EDUCATION
Binghamton University, SUNY – MA Economics (Teaching Assistant Scholarship), September 2016 – December 2017 GPA: 3.22/4.00
-All courses taken are PhD Economics courses
-Coursework includes research, strong theoretical and applied knowledge and high level programming in R Studio
- Izmir University of Economics – BA Economics (Major – %100 Scholarship), 2011 – 2015, GPA: 3.33/4.00
- Izmir University of Economics – BS Mathematics (Double major – %100 Scholarship), 2012 – 2016, GPA: 3.26/4.00
-The only Economics major student and studied Mathematics as double major in the university history
Lisbon School of Economics and Management – Economics (Erasmus), February 2013-July 2013
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Full Time – KPMG, Manager, Istanbul , Turkey, May 2021 – Present
- Full Time – Willis Towers Watson, Senior Actuarial Analyst, Istanbul , Turkey, June 2018 – May 2021
- Full Time – SUNY at Binghamton, Economics Teaching Assistant, New York, USA, September 2016 – Decembe
SKILLS (*, **, ***, ****, ***** from beginner to advanced)
- RiskAgility Financial Modeller (***)
- MoSeS (**),
- UNIFY (***),
- VBA (*),
- MS EXCEL (***),
- R (*)
LEADERSHIP & MEMBERSHIP
- Turkish Actuarial Association Member
- Music Club, Turkish Art Music Club, Economics Club, Mathematics Club, Volleyball Team
- Founder, guitarist and singer of the music group i.e. winner of university music competition in pop category, 2010
INTERESTS
- Life Insurance and Pensions Modelling, IFRS 17, Advanced Analytics – Machine Learning, Programming Languages
LANGUAGE SKILLS AND EXAM SCORES
- Passed two levels (8 exams) of Turkish actuarial exams just in 1 year, preparing for the 5 exams left to be fully qualified actuary
- English (Advanced Level), German (Basic Level), Turkish (Mother Tongue)
- GRE: 168/170 (Quantitative Part), 2016
- TOEFL:89, 2018