Firat(Fred) Seydim

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University · Class of 2019

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Bachelor's

Finance

San Francisco, CA

Speaks Turkish

Identity verified

Firat(Fred) Seydim

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University · Class of 2019

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Bachelor's

Finance

San Francisco, CA

Speaks Turkish

Identity verified

Education

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Bachelor's, Finance

August 2015 - May 2019

Rady School of Management, University of California San Diego

Master's, Business Analytics, Entrepreneurship, Finance

July 2022 - December 2023

Skills

AccountingAttentive to Detail Client Relationscredit score understandingDjango/PythonFinanceFinancial AnalysisNegotiationOperate well under pressure Organization SkillsTime ManagementUnderwritingBloomberg TerminalJava Object-OrientedMicrosoft Excelpython

Fun fact

I've been playing tennis professionally for over 13 years. It's part of who I am.

Volunteer

Habitat for Humanity New Orleans

• I have completed 36 hours of volunteering in New Orleans and continue to be involved in fundraising with our Habitat Club at Virginia Tech.

Hobbies

TennisElectronicsReading

Work history

SRS International

accountant

August 2019 - present · Atlanta, GA, United States of America

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Crescent Mortgage Company

Information Clerk

June 2018 - August 2018 · Atlanta, GA, United States of America

•Assisted regulatory compliance and IT divisions of CMC verifying compliance with the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). • Consistently met deadlines and requirements for all production work orders. Specifically worke…

McDonald & Pelz Global Commodities

Commodity Broker

May 2018 - June 2018 · Atlanta, GA, United States of America

• Actively worked in 3 different offices (Boulder CO, Sao Paolo and Buenos Aires) of the leading agriculture commodity brokerage company. • Researched corn and wheat markets thoroughly and kept up-to-date on latest tren…

MORNING BREW

Growth and Marketing Ambassador

January 2018 - June 2018 · Atlanta, GA, United States of America

• Working with millennial media startup that provides concise and conservational business news to thousands of young business minds at hundreds of universities and Fortune 500 companies. • Developing multi-faceted marke…

MODYO TV

Corporate Finance Internship

July 2017 - August 2017

• Worked in the finance department of a major media outlet that broadcasts on Istanbul metros, busses and ferries • Reviewed account balances and identified any issues and posted journal entries error free. • Gathered…

Kavukcu Group Flour Mills

Exportation Customer Relations

July 2016 - August 2016

• Supported a leading wheat and flour production and export company. Assisted materials purchasing and R&D • Prepared budgets and approved budget expenditures. • Handled all customer relations issues in a gracious mann…

QNB FinansBank

Broker Internship

June 2016 - August 2016

•Prepared contracts and related documentation according to strict standards. • Maintained connections with clients to encourage repeat business and referrals. • Communicated with clients to understand their property ne…

Passion

I have always been motivated by the desire to meet a deadline. Setting and reaching deadlines gives me such a sense of accomplishment. I love creating an organized schedule for completing a task and achieving my deadlines.

Gigs & freelance

Youtube

Content Creator

February 2016 - January 2019

• -Support an independent web video producer · • -Perform video production and editing · • -Link: (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnjBgB0fFNBDYUfquYeGGyA)

Leadership

Turkish American Cultural Association of Georgia

I volunteer several times a month at the Turkish American Cultural Association to helppromote Turkish culture in the US.

Habitat For Humanity

I have completed 36 hours of volunteering in New Orleans and continue to be involved in fundraising with our Habitat Club at Virginia Tech.