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Model Validation Consultant Resume

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New York, NY

SUMMARY

An experienced quantitative finance analyst with strong analytical, modeling and problem solving skills; Advanced credentials in MBA, CFA and PMP; 5+ years of financial and risk model development, analysis and validation experience, supporting M&A, CRE and Structured Finance transactions and/or CCAR/DFAST regulatory compliance; Sound credit risk, loan collateral and statistical analysis skills; Strong and versatile team - working and project management skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

  • Excel
  • VBA
  • SQL
  • R
  • Python
  • Argus
  • CAS
  • Bloomberg
  • Wdesk

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, New York, NY

Model Validation Consultant

Responsibilities:
  • Independently validated 5 equity portfolio management models developed by MSCI Barra, Northfield or SunGard, through reviewing vendor white papers, performing statistical tests on assumptions and outcomes, identifying weaknesses and recommending risk mitigation solutions.
  • Coordinated and conducted risk assessments including full-scope validation, periodic/model change reviews, relating to various model categories concerning Credit, Market, Operational, and Liquidity risks, for BASEL III, CCAR and/or CLAR regulatory compliance.
  • Performed project management responsibilities in facilitating the bank’s Model Risk Management Group’s interaction as subject matter experts during 2017 CCAR with internal auditors/external regulators on overall model inventory and governance as well as individual model validation methodology and findings.

Confidential, New York, NY

Senior Associate

Responsibilities:

  • Developed collateral analytics and cash flow models for a range of asset-backed security instruments including ABS, MBS, RMBS, CMBS, and CRE/CLOs; Analyzed and reviewed term sheets, loan documents, financial statements, rent rolls and tenant leases; Validated key liquidity and profitability metrics on both individual loan and overall deal levels.
  • Worked closely with major bond issuers and loan sellers on 8 structured finance securitization transactions.

Confidential New York, NY

Associate

Responsibilities:

  • Performed CRE loan and collateral due diligence across multiple asset classes including commercial, residential and mixed-use; Deployed various internal and external data analytics software applications in auditing client transactions’ data tapes until all exceptions are reconciled.
  • Verified public or private offering memorandums, prospectus and supplements for more than ten CMBS securitization deals including Conduit, CRE CDO and Single-Asset.

Confidential, New York, NY

Financing Specialist

Responsibilities:

  • Developed independent cash flow, valuation and debt/equity financing models for commercial property owners and developers with complex acquisition financing, project financing and/or refinancing needs.
  • Originated and/or co-originated seven (7) exclusive commercial real estate financing mandates.

Confidential

Finance Analyst

Responsibilities:

  • Assisted senior deal teams with identifying financing alternatives for a variety of cross-border M&A transactions.

Confidential

Market Research Analyst

Responsibilities:

  • Assisted senior economists with publishing key market insights relating to global renewable energy industry and calibrating various in­house developed wholesale electricity pricing models.

Confidential

Capital Markets Analyst

Responsibilities:

  • Assisted senior deal teams in executing a variety of corporate finance transactions, supporting companies located or involved in early- stage emerging economies such as Africa.

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