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Education
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Finance, economics, geopolitics, history, astronomy, sports activities, quantum physics, watching wildlife, carpentry and outdoor activities such as camping.
Finance, economics, geopolitics, history, astronomy, sports activities, quantum physics, watching wildlife, carpentry and outdoor activities such as camping.
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Michael Israel Kipkemei Burgei

Michael Israel Kipkemei Burgei

Island Olathe,KS

Summary

My vision in life is to run and manage a firm that innovates new and daring financial products and services as a believer in free markets, strong institutions, and a sound regulatory environment to spur innovation and fair competition. Key Competencies: Analytical and observant, capable of cutting through complex scenarios. Capacity to work under high pressure, setting my eyes on the goal and able to get others to believe in where I am headed. Personally and actively committed to self-development to understand different situations and compensate for weakness and limits. Ability to create collaborative relationships by quickly finding common ground and solving problems for the good of all, taking care of both the interests of others in the group as well as my interests.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Internship Student

Prime Bank
Nairobi, Nairobi
01.2019 - 03.2019
  • Two months’ industrial attachment at Prime Bank, Quarters
  • Served in various departments to understand the operations required to run a commercial bank
  • These included posting in the clearing department to learn how cheques are handled and cleared, marketing department to learn how bank products are prepared and launched, posted to the branch to learn and observe branch operations, including handling of cash balancing at the end of the day
  • Participated in mobile banking (Bank on Wheels) involving visiting client premises to collect cash deposits and chequesOther

Internship Student

GenAfrica Asset Managers
01.2018 - 03.2018
  • Two months’ attachment
  • Main duties were client investment portfolio reconciliation and confirmation of data being transferred from one system to another
  • Attended GenAfrica Annual seminar in Mombasa in March 2018, where I was a Desk Officer, with duties including handling conference materials and logistics support for the conference.

Internship Student

Kenya Red Cross
Nyeri
01.2017 - 02.2017
  • • Visited less privileged members of the community and carried out free medical tests.
    • Created a staff-led food bank to aid people who came to the Red Cross Centre looking for food.
    • Trained on senior first aid skills.
    • Involved in practical Front-Office management, farming, cleaning, and maintenance, among other responsibilities.

Education

Master of Science - Information Systems and Business Analytics

Park University
04.2023

Bachelor of Commerce - Finance

Strathmore University
01.2020

Aga Khan High School, KCSE
01.2015

St Mary's School Nairobi
01.2011

Westlands Primary School
01.2007

Skills

  • Self-Motivated
  • Digital and Physical Research
  • Data Modeling
  • Research
  • Data Evaluation
  • Microsoft Office
  • Dependable and Reliable
  • Microsoft Office Suite

Additional Information

· While in high School, I attended two seminars/conferences by the SECURITIES INDUSTRY TRAINING INSTITUTE (SITI) one on Equities Market and the other on the Debt Markets.

· While in high school, I was privileged to spend a day at Barclays Bank Treasury department and witnessed how market making works.

· I have been following financial markets since I was 16 years old and especially studied the global financial crises of 2008.

· While in the last year of high school, I was a member of Junior Achievers where I served as CFO for a small company inspired by Junior Achievers.

· I have traded in the foreign exchange markets, where I learned vital lessons in risk management and exposure (Retail Online Forex markets).

· Currently attending carpentry and joinery part-time classes on Saturday at Panesar Training Institute with intentions of developing wood working skills and hopefully personally furnish my future home.

· I am also interested and engaged in art projects since I was 13 years old which I have used to decorate our home and planning to do more in my own house in future.

· In my childhood l was very physically active and engaged in numerous sporting activities such as tennis, football, basketball, athletics, swimming, cricket, long jump, javelin and rugby.

· In End May to mid-June 2020, I was engaged in a short assignment at the Lukenya Motor Cross Lodge, providing general administrative support for about 3 weeks.

· I am currently doing an attachment in a furniture company by the name Love Artisan as an administrative and logistics assistance, the main duties being the purchase and tracking of inventory, customer engagements, reviewing new designs, testing and giving final recommendations before final approval.

Timeline

Internship Student

Prime Bank
01.2019 - 03.2019

Internship Student

GenAfrica Asset Managers
01.2018 - 03.2018

Internship Student

Kenya Red Cross
01.2017 - 02.2017

Master of Science - Information Systems and Business Analytics

Park University

Bachelor of Commerce - Finance

Strathmore University

Aga Khan High School, KCSE

St Mary's School Nairobi

Westlands Primary School

Finance, economics, geopolitics, history, astronomy, sports activities, quantum physics, watching wildlife, carpentry and outdoor activities such as camping.

During my free time i find myself engaging in the activities mentioned above as a way of relaxing whenever I'm feeling tense or the need to decompress especially watching documenteries about the universe. i also have a telescope that I occasionally use to look at planets especially jupiter and its moons.

Finance, economics, geopolitics, history, astronomy, sports activities, quantum physics, watching wildlife, carpentry and outdoor activities such as camping.

   

· My fourth-year research topic was Mitigating the Impact of Foreign Portfolio Flows on Capital Markets: The case for a Dollar Based Economic Indicator. 

· The research project was a study on the correlation between foreign investor capital and the performance of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) and whether this capital movement could be tracked in order to create an economic indicator that investors might consider, in their investment decision making process.    

 While in high School, I   attended two seminars/conferences by the SECURITIES INDUSTRY TRAINING   INSTITUTE (SITI) one on Equities Market   and the other on the Debt Markets.

· While in high school, I was privileged to spend a day at Barclays Bank Treasury department and   witnessed how market making works.

· I have been following financial markets since I was 16   years old and especially studied the global financial crises of 2008.

· While in the last year of high school, I was a member of Junior Achievers where I served as   CFO for a small company inspired by Junior Achievers.

· I have traded in   the foreign exchange markets, where I learned vital lessons in risk management and exposure (Retail Online Forex   markets). 

· Currently attending carpentry and joinery part-time classes   on Saturday at Panesar Training Institute with intentions of developing wood   working skills and hopefully personally furnish my future home.

· I am also interested and engaged in art projects since   I was 13 years old which I have used to decorate our home and planning to do   more in my own house in future.

· In my childhood l was very physically active and engaged   in numerous sporting activities such as tennis, football, basketball, athletics,   swimming, cricket, long jump, javelin and rugby.

· In End May to mid-June 2020, I   was engaged in a short assignment at the Lukenya Motor Cross Lodge, providing   general administrative support for about 3 weeks. 

· I am currently doing an   attachment in a furniture company by the name Love Artisan as an   administrative and logistics assistance, the main duties being the purchase   and tracking of inventory, customer engagements, reviewing new designs,   testing and giving final recommendations before final approval.  

Michael Israel Kipkemei Burgei