Milap Shah
CFA from ICFAI University (2008), MBA in Finance & International Business from University of Massachusetts, M.com in Accounting & Statistics from Gujarat University, Graduate Assistant & Orientation Leader at University of Massachusetts (2007).
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | Business, English, Languages, Management |
| Location: | Stamford, CT |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Tags: | brilliant, financial services, trading, visionary |
| Schools: | Gujarat University, University of Massachusetts System |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | University of Massachusetts |
| Position: | Graduate Assistant |
| Time period: | January 2007 - December 2007 |
| Description: | Supervised operations in computer lab and help students trouble-shoot IT problems.
Worked for university library at circulation desk and performed catalogue search. Prepared minutes for MCLP meetings & analyzed statistics for IT services. |
| Employer: | University of Massachusetts |
| Position: | Research Assistant |
| Time period: | August 2006 - December 2006 |
| Description: | Assisted in an in-depth research carried out for pharmaceutical industry and patent life for drug manufacturers.
Examined how the patent life for a drug affects pricing, demand and overall pharmaceutical industry. Recommended and advocated increase in patent life for drug manufacturers. Served as facilitator & reported directly to the head of marketing department of Charlton College of Business. |
| Employer: | Shah Financial Consultancy |
| Position: | Financial Analyst |
| Time period: | January 2003 - June 2006 |
| Description: | Advising clients on investments for tax planning purposes resulting in savings of $0.2 million on an average.
Recommended Insurance, Mortgage, and High-yield savings plans for medium to large ($8 million) portfolio clients. Leading a team of five persons and delegated duties on day to day basis. Assisted and educated center staff in analyzing performance and impact of key financial variables, integrated budget goals with finance and accounting team and analyzed actual results. |
| Employer: | University of Massachusetts |
| Position: | Orientation Leader |
| Time period: | August 2007 |
| Description: | Successfully led a group of 75 international students at an orientation program at UMass Dartmouth.
Conducted extensive event-planning and administrative work. Advised students in various student-related activities such as course planning, college preparation, etc. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Massachusetts System |
| Time period: | 2007 |
| Degree: | Finance & International Business, MBA |
| University: | University of Massachusetts System |
| Time period: | 2007 |
| Degree: | Finance & International Business, MBA |
| University: | Gujarat University |
| Time period: | 2006 |
| Degree: | Accounting & Statistics, MCom |
INFORMATION
| Awards: | Awarded graduate scholarship for excellent academic standing at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. |
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