CHRISTOPHER M.

THOMAS
thomas.chr@neu.edu
Current Address Permanent Address
45 Hillside Street, Apt. 2 843 Marlboro Springs Road
Boston, MA 02120 Kennett Square, PA 19348
609.781.3307 610.347.0843

Northeastern University
Boston, MA
Bachelor of Science in International
Business, Cum Laude
Education:
Graduated May 2009
Business Concentration: Finance
Minors: East Asian Studies, Chinese Language
Achievements: 3.4 GPA, FMA Honors Society
Activities: Studied abroad at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, participated in
2006 China Dialogue of Civilizations, studied Chinese at the Chinese Institute for Language and
Arts, worked as an associate in Student Residential Mail.

Chartered Financial Analyst

Continuing
Program Plan to further my education by completing the CFA Program.
CFA Level Two Candidate Passed CFA Level I in December 2008, and am currently enrolled to write the next exam.

Work Experience:
Shenzhen Comtop Information January – June 2008
Technologies • Translated minutes and memos into English for the sales and marketing department.
Shenzhen, China • Acquired a working knowledge of the basics of Chinese contract and business law.
Intern/Translator • Organized English language class for Comtop employees, with a focus on business language.
• Gained firsthand experience in China’s business culture by sitting in on client meetings and
shadowing Comtop personnel.

Brown Brothers & Harriman January – June 2007

Boston, MA • Priced seven emerging market mutual funds with positions in Latin America, Korea, and Japan.
Fund Accountant None of these funds missed the NASDAQ reporting deadline.
• Gained proficiency with the Reuters and Bloomberg terminals (obtained price quotes and
performed analysis) and the accounting system EagleSTAR.
• Automated team fund reconciliations and a variety of other tasks using Excel macros and scripts
(using AutoHotKey). Gained a working knowledge of Visual Basic.
• Performed daily position reconciliations between the custodian and fund holdings using Excel.

Cahill Paralegal Services May – August 2005

Newark, DE • Worked for one month as a paralegal to bridge between incoming and outgoing employees –
Paralegal Assistant prepared incoming mortgage papers to go to settlement.
• Communicated with mortgage lenders and clients to correct issues regarding settlement.
• Began work on an Access database to handle outgoing title insurance.
• Solved minor technical issues involving the office network and personal computers.

Skills Obtained:
Proficient with: Microsoft Excel; Bloomberg; Reuters; EagleSTAR; Microsoft Office (Word,
Powerpoint, and Outlook); Lotus Notes; the use of common Linux distributions, Microsoft
Computer Skills: Windows, and Apple OSX.
Familiar with: Microsoft Access, Visual Basic, Scripting Languages (AutoHotKey).
Exposure to: SPSS, Minitab, HTML, mySQL

Native Language: English

Language Skills: Proficient with: Mandarin Chinese
Exposure to: Cantonese Chinese, French, German