Matthew Salerno is a senior at the University of Delaware double majoring in Accounting and Finance. He has held internships in accounts receivable and as a trading assistant at Wells Fargo Advisors. Additionally, he has participated in portfolio challenges, analyzed stocks as part of an investment club, and volunteered as a little league umpire and coach. Upon graduation in May 2017, Matthew will have over 5 years of relevant work and volunteer experience to support a career in finance or accounting.
1. MATTHEW R. SALERNO
College Address: (732) 570-4174 Home Address:
206 Amstel Way msal@udel.edu 13 Viola Avenue
Newark, DE 19711 Leonardo, NJ 07737
EDUCATION:
University of Delaware
Newark, DE
Double Major: Accounting and Finance Bachelor of Science Expected: May 2017
ACTIVITIES:
Portfolio Challenge Participant February 2016-April 2016
Spring 2016 ETF Global Portfolio Challenge
Created a Portfolioof Exchange TradedFunds (ETF’s)
Researched comparable ETF’s and their holdings
Examined Sector ETF’s andSector Analysis
Stock Analyst February 2014-May 2014
Investment Club Seminar Project
Part of a three personteam analyzingGeneralElectric (GE)stock
Examined GE usingPorter’s Five Forces
Evaluatedcompetitive advantagesand disadvantages
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Trading Assistant Summer 2016
Wells Fargo Advisors, Red Bank, NJ
AssistedSenior Financial Advisor/First Vice President of Investments
Searchedin-house BondCenter to find taxable bonds
UtilizedBloombergTerminalto researchbonds descriptions andcall schedules. Calculated Yieldto Call (YTC), and Yieldto Maturity(YTM)
on taxable bonds usingBloomberg
Gained knowledge in PreferredTrading, Options Trading andEquityTrading
Learned techniques to network and communicate with clients
Gained knowledge in Tax Planning, IRA’s (Roth andTraditional), and529 plans
Accounts Receivable Intern September 2015- December 2015
The Review-Universityof Delaware’s Student Newspaper, Newark, DE
Used QuickBooks to manage receivables
Generated invoice andsales orders
Interacted withcustomers via phone
Worked as part of a three personteam
Customer Service Associate, Cashier, Dairy Assistant August 2011 – January2014
Super Foodtown, Red Bank, NJ
Managedregisters of $1,000 to $5,000 daily
Worked Customer Service Deskto assist customers withinquiries andmerchandise returns
Supervisedand trained newCashiers
Performeddairyinventoryandstocked shelves
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:
Volunteer Umpire March 2011-July 2013
Assistant Coach March 2013-July 2013
Sandy Hook Little League and Middletown Youth Athletic Association, Middletown, NJ
UmpiredLittle League Baseball andSoftball games
Worked withother umpiresinteamcapacityduringgames
Acquired skills to communicate with coachesandplayers on controversial calls
Served as Assistant Coach for Boys Little League Team