Matias Zarembka
College Park, MD · matiaszarembka@gmail.com · 240-464-9810
matiaszarembka.com · linkedin.com/in/matiaszarembka
Finance-focused University of Maryland student and founder. I build and operate software for real businesses, analyze companies and markets, and manage a rules-based long-term portfolio.
Education
University of Maryland, College Park
Expected 2029
Letters & Sciences · Intended Finance major, intended Economics minor
- GPA 3.5 · Dean's List, Spring 2026
- Activities: UMD Investing Club; Accounting and Business Association
Experience
Director of Digital Operations
2026 – Present
FuturePro Soccer LLC
- Hold a 10% net-profit stake in a private soccer-training business with 40+ clients; support financial tracking, pricing, registration and growth initiatives.
- Designed and built the operating platform: athlete portal, coach dashboard and admin suite with Stripe payments and database-level role permissions.
2026 – Present
Zarembka Software Engineering LLC
- Founded and operate a custom software development company, managing multiple clients and projects from discovery through development, deployment, billing and ongoing maintenance.
- Build production websites and digital systems for small businesses, translating operational needs into usable products while managing client communication, timelines and deliverables.
2026 – Present
NextTouch
- Designed and built a mobile soccer-training platform with role-based portals: authentication, video hosting, subscriptions, notifications, AI-assisted plan generation and leaderboards. Used by 3 teams with 75+ downloads/users (Oct. 2026); targeting 20+ teams by Fall 2027.
Launch Team, Digital Operations
2026 – Present
Palm Beach Athletic
- Part of the team launching a new Palm Beach County youth soccer club (opening 2027) as a net-profit participant; built and run its website, clinic registration, interest list and analytics.
Founder
2022 – Present
MZ Cards
- Operate an eBay sports-memorabilia business: sourcing, inventory, pricing, fulfillment and customer service across 150+ sales with 100% positive feedback.
Sales Support
2026
DICK'S House of Sport
- Supported merchandising, inventory management and customer service in the sports cards and collectibles department.
Youth Soccer Coach
2024 – 2025
Potomac Soccer Association
- Led weekly practices and game-day development for U7 teams, communicating player progress with families.
Projects
Equity research: D-Wave Quantum (QBTS)
Sept. 2026
Stock pitch
- Analyzed business model, industry, financials, competition and valuation (~265× trailing revenue); recommended a long-term Buy sized at 2–4% given valuation risk.
Python
- Built a Russell 1000 screener combining RSI, moving averages, momentum, volume, earnings, macro, sentiment and options-flow signals, with conviction-based sizing, risk controls and automated monitoring.
- Validated with a controlled four-regime backtest using historical options data, then ran it live on a $500 account alongside a separate paper portfolio.
Python · PostgreSQL · Next.js
- Built a multi-sport pipeline (Elo, leak-safe features, five calibrated models per league, ensemble selection by out-of-sample Brier score) comparing model probabilities with event-contract prices in paper trading only.
Certifications
- Bloomberg Market Concepts (2026)
- Bloomberg Spreadsheet Analysis (2026)
- Financial Modeling & Valuation, Wall Street Prep (in progress)
- FINRA SIE (preparing)
- Youth soccer coaching license (2024)
Skills
- Finance
- Bloomberg Terminal, Excel, equity research, portfolio construction, options (vertical spreads)
- Technical
- TypeScript, Python, SQL/PostgreSQL, Next.js, React, Flutter, Supabase, Stripe, Vercel
- Languages
- Spanish (professional proficiency)