CHRISTOS SIMANTIRAKIS

30 Garriochmill Road, G20 6LT, Glasgow, UK

Telephone: 07804611034, Email: chr.simant@gmail.com

Academic experience
09/2014-09/2015
University of Glasgow, Adam Smith Business School
MSc in International Corporate Finance and Banking
-Received the grade of A for group coursework in the module of International Capital
Markets. Personal research on UK equity market and financial sector.
-Received the grade of A for group coursework in the module of Financial Management
in Banking that involved evaluation of the balance sheet of a bank, a presentation and a
research on the universal banking model.
-Out of the three exams undertaken so far, I received A in Statistics for Business
Research and International Capital Markets as well as B1 in International Corporate
Finance modules.
-Chosen to participate in Graduate Performance Management Programme Of Institute of
Leadership & Management Development Programme and received the relevant
certificate.
-Participant at Graduate Skills Programme, building a personal e-portfolio.
-Volunteer in Conversational English programme, helping an international student
improve her language skills.
-Volunteer in Glasgow University Service to the Homeless, providing food and support to
homeless people living on the streets of Glasgow.
09/2005-03/2013
Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of Economics,
Direction: Financial Economics, Ptychio (undergraduate) degree in Economic
Science, Grade: Very Good (6.83)
Exposure in a wide variety of courses, such as Microeconomics, Macroeconomics,
Econometrics, Applied Industrial Organization, that formed a diversified background of
economic and financial knowledge and understanding.
Part of a 4-member team that handled an assignment concerning the exploitation of
natural gas in Greece for the course of Environmental and Natural Resources
Economics. Personal research on the topic of industrial use of natural gas and its
contribution to the economic growth of the Greek Secondary Sector.
09/2002-06/2005
4th Lyceum (Senior High School) of Halandri, Athens
Final mark 17.7/20. Consistently high scores in mathematics (16.8), mathematics and
elements (fundamentals) of statistics (19.8) and principles of economic theory (19.5).

Work History
09/2013-05/2014
Military service
Daily assignment of duties, with discipline, sense of responsibility and ability to instantly
execute orders always being prerequisites. Provided services in the department of the
office supplies and attended a Basic Life Support and First Aid seminar during my
service in the 414 military hospital of Athens. Received excellent feedback from my
superiors and completed all the tasks successfully.

10/2007-03/2013
Private mathematics and physics tutor for children of High School and Senior
High School
Familiar with the responsibility and significance of acting as an intermediary between
people and sources of knowledge, always forming and adapting a separate teaching
plan for each student, based on his/her specific needs and goals. Students showed
improvement of understanding and interest on the subjects and were able to perform
better on homework, exams and, consequently, achieve higher grades than before.
01/2009-12/2009
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A.
Business Customer Service Department-Technical support call centre (part-time)
Assisted business and individual high-profile customers, provided information and
advice on issues concerning internet connection, static routing, web-hosting. Managed
to grasp and constantly search for new ideas as well as to test them to a large number
of demanding situations, working in a previously unknown field. Developed the ability to
work as part of a team and under constant time pressure, handling over 20 client issues
on a daily basis and having direct communication with prominent clients.

Additional Skills
Languages: Greek (native), English(fluent), French(competent)
English: Proficiency, Michigan degree
Toefl degree
French: 1er Delf Degree (Unite A1, A2, A3 and A4)
GMAT (Total score 640)
IT: Certificate Key CERT IT Basic Plus
Computer Certification from Athens University of Economics and Business
Full, clean driving licence

Interests
Chess is my main interest, I read chess books and play on chess.com with a peak
internet elo of 1726. It has helped me increase my self-belief and realise that every
potential action, as well as its consequences, should be thoroughly examined. I also
practice judo, table tennis and I am a novice in kundalini yoga.
Finally, I have attended electric bass guitar lessons for several years in National
Conservatory of Holargos, Athens, and have successfully undertaken the first 5 relevant
degree exams of the Conservatory.

References
References available on request.