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<blockquote data-quote="Barry" data-source="post: 3353" data-attributes="member: 999"><p><strong>Am I qualified?</strong></p><p></p><p>Hi All,</p><p> </p><p>I am new to this forum and value your input on a career change that I am considering.</p><p> </p><p>I am currently working as an astronautical engineer for the US Air Force and I am very interested in the possibility of moving over to the finance in the coming year. I am looking for a job in finance that is highly analytical and where I can make use of my current skill set. Based on my research, quantitative analyst seems to be a good fit, but I am not sure that I have all the qualifications. Please provide your thoughts on my job prospects and what I may be able to do to improve them in the coming year.</p><p> </p><p>Experience: 3 years as astronautical engineer at NASA and the US Air Force</p><p> 2 years as US Air Force pilot</p><p> </p><p>B.S. United States Air Force Academy (Major: Mechanical Engineering, Minor: Mathematics)</p><p>M.S. Rice University (Major: Mechanical Engineering)</p><p> </p><p>Academic focus: Dynamics and control of space systems, stochastic methods, monte carlo analysis, optimization methods, modeling and simulation of multivariable systems, linear algebra</p><p> </p><p>Skills: C, C++, Matlab, Excel</p><p> </p><p>Thank you in advance for any help you can provide. Also, if you recognize another job category in finance that is a better fit that I may be overlooking, please provide that info as well.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks</p><p>Barry</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Barry, post: 3353, member: 999"] [b]Am I qualified?[/b] Hi All, I am new to this forum and value your input on a career change that I am considering. I am currently working as an astronautical engineer for the US Air Force and I am very interested in the possibility of moving over to the finance in the coming year. I am looking for a job in finance that is highly analytical and where I can make use of my current skill set. Based on my research, quantitative analyst seems to be a good fit, but I am not sure that I have all the qualifications. Please provide your thoughts on my job prospects and what I may be able to do to improve them in the coming year. Experience: 3 years as astronautical engineer at NASA and the US Air Force 2 years as US Air Force pilot B.S. United States Air Force Academy (Major: Mechanical Engineering, Minor: Mathematics) M.S. Rice University (Major: Mechanical Engineering) Academic focus: Dynamics and control of space systems, stochastic methods, monte carlo analysis, optimization methods, modeling and simulation of multivariable systems, linear algebra Skills: C, C++, Matlab, Excel Thank you in advance for any help you can provide. Also, if you recognize another job category in finance that is a better fit that I may be overlooking, please provide that info as well. Thanks Barry [/QUOTE]
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