Susan Chevalier
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Tel: 203-***-**** ************@*****.***
Senior Performance Analyst and Administrator for asset management firms,
with additional experience in compliance monitoring, financial writing, and
marketing. Knowledgeable in all areas of portfolio administration and
client servicing. Significant supervisory and leadership experience, as
well as ability to take initiative and work independently.
Allianz of America, Inc. (AzOA) 2000 - 2010
Westport, CT
Subsidiary of major insurance company responsible for managing over $50
billion in equity and fixed income assets.
Senior Performance Analyst/Portfolio Administrator
Primary focus on performance analysis and reporting with additional
responsibilities in administration and compliance.
. Recovered historical records and recalculated performance going back
to firm inception in 1991. Enabled verification and validation of
firm's record for both internal and external use.
. Designed and produced GIPS Compliant new materials with returns and
attribution for presentation to prospective clients, as well as
numerous internal reports for use by senior management and business
partners.
. Completely overhauled performance procedures. Created a detailed,
controlled and documented process for gathering data, insuring data
integrity, and assembling data into various spreadsheets and other
documents, which reduced cost to external performance provider from
$325,000 to $90,000 per year.
. GIPS - Instituted procedures and documentation necessary to comply
with Standards.
Compliance Responsibilities
. Client rules and restrictions - in response to audit findings, was
assigned a complete review of process for implementing and monitoring
compliance with client guidelines.
. Reviewed, interpreted, and organized client mandates and guidelines.
Deleted, added, and corrected rules in Bloomberg Compliance Module.
Created extensive process for interpreting, verifying and documenting
guideline changes.
. Made compliance system accessible and user-friendly to senior
management and portfolio managers on a daily basis and increased
communication between administration and investment personnel.
Class Action Recovery
. Independently initiated review of class action filings for WorldCom,
Dynegy and Enron. Uncovered significant errors and implemented
process to file amended claims. Total recovery for Allianz Life was
$2.2 million.
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Ark Asset Management Co., Inc. 1981 - 1999 (formerly Lehman Management
Co., Inc.)
New York, NY
Leading institutional management firm with over $25B in corporate, union
and public funds.
Manager of Marketing Support/Performance Director 1997 - 1999
. Designed and produced of a full range of marketing and client
servicing reports and meeting materials. Supervised and directed
graphics, production and performance teams. Monitored marketing
materials for SEC and GIPS (AIMR) compliance.
. Created Ark's Performance Attribution System to measure and report
results of individual stock and sector selection of portfolios versus
various market indices such as the S&P 500 and Russell 2000. Initiated
and designed multiple enhancements to Ark's performance system
enabling senior management to easily access information on individual
clients, 20+ indices, and composite reports.
. Wrote and edited various narratives on a monthly, quarterly and
request basis. Focused on performance attribution (what helped, what
hurt), economic and stock market outlooks, and specialized client
reporting needs.
Assistant Operating Officer/Senior Performance Analyst 1996 - 1997
Acted as liaison between the chief operating officer and investment and
production groups, as well as supervising market support staff and heading
performance team.
. Instituted centralization and modernization of administrative and data-
gathering procedures for product groups and marketing support in areas
such as account reconciliation, performance and client guidelines.
. Created and implemented various performance analysis systems and
reports. Taught and supervised performance analysts and product group
administrators in use of Ark and other performance services.
Senior Performance Analyst 1991 - 1996
Designed and implemented new composite construction and reporting system
to meet compliance requirements of the GIPS (AIMR) Performance
Presentation Standards.
Group Supervisor - Large Cap Value 1986 - 1991
Senior Manager
Administrative manager in Ark's largest product area ($15 billion
under management).
Education/Skills
Passed Principles Exam for Certificate in Investment Performance
Measurement
San Diego State University, B.A., Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Proficient in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint