The Financial Risk Group
Curriculum Vitae Booklet for
The Financial Risk Group
The Financial Risk Group
The Financial Risk Software Group provides high quality risk consulting and technology solutions to clients around the globe. Our company focuses on implementing risk technologies to help our clients measure and report risk related indicators. This booklet is a sampling of some of the people who could supplement your team.
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Ronald Holanek Senior Risk Consultant
Ronald Holanek, a senior risk consultant with the Financial Risk Group, specializes in market, credit and operational risk management. Ron is an effective business analyst, presenter, trainer and technical lead. His clients have included energy and commodity firms, moneycenter and investment banks, hedge fund and large corporate companies. On the technology side, Ron’s experience spans risk management, business intelligence and data warehouse technologies. Ron was a former risk technology developer at SAS and the former SAS risk consulting practice manager.
Professional Experience Summary Career Highlights ♦ Fifteen years in the Financial Services and Energy Industries. ® ♦ Experienced in world-wide implementations of SAS Risk Management solutions. ® ♦ Member of the original development team for the SAS Risk Dimensions Software. ♦ Fifteen years as developer of SAS Software products. ♦ Twenty Four years of SAS experience. ♦ Twenty Four years of C/C++ programming experience. ♦ Twenty-Six years of programming and IT industry experience. ♦ Over fifteen years in the Financial Services and Energy Trading Industries Major International Banks’ SAS Risk Management Solutions Mr. Holanek has participated in many International Market and Credit Risk implementations as a consultant, trainer and mentor. Excerpts include training and implementing the Basel II Regulatory Credit Risk solution, Economic Capital, and Market Risk Management. Locations include US, Europe, Australia and Canada. Investment Banking Risk Management Solutions Mr. Holanek’s roles included solutions development, implementation, training and support. Solutions included Market and Credit Risk for Portfolio Managers and Traders. Clients include large Wall Street Brokerage Firms and Banks.
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Ronald Holanek Senior Risk Consultant
Major US and Canadian Energy Companies’ SAS Risk Management Solutions Mr. Holanek served as architect, technical lead, trainer and/or implementer for many Energy Trading Risk management projects. He also provided a major role in pre-sales, assessments, designs, implementations and quality assurances. The implementations included market risk analyses for the companies’ energy and treasury trading and risk analyses for their assets.
Retail Banking Risk Management Solutions Mr. Holanek’s roles included solutions development, implementation, training and support. Solutions included Market and Credit Risk for Retail and Commercial Bankers.
Technology Experience Summary ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
SAS Risk Dimensions SAS OpRisk VaR SAS Credit Risk Management for Banking SAS BI / OLAP tools Trainer in SAS Risk Management products. ♦ Wide range of front office systems ♦ FinCad, FEA, Intex, Andrew Davidson, Techhackers, Reuters ♦ Languages / databases / platforms including C, C++, Oracle, DB2, SAS, SQL Server, Sybase
Education Mr. Holanek obtained a B.S. in Computer Science and a M.B.A. from North Carolina State University. He studied Economics, Finance, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science.
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Michael Forno Senior Risk Consultant
Michael Forno, a senior consultant with the Financial Risk Group, specializes in market, credit and operational risk management. Michael is an effective technical lead, trainer, presenter and implementer. His clients have included investment banks, hedge funds, retail banks, energy and commodity firms. On the technology side, Mike’s experience is focused on SAS risk management, business intelligence and data technologies. Mike was the former global risk technical support manager at SAS, risk practice consulting lead and the former global lead risk trainer at SAS.
Professional Experience Summary Career Highlights ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Ten years in the Financial Services and Energy Trading Industries. Experienced in designing and deploying of SAS® Risk Management solutions. Market, Operational and Credit Risk implementation experience. Former global training lead for risk products at SAS Designed the current risk training curriculum at SAS Assigned in writing SAS Risk Dimensions documentation Experience implementing complex valuation models Technical lead experience on global risk implementations Ten years of SAS experience.
Consulting Project Experience Highlights Major Banks’ SAS Risk Management Solutions Mr. Forno has provided guidance for many risk implementations as a consultant. These include assisting with the implementation of the SAS Risk Dimensions software platform. He has provided technical lead assistance for the world’s largest global financial firm when they have implemented the SAS award winning risk solution(s). Mr. Forno regularly provides training guidance for SAS risk technologies. These services include assisting new users understand the SAS risk technologies. He typically provides knowledge transfer and related services during a risk engagement. Major US and Canadian Energy Companies’ SAS Risk Management Solutions
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Mike Forno Senior Risk Consultant
Mr. Forno served as consultant for many energy and commodity trading Risk management projects. He also served a major role in pre-sales, assessments, designs, and implementations. He assisted with many related ERM reporting and architectural designs at major energy companies throughout the world.
Technology Experience Summary ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
SAS Risk Dimensions SAS BI / OLAP tools SAS DI Wide range of front office systems ERP including SAP and peoplesoft FinCad, FEA, Intex, Andrew Davidson, Techhackers Languages / databases / platforms including C, C++, Oracle, DB2, SAS, .NET
Education Mr. Forno holds a B.S. and M.S in Economics from North Carolina State University, where he studied Economics, Oceanography, and Statistics
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John Bell Senior Risk Consultant
John Bell, a senior consultant with the Financial Risk Group, specializes in market, credit and operational risk management. John is an effective technical lead, trainer, presenter and implementer. His clients have include investment banks, hedge funds, retail banks, energy firms, and corporate. On the technology side, John’s experience is focused on SAS risk management, business intelligence and data technologies. John has previously held positions at SAS, Toshiba and CIT.
John is the former head of development for the SAS
Credit Risk for Banking Solution and the SAS risk practice lead. He is a graduate of WPI and the Lehigh MBA programs.
Professional Experience Summary Career Highlights ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Ten years in the Financial Services and Energy Trading Industries. Experienced in designing and deploying of SAS® Risk Management solutions. Member of OpVaR development staff for V3.1 Market, Operational and Credit Risk implementation experience. Experienced in SAS Credit Risk for Banking implementations. Former US SAS Risk Services Practice Manager. Former SAS development manager for SAS Credit Risk Management for Banking Solution Experience developing and deploying SAS BI reporting solutions Member of original development team for SAS risk reporting repository covering market, credit and operational risk key indicators 8 years SAS account consultant Thirteen years of SAS experience.
Consulting Project Experience Highlights Major Banks’ SAS Risk Management Solutions Mr. Bell has provided guidance for many Credit Risk implementations as a consultant. These include assisting with the implementation of the Basel II Regulatory Credit Risk solution, Economic Capital, Market Risk Management and ERM reporting solutions. He has provided technical lead assistance for the world’s largest global banks as they prepare for Basel related reporting.
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JohnBell Senior Risk Consultant
Mr. Bell has also provided implementation and training guidance for SAS OpVaR technologies. These services include assisting with the installation and configuration of SAS OpVaR. He typically provides knowledge transfer and related services during an operational risk engagement. Major US and Canadian Energy Companies’ SAS Risk Management Solutions Mr. Bell served as consultant for many Energy Trading Risk management projects. He also served a major role in pre-sales, assessments, designs, and implementations. He assisted with many ERM reporting and architectural designs at major energy companies throughout North and Latin America.
Technology Experience Summary ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
SAS Risk Dimensions SAS OpVaR SAS Credit Risk Management for Banking SAS BI / OLAP tools SAS Risk Reporting Repository Languages / databases / platforms including Oracle, DB2, SAS, .NET
Education Worecester Polytechnic Institute B.S. in Electrical Engineering Lehigh University M.B.A. in finance.
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Regitze Ladekarl Senior Risk Consultant
Regitze Ladekarl, a senior risk consultant with the Financial Risk Group, specializes in market and credit risk management, Basel II, asset / liability management and regulatory compliance. Regitze has extensive experience in best practices of risk management from implementing solutions and supervising regulatory compliance. Regitze is an effective business analyst, presenter, trainer and technical lead. Her clients have included retail, mortgage and investment banks and local and federal government agencies both in US and Europe. On the technology side, Regitze’s experience spans analytics packages, risk management, business intelligence and highly customized financial applications. Regitze has previously held positions at SAS Institute Inc., the Danish FSA and Accenture. She is a graduate from the University of Copenhagen and is a certified Financial Risk Manager.
Professional Experience Summary Career Highlights ♦ Sixteen years in the Financial Services Industry ♦ Experienced in world-wide implementations of Risk Management solutions. ♦ Author of Risk Management articles ♦ Twelve years of SAS experience. ♦ Five years of C++ programming experience. ♦ Credit Risk / Basel II solution. Designed technology solution to integrate Basel II
credit risk requirements and strategic business management spanning disciplines such as risk management, credit scoring, marketing automation and business intelligence. Technology included SAS. ♦ Asset / Liability Management. Researched and co-authored paper on the use of
derivatives to hedge embedded options for IBRD. ♦ Market Risk / Basel I & II. Drafted official Danish input to proposed EU guidelines
for handling market risk. Evaluated risk systems to assess their compliance with Basel I & II. ♦ Financial Management. Implemented enterprise-wide financial management
systems. Specialized in GL, budgeting and cash flow management. Technology included SAS and Oracle Financials. The Financial Risk Group 1251 NW Maynard Road, Suite 305 Cary, NC 27513 USA
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Regitze Ladekarl Senior Risk Consultant
Technology Experience Summary ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
SAS Risk Dimensions SAS Enterprise Miner SAS Financial Management SAS Marketing Automation Oracle Financials FinancialCAD Languages / databases / platforms including C++, SQL, JSP, SAS, Oracle, Excel / VBA
Education Regitze holds a Master of Science in Economics from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark where she studied Economics and Finance.
Languages ♦ English - Excellent ♦ Danish - Native ♦ German, French - Conversational
Other Qualifications ♦ Certified Financial Risk Manager ♦ Certified SAS Programmer
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Tim Weeks Senior Data Consultant
Tim Weeks, a senior consultant with the Financial Risk Group, specializes in data management and business intelligence. He has over 10 years of data warehousing/BI experience and has spent the last 6 years working exclusively with the SAS BI/DI solutions. He is an effective technical lead, trainer, presenter and implementer. Tim was the former IT manager at SAS where he managed the team responsible for the Global Data Warehouse and reporting.
Professional Experience Summary Career Highlights ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Ten years data and business intelligence experience. Experienced in designing and deploying of SAS® Data Management solutions. Experienced in designing and deploying of SAS® BI Management solutions. Knowledge of integrating data for SAS Risk management solutions Former IT manager at SAS Member of early adopter team for SAS BI technologies (V9) Experience converting existing warehouse structures into SAS technologies Experience with Oracle Financials and related DBMS technologies Developed web based applications utilizing Java/JSP and SAS Experienced in performance tuning for SAS technologies.
Consulting Project Experience Highlights SAS Data Management Solutions Mr. Weeks managed the SAS DW/BI team and partnered with R&D as an early adopter of SAS data management solutions. Under his direction existing warehouse builds were converted to utilize the SAS DI solution. In addition to the central warehouse conversion the team implemented the SAS DDS for banking to provide a foundation for the SAS FM solution.
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Tim Weeks Senior Data Consultant
SAS BI Management Mr. Weeks managed the SAS DW/BI team and partnered with R&D as an early adopter of SAS BI management solutions. His responsibilities included not only implementing new BI solutions but also to serve as a mentor to other groups throughout the institute on design and implementations. Mr. Weeks was a member of numerous governance committees, such as the BICC, and provided technical leadership to the executive members on future direction of our BI environments.
