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Charith Leelasena [email protected] | 908-723-0275 29 Manor Hill Road, Summit, NJ 07901
Education: Newark Academy High School, Livingston, NJ (2009 – 2013) GPA: 3.40 Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA (Class of 2017): College of Business & Economics GPA: 3.15 Finance major, Engineering & Computer Science Background
• Courses: Marketing, Financial & Managerial Accounting, BIS, Economics, Management, Investments, Corp Finance, Global Finance, Investments, Risk Management
• Calculus, Physics, Chemistry, Statistical Methods, Fund Comp Programming • Skills: Advanced Microsoft Excel (5 years), Computer programming (Java, Matlab)
Work Experience: Alt Assets, London, UK June-August 2016 – Summer Intern
• Private equity and venture capital firm focusing on providing investment research • Researched and analyzed fin-tech companies, compiling and presenting recommendations on
firms for investment. Worked with fin-tech CEOs planning for an upcoming Alt Assets investor forum.
Goldman Sachs, New York, NY May-August 2015 – Summer Intern • 10-week internship at Goldman Sachs creating a big data visualization platform • Projects included visualization of big data, data analysis, and metrics for systems monitoring • Implemented a platform using ELK Stack and JMX Collector to collect & visualize metrics data
n-Tier systems, New York, NY May-June 2013 – High School Intern
• Develops specialized data management tools in Java for Financial Firms • Designed and captured feedback for secure document management iPad app • Learned and worked with heads of all major business functions (marketing, sales, etc)
International Study Experience: University of St. Andrews, Scotland (Summer 2012)
• Science based curriculum focused on Geology and Astronomy, overall Grade A. University of Oxford, England (Summer 2011)
• Liberal arts curriculum with focus on public speaking (A) and British history (A-) Leadership, Sports, & Interests:
• Co-founder of official New Jersey High School Amnesty International Chapter • Lehigh University Club Tennis Officer and co-captain, 2012 High School JV Captain • Fraternity Recruitment Chair, Intramural Chair, and House Manager (executive position) • Clubs: finance club, astronomy club, snowboard club, tennis club, marketing club
