Mehdi Owainati

Qualified dispenser, passed Seiko Lens Specialist exams and trained to sell luxury products, including Silhouette, Prada, Chopard, Lindberg, etc. Improved sales and communication skills by helping clients choose frames

Qualified Dispenser - VisualEyes Opticians

(2025-04)

• Qualified dispenser, passed Seiko Lens Specialist exams and trained to sell luxury products, including Silhouette, Prada, Chopard, Lindberg, etc.
• Improved sales and communication skills by helping clients choose frames

Optical Assistant - RealEyes Opticians - Harrow Rd, Whitton, New Addington and Streatham

(2025-04 - 2025-09)

• Rotating between four different branches, (Harrow Rd, Whitton, New Addington and Streatham).
• Rotating stores helped me gain experience in behind-the-scenes operations and how each area/branch uses different sales approaches and product strategies.

Student - Financial Markets Course - Yale University

(2025-03 - 2025-03)

• Financial Markets Course
• Learned how core financial instruments work.
• Understood the role of regulation and ethics together and the purpose of finance.

Data Transfer Specialist - Remote Pharmacy Services

(2024-06 - 2025-05)

• Transferring pharmacy data developing Excel and data collection skills.
• Enhanced communication and listening skills through contacting pharmacies.

Course Participant - AmplifyMe

(2024-11 - 2024-11)

• Finished course and attended events, being nominated to present at Bayes Business School.

Investment Banking Job Simulation - JPMorgan Chase

(2024-11 - 2024-11)

• Investment Banking Job Simulation Certificate
• Firsthand insight into implementing high-stakes, impactful transactions as part of an investment banking team.

Member - Bayes Trading Society

(2024-06 - 2025-05)

• Collaborated to produce and publish market insight reports on LinkedIn.
• Utilised knowledge gained to improve personal investment portfolio
• Enhanced research, delivering and teamwork skills.

Team Lead - Event Merchandise Sales - Sibtayn Youth

(2023-07 - 2023-08)

• Led a team and sold event merchandise, strengthening teamwork and marketing abilities while helping achieve the highest monthly revenue of the year.

Event Coordinator - Qasim Organisation

(2022-12 - 2023-01)

• Coordinated charitable sport event
• Utilised excel to manage expenses, helping to improve profitability

Programme Participant - Maths Factor - Kings College London

(2022-10 - 2023-03)

• Maths Factor Programme 2022/23

Audit Intern - Zubaidy & Co Chartered Accountants

(2022-07 - 2022-08)

• Attended client meetings, gaining insights to key qualities required as an auditor
• Cross casted financial statements for quarterly review
• Performed admin activities for the Director

Work Experience Placement - BDA Engineering Consultant

(2018-09 - 2019-06)

• Spent one day a week in an office in Year 8, attended professional meetings and gained early exposure to workplace practices.

BSc (Hons) - Finance - Bayes Business School (2025-09)

A-Levels - Maths, Physics, Religious Studies - St Dominic's Sixth Form College (2022-09 - 2024-08)

GCSEs - Maths [8], English literature [6] - Al-Sadiq School (2019-09 - 2022-07)

A-Levels - Arabic - Al-Sadiq School (2019-09 - 2022-07)