Technology Experience Summary ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
SAS DI Studio SAS BI / OLAP tools SAS Management Console Oracle, DB2, SAP, Oracle Financials Languages / databases / platforms including SQL, PL/SQL, Korn Shell, HTML, Java, JSP, JavaScript, Servlets, XML
Education Mr. Weeks holds a B.S. and M.S in Economics from East Carolina University; where he minored in mathematics. He is also Oracle 8i certified.
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Joel Friedman Senior Risk Consultant
Joel Friedman, a senior consultant with the Financial Risk Group, specializes in market and credit risk management, Basel II, derivative products, financial analytics, structured finance, financial institution regulation and treasury strategy. Joel is an effective business analyst, presenter, trainer and consensus builder. His clients have included money-center and investment banks, hedge funds, money managers, family offices, and corporate treasuries. On the technology side, Joel’s experience spans analytics packages, trading and treasury systems, risk management, business intelligence and data warehouse architecture. Joel has previously held positions at Citigroup, Bear, Stearns & Co. and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. He is a graduate of MIT and the UCLA School of Law. Joel is completely fluent in spoken and written Spanish, and has extensive Latin America experience.
Professional Experience Summary Major International Banks ♦ Market risk / Basel II infrastructure. Project deliverables were detailed business
requirements definition, data warehouse architecture, logical data model, ETL and OLAP tool selection and risk analytics optimization. Technology included Oracle8 and Algorithmics RiskWatch. ♦ Business lead for development of an enterprise risk data warehouse for the bank’s
trading, treasury and credit books. The data warehouse integrated position and market data with instrument definitions and curve headers to feed the risk calculation engine. Responsible for model development and validation, risk factor selection and design of an institutional Risk Intranet. ♦ Advised country treasurer on strategy to expand the bank’s presence and leverage
the Citibank brand in Mexican local capital markets. Leader of acquisition team for a Mexican casa de bolsa (brokerage business), including transaction structuring and negotiation, business plan, financial projections, due diligence, capital requirements analysis, internal and regulatory approvals, and operational transition. ♦ Designed and implemented a market risk and liquidity management system for the
Emerging Markets Treasury trading floor. Developed valuation models, VaR methodologies, reporting and limit structure for local money market, cash FX products, FX and interest rate OTC derivatives, credit derivatives, structured products, fixed income products and securitizations. The Financial Risk Group Phone +1 919 349 2724 1251 NW Maynard Road, Suite 305 Fax +1 919 468 2420 Cary, NC 27513 USA sales@globalrisksupport.com www.globalrisksupport.com
Joel Friedman Senior Risk Consultant
♦ Business lead on market risk assessment for this major U.S. regional bank. Project
covered all treasury and trading businesses, with specific focus on mortgage servicing rights portfolio and commercial and residential MBS structuring activities. Developed comprehensive reporting and instrument valuation specifications. Technology included SAS Risk Dimensions and FinancialCAD. ♦ Fixed Income Trading - Institutional sales / trading of high yield and distressed
bonds, including credit, capital structure and bankruptcy analysis, model development and asset valuation. ♦ U.S. Hedge Fund / CDO Manager – Advice on structuring and documentation for
cash and synthetic CDOs, CDS on CDO and CDO repacks.
