Computer Info Systems from Baruch's Zicklin School of Business. He works as a software engineer at Trizetto Inc where he designs and implements business intelligence and Web base solution products for Health care business using SSAS, C# technology. Harpal plans a career as a quantitative engineer where he can use the quantitative knowledge acquired from the Baruch MFE program to build better financial models. He graduated first class with a Mechanical Engineering degree from Guru Nanak Dev Engg College, Ludhiana, India. He enjoys sailing, mountain climbing and running.
Baruch was my first choice considering the difficulty of program, class size and great resources provided by Baruch College like Subotnik Center for active trade simulation. Located in the heart of world’s financial capital makes this program great and preferred choice.
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Andriy Bulava
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Andriy Bulava works as a High Yield performance analyst at Rogge Global Partners. He previously spent time at ING Investment Management in various roles ranging from desktop engineer to performance analyst. A recipient of National Science Foundation Scholarship, Andriy holds a Bachelor degree in Computer Science from Hunter College with a minor in Mathematics. He currently takes courses in the Baruch MFE program where he plans to study for a career in risk management in high yield at his current position upon graduation. He enjoys wwimming, boxing, power lifting and definitely traveling.
MFE at Baruch College provides hands on practical experience from the first class. In addition, integrating C++ programming language with almost every course played major difference in making my decision regarding school choice.
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Joe Ejzak
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Joe Ejzak graduated cum laude from Villanova University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and concentrations in the areas of Economics, Mathematics, and Computer Science. He spent his summer of 2008 and beyond as an independent futures analyst. Joe worked with various small industrial companies to effectively hedge their commodity exposures. Joe hopes to leverage his education at Baruch to propel a career in algorithmic trading. In his free time, Joe enjoys playing basketball, weight training, and cooking.
I chose Baruch’s MFE program because it seems to embrace a sense of community among the people involved. With the support of the MFE community and the rigorous program, I am confident that my education at Baruch will prepare me for my future career.
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Sanket Patel
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Sanket Patel holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance (Economics) with a minor in Mathematics from Florida State University. While working as a research assistant there, he authored “Index Arbitrage: A Vector Error Correction Model” - a paper investigated cointegration, mean-reverting, and auto-regressive properties of financial time series. Sanket used the results to write an algorithm to identify and exploit pricing errors between the relative levels of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P500. He also authored “Foreign Equity Capital Flows” - a simple investigation of determinants of foreign equity capital flows. The papers attempted to determine whether the flow of foreign equity capital could be justified via modern portfolio theory. This summer, Sanket will intern at Numerix - a leading provider of pricing and risk analytics tools used by many investment banks and trading desks. Taking courses in the Baruch MFE program since Spring 2009, he is very interested in genetic algorithms and machine learning with a ultimate goal of starting his own high-frequency / stat-arb hedge fund. He enjoys watching all types of sports, but particularly the Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots. Hobbies include reading financial literature, cooking.
Financial engineering rest on three disciplines: mathematics, computing, and finance. The Baruch MFE provides an excellent mix of all three. Given the applied and hands-on nature of the program, it prepares students for successful careers in the industry. Paired with a director as dedicated as Dr. Stefanica and active alumni community, the program offers an opportunity not found at other schools.
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