Niccolo Corsini
Currently pursuing BSc in Physics at Imperial College London.
| Headline: | Club Leader |
| Location: | London |
| Groups: | IDEAS EMPOWERED, Imperial Entrepreneurs |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Imperial College London |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | LOGOS ltd.. |
| Position: | Work experience |
| Time period: | December 2005 - Present |
| Description: | Initiating and running a science tutoring agency LOGOS ltd..Manages 56 tutors for 2300£ weekly turnover
• Researched and segmented the tuition market to identify unfilled gaps. . Discovered the potential of custom-tailored tuition specific for the European community in their desired language. • Creating partnerships with schools and cultural centres. The advertising process allowed exposure to a wide range of individuals : parents, school headmasters , attache for cultural affairs,etc. • Organised a database for tutors and clients and devised a payment system . |
| Employer: | African Parks, Kalabo and Liuwa plains, ZAMBIA |
| Position: | Volunteer |
| Time period: | May 2005 - July 2005 |
| Description: | • Designed and mapped with the GPS a fence to reintroduce buffalos in the Park .
• Helped co-ordinate the construction of a camp alongside 25 local workers (enhanced both teamwork and adaptation skills). • Secured the acquisition of raw materials in an exotic environment. Learned how to cope with deadlines, budgets and supply constraints, thereby having to negotiate and take initiatives. |
| Employer: | Heubach colours India, Ankleshwar |
| Position: | 2 Month long internship |
| Time period: | October 2007 |
| Description: | • Worked on the characterization and synthesis of Pigment red 254 and 264 for inkjet application as well as on the upscale from laboratory to plant batches.
• Wrote a report on a phenomenon discovered in NMR spectrography and a corresponding statistical distribution present in spin-spin coupled systems. • Helped compiling MIS report after learning about fundamental notions in Accounting. • Analysed the working capital structure in association to packing credits . Presented after extensive research a strategy to hedge FX exposure through the use of options in the light of regulations just released by the RBI(Indian Fed). |
| Employer: | Goldman Sachs London in the Equities & FICC division |
| Position: | Spring Internship |
| Time period: | March 2007 |
| Description: | • .Succesfully completed project of pricing a block trade(portofolio of large bulk of shares) and simulating the market’s reaction after the trade.The outcome was presented to a group of VPs. |
EDUCATION
| University: | Imperial College London |
| Time period: | 2004 - Present |
| Degree: | Physics, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | • Involved in sports: surfing, snowboarding, tennis and diving (PADI diving license) |
| Hobbies: | • Passionate for traveling and experiencing new cultures (visited 25 countries on 4 continents) |
| Memberships: | • Currently VP of 500 member Imperial Entrepreneurs society. Organised events, workshops and socials. (past speakers include Brent Hoberman and Paul Graham)
• Founding member of the national consortium for university entrepreneurship in collaboration with top 12 universities and government funded agencies « Make your mark » and the NCGE . The aim is to create a sustainable national network of student entrepreneurs and make it an integral part of the entrepreneurial landscape. National Business-plan competition, seed-fund, magasine, and leadership training-program are on the agenda among other things. |
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Marita Cheng
Australian, 19, Bach. Mechatronics Eng/ Bach. ComSci, 3rd Year Melbourne University, exchange at Imperial College London, started up Nudge Pty Ltd, Robogals Inc, mew, maritacheng.com, ...
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David Langer
Internet entrepreneur. Co-Founder & CEO, GroupSpaces Ltd. Blogger, davidlanger.co.uk
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Kostas Mavroulakis
Midlands Network Co-Chair of the National Consortium of University Entrepreneurs (NACUE) and MSc Information Systems & Management student at Warwick Business School
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Henry Mori
Digital Analytics fanatic, Imperial College London alum