Technology Experience Summary ♦ Analytics, trading and risk systems including SAS Risk Dimensions, Algorithmics,
Summit, Matlab, FinancialCAD, Bloomberg API ♦ BI / OLAP tools including Business Objects, SAS, Hyperion, Cognos ♦ Languages / databases / platforms including C++, VB, SQL, Oracle, Sybase, Excel
/ VBA, Tibco
Education ♦ University of California, Los Angeles
School of Law - JD, 1986 Order of Coif (top 10% of law class) School of Management – Completed all MBA finance and accounting requirements Management GPA 4.0 ♦ MIT SB / SM, Chemical Engineering, 1980 Joint Engineering / Liberal Arts program with Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
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Languages ♦ Spanish - Advanced (speaking, reading, writing)
Other Qualifications ♦ Admitted to bar in Florida, California, New York, Massachusetts and U.S. District
Court for Southern District of Florida ♦ NASD Series 7 and 63 (currently inactive)
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Dominic Pazzula Risk Consultant
Dominic Pazzula, a risk consultant with the Financial Risk Group, specializes in market and credit risk management. Dominic is an effective implementer of SAS risk technologies and providng high-level quantative analysis. His clients have included some of the worlds largest energy and commodity firms. On the technology side, Dominic’s experience is focused on SAS risk management, SAS econometric modeling, and business intelligence technologies. Dominic was the former senior risk technical lead at SAS.
Professional Experience Summary Career Highlights ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Four years in the Energy Industry. Experienced in designing and deploying of SAS® Risk Management solutions. Market and Credit Risk implementation experience. Former global training lead for risk products at SAS Experience implementing complex valuation models Technical lead experience on global risk implementations
Consulting Project Experience Highlights Major US and Canadian Energy Companies’ SAS Risk Management Solutions Mr. Pazzula has experience providing technical consultant guidance for many Market and Credit Risk implementations at energy companies. These services include assisting with the scoping, requirements, building and testing of SAS risk implementations. He assisted with many ERM reporting and architectural designs at major energy companies throughout North and Latin America. Major US and Canadian Financial Companies’ SAS Risk Management Solutions Mr. Pazzula has experience providing technical consultant guidance for Market and Credit Risk implementations at several financial companies. These services include assisting with the scoping, requirements, building and testing of SAS risk implementations
Technology Experience Summary
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Dominic Pazzula Risk Consultant
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SAS Risk Dimensions SAS BI / OLAP tools Wide range of front office systems Bookrunner front office system FinCad, FEA, Techhackers Languages / databases / platforms including C, C++, Oracle, SAS, .NET
Education Mr. Pazzula obtained a B.S. in Finance from University of Alabama. He obtained his Masters of Economics from North Carolina State University were he specialized in econometrics.
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Jeff Dyson Senior Data Consultant
Jeff Dyson, a senior consultant with the Financial Risk Group, specializes in data management and business intelligence. He has over 15 years of SAS experience and has extensive experience designing enterprise applications utilizing SAS. He is an effective technical lead, trainer, presenter and implementer. Jeff roles have spanned from technical lead in developing SAS applications to analyst roles working with clients to develop the optimal solution for their specific pains.
Professional Experience Summary Career Highlights ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Experienced in designing and deploying of SAS® Data Management solutions. Experienced in designing and deploying of SAS® BI Management solutions. Developed web based applications utilizing Java/JSP and SAS Experienced in performance tuning for SAS technologies. Fifteen years of SAS experience
Consulting Project Experience Highlights SAS Data Management Solutions Mr Dyson has provided guidance for many warehouse implementations utilizing SAS technologies as a consultant. These include designing reporting data marts and conversion of legacy reporting systems into an enterprise warehouse environment. SAS System Integration Mr Dyson has experience implementing mission critical applications integrating ERP, JAVA, and SAS technologies. He has developed systems ranging from time tracking systems to credit card processing systems that integrate with Oracle Financials.
Technology Experience Summary ♦
SAS BI / OLAP tools
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Jeff Dyson Senior Data Consultant
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SAS DI SAS Management Console Languages / databases / platforms including SQL, Oracle, SAS, Java, UNIX
Education Mr. Dyson holds a B.S. in Computer Science from North Carolina State University and a MBA from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. .
