ROBERT B. PICKEN Phone: +44 (0) 791 252 2263 Email: robert.picken hotmail.co.!

k PERSONAL PROFILE " #inance $ono!r% &ra'!ate (rom the )ni*er%it+ o( ,trathcl+'e- . ha*e &aine' in/'epth kno0le'&e o( acco!ntin& an' (inance- primaril+ %t!'+in& international (inance- trea%!r+ mana&ement- (inancial market% 1 bankin&- port(olio anal+%i%%ec!rit+ anal+%i%- (inancial2mana&ement acco!ntin& an' a!'it. 3ith the%e %t!'ie%- an' m+ %tretchin& 0ork e4perience- . ha*e 'e*elope' a pro(o!n' kno0le'&e o( the 0orl' o( b!%ine%%an !n'er%tan'in& o( the 0a+ corporation% operate an' the abilit+ to 0ork (le4ibl+ 0ith team% an' in'i*i'!al% in both 'ome%tic an' international %ettin&%. . am 'etermine'- amiable an' *er%atile- 0ith a %tron& 'e%ire to %!ccee'. . am a 'ri*en in'i*i'!al 0ith man+ &oal% in li(eboth per%onal an' pro(e%%ional. QUALIFICATIONS 2009 5 2013 University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. BA Finance with Second Class Hono !s" ##e! di$ision. #o!rth +ear cla%%e%: 6orporate (inance 6orporate in*e%tment .nternational corporate &o*ernance .nternational (inancial mana&ement #ir%t 5 thir' +ear: "cco!ntanc+ 1 #inance Queen Margaret Academy, Ayr, Scotland. ,cotti%h $i&her%: 6omp!tin& 5 " 7ath% 5 " 7!%ic 5 " En&li%h 5 8 9eo&raph+ 5 8 7o'ern ,t!'ie% 5 6

2003 5 2009

%ORK E&PERIENCE ,eptember 2013 5 Pre%ent Project Analyst, Human a!ital Services, Glasgow, U". 3hile m+ :ob title i% Pro:ect "nal+%t- m+ role 0ithin $6, i% a con%!ltanc+ one. 7+ main re%pon%ibilitie% in*ol*e pro:ect mana&ementbene(it trackin&- an' reportin& on co%t/c!ttin&

(or the compan+;% lar&e%t client 5 <e!t%che 8ank. . am re=!ire' to anal+%e chan&e% in 'ata an' (inancial *al!e% on a 0eekl+ ba%i%- an' pro*i'e 'elin=!enc+ report% an' (inancial %tatement% accor'in&l+. . al%o liai%e 0ith pro:ect mana&er% 0ithin <e!t%che 8ank 5 !n'er%tan'in& an' mana&in& their nee'%- in or'er to per(orm m+ '!tie%. >hi% role in*ol*e% 0orkin& bet0een 9la%&o0 an' ?on'on each 0eek. @!ne 2012 5 "!& 2013 ounsellor, am! Pacific, arls#ad, San $iego, A, USA. . ha*e 0orke' at 6amp Paci(ic (or t0o %!mmer% an' helpe' in the co!n%ellor recr!itment proce%% (or %!mmer 2013. 7+ '!tie% entaile' pro*i'in& &!i'ance to both "merican an' international %t!'ent% a&e' A/ 17- an' bein& part o( a clo%e team 0ith (ello0 6amp 6o!n%ellor%. . %pent 16 ho!r% each 'a+ takin& care o( chil'renB creatin&- or&ani%in& an' r!nnin& a *ariet+ o( acti*itie%- 0hile maintainin& incre'ibl+ hi&h le*el% o( enth!%ia%m at all time%- 0ith little or no a%%i%tance. " lot o( initiati*e an' creati*it+ 0ere re=!ire'- a% . o(ten ha' to think on m+ (eet. .t %tretche' me- challen&in& me an' takin& me 0ell o!t%i'e m+ com(ort Cone. .n m+ %econ' %!mmer . (o!n' m+%el( in a more mana&erial role- 0hich in*ol*e' coachin& ne0 %ta((- or&ani%in& acti*itie% an' bein& part o( the 'i%ciplinar+ team. .n @an!ar+ o( thi% +ear . 0a% part o( the recr!itment team (or the 2013 term- %pen'in& 'a+% in E'inb!r&h an' 7anche%ter emplo+in& %!itable can'i'ate% to 0ork at 6amp Paci(ic. 7a+ 2011 5 7a+ 2012 ustomer Service Assistant, %aitrose, Glasgow, Scotland. <!tie% in*ol*e' pro*i'in& =!alit+ c!%tomer %er*ice a'*ice- %tock control- an' mannin& the reception. . learne' ho0 to 'eal patientl+ an' plea%antl+ 0ith the p!blic an' ho0 to han'le 'i((ic!lt c!%tomer %it!ation%. . en:o+e' the *ariet+ o( c!%tomer% . 'ealt 0ith an' the relation%hip% . create' 0ith them.

ACCO'PLISH'ENTS ( INTERESTS Dote' on to the ,trathcl+'e "cco!ntin& 1 #inance ,ociet+ 6ommittee 0here . 0orke' 0ith a mi4e' +ear team o( 12 %t!'ent%. 3e contrib!te' to the 'e*elopment o( 0ork opport!nitie% thro!&h emplo+er relation% an' al%o ran %ocial e*ent% (or o!r member%- incl!'in& charitable e*ent%. .t i% the lar&e%t %ociet+ in the )ni*er%it+ o( ,trathcl+'e. 6la%% repre%entati*e (or acco!ntin& an' (inance (+ear% 1/3). . !n'ertook thi% role in or'er to impro*e the learnin& e4perience (or m+ (ello0 cla%%mate%. . (elt that . 0o!l' be 0ell %!ite' to actin& a% an interme'iar+ bet0een the %t!'ent% an' the (ac!lt+ a% . kne0 the ma:orit+ o( m+ peer% an' am a *ocal per%on. .t al%o &a*e me the opport!nit+ to interact 0ith the 'epartment %ta((- 0hich 0a% bene(icial '!rin& m+ (inal +ear. 9oo' 0orkin& kno0le'&e o( 3or'- E4cel- Po0erPoint an' the internet2email. ,in&er2%on&0riter 5 . per(orm re&!larl+- both %olo an' in a ban'. . ha*e pla+e' in *ario!% location% aro!n' the )E an' 0hile tra*ellin& the )nite' ,tate%. 3ritin& an' per(ormin& m!%ic allo0% me to be creati*e an' boo%t% m+ con(i'ence. >enni% 5 . ha*e pla+e' at 6o!nt+ le*el an' %till pla+ cl!b tenni% re&!larl+. ,kiin& 5 . ha*e %kie' (or o*er 10 +ear% in E!rope an' Forth "merica. #!ll- clean 'ri*in& licen%e %ince a&e 17.

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