Rodrigo Cortines

Background

About Rodrigo Cortines

Grains Merchant on Cargill's soybean trading desk, specializing in agricultural commodities. Including the Trading Trainee program, I worked in three main areas and functions:> Trainee at the Soybean trading desk > Grain merchant in Mato Grosso, focusing on pricing strategy, market analysis and grain logistics arbitrage > Business coordinator in Rondônia, responsible for a client portfolio to negotiate grains, crop inputs, and risk management tools (FX and grains derivatives)Bachelor's in Economics from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ. Graduated with honors.Medalist in mathematics olympiads, including OBMEP, Kangaroo, and OIMSF. Participated in math research groups, fairs, and conventions, notably the IYCCE (International Youth Convention on Commerce and Economics) in Lucknow, IndiaDuring a 2-year internship, I acted as a strategy analyst on Accenture's Strategy team. I worked on projects including- Planning and execution of Post Merger Integration (PMI) in the Bioenergy sector- Redesign of operational model and strategic planning on a third sector company focused on education - Analysis of Addressable Market and Cost to Serve (CTS) in Oil & Gas - Design of payment, financing and insurance solutions in the Fintech sector- Independent Verification on Public-Private partnership in the public transportation sector- Modelling of projects of Public Illumination for the government