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Margaret Churchill Project Manager, PMP
Margaret Churchill, a project manager with the Financial Risk Group, specializes in improving project teams to enhance business results. Margaret is an effective project manager, trainer, presenter and leader. Her clients have included a wide range of companies from financial to manufacturing. Margaret has 17 years experience with helping to produce increase the effectiveness of software development teams. Margaret is the former Vice-President of finance at the Project management institute. Margaret currently has her project management professional certification (PMP) and
Professional Experience Summary Project Management Experience Highlights Software deployment and global technology delivery ♦ Defined and managed pre-sales custom implementation projects (proof-ofconcepts) to achieve product sales targets. ♦ Managed client relationships across prospect and customer organizations, from technical users, to developers, to executives. ♦ Improved efficiency of pre-sales processes, resulting in reducing sales cycles. ♦ Developed and delivered customized training and go-to-market programs for alliances with EDS, Mercury, IBM/Tivoli, and HP. ♦ Delivered presentations at technical conferences and analyst webinars for Gartner and Meta. ♦ Managed IT projects with budgets of $2 - $10 million • Implemented first imaging/OCR/ICR account for global package delivery company. Led team that created system, installed client transmittal sites, and established image processing center. • Developed training program for Aeroflot/IBM/American Airlines system development project. Created and managed support programs for Russians on temporary assignment in the U.S. ♦ Created training outsourcing plan and managed its implementation for a global oil and gas company. Completed transition ahead of schedule and within budget Software development ♦ Led shared services for product development, project management and marketing with personnel in Colorado, California and the UK. Collaborated on product strategy, technology partnerships, product launch plans and international The Financial Risk Group 1251 NW Maynard Road, Suite 305 Cary, NC 27513 USA
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Margaret Churchill Project Manager, PMP
marketing standards. Directly supervised 8 manager and director level employees, with a total organization of 50. ♦ Created Project Management Office (PMO) to standardize and consolidate management of internal, international, and product development projects. Improved on-time project delivery from 0% to 93%. ♦ Served as thought leader for technology alliance partner program and coordinated tactical project readiness and ongoing relationships enabling a 25% improvement in time-to-market product delivery.
Technology Experience Summary ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Oracle, DB2, Sybase SAS V9.1 Business Intelligence SAS Risk Dimensions SAS ITSV Tivoli scheduling and security technology
Education Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification M. A., International Management University of Texas at Dallas B. A., History, Concentration in Computer Science University of Dallas
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John Wong Senior Risk Consultant
John Wong, a senior risk consultant with the Financial Risk Group, specializes in market, credit. John is an effective consultant with excellent leadership skills and a strong quantitative background. His clients have included investment banks, hedge funds, retail banks and energy firms. On the technology side, John’s experience spans SAS risk technologies, MatLab and the Barra suite of risk tools. John has a Bachelor of Science degree in Operations Research from Cornell University and a MBA in finance from UCLA.
Professional Experience Summary Major International Banks’ SAS Risk Management Solutions ♦ The chief SAS and SAS Risk Dimensions Developer for the major hedge fund. ♦ Migrated daily interest rate analytics data from legacy Excel spreadsheets to Excel/Jet DAO model. Coded program designed to predict option adjusted spreads. ♦ Developed Eurodollar option hedge system; enhanced cash flow hedge system in SAS. ♦ Performed trading strategy analysis for institutional investors, worked with fixed income systems. Financial Research ♦ Five years of experience in a PhD-level position for the premier risk analytics firm in finance. Familiar with the most advanced statistical risk modeling techniques in the industry. Exceptional SAS skills. ♦ Conducted risk analyses and model development. Designed, built, and tested risk models. Conducted benchmarking and testing of short-term risk models; performed regressions and Bayesian analyses. ♦ Derived algorithms and formulas for risk and asset management analytical applications. Developed and implemented enhancements to improve ability of software to identify and predict risk. ♦ Coded, tested, and validated complex financial formulas using real-time and simulated data. ♦ New software product development, and financial systems management and testing.
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John Wong Senior Risk Consultant
Major US and Canadian Energy Companies’ SAS Risk Management Solutions ♦ Technical lead manager for team developing and implementing SAS Risk Dimensions for enterprise risk management of market and credit risk to replace proprietary Goldman Sachs SecDB trading system. ♦ Develop statistical pricing function of energy derivatives in SAS using PROC RISK, PROTO, COMPILE, MODEL and SAS IML. Reconcile proprietary valuation routines against industry standard models and document discrepancies.
