VLAD SURDEA-HERNEA

74 Drumul Fermei Street, Popesti-Leordeni, Ilfov, 106750

(+40)75203061  vladsurdea1@gmail.com

EDUCATION
University of Bucharest September 2015 - July 2018
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science Overall GPA: 3.95/4
• Valedictorian, with an average grade of 9.88/10.
• Bachelor’s Thesis: The Construal of the Romanian Financial Crisis of 2008-2011, graded with 10/10.
• Beneficiary of a merit scholarship offered by the Faculty of Political Science based on academic proficiency.
Grigore Moisil Theoretical High-School, Timisoara September 2011 - June 2015
Baccalaureate Diploma Baccalaureate: 9.53/10
• Valedictorian with an average grade of 9.90/10.
• Concentration in mathematics and computer science, with a certification examen passed with 10/10.
• Beneficiary of a merit scholarship offered by Sociéteé Générale based on excellent results at the Mathe-
matics Olympiad.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Political Science September 2018 - October 2018
Research Assistant
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WORK EXPERIENCE
XVision May 2018 - December 2018
Public Affairs Specialist
• Participated at conferences, workshops and forums in the health technology sector and designed strategies
revolving around data regulations.
• Maintained and cultivates key relationships in the community to support revenue growth.
• Implemented internal communications strategies and fostered proactive participation of start-up’s leader-
ship in local events and forums
Aspen Institute September 2016 - March 2017
Public Policy Intern
• Reviewed academic papers in the field of public administration and evaluated policy proposals for staff
meetings.
• Conceptualized leadership programs and drafted projects that have attracted European structural funds.
• Consolidated the existing databases and improved their internal accessibility, managing over 20 such
databases.
• Oversaw groups of volunteers in organizing large events such as the Bucharest Forum, the NATO Forum
or the Aspen Energy Lab.
Romanian Association for Debating, Oratory and Rhetoric September 2015 - September 2018
Public Speaking and Communication Trainer
• Delivered public speaking and effective communication lectures for high-school students in Romania, with
almost 300 beneficiaries during this period.
• Organized large academic debating competitions in Timisoara, Bucharest and Ploiesti.
• Coached the National Debating Team of Romania for the World Schools Debating Championship for 2018
and 2019.
• Helped in building a national network of teachers, students and experts providing expertise to the man-
agement of the Romanian Association for Debating, Oratory and Rhetoric.
RomCapital Investment June 2015 - August 2015
Intern
• Researched the global markets in order to produce drafts that were latter used by the staff in managing
investment portfolios.
• Authored daily briefs regarding the financial situation in relevant sectors of the economy.
• Assessed departmental needs, managed the databases of the company and acted as a channel of commu-
nication between clients and the staff.

FURTHER EDUCATION
Institute for Financial Studies November 2018
Financial Risk Management
University of Amsterdam September 2016 - May 2017
Specialization in Methods and Statistics in Social Sciences(MOOC)

Erasmus University of Roterdam February 2017 - June 2017

Certificate in Econometrics: Methods and Applications(MOOC)

National Research University Higher School of Economics June 2018 - October 2018
Certificate in Mathematics for Economists(MOOC)

TECHNICAL SKILLS
General C/C++/C#, Python, Microsoft Office, iWork, HTML.

Statistics Tools Stata, R, SPSS.

Numerical Analysis Tools MatLab, Woflram Mathematica, Julia, Maple.

LANGUAGES
Proficient user Romanian(native), English.

Independent user French.

Basic user German.