         PHD CANDIDATE IN FINANCE       Summary     Self driven and highly motivated with several years of experience in Quantitative Research including quantitative modeling, econometric analysis, statistical analysis, model development, large data analysis. My work, both in Finance and Engineering has been based on the development, application, and testing of quantitative models. Excellent analytical/critical thinking and problem solving skills. Strong written and oral communication.         Highlights         Proficient in R, SAS, SQL, C++, Fortran, VBA   Advanced Modeling Skills  Project Management Experience  Critical Thinking Skills  Complex Problem Solving Skills  Superior Research Skills  Excellent Written and Oral Communication  Self-motivated Professional             Experience      PhD Candidate in Finance   08/2010   to   Current     Company Name   City  ,   State      Conduct research in Finance, specifically asset pricing and econometric modeling. Current work includes: 1) Do tax revenues Reduce Agency Costs and Increase Hospital Efficiency? Empirical Evidence from Washington State - conducted using Maximum Entropy Econometrics, 2) Return Distributions under GARCH Process with Sentiment Measures 3) Market Sentiment and its Effects on Stock Returns 4) A State-Space Model for Investor Sentiment and 5) Herding in Option Pricing Models – A State Space Approach.          Visiting Instructor in Finance   09/2013   to   08/2014     Company Name   City  ,   State      Taught MBA and Undergraduate Classes in Investments, Financial Markets and Institutions, Bank Financial Management, Introduction to Financial Management         Visiting Asst. Professor in Finance   08/2008   to   06/2010     Company Name   City  ,   State      Taught MBA and Undergraduate Classes in Financial Modeling, Strategic Business Problem Solving, Working Capital Management         Research Assistant Professor   01/2001   to   02/2006     Company Name   City  ,   State      Principal Investigator on projects for the development of mathematical models for life prediction of Nuclear Waste containers for the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository (sponsored by DOE). Taught classes in engineering to graduate and undergraduate students.          Research Scientist   10/1999   to   12/2000     Company Name   City  ,   State      Worked on the development of mathematical models for life prediction of turbine engines blades for US Air Force fighter jets.           Education      Ph.D.  :   Materials Science and Engineering   6 1999       Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)   City  ,   State  ,   USA             B. Tech.  :   Metallurgical Engineering   6 1992       IIT Bombay   City  ,     India             Ph.D.  :   Finance   2015       University of Connecticut    City  ,   State  ,   USA             MBA  :   Finance   12 2007       Gonzaga University   City  ,   State  ,   USA             M.S.  :   Ceramic Engineering   12 1995       Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)   City  ,   State  ,   USA             Sample Publications     1) Namjoshi Shantanu, McPherson Matthew Q, and Friesner Dan, Do tax revenues Reduce Agency Costs and Increase Hospital Efficiency? Empirical Evidence from Washington State, Global Business and Finance Review, Vol 17, Issue 2, Fall 2012, pp 137-160  2) S. A. Namjoshi and K. Hickman, The Impact of Morningstar Five-Star Ratings, Journal of the Academy of Finance, Summer 2010  3) Namjoshi Shantanu, Market Sentiment and its Effects on Stock Returns, 2nd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Finance & Accounting, August 9-10, 2013, SDM Institute for Management Development, Mysore, India.  4) Namjoshi Shantanu, Return Distributions under GARCH Process with Sentiment Measures, 2014 MBAA International Conference, Chicago IL, March 2014   5) Namjoshi Shantanu, A State-Space Model for Investor Sentiment, In Progress   6) Namjoshi Shantanu, Herding in Option Pricing Models – A State Space Approach, In Progress   7) K.S. Raja, S. A. Namjoshi, and M. Misra, Improved Corrosion Resistance of Ni-22Cr-13Mo-4W Alloy by Surface Nanocrystallization Materials Letters, 59 (2005) 570-574.  8) S. Mall, S.A. Namjoshi, and W.J. Porter, Effects of Microstructure on Fretting Fatigue Crack Initiation Behavior of Ti-6Al-4V, Materials Science and Engineering A 383 (2004) 334–340     9) Namjoshi S. & Mall S., Fretting behavior of Ti-6Al-4V under combined high cycle and low cycle fatigue loading, The International Journal of Fatigue 23 (2001) S455-S461.  10) Namjoshi S.A., Thadhani N.N., Modeling The Reaction Synthesis Of Shock-Densified Titanium-Silicon Powder Mixture Compacts, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, vol. 31B, no. 2, pp. 307-316B, Apr. 2000.  11) Royal T.E., Namjoshi S.A., Thadhani N.N., Mechanistic Processes Influencing Shock-Chemistry in Powder Mixtures of the Ti-Si, Ti-Al, and Ti-B Systems, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, vol. 27A, no. 7, pp. 1761-1771, July 1996       Accomplishments     Academic Advisor:   Graduated: 1 PhD. student (2005), 1 M.S. student (2004)   Patents:  - J. C. Lacombe, K. S. Raja, S. A. Namjoshi, M. Misra et al., “Methods for Fabrication of Porous Metal Templates and Growth of Carbon Nanotubes and Utilization Thereof,” US 20050276743 A1  - K. Paramguru, K. S. Raja, S. A. Namjoshi, M. Misra, “Method of Forming Nanoporous Surfaces and Coating Bioceramic on the Nanoporous Surfaces,” patent application pending, May 2004.    