NIkunj C. Modi
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Permanent Address
0 Generic Drive
Place, IL, 00000
888-888-8888
Email: nmodi@depauw.edu
Current Address
408 S. Locust St.
U.B Box 0000
Greencastle, IN 46135
888-888-8888
Education:

DePauw University, Greencastle, IN
Bachelor of Arts, expected May 2005
Major: Economics; Minor: Psychology
Current GPA: 3.2/4.0; Current Major GPA: 3.25/4.0

The Philadelphia Center , Philadelphia, PA
Off-campus study, Spring 2004

 
  • Participated in an off-campus semester combining 32 hours per week of a professional internship, academic seminars and independent living in an urban setting
   
Relevant Courses: Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Statistics for Economics and Management, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Principles of Finance, Urban World: An Economic Perspective, Business and Ethics, Money and Banking
   
Honors: Posse Foundation Full-Tuition Leadership Scholarship Award (2001-05)
William J.Cook Academic Scholarship Award (2001-05)
Liberty Bank Academic and Service Award (2001)
   
Experience: Lincoln Capital Fixed Income Management Company, LLC summer 2004
Accounting Intern/Portfolio Accounting Division
 
  • Responsible for reconciling specific portfolio activity to the respective custodian banks and researching discrepancies and financial actvitiy on Bloomberg
  • Maintained an assignment list of the equivalent of an experienced staff member
  • Became proficient in various online accounting software programs including Portia, Staars, and the Intranet to report and research discrepancies
  • Learned the underlying structure and principles of high -yield bonds
  City Controller's Office, February-May 2004
Audit and Accounting Intern/ Post-Audit Division
 
  • Participated in the tri-annual 911 Financial and Compliance Audit which measured the effectiveness and efficiency of the police department's emergency response unit
  • Analyzed the police departments financial records including conducting bank reconciliations, proof of cash detail reports, and expenditure, revenue and payroll testing
  • Conducted interviews and notated internal control and operational procedures
  • Received extensive training on the FAMIS software system, which records the city's financial records
  ABN AMRO/ LaSalle Bank, Summer 2003
Letters of Credit Intern/Global Trade and Advisory Group
 
  • Advised letter of credit for authenticity, credibility, and workability
  • Prepared cover letters to beneficiaries stating conditions of the original letter of credit
  • Helped examine and negotiate letters of credit for discrepancies
  • Learned the basic mechanics of international trading, foreign exchange rates, boycott regulations, letters of credit, and required legal documents
   
Skills:
  • Fluent in Hindi and Gujarati
  • Proficient with Microsoft: Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, FrontPage , and Office
   
Activities:
  • Winter Term-In Service Medical Team/ Quito, Ecuador (Dec 2002-Jan 2003)
  • Academic Peer Assistant/Residence Life (August 2002-May 2003)
  • DePauw Sports Editor, The Mirage (August 2001-December 2001)