Ruben G.
Private tutor in Glasgow, United Kingdom
Education
University of Glasgow, Adam Smith Business School Glasgow, UK MSc in Finance and Economic Development | Expected 1st class with Distinction Sep. 2014 – Sep. 2015(exp.) Coursework: Intermediate Econometrics; Equity and Financial Analysis; Market Microstructures; Foreign Exchange; Design and Structure of Financial Systems; Scholarships and Awards: UofG Trust International Leadership Scholarship; Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) UK International Scholarship Founding Member of UofG Armenian Student Association; Member of UofG Investment and Economics Societies Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University Yerevan, Armenia BSc in Economics (Mathematics) |Distinction |GPA: 3.65/4.00 |Rank 4/120 Sep. 2010 – Jun. 2014 Top Scorer in Subjects: Corporate Finance; Economic and Math Methods and Modeling, Game Theory, Probability Theory and Math Statistics Thesis: “Enterprise Default Risk Assessment: Case of Armenian Banking Sector” – Comparison Moody’s KMV Expected Default Frequency (EDF), Revised Altman Z-score and Central Bank of Armenia Rating Methodologies. Academic Council: Chief Delegate of the Students at the Academic Council of the University. Scholarships and Awards: Ministry of Education Full Tuition (for top 5% of students) Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Business School | Study Exchange Riga, Latvia Coursework: Full Equity Valuation; Merger and Acquisition Strategies; Consumer Behaviour; Feb. 2013 – Jul. 2013 Organization and Management Scholarship: Open Society Institution (OSI) HESP Student Mobility Grant
Experience
Ronald H Smith & Co Glasgow,UK Actuarial Analyst Feb. 2015 – Present Design/Identify optimal insurance policies, retirement plans and pension plans; Analyze data and calculate the probabilities and costs related to injuries, accidents, death and property damage; Assist the managing director during everyday meetings with business partners and clients; Manage database of over 5000 clients. Design and implement a new operational system for our company Global Connects Edinburgh/Glasgow, UK Court Interpreter (Russian-English; Armenian-English) Jan. 2015 – Present Simultaneous and consecutive interpreting at Glasgow Sheriff Court and Immigration and Asylum Tribunal Ardshinbank Yerevan, Armenia Corporate Credit Risk Analyst Intern Mar. 2014 – Jun. 2014 3rd largest credit portfolio in Armenia (KPMG Armenian Banking Sector Overview 2013) Analyzed financial statements, conducted financial ratio analysis Prepared reports for the Senior Credit Risk Analysts on the solvency of the potential creditor firms in the mining, agricultural, energy and construction industries. Prepared recommendations for improving bank’s credit scoring system Foundation for Civil and Social Development (FCSD) Yerevan, Armenia Economic and Financial Analyst, Editor of the Voter’s Guidebook Feb. 2012 – Sep. 2012 With Counterpart International and OSCE office in Yerevan, our team developed and published Directory and Voter's Guidebook of Political Parties of Armenia participating in elections of Armenian Parliament in 2012. Analyzed and discussed the Economic aspects of elections campaigns with party leaders and economic masterminds, including current and previous prime-ministers and ministers of finance; Collected, edited, analyzed and summarized the economic aspects of election campaigns of the political parties of Armenia; Created a website and a database of 71 political parties that present unbiased, comparative information on activities, objectives, goals and program fundamentals Publication: “Political Parties of the Republic of Armenia Participating in the National Assembly Elections 2012 Under Proportional System” Voter’s Guidebook “Foundation for Civil and Social Development” Yerevan, 2012 , - 132 pages http://fcsd.am/ LANGUAGES AND OTHER SKILLS Languages: Bilingual – Armenian and Russian; English (Full professional proficiency) – IELTS band 7.5 (of 9) Qualifications: Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Quantitative Reasoning test score 170 (of 170); ACCA Exemption from F1, F2, F3 Computer skills: Windows XP/Vista/7/8; MS Office (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook); Bloomberg, Reuters; STATA, E-views 8, GRETL; Trade Sift; Good Presentation making skills; Public speaking skills
Subject Expertise
Russian9th Grade mathACT MathApplied MathematicsASPIRE MathCAHSEE MathematicsCLEP College MathematicsElementary MathGMAT Quantitative8th Grade mathAP MacroeconomicsAP MicroeconomicsCLEP Principles of MacroeconomicsCLEP Principles of MicroeconomicsEconomicsMacroeconomicsMicroeconomicsFinanceGRE Quantitative11th Grade math12th Grade math1st Grade mathACCUPLACER ArithmeticACCUPLACER College-Level MathACCUPLACER Elementary AlgebraSummer TutoringStudy SkillsStatistics10th Grade mathGRE Quantitative ReasoningGRE Subject Test in Mathematics2nd Grade math3rd Grade math4th Grade math5th Grade math6th Grade math7th Grade math
Availability
Any day at any time
Can Meet
Up to 1 hour away for no additional charge
Hobbies
Sports: Greco-Roman wrestling - 7 years of professional trainings, prize winner in national and international competitions; Volleyball - National champion Russian-Armenian University volleyball team playmaker; Cross-country and Mountain skiing; Science: Neuromarketing; Mathematical logic; Probability Theory Other: Politics; Cooking; Travel
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