To obtain a role as a data scientist/machine learning researcher in finance, business or other field
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Data Analytics Consultant
Blake Willson Group
11.2024 - Current
Working as a consultant for the VA housing project, utilizing varied sources of housing and mortgage-related data.
Building models for prepayment and default using machine learning algorithms
SENIOR ACTUARIAL ASSOCIATE
FORTITUDE-RE
Jersey City, NJ
05.2023 - 08.2023
Maintained and updated Python model that calculates economic capital and solvency requirements for the capital model for multiple capital regimes including the Bermuda Monetary Authority
Utilized Python and its numerical/analytical libraries for resolution of a variety of issues related to complex quantitative risk issues
Successfully implemented a change in the analytics library used in the model for ALM purposes including the stressing of a variety of instruments such as corporate bonds, FX Forwards, CDX and fixed income swaps under shifts of the yield curve and credit curve
ACTUARIAL DATA ASSOCIATE
HEXURE
Remote
07.2022 - 05.2023
Used Python, Excel and VBA to prototype calculations for new products for software engineers resulting in successful coding
Acted as actuarial liaison for illustration software testing group acting in an agile environment to reach goals on specific projects
SENIOR DATA ANALYST
ADVOCATE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
New York, NY
12.2021 - 06.2022
Utilized Python and Bloomberg to maintain and modify code base that prices and conducts valuation of interest rate swaps and cross-currency swaps
Ran and maintained daily reports for company's clients highlighting key yield curve and currency exposures
MBS RISK ASSOCIATE
CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
New York, NY
05.2021 - 12.2021
Supported month-end valuation pricing requests for MBS and portfolio
Utilized Python data wrangling libraries (NumPy and pandas) for data investigations and cleanup
Implemented prepayment model for MBS using Intex
Used SQL in conjunction with Python for daily risk reporting
QUANTITATIVE INVESTMENT ANALYST
BROADRIVER ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.
New York, NY
08.2018 - 05.2021
Oversaw sourcing and pricing of life settlement assets for longevity risk fund including analyzing mortality and morbidity risk
Assessed viability of potential insurance company acquisitions
Modeled and priced swaps and forwards on cash flows of longevity assets
Ran monthly reports summarizing key portfolio analytics
Used SQL, PowerBI, and Python for data querying and visualization
Used machine learning algorithms in survival analysis to better model mortality risk stemming from portfolio
RISK ASSOCIATE
AXIOMA
New York, NY
08.2017 - 06.2018
Utilized Python and its numerical/analytical libraries for resolution of a variety of issues related to complex quantitative risk concepts
Assisted hedge fund and asset management clients with implementation and maintaining of risk solutions software for multi asset class portfolios across the strategy spectrum
Supported clients' issues with Value-at-Risk (VaR) and other risk metrics including market betas, key rate durations, OAS, option Greeks for a variety of linear and nonlinear assets
Supported daily risk reporting (PnL, VaR, Stress tests) for clients
ACTUARIAL CONSULTANT
NEW YORK LIFE
New York, NY
05.2016 - 07.2017
Answered agent requests regarding illustrations for in-force UL/VUL policies
Tested new life insurance illustration software using software testing practices
Automated manual processes using VBA
SENIOR ACTUARIAL ASSOCIATE
TIAA
New York, NY
01.2012 - 04.2016
Model validation and testing for fixed annuity business
Wrote documentation relating to new model functionality and test plans related to embedded value, cash flow testing and asset-liability modeling
Performed reserve valuation and analysis for variable/fixed annuities in accordance with VM-20 and VM-21
Applied methods related to Actuarial Guidelines (AGs) including 33 and 43
Education
Machine Learning Specialization
Stanford University & DeepLearning.AI
03.2023
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics, Economics
Brooklyn College
05-2009
Skills
VBA
SQL
Python (including numerical and ML libraries)
R
MATLAB
C
MG-ALFA
Prophet
Certification
Associate of the Society of Actuaries, 11/2013
Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst, 01/2015
Timeline
Senior Data Analytics Consultant
Blake Willson Group
11.2024 - Current
SENIOR ACTUARIAL ASSOCIATE
FORTITUDE-RE
05.2023 - 08.2023
ACTUARIAL DATA ASSOCIATE
HEXURE
07.2022 - 05.2023
SENIOR DATA ANALYST
ADVOCATE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
12.2021 - 06.2022
MBS RISK ASSOCIATE
CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
05.2021 - 12.2021
QUANTITATIVE INVESTMENT ANALYST
BROADRIVER ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.
08.2018 - 05.2021
RISK ASSOCIATE
AXIOMA
08.2017 - 06.2018
ACTUARIAL CONSULTANT
NEW YORK LIFE
05.2016 - 07.2017
SENIOR ACTUARIAL ASSOCIATE
TIAA
01.2012 - 04.2016
Associate of the Society of Actuaries, 11/2013
Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst, 01/2015
Machine Learning Specialization
Stanford University & DeepLearning.AI
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics, Economics
Brooklyn College
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