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Mike Exton

31years • Bristol

Summary

I am a graduate student who has recently completed an International Security MSc from the University of Bristol, United Kingdom. I have also been awarded an 2:1 Honours degree in History from the University of Plymouth, United Kingdom. Thanks to my educational backgrounds I aspire to career in International Relations as I would like to not only have an exciting and varied career but to see history being made while being an integral part of it.

Experiences

CUSTOMER SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR

06-2014 - 09-2015 Accounting / Management controlMy role entailed processing financial transactions from investment plans at the request of LBG clients. To ensure security and to mitigate risk to both the Group and our clients, stringent security checks had to be performed for every individual client. As the products my department were administrating were not conducted on a face-to-face basis, evidence of identity (EoI) often had to secured from clients – some of whom either were unwilling to co-operate or had logistical trouble in securing EoI – before a transaction could take place in accordance with Group policy. Owing to the wide variety of clients – all with unique circumstances – I was required to communicate via telephone and correspondence with not only our clients but also Independent Financial Advisers, legal offices, national political figures, and more. This enabled me to improve both my professional and communication skills by interacting with a wide variety of personalities, demographics, and professions. A further aspect of my role was to assist our in-house Financial Crimes team if we believed suspicious activity was taking place regarding either our clients or the investment plans. Some of my proudest moments from my time at LBG were when I was able to assist in halting several cases of fraud and in one instance money laundering.

Education & training

University of Bristol

2015 - 2016 Bristol, UK, BristolHR / Training, Personal services, Journalism / PRStudied Conflict, Security, and Development; attention towards the success and failures of asymmetric warfare and counter-insurgency practices in combat environments. Studied International Security and Climate Change; focusing on resource scarcity and conflict, examining resources such as water, oil, and natural gas. Studied Militarisation, Militarism, and War; focusing on the relationship between the military and the media as well as examining the military-industrial-media complex. Studied International Security; concentrated on how the failure to adequately prepare for the reconstruction of Iraq led to the rise of the insurgence. Studied Security Governance; attention being applied to private sector military and intelligence firms in order to examine their usefulness as a tool of governance. Studied Theories of International Security and examined how Constructivist theory has shaped the international war on drugs and how effective this approach has been.

Languages spoken

  • English

    Native language

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