Valuation · Financial Modeling · Data Analytics · Applied AI

I am starting my career and compiling projects and skills that show what I can do. I am open to learning and taking on hands-on work.

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A collection of projects and learning exercises that demonstrate my developing skills, problem solving, and readiness to take on real tasks.

Equity Research & Live Investment Pitch 2d Bryant Stibel (Venture Capital / Private Equity Firm)
Equity Research & Live Investment Pitch 2d Bryant Stibel (Venture Capital / Private Equity Firm)
As part of a graduate team pitching live to Bryant Stibel's investment professionals, identified and proposed Rubrik, Inc. (NYSE: RBRK) as the target company, led the valuation and research 2d covering market opportunity, trading behavior, and macro risk factors 2d using S&P Capital IQ, Bloomberg Terminal, and Morningstar, and co-presented a written investment thesis and buy recommendation directly to the firm's senior investment professionals.
S&P Capital IQBloomberg TerminalMorningstar
Endowment Investment Research & Formal Presentation 2d Crystal Capital Partners Insight Challenge (Stanford University)
Endowment Investment Research & Formal Presentation 2d Crystal Capital Partners Insight Challenge (Stanford University)
Selected to represent Pepperdine in the Crystal Capital Partners Insight Challenge; analyzed a $40.8B endowment's asset allocation and multi-year risk-adjusted performance against the Yale endowment model, authored a 10-page report, and delivered a formal presentation directly to Crystal Capital Partners investment professionals and faculty.
Derivatives Portfolio Valuation, Pricing & Risk Modeling 2d Team Final Project
Derivatives Portfolio Valuation, Pricing & Risk Modeling 2d Team Final Project
Priced and hedged a live $9.74M, 10-position derivatives portfolio; built valuation models bootstrapping SOFR par swap rates and a 3-period binomial tree off a 34.04% annualized volatility estimate, then extended a delta-hedging program to delta-gamma hedging, cutting cumulative hedging P/L variance by 92%.
SOFR par swap ratesBinomial tree
IPO Process & Capital Markets Case Study 2d Saudi Aramco (2019) vs. SpaceX (2026)
IPO Process & Capital Markets Case Study 2d Saudi Aramco (2019) vs. SpaceX (2026)
Evaluated the end-to-end IPO process (readiness, S-1 filing, roadshow/bookbuilding, pricing, greenshoe stabilization) against direct listing, auction, and SPAC structures for a $29.4B state-owned issuer and a $75B privately-owned issuer, and presented a recommended capital-raising structure for each.
Institutional Portfolio Construction & Performance Analysis 2d $1,000,000 Simulated Mandate
Institutional Portfolio Construction & Performance Analysis 2d $1,000,000 Simulated Mandate
Built a diversified multi-asset portfolio against a $1,000,000 IPS-compliant, risk-managed mandate; evaluated risk-adjusted performance via beta, Sharpe/Sortino ratios, and maximum drawdown, and delivered a documented asset-allocation and rebalancing policy.
Quantitative Modeling & Regression Analysis 2d Financial Econometrics
Quantitative Modeling & Regression Analysis 2d Financial Econometrics
Built a Python program to pull daily price and macro data via API (Yahoo Finance, Federal Reserve FRED) to quantify an international ETF's macro sensitivity, then ran and interpreted OLS regressions in R against equity, oil, currency, and Treasury-yield factors.
PythonYahoo Finance APIFederal Reserve FREDR
Financial Statement & Quality of Earnings Analysis 2d Two U.S. Public Comparables (10-K Based)
Financial Statement & Quality of Earnings Analysis 2d Two U.S. Public Comparables (10-K Based)
Built full ratio, common-size, and cash-flow analyses from multi-year 10-K filings in Excel for two U.S. public comparables evaluated against a hypothetical $100,000 investment decision, and authored a written recommendation identifying the stronger investment case.
Excel
Healthcare Operations Case Competition 2d Providence-Cedars-Sinai (Pepperdine Graziadio)
Healthcare Operations Case Competition 2d Providence-Cedars-Sinai (Pepperdine Graziadio)
Selected to participate in a Providence-Cedars-Sinai healthcare operations case competition; evaluated patient-flow challenges facing a major health system, then applied scenario and return-on-investment analysis to assess and recommend operational improvements.
AI-Augmented Financial Analysis & Personal Automation Projects
AI-Augmented Financial Analysis & Personal Automation Projects
Applied AI to accelerate financial modeling and comparable-company research, independently verifying every AI-generated figure against source documents before including it in a final recommendation. Built and deployed a personal Gmail automation agent that auto-clears promotional email; independently designing an AI-readiness scoring application.

