A nthony Picciuto

Home: 19 Timber Drive (973)493-7698 School: 329 E. Beaver Ave.

North Caldwell, NJ 07006 avp5032@psu.edu 604 Diplomat, University Park, PA, 16802

Objective: To revieve a job for the full time Junior Trader position

EDUCATION: T he Pennsylvania State University Smeal College of Business University Park, PA

Bachelor of Science, Finance Class of 2010
Minor: International Business – Study Abroad SP 09’ at Palazzo Rucellai in Florence, Italy 
G.P.A.: 3.62/4.0
*Working at least 10 hours a week to offset educational costs
Dean’s List- Fall 06’, SP 07’, SP 08’ , Fall 08’ SP 09’, Fall 09’

WORK:
A ltria Sales & Distribution Bedminster, NJ
Territory S ales Manager Intern 6/09-8/09
Held a position in a Fortune 50 company for summer 09’ 
Identified a problem within the business and created a solution to fix it
Formulated daily plans to achieve business goals
Implemented national initiatives in my area of business
Interacted with hundreds of retailers and employees to gain understanding of business
Invited to return as a Student Ambassador on campus due to superior performance

Northwestern M utual Fairfield, NJ

F inancial Representative Assistant 5/07-8/07 5/08-8/08
Rebalanced accounts to keep desired diversification
Recreated cost basis for over 300 accounts so that clients could view investment growth
Assisted with the conversion of thousands of accounts from brokerage to advisory
Supported the preparation of client proposals with 100% satisfaction of superiors
Developed a faster and more efficient way of doing cost basis for advisors
Made trade blotters to verify the trades made over the course of the day
Exposed to many new processes and procedures involved in the investment industry

Mountain Dew (RepNation) State College, PA

Brand Representative 8/07-5/08
Selected as one of one hundred students across the nation from among 10,000 applicants to represent the Mountain
Dew brand on campus
Invited to return as one of 25 for a second semester based on performance
Researched the University administration to seek permission and compliance with university policies and
procedures in the use of Penn State property used for commercial purposes
Collaborated with a student organization to plan, coordinate and host various promotional events
Selected high traffic campus locations for large scale events involving hundreds of participants
Developed a successful promotion involving a student “Dew Creation” competition that solicited over 45 creations
with hundreds of students voting on the winner

LEADERSHIP:
T he Penn State Italian Student Society University Park, PA
Founder and President Class of 2010
Developed an organization to fill a cultural gap at Penn State
Recruited members from a loosely organized, fledgling Italian social group
Organized meetings which set and achieved 100% of the club’s goals
Created fundraisers that helped Penn State’s dance marathon, “THON”, raise over $7.4 million
Planned and controlled events that helped spread Italian culture throughout Penn State
Donated leftover food from an Italian festival to a local halfway house

T he Penn State Investment Association

Analyst
Assist with day-to-day operations for a $5.0 million fund, The Nittany Lion Fund, run completely by students
Performed qualitative analysis of stocks in the consumer staples sector to determine those to include in stock
pitches for the fund

SKILLS/INTERESTS: National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Recipient of W all Street Boot C amp C ertification
A dvanced Italian language skills
M anaging a personal portfolio which has outperformed the S& P 500 over a 2 year span