RICHARD EVANS
** ******* *** #* ********** MA ***44 ? 617-***-**** ? (
*********@*****.***
Objective:
I have 5+ years of experience and am seeking a position that will give me
the opportunity to add value to the firm. I have a wide range of industry
knowledge and recently passed level 3 of the CFA program. Ideally, I would
like to work with people who have similar interests and in an environment
that encourages and rewards curiosity and hard work.
Licenses & Skills
Passed CFA levels 1, 2 & 3, waiting on charter.
Passed NASD Series 7, 6 and 63
Charles River, Portia, Excel macros, basic marco editing, pivot tables,
formulas, graphing, Access, Bloomberg, Morningstar, Thompson One, basic SQL
query.
Professional Experience
Panagora Asset Management
Boston, MA
Investment Associate.
April 2008-April 2009
. Worked with analysts and traders on issues relating to security
optimization and valuation in portfolios.
. Maintained treasury and cash position collateral on S&P futures
positions.
. Provided institutional clients reports on fund positions, security
valuations, and performance attribution.
. Built and maintained Excel macros and pivot tables used for reconciling
equity and futures positions.
. Worked with fund managers, institutional clients, and brokers on issues
relating to trade delivery, settlement, and reconciliation of positions.
John Hancock/MFC Global
Boston, MA Investment Operations Analyst
June 2006-April 2008
. Co supervised a group of 5 people in daily operations, providing direct
support to the trading desks, portfolio managers, and analysts on issues
relating to equity, derivative, and fixed income positions, valuations,
and settlements.
. Built excel reports using macros for security performance and asset
composition for fund managers on 15 funds.
. Provided additional pricing and valuation information to traders on
financial instruments including; equities, equity options, currency
options, credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, futures, bonds, and
CDOs.
. Used Bloomberg and various broker provided pricing models in pricing
securities for end of day fund NAV.
. Researched financial statements using the 10Q and Reg S filings on SEC
Edgar database for private deals, secondary offerings, and corporate
action.
. Maintained data and pricing accuracy for internal trading platform,
Charles River.
. Processed and monitored FX and foreign currency positions for
international holdings.
JPMI/Brown Co. Boston, MA
Client Trading May 2003 - June 2006
. Worked with high net worth individuals discussing existing and potential
positions as well as current market conditions.
. Executed larger equity and options orders for clients in an execution
capacity.
. Provided market commentary as part of trade support for domestic equities
and options.
. Researched and addressed trading issues on behalf of clients.
. Calculated margin requirements prior to trade execution.
. Analyzed trade execution data using Thomson One.
State Street Research Boston, MA
Broker Services March 2002- May 2003
. Provided advisors and brokers with sales material as well as relevant
information on factors driving fund performance.
. Utilized Bloomberg and Morningstar to provide brokers with product
information to facilitate the sales process.
. Helped build and maintain excel spreadsheets for fund performance
characteristics and broker commission outlays.
Client Services
January 2001-
March 2002
. Worked with clients to understand fund performance and resolve individual
account issues.
. Traded fund shares on behalf of our clients as well as processed money
movement transactions.
Education
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA
Bachelor of Arts; Economics Major 2000