Resume

ERIK JACOB ADELSON

WORK EXPERIENCE

Nov 2007 – July 2009: ICAP Totan Capital Markets, Tokyo
Junior Swaps Broker

  • Responsible for updating the price board used by over 30 brokers on the Yen Interest Rate Swaps Desk with billions of Yen being traded at a time.
  • Quoted prices over the link to London, Hong Kong, Singapore, and other ICAP offices by voice and Bloomberg Chat.
  • Created closing reports of trade activities and closing prices which were sent to the Bank of Japan and other large financial institutions (Barclays, Citibank, AIG, Nomura, Goldman Sachs, etc).
  • Built relationships and a professional rapport with clients implemented by strong communication skills such as quoting prices in a clear and concise manner.
  • Created Visual Basic scripts with Reuters in Excel to reduce the time to create closing reports from over in hour to 5 minutes while significantly reducing errors.
  • Provided technical support for Windows, Bloomberg, Reuters, and other computer related issues.

Jan 2008 – Jun 2009 : EDMUNDS InsideLine, Edmunds.com
Automotive Writer

  • Wrote about automotive events and vehicles in Japan for a leading automotive information provider.

Oct 2006 – Oct 2007: Rakuten Fusion Network Services (GOL), Tokyo
Technical Support Engineer

  • Technical support for corporate customers on-site including international banks and government agencies.
  • Provided sales and troubleshooting solutions on related topics such as website, servers, and IP- phones.
  • Maintained and streamlined office based and customer based technical and sales documentation.
  • Managed the web development for a social networking site, piqniq.jp.
  • Worked in a Japanese environment communicating in both Japanese and English.

Apr 2005 – Jul 2006 : NOVA Group, Tokyo
English Teacher

  • Designed lesson plans and managed English lessons for children and adult students using different target language.
  • Gave instructions and provided support and motivation to pupils developed teacher leadership skills.
  • Made on the spot decisions when problems arose while teaching enhanced interpersonal skills with students.

May 2002 – Dec 2004: Elysium Inc., Southfield, MI
IT Administrator

  • Setup and managed network infrastructure including web, email, and FTP for Detroit, Los Angeles, and Paris offices.
  • Created, implemented, and maintained website utilizing Apache, PHP, Perl, and MySQL on Linux.
  • Independently designed and implemented custom licensing system for Elysium CAD translation software using C++ developed my project management skills.
  • Provided on-site support at Ford Motor Company for Elysium Products

EDUCATION

May 2003 – Wayne State University

  • BS, Computer Science

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Information Technology: PHP, MySQL, CSS, HTML, Perl, Shell, Apache, Linux, Microsoft Windows,
Windows Server, Office, Networking

Languages: Japanese Intermediate (JLPT 3)

References available on request