KENNETH J. FLEMING, MBA
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QUALIFICATIONS
Top-performing finance research professional with fifteen years' experience
and a passion for analyzing financial information to produce forecasts of
business, industry and economic conditions for use in making sound
investment decisions. Possesses a background encompassing portfolio, risk
and front office management within growing entrepreneurial environments;
contributed to 2500% growth of Clipper Capital within 3 years. Excellent
communication and presentation skills; manages communication flow with
consultants, brokers, portfolio managers, senior management and clients
with and without strong financial backgrounds. Proficient in Microsoft
office, Capital IQ, Bloomberg, FactSet and numerous trading platforms.
Areas of expertise include.
( Quantitative / Qualitative Analysis ( Financial Modeling (
Portfolio / Risk Management
( Market Research / Strategic Analysis ( Earnings Models (
Investor Communications
( Discounted Cash Flow Analysis ( IPO Market ( Client
Relationship Management
SELECT CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
FLEMING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
. Built firm from ground floor to $2 Million in assets under management.
. Realized an audited return of +38% since inception (versus +5% for
benchmark Russell 2000) with minimal volatility and a gain of +20% in
2010.
CLIPPER CAPITAL
. Enabled the growth of assets under management from $2 Million in 2002 to
$50 Million in 2006.
. Reduced by 50% time for analysis: devised and implemented standardized
templates for analysts.
RENAISSANCE CAPITAL
. Delivered recommendations leading to +115% gain for IPO Plus Aftermarket
Mutual Fund (IPOSX) in its first full year in 1999.
. Recognized as Subject Matter Expert in IPO Market: frequently quoted in
the financial press including Barron's, The Wall Street Journal, The New
York Times and Investor's Business Daily.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FLEMING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, New York, NY 2006 - Present
Investment firm with $2 Million in assets under management.
Founder / Portfolio Manager
. Builds, develops and maintains successful relationships with potential
clients and investors; determines all buy and sell decisions, manages
risk, executes trades and manages interaction with prime broker.
. Directs operation of a multi-million dollar long/short investment account
for Lookout Mountain Capital: utilizes Jones model focusing on micro-
capitalization stocks, spin-offs, new issues and companies emerging from
bankruptcy in the consumer, healthcare and technology sectors.
. Executes extensive research to formulate recommendations: interviews
senior management team; analyzes SEC filings, press releases, industry
periodicals; attends investor conferences and monitors websites.
. Develops and maintains proprietary earning models for all stocks in
portfolio based on accumulated information; generates monthly performance
updates and quarterly investment letters for clients.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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CLIPPER CAPITAL, Boston, MA 2002 - 2006
Private firm with $50 Million in assets under management.
Director of Research
. Strategic and tactical leadership for team of four junior analysts;
recruited, trained, mentored and coached new hires lacking Wall Street
experience.
. Key contributor to growth of organization: co-developed company's
investment philosophy and marketing collateral; defined and developed day-
to-day operating procedures; led investor meetings.
. Designed and implemented best practices for monitoring portfolio profit
and loss.
. Generated new strategies and investment ideas, key point of liaison for
sell side brokers; attended investor conferences.
RENAISSANCE CAPITAL, Greenwich, CT 1996 - 2000
Global leader in IPO research and IPO investment services.
Assistant Vice President / Senior Analyst, 1999 - 2000
Analyst, 1996 - 1999
. Conducted extensive research, analyzed data, published 250+ reports on
IPOs (software, telecommunication, specialty retail, and internet
companies) for institutional investors including Fidelity, Putnam and
Dreyfus.
. Delivered buy and sell recommendations to portfolio managers; prepared
full presentations including financials, reports, valuations, trend and
other analyses.
. Wrote weekly, quarterly and year-end commentaries on IPO market
distributed to institutional clients and featured on industry websites
including E*Trade and Datek Online.
. Created and maintained website focused on IPO market: averaged 250,000+
hits monthly and possessed ecommerce capabilities and paid advertising.
. Mentored, coached and reviewed work product of junior analysts.
EDUCATION
THE WHARTON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia,
PA
Master of Business Administration in Finance (Palmer Scholar), 2002
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, Hanover, NH
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, 1995