PRATIK PRANAY

110 West Grant Street, #32E | Minneapolis, MN 55403

651-447-3361| pratikpranay@gmail.com; Green Card Holder (Do not need sponsorship)
SUMMARY
Quantitative Engineering PhD with strong mathematical and computational experience in senior engineering research roles at
3M. Master of Financial Mathematics candidate at University of Minnesota. Seeking transition into a quantitative finance firm, to
make immediate contributions in modeling, analysis, hedging and portfolio management.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, Minneapolis, MN
Masters in Financial Mathematics (MFM)
2015-Present
GPA: 3.83/4.00
Building expertise in the area of computational finance.
Spearheaded a project on investigating a financial crisis indicator and estimating market conditions based on Random Matrix
Theory.
Developed in-house ETF trading model in IPython - quantitative & statistical modeling.
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON, Madison, WI
PhD, Chemical Engineering

Major GPA: 3.94/4.00 (Cumulative GPA: 3.81/4.00)

Minor: Mathematics

Thesis: Computational Modeling of Confined Complex Fluids and Control of Turbulence

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KHARAGPUR, Kharagpur, India
Bachelor of Technology (Chemical Engineering)

Departmental Rank: 2/40, GPA: 9.18/10.00

Best Bachelor of Technology Project Award, 2006

May 2011

June 2006

TECHNICAL/PROGRAMMING SKILLS
C, C++, FORTRAN, MATLAB, PYTHON; LEARNING C#, R and SQL
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
3M, St. Paul, MN
2015- Present
Research Specialist, Corporate Research Process Lab
Corporate-wide status as a modeling and simulation expert providing guidance and expertise for new technology
development, new product introduction, and process optimization
Played key role in forming a CRADA (Cooperative Research and Development Agreement) with Sandia National
Laboratory, several peer companies and universities to develop modeling platform for nanoparticles
Senior Research Engineer, Corporate Research Process Lab
2011- 2015
Spearheaded projects focused on next- generation products involving nanoparticles with potential topline impact of $1B by
2020. Received Circle of Technical Excellence and Innovation Award (2013) for the same.
Developed and taught classes on mathematical modeling for researchers as well as for manufacturing personnel.
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON, Madison, WI
Research Assistant, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
2006-2011

Developed a novel mathematical and computational model to accurately capture flow behavior of vesicles and red blood
cells in complex geometries which led to 3 National Science Foundation (NSF) grants of $0.5M each

ADDITIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Passionate Investor in Options Trading, ETF

Cleared Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level 1
Marathon Runner and Trainer