PERSONAL

D.O.B.
Nationality
Address
Home Phone
Mobile Phone
E-Mail
27th March 1977
British Citizen
221 Wendover Road, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP21 9PB
01296 338355
0775 957 5601

EDUCATION

2001 - Present
Actuarial Exams
Institute of Actuaries
102 Financial Mathematics

1996 - 2000
Degree
Degree class
Subjects including
University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath.
MMath (Hons) Master of Mathematics
Second Class Honours First Division
Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations, Statistics, Finite Element Method,
Computer Programming, Control Theory, Numerical Analysis and Group Theory.

1993 - 1995
3 'A' levels
The Grange School 6th form, Aylesbury, Bucks
Maths (A), English Literature (A), History (D)

1989 - 1993
9 G.C.S.E.s Grades A - B
The Grange School, Aylesbury, Bucks
(Including English, Maths, French and Combined Science)

EMPLOYMENT

22/01/01 - present:
Pensions Consultant and Trainee Actuary,
KPMG Pensions, Puddle Dock, London, EC4V 3PD.
Currently working in one of KPMG's UK Pensions Consulting teams helping to advise Trustees on running some of the major UK and international company pension schemes. My duties include calculating member benefits such as pension rights and transfer values. I have recently been given my own client to manage under the supervision of the Scheme Actuary. I also have the voluntary responsibility of fire warden for which I was given full training in fire safety and evacuation procedures.


11/9/00 - 05/01/01
Business Sales Administrator
BP Amoco, Aylesbury
Part of the Business Sales Administration team for BP Fuels Marketing Ltd, Aylesbury. Main duties included administering fuel standing orders for commercial customers across the South of England and Wales and general office administration.

Summer 1999
Pillar Finisher
Rover Group, Oxford
Worked as part of a small team rectifying car door pillars. Main responsibilities included working to tight schedules to keep the production lines going.

Summer 1998
Express Service Assistant
Abbey National PLC, Aylesbury
Employed to provide a fast and efficient counter service in Abbey National branches to keep queues at a manageable level. Main duties included responsibility for large amounts of cash and enforcing bank security and confidentiality procedures.

Summer 1997 and 1995-96
Landscape Operative
English Country Gardeners, Oving
Employed to undertake various Landscaping tasks such as hedge trimming, strimming, hand weeding and tractor driving. Responsibilities included on some occasions being left in charge of a small team and supervising junior members of staff.

INTERESTS & ACTIVITIES

  • Regularly participate in Half Marathons across the country for Charity. More recently completed the 2002 London Marathon.
  • Practiced Karate until recently, attaining the grade of 2nd Kyu (Brown and White Belt).
  • Regularly play Squash and compete in leagues at my local club.
  • I am a keen skier having recently reached intermediate standard and completed my first 'Black Run'.
  • While at University, I took part in fitness trials for the British Bobsleigh Team as part of a sports development program.
  • Keen supporter of Rugby, Tennis and Formula One Motor Racing.
  • I also enjoy music, reading and traveling.

COMPUTER SKILLS

  • Extensive experience of MS Windows, Word, Excel and Outlook all of which I use daily at KPMG. Basic experience of MS DOS and of Visual Basic.
  • I studied the C, ML and Matlab programming languages at University, as part of my degree.
  • Used an extensive range of software at University, including the Minitab and GLIM statistical packages and Unix.

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS

  • (GIMA) Graduate member of the 'Institute of Mathematics and its applications'
  • (Grad.Stat) 'Graduate Statistician' of the Royal Statistical Society
  • Fellow of the 'Royal Statistical Society'
  • Former member of 'Mensa'

paul@paulthomasrobertson.co.uk