About me

I am starting my career and compiling projects and skills that show what I can do. I am open to learning and taking on hands-on work.

I am Sarah Noor. I am at the start of my career and have little formal work experience yet. I am building skills and a portfolio to begin professional work and take on practical projects that demonstrate what I can do.

Experience

Optometrist / Clinical Operations Associate

Khanna Vision Institute · Jun 2023 Sep 2025

Research Assistant, National Public Health Study (Phase II)

AIIMS / Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) · Dec 2018 Jun 2019

Education

Pepperdine University, Graziadio Business School

Master of Science in Applied Finance · Class of 2026

UCLA Extension

Coursework: Applied Managerial Finance (MGMT X 130A), Ethics in Finance (MGMT X 441)

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)

Bachelor of Optometry · Class of 2018

Skills

Early-career, learning-focusedProject practice and skill development

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Equity Research & Live Investment Pitch 2d Bryant Stibel (Venture Capital / Private Equity Firm)

As part of a graduate team pitching live to Bryant Stibel's investment professionals, identified and proposed Rubrik, Inc. (NYSE: RBRK) as the target company, led the valuation and research 2d covering market opportunity, trading behavior, and macro risk factors 2d using S&P Capital IQ, Bloomberg Terminal, and Morningstar, and co-presented a written investment thesis and buy recommendation directly to the firm's senior investment professionals.

S&P Capital IQBloomberg TerminalMorningstar

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Endowment Investment Research & Formal Presentation 2d Crystal Capital Partners Insight Challenge (Stanford University)

Selected to represent Pepperdine in the Crystal Capital Partners Insight Challenge; analyzed a $40.8B endowment's asset allocation and multi-year risk-adjusted performance against the Yale endowment model, authored a 10-page report, and delivered a formal presentation directly to Crystal Capital Partners investment professionals and faculty.

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Derivatives Portfolio Valuation, Pricing & Risk Modeling 2d Team Final Project

Priced and hedged a live $9.74M, 10-position derivatives portfolio; built valuation models bootstrapping SOFR par swap rates and a 3-period binomial tree off a 34.04% annualized volatility estimate, then extended a delta-hedging program to delta-gamma hedging, cutting cumulative hedging P/L variance by 92%.

SOFR par swap ratesBinomial tree

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IPO Process & Capital Markets Case Study 2d Saudi Aramco (2019) vs. SpaceX (2026)

Evaluated the end-to-end IPO process (readiness, S-1 filing, roadshow/bookbuilding, pricing, greenshoe stabilization) against direct listing, auction, and SPAC structures for a $29.4B state-owned issuer and a $75B privately-owned issuer, and presented a recommended capital-raising structure for each.

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Institutional Portfolio Construction & Performance Analysis 2d $1,000,000 Simulated Mandate

Built a diversified multi-asset portfolio against a $1,000,000 IPS-compliant, risk-managed mandate; evaluated risk-adjusted performance via beta, Sharpe/Sortino ratios, and maximum drawdown, and delivered a documented asset-allocation and rebalancing policy.

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Quantitative Modeling & Regression Analysis 2d Financial Econometrics

Built a Python program to pull daily price and macro data via API (Yahoo Finance, Federal Reserve FRED) to quantify an international ETF's macro sensitivity, then ran and interpreted OLS regressions in R against equity, oil, currency, and Treasury-yield factors.

PythonYahoo Finance APIFederal Reserve FREDR

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Financial Statement & Quality of Earnings Analysis 2d Two U.S. Public Comparables (10-K Based)

Built full ratio, common-size, and cash-flow analyses from multi-year 10-K filings in Excel for two U.S. public comparables evaluated against a hypothetical $100,000 investment decision, and authored a written recommendation identifying the stronger investment case.

Excel

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Healthcare Operations Case Competition 2d Providence-Cedars-Sinai (Pepperdine Graziadio)

Selected to participate in a Providence-Cedars-Sinai healthcare operations case competition; evaluated patient-flow challenges facing a major health system, then applied scenario and return-on-investment analysis to assess and recommend operational improvements.

View all work

Back to work

AI-Augmented Financial Analysis & Personal Automation Projects

Applied AI to accelerate financial modeling and comparable-company research, independently verifying every AI-generated figure against source documents before including it in a final recommendation. Built and deployed a personal Gmail automation agent that auto-clears promotional email; independently designing an AI-readiness scoring application.

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