1. Damon Li
2076 Frederick Douglass Blvd Apt 5C, New York, NY 10026·Mobile: 205-886-1481·E-mail: jli81@hawk.iit.edu
OBJECTIVE
Finance major graduate with solid knowledge in corporate finance seeking a full-time/intern position
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Finance, Jan 2012
Stuart School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois
Coursework: Market Risks Management; Futures, Options & Derivatives; Mathematics with Financial
Application; Financial Modeling; Valuation & Portfolio Management; Financial Statement Analysis; Equity
&Equity Derivatives Trading; Market Microstructure
Master of Science in Marketing, May 2010
Manderson Graduate School of Business, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Bachelor of Science in Financial Engineering, July 2009
Guangdong University of Technology, China
EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, Fall 2011
 Held office hours every week, answered questions regarding real option analysis and corporate bonds pricing
covered in 14 Corporate Finance lectures, and guided 70 graduate students with their learning process
 Graded mid-term and final exam paper
Summer Intern, Agricultural Bank of China, China, Summer 2011
 Performed Discounted Cash flow analysis on selected Energy sector companies and Technology sector companies
listed on Shanghai Stock Exchange; selection was based on return on capital and enterprise yield
 Identified buy/sell opportunities by comparing DCF analysis value to market value, and reported to manager of
asset management department
Intern, A.L. Taylor & Associates, P.C., Chicago, IL, Fall 2010
 Worked with the company’s chief financial officer to indentify the most valuable customers and the most
profitable services by analyzing income statement and balance sheet, and further came up with a market map
Intern, Century Automotive Group, Huntsville, AL, Fall 2009
 Created a 45-question survey, and performed consumer behavior analysis by conducting linear analysis through
SPSS; prepared a 5-page report
Assistant, Da-Ye House, Guangzhou, China, Fall 2008
 Crafted initial-stage sketches of potential products (e.g. cell phone, mp3)
 Assisted the final accomplishment of renderings of the products
Summer Intern, Talent Exchange Center, China, Summer 2006
 Organized daily documents submitted by clients for requests for job orders
 Assisted director in daily management of the organization
SKILLS
 CFA level 2 candidate; proficient in VBA, MS Excel, SPSS, MiniTab; familiar with C++ and Bloomberg
 Fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin; currently studying Japanese
ACTIVITIES & HONORS
 APPT Macau Summer Poker Festival Event 5 9th place
 Member of International Relationship Club; trained high school students in Hale County AL to debate in Model
UN and went to Chicago for Model UN Conference in 2010
 Elton b Stephens MGT & MKT Scholarship
 Coach of the women’s basketball team of School of Art & Science; led the team played against School of Law
 Third prize in Governor Industrial Design Cup, took home 2000 Chinese yuan