Lin-Ling (Grace) Chiu

Location
glendale, AZ (US)
Work Category
Finance

About Me

My name is Lin-Ling (Grace) Chiu. I am keenly interested in a full time position that will enable me to utilize my 4+ years of global experience in financial and market analysis, investment research & management, investment consulting, strong fundamentals in finance (CFA level II candidate), project/product management experience in the finance sector (PMP certification in progress) and MBA in global management from Thunderbird, School of Global Management (Spring ’09). I believe I possess a proven track record of global leadership and cross-cultural communications that will support the goals and objectives of your company.

Work Experience

  • May 2008 - Aug 2008
    reno, NV (US)
    Summer Intern in the Financial Project Dep.
    International Game Technology
    • Loan Monitoring: Monitored a loan of USD $100 million to
    Casino Rosario S.A. (Argentina) to ensure compliance of
    the loan agreement and made recommendations on releasing
    or holding scheduled advances.
    • Merge & Acquisition: Valuated, analyzed and made
    recommendations on the stock price of DigiDeal Ltd. as
    part of an M&A project.
    • Royalty Management: Assisted in developing and managing
    the inventory of numerous patent usage rights via Alliant
    Systems.
  • Mar 2005 - May 2007
    taipei, taiwan
    Product and Project Manager, Product Development & Marketing Department
    PCA Securities Investment Trust Co., Ltd. (a branch of U.K. Prudential Financial Group)
    • Global Project Management/Business Development: Initiated
    and supervised the introduction of 20 offshore funds from
    Britain and Luxembourg, expanding the company’s client
    base and increased the total value of funds by USD $94
    million.
    • Financial Product Development: Developed, administered,
    and launched PCA U.S. Short-Duration Bond Fund, valued at
    USD $188 million.
    • Portfolio Investment: Analyzed the international markets
    and industries to find the investment direction and
    published monthly investment guidance to clients.
    • Communication/Marketing: Planned marketing strategies,
    created investment brochures, and arranged investment
    seminars for PCA India Fund, which increased the fund
    size from USD $47 million to USD $156 million, a 232%
    increase.
  • Mar 2004 - Mar 2005
    taipei, taiwan
    Investment Analyst, Product Development & Research Department
    China Securities Investment Consulting Co., Ltd. (Goldman Sachs Mutual Funds sales agent)
    • Research and Analysis: Analyzed market trends to provide
    investment guidance for institutional clients.
    • Investment Management: Screened and identified potential
    global mutual funds and hedge funds, which included a
    series of LGT Hedge Funds, Goldman Sachs Mutual Funds,
    Henderson Mutual Funds etc..
    • Equity Research/Financial Analysis: Recommend undervalued
    stocks using financial/industrial analysis and stock
    valuation approaches such DCF.
  • Jul 2003 - Mar 2004
    taipei, taiwan
    Financial Analyst, Investment Banking Department
    Taiwan Securities Co., Ltd. (3rd largest securities company in Taiwan)
    • Merge and Acquisition: Analyzed and evaluated M&A cases
    to estimate reasonable bid/ask prices.
    • IPOs: Assisted two companies to go public in Taiwan by
    preparing financial statement analysis report, corporate
    financing plan, and required IPOs valuation documents to
    the authorities related.
    • Stock Analysis/Valuation: Helped resolve capitalization
    issues of 2 Taiwanese companies by offering convertible
    corporate bonds.

Education

  • 2007 - 2009
    Master's - Global Management and Global Finance
    Thunderbird School of Global Management
    • GPA: 3.72/4
    • Awards & Honors: Continuing Student Grant
    (Fall'07- Fall'08)
    • Projects:
    1. Global Portfolio Management – Created 401K
    investment portfolio for East West Bank
    2. Business Intelligence – Created JV strategy for U.S.
    company in Mexico, South Africa, India and China
    • Club Activities: VP, Taiwan Club; Active member of
    Finance & Private Equity Club; Korea Club; Japan Club
  • 1999 - 2003
    Bachelor's - Finance
    National Chengchi University
    • GPA: 3.83/4
    • Awards & Honors: Academic Merit Scholarship (’99, ’03)
    • Projects: Business Valuation Project – Appraised 685
    companies listed on the Taiwan stock market
    • Club Activities: VP, Finance Department Student Council
    (’03); Active member of Tennis Club