Rustin Selvey, CFA
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SUMMARY

Overview

I am a translator of Japanese to English specialising in the fields of finance and investment, and environmental technology. My commitment to world-class quality is augmented by 5 years’ experience as a corporate strategist, and 4 years’ experience as a professional translator.

Employment summary

  • Strategy consulting: 4 years
  • Start-up retail business: 1.5 years
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  • In-house bankingstrategy (1 year)
  • Freelance translation: ~4 years

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

If no location label time was spent in Australia (Sydney, Melbourne or the Gold Coast)

ANZ Banking Group (One of the ‘Big 4’ Australian banks)

Manager, Transaction Banking Proposition, Commercial Banking (Jan 09 – Sep 09)

  • In charge of setting and executing strategy for transaction banking across Commercial
  • Product Manager for two transaction banking packages for small and medium businesses

Strategy Manager, Small Business Banking(Sep 08 to Jan 09)

  • In charge of BU strategy development. Formulated plan to rectify overdraft pricing

Corporate Value Associates(CVA: strategy consulting firm)

Associate(1)(promoted from Senior Consultant 1 January 2007)

Total time employed: 4 years split over two separate periods.

Second period: 2 years:07/2006 to 07/2008. Relocated from Tokyo to Melbourne 03/2008.

Health & Fitness Industry, Australia:May 2008 to June 2008

Growth strategy for Australian women’s gym franchiser (acted as Case Manager)

  • Prioritised and valued 10 growth initiatives
  • Developed road map to maximise value for sale over 5 years

Agri-Finance, Australia:March 2008 to May 2008

Funding strategy development for major agri-finance provider

  • Built valuation model and analysed over 30 hypothetical JV scenarios
  • Identified the most value-adding JV option

Pharmaceuticals, Japan:February 2007 to March 2008

Value proposition re-design (acted as Case Manager)

  • Developed new differentiated value propositions for Medical Reps using choice modelling
  • Conducted pilot prior to roll-out (10% MR workforce in Japanparticipated)

Business Banking, Japan: September 2006 – February 2007

Japan market entry strategy for major Australian bank

  • Conducted a comprehensive market entry assessment
  • Developed and applied filter for evaluating fit of Japanese regional banks as JV partners

WordSwap Pty Ltd(Japanese technical translations and strategy consulting in Japan)

Freelance Technical Translator: Sydney and Tokyo

~4 years in total: January 2002 to present – discontinuous

Specialised in translation in the fields of environmentand finance.Mainly translation of:

  • Finance & investment related material
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  • Chemistry–related material

  • Corporate annual & environment reports
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  • Corporate presentations

Loco Clothing(import, retail & wholesale apparel business)

Partner / Manager: Gold Coast, Australia

~1 year: August 2003 to July 2004

The retail side consisted of one shop and two permanent retail market stalls inBrisbane and the Gold Coast (Queensland, Australia). There was one full-time employee and a network of 8 casual workers

Corporate Value Associates(CVA: strategy consulting firm)

Senior Consultant(1)(promoted from Consultant 1 January 2000)

2 years 2 months: January 1999 – February 2001 (Employee of Melbourne office)

Japan National Oil Corporation: November 2000 to February 7, 2001

Development of mission, vision and high-level action plan: Tokyo

  • Quantitative analysis of multiple business action scenarios
  • Valuation of hypothetical industry mergers, stakeholder mapping, competitive analysis

Japan Bank for International Cooperation: March 2000 to September 2000

Development of mission and vision: Tokyo

  • The Mission was derived by conducting many internal interviews, analysing stakeholder expectations, client’s core competencies and assets, the long term dynamics affecting their business, movements in the industry globally

TransPackingGroup (French packaging company): August 1999 to September 1999

Market assessment: Melbourne office – including two weeks in Tokyo

  • Conducted competitor interviewsin Tokyo and built demand forecasts based on results
  • Assessed the overall attractiveness of entry to the Japanese marketfor cosmetics packaging

Onyx Waste Management (UK): March 1999 to August 1999

Logistical streamlining and cost management: Based in CVA’s London office

  • I developed a methodology, and associated report, for managers of street cleansing contracts (depots) to review and optimise logistical efficiency.

EDUCATION

  • CFA charterholder, CFA Institute, 2009
  • BE (environmental engineering),University of New South Wales, Honours: Majors: Water resources & waste management; December 1998
  • Higher School Certificate Tertiary Entrance Ranking: 99.60%.Completed December 1992 (New South Wales, Australia)

QUALIFICATIONS& AFFILIATIONS

  • Member, CFA Institute
  • Member, CFA Society of Sydney
  • Member, Japan Association of Translators
  • Accredited by NAATI as a Professional Translator of Japanese into English (National Accreditation Authority for Translators & Interpreters)
  • Passed Level 1 (the top level) of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test(1997)

CONTACT & PERSONAL DETAILS

Name: / Rustin Selvey / Email: /
Address: / PO Box 381 Billinudgel NSW 2483, Australia / Ph: / +61-424-268-914
DOB: / June 1974 / Gender: / Male

Note 1: The standard sequence of promotion in CVA is as follows:

  • Year 1 – 2: Consultant
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  • Year 3 – 4: Senior Consultant

  • Year 5 – 6: Associate
  • Year 9-10: Manager
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  • Year 7 – 8: Case Manager
  • Year 11+: Senior Manager/Partner