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Seshni Govender

Seshni Govender

Engineering Trainee

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Quantitative Analyst @ Nedbank | Advanced Analytics, Credit Analytics

  • Education

    • Edenglen High School

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      National Senior Certificate Passed with 6 distinctions

      Activities and Societies: Tennis, Chess

    • University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika

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      Bachelor of Commerce Honours Financial Modelling Cum Laude

      Financial Modelling I (Distinction)Stochastic Modelling:Forecasting: Completed (Distinction)Financial Modelling IIResearch Thesis (Distinction): The Prediction of Credit Risk Using Different Quantitative Learning Models with the Application to Commercial Bank Credit Registry DataStochastic Modeling, Financial Modeling, Forecasting, Research, Financial Engineering, Risk Management, Derivatives, Futures, Forwards, Swaps, Options, Hedging, Arbitrage, ARIMA models… Show more Financial Modelling I (Distinction)Stochastic Modelling:Forecasting: Completed (Distinction)Financial Modelling IIResearch Thesis (Distinction): The Prediction of Credit Risk Using Different Quantitative Learning Models with the Application to Commercial Bank Credit Registry DataStochastic Modeling, Financial Modeling, Forecasting, Research, Financial Engineering, Risk Management, Derivatives, Futures, Forwards, Swaps, Options, Hedging, Arbitrage, ARIMA models, Regression modelling, R, Statistics, Probability, Volatility, Black-Scholes-Merton Model, Put-Call Parity, VaR, GARCH, EWMA, Martingales, Brownian Motion (Wiener Process), Sigma-Algebra, Stochastic Calculus, Binomial Trees, Delta Hedging, Options Pricing, Monte-Carlo Simulation, Machine Learning, Credit Risk, Statistical Analysis Show less

    • University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika

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      Master of Commerce Quantitative Management

      Dissertation: Quantification of credit risk models using machine learning and statistical analysis

    • University of the Witwatersrand

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      Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Hons) Aeronautical Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Airbus Fly Your Ideas; Wits Flying Club, Member of the Aeronautical Society of South Africa Research Thesis: Intelligent Integrated Flight/Thrust Vectoring Feedback Linearisation-Based Control of Jet-Powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Artificial Intelligence/PDF/PID control)Design Project: Design of a Package Delivery Drone

  • Experience

    • R&G Sheet Metal

      Dec 2015 - Feb 2016
      Engineering Trainee

      • Job involved setting and running CNC laser machines (Fibre and CO2 with sheet loader)• Setting and running of punching machines• Drawing various machinery parts using AutoCAD with Sheetworks• Completed a machining workshop (Operating lathes, grinders, welding machines, spark eroding, and CNC turning and milling)

    • Denel Aviation

      Nov 2017 - Feb 2018
      Aeronautical Engineer Trainee

      • Conducted a stick-free longitudinal static stability analysis for a 24-seater, turboprop aircraft (The South African Regional Aircraft)• Task involved preliminary research activities, aerodynamic parameter estimation, analysis, internal documentation and a presentation to managementFlight Dynamics , Aerodynamics

    • MIP

      Jun 2019 - Aug 2022

      • Engineer user-friendly software interfaces using a querying language, Progress 4GL, and development languages such as JavaScript, CSS and HTML to simplify operations• Use Progress 4GL to create innovative and customised software solutions for major firms such as Standard Bank, Investec, Sanlam and Hollard to name a few• Collaborate with Business Analysts to ensure business needs are met• Create software instructions for users based on client specifications and assist clients with the usage of newly developed software• Use Progress 4GL to extract and transform data from relational databases• Create data queries and customised reports for clients• Adapt existing digital stack applications for improved solutions• Attend daily scrum meetings, mentor new interns and complete preliminary code reviewsOther languages:Python, R, SQL, Matlab, Java(Basics). Show less

      • Financial Software Engineer

        Jan 2022 - Aug 2022

      • Junior Software Engineer

        Jun 2019 - Jan 2022

    • Business Science Corporation

      Aug 2022 - Oct 2023

      PySpark, Spark SQL, AWS, Redshift, SageMaker, Customer Segmentation ModellingImperial Logistics, PnP, Woolworths, MTN, Vodacom - Azure Databricks- Apache Spark- Python- React JS- CSS- SQL- Azure DevOps- Git- StoryChart- PowerBI- Excel- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)- Customer Value Management (CVM)

      • Senior Analyst

        Mar 2023 - Oct 2023

      • Intermediate Analyst

        Aug 2022 - Mar 2023

    • Nedbank

      Nov 2023 - now
      Quantitative Analyst

      CVM Modelling and Price - Advanced Analytics- Attrition Modelling and Prediction- Unsecured lending analytics- Secured lending analytics- Consumer Analytics- Credit Analytics- Card Analytics- Customer Segmentation

  • Licenses & Certifications