Karan Khanijou
| Headline: | Investor |
| Skills: | English, German, Languages |
| Groups: | Warwick Entrepreneurs |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Investing in projects, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities, Supporting my investments |
| Schools: | University of Warwick |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Dreamscapes Development |
| Position: | Job Shadow |
| Time period: | January 2006 - Present |
| Description: | • Participated in board-level meetings concerning major construction projects
• Learned about price points for profit maximization versus maintaining competitiveness • Helped prepare presentation materials for Launch Event of latest development • Shadowed CEO on visits to construction site and government offices • Shadowed a senior partner to board meetings and advised on investment in pre-construction property |
| Employer: | RAG society |
| Position: | Volunteer |
| Description: | • Helped with the RAG society to raise money for several causes by volunteering twice weekly in their various endeavors e.g. collecting money by operating a cloakroom for the students union. |
| Employer: | Community service |
| Position: | Volunteer |
| Description: | • Over 70 hours of community service and volunteering from 2003 to 2005, including running a day care center for underprivileged children once a week with a group of volunteers. |
| Employer: | Boys’ orphanage |
| Position: | Volunteer |
| Description: | • Helped refurbish a boys’ orphanage over a weekend and coordinated a craft sale from traditional craft makers |
| Employer: | Humanitarian mission |
| Position: | Volunteer |
| Description: | • Undertook a humanitarian mission to Tsunami stricken areas from Dec 29th 2004 to 1 Jan 2005. Rallied a group of friends to join the effort and together distributed 2000 bags of provisions in various town centers including the devastated Baan Nam Khem village |
| Employer: | “Friends of Thailand” |
| Position: | Volunteer |
| Description: | • Helped set up a donations appeal “Friends of Thailand” which over the next three months raised over 10,000 Euros. Donated partly to reconstruction of schools and partly to livelihood restoration efforts |
| Employer: | Fine-dining restaurant |
| Position: | Temporary Manager |
| Time period: | June 2005 - August 2005 |
| Description: | • Managed a fine dining upscale restaurant
• Responsible for customer satisfaction, cashier, staff management and external marketing • Communicated and delegated effectively when managing a team of 14 members • Developed a customer questionnaire and a computer database to store details which increased firm’s ability to analyze clients and study market demographics • Produced 30 page marketing report for owners from primary data and other sources • Compiled a research intensive report about communicating across Thai and Indian cultures |
| Employer: | Merrill Lynch |
| Position: | 1 Week Work-Shadow |
| Time period: | June 2002 - August 2002 |
| Description: | • Introduction to investment banking institutions and their roles in the financial markets
• Increased awareness to how a client’s investment portfolio is managed • Introduced to the various sectors of the Bank, including Research and Technology • Learnt about factors that help bankers decide on investment |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Warwick |
| Time period: | 2005 - 2008 |
| Degree: | Management, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | Sailing, Snowboarding, Wakeboarding |
| Hobbies: | • Backpacked through Italy and Germany. Plan to visit Eastern Europe and the Middle East
• Previously traveled through: Indonesia, Switzerland, Belgium, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand |
| Memberships: | • Member of various societies at Warwick University, including, Economics and Warwick Entrepreneurs |
| Awards: | University of Warwick (2007-2008)
• Recently chosen as Vice-President of Warwick Strategy and Consulting Society o Currently coordinating the Events team to prepare for a range of corporate events o Organized an Interactive Strategy Case Study with Capital One o Led a group to organize a talk on strategy by a partner from Deloitte UK • Elected to the Student Staff Liaison Committee representing final year management students University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2007) • Helped revive the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization and served as Communications Officer • Active Member of Finance Club • Participated in Bank of America office visit University of Warwick (2006) • Mercia Institute of Enterprise Certificate – 3 day Entrepreneurship workshop o Led a group of 5 to develop a business plan to ‘win’ fictional funding o Finished first out of 4 teams with 300% more venture funding than runner up team • Accepted to Real Estate Target Chances with Cushman & Wakefield, Healey & Baker in London Bangkok Patana School (2005) • Duke of Edinburgh: Silver Award • St. John Ambulance Service: First Aid Certification • Served on the Student Representative Council and attended a regional Leadership Conference |