Technology Experience Summary ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
SAS Risk Dimensions BARRA Aegis Suite Barra TotalRisk FinCad, FEA, Intex, Andrew Davidson, Techhackers Languages / databases / platforms including C, C++, Oracle, DB2, SAS, .NET
Education John has a Bachelor of Science degree in Operations Research from Cornell University and a MBA in finance from UCLA.
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Min Shu Risk Consultant
Min Shu, a Risk Consultant with The Financial Risk Group, has vast academic and industry experience in risk management, mathematics and engineering. She specializes in quantitative financial analysis and modeling. Min holds degrees from both US and international universities. On the technology side Min has impressive programming skills ranging from basic application building to advanced mathematical and statistical analysis.
Professional Experience Summary
Financial Research Analyst Modeled, analyzed and provided value-adding insight and recommendations to economic and financial problems Academic Research Investigated and analyzed interdependence in equities using Copula theory. Credit Evaluation Pre-evaluated obligors’ credit at a major Chinese commercial and retail bank. Established guarantees upon approval. Software Engineering Performed data cleansing and data quality assurance for the Market Analytics department of a major US energy company. Developed statistical metrics to aid market oversight. Developed software applications, improved web interface and optimized data storage for Chinese technology firm.
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Min Shu Risk Consultant
Technology Experience Summary ♦ Programming languages: C/C++, Excel/VBA, Stata, SAS, Assembly
language, LaTex, HTML ♦ Platforms: Windows, Unix ♦ Applications: SAS Risk Dimensions, SAS BI / OLAP tools, MatLab
Education Min Shu obtained a M.S. in Mathematical Risk Management from Georgia State University. Her studies included Financial Economics, Risk Management and Econometrics. She also holds a M.S. in Engineering Mathematics from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and a B.E. in Communication Engineering from Dalian Maritime University in China.
Languages ♦ English – Excellent ♦ Mandarin – Native
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Toby Fulton CAIA CFA Risk Consultant
Toby Fulton, a risk consultant with the Financial Risk Group, specializes in valuation, market and credit risk. Toby has over 10 years of experience in global financial markets, derivatives trading, financial analysis, portfolio management, investment manager research and risk management. Toby has an extensive understanding of international equity, fixed income, currency and commodity markets from a career spanning Asia, Europe & the U.S. Toby’s knowledge is focused on designing, researching and implementing valuation models. Toby is highly computer literate with advanced skills in quantitative analysis, financial modeling, database design, data analysis, systems analysis, application design and implementation.
Professional Experience Summary Career Highlights ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Eleven years in the Financial Service Industry. Experienced in research and design of models for structured products. Former derivatives trader and portfolio manager Experienced project manager and team lead Knowledge of SAS® Risk Management solutions. Experience implementing complex valuation models Technical experience with a wide range of technologies
Consulting Project Experience Highlights Institutional Investment Firms Mr. Fulton has provided guidance for research, analysis, and due-diligence of various financial products. He has provided trading strategy and risk analysis for many global investment firms. He has provided technical assistance for technology solutions ranging from model calibration to front office integration. Mr. Fulton has lead development efforts for various projects including financial forecasting, investment manager research and derivatives trading. Mr. Fulton regularly provides valuation guidance for many clients. These services include assisting clients with the integration of existing and proprietary valuation models within the SAS risk framework.
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Toby Fulton Risk Consultant
Technology Experience Summary ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Knowledge of SAS Risk Dimensions Wide range of front office market data and portfolio management systems Database design and modeling Languages / databases / platforms including C, C++, SQL Server, SAS, .NET
Education Mr. Fulton holds a Bachelor Of Commerce (Hons), First Class in Finance & Quantitative Analysis (1993) and a Bachelor Of Laws (1995). Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
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