Real Estate Management

Ryan Polansky

Seasoned Finance Professional

Las Vegas, NV

****.********@*******.*** - 440-***-****

WORK EXPERIENCE

Finance Area Trainer

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority - September 2011 to September 2012

+ Selected by the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund to provide training to ‘National Hires’

+ Trained students in finance and accounting in preparation for private equity rotations and CFA exam

Research Associate

Department of Finance, W.P. Carey School of Business - Tempe, AZ - July 2006 to August 2012

+ Utilized SAS and Stata statistical programming to manipulate and analyze large panel data sets

+ Employed modern econometric techniques in empirical analyses: OLS/GLS/2SLS regression, differences-

in-differences estimation, generalized method of moments (GMM), and factor analysis

+ Supervised data collection efforts across teams of in-house and freelance research assistants

+ Managed research on corporate governance, executive compensation, and capital markets

Instructor - Corporate Finance

Department of Finance, W.P. Carey School of Business - Tempe, AZ - June 2009 to August 2009

+ Taught first class for undergraduate finance majors: FIN 302 - Managerial Finance

+ Average student evaluation: 6.8/7.0, Median evaluation 7.0/7.0, two award nominations

Business Development Consultant

Ohio Small Business Development Center (U.S. SBA branch) - Athens, OH - August 2005 to July 2006

+ Assisted small businesses in obtaining financing, managing cash, and investing in real assets

+ Provided support to small business owners in structuring operations and managing processes

Research Assistant

Department of Finance, Ohio University College of Business - Athens, OH - August 2005 to July 2006

+ Mined the U.S. SEC’s EDGAR database to produce a large dataset on public boards of directors

+ Participated in corporate governance and board research under the direction of Dr. Andrew Prevost

Internal Auditor

Nantucket Island Resorts - Nantucket, MA - June 2005 to September 2005

+ Served as sole auditor to the Chief Financial Officer, with oversight of compliance and reporting

+ Assessed and adjusted daily transactions to account for income from various revenue centers

+ Audited sales journals and expense ledgers to ensure accuracy for internal and external reporting

Portfolio Services Internship

Raymond James Financial Services - Athens, OH - September 2004 to June 2005

+ Accounted for security transactions on cost-basis for tax and internal reporting purposes

+ Audited client portfolios to ensure proper accounting, guaranteeing the highest quality service

Management Rotation Internship

American Express Financial Advisors - Westlake, OH - June 2004 to September 2004

+ Supported District Manager and Regional Vice President in leading a Fortune 50 finance team

+ Participated in meetings with clients, prospective associates, and executive management

Accounting - Receivables

Nationwide Credit - Westlake, OH - June 2004 to September 2004

+ Collected overdue bank credit card accounts by telephone using assertive interpersonal skills

+ Studied and adhered to regulations of the FTC’s Title VIII Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

Accounting - Receivables

AmeriGas Partners - Westlake, OH - June 2001 to March 2003

+ Utilized interpersonal skills to collect accounts by telephone while maximizing customer retention

+ Collaborated with team members to draft collection policies for new management during a takeover

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Business Administration - Finance [A.B.D.]

W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University - Tempe, AZ

2006 to 2012

Master of Business Administration

Ohio University - Athens, OH

2007

Master of International Management

Istituto Adriano Olivetti - Ancona, Marche

2007

Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance

Ohio University - Athens, OH

2005

SKILLS

SAS, Stata, SPSS, R, Gauss, SQL, MariaDB, Teradata, MS Office, Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visual

Basic for Applications (VBA), SAP, PeopleSoft, Sage, Timberline, Northwind Maestro, Axys

LINKS

http://www.datasciencecentral.com/profile/RyanPolansky

http://www.isixsigma.com/members/rpolansky

http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanpolansky

AWARDS

2009-2010 Arizona State University GPSA Teaching Excellence Award Nominee

May 2010

2010 John W. Teets Outstanding Graduate Instructor Award Nominee

May 2010

2010-2011 Arizona State University GPSA Outstanding Service Award Winner

May 2011

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta 2012 Financial Markets Conference Invitee

April 2012

CERTIFICATIONS

Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), In Progress

7 of 8 exams completed

Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Curriculum

6 of 6 education requirement exams passed

GROUPS

Associated Students of Arizona State University

November 2009 to May 2011

Chairman, Conference Committee

Award Committee Member, ASU Centennial Professorship Program

ASU Graduate and Professional Students Association

February 2009 to January 2012

President of the Assembly, November 2009 - May 2011

Chairman, Government Operations Committee, September 2009 - May 2011

Chairman, Assembly Operations Committee, November 2009 - May 2011

Assembly Member, W.P. Carey School of Business, February 2009 - January 2012

ASU Quantitative Trading Group

January 2010 to May 2012

Faculty Advisor

American Society for Quality

2012 to Present

Global Association of Risk Professionals

2012 to Present

Society of Quantitative Analysts

2012 to Present

International Association for Quantitative Finance

2012 to Present

Western Finance Association

2008 to Present

American Economic Association

2008 to Present

American Finance Association

2008 to Present

Financial Management Association

2003 to Present

Session Chairman – “Timing Equity Issuances” - October 2008

Session Chairman – “Transparency and Incentives” - October 2011

Research Discussant - October 2008, 2009, 2011

PUBLICATIONS

Internal Capital Markets and Optimal Investment Policy

http://bit.ly/1fVgPks

Working Paper

Factor Analysis of ETF Returns

http://bit.ly/1lmzjSc

Working Paper with Adam Nowak (West Virginia University)

Robust Semi-Parametric Estimation of a Nonlinear General Equilibrium Model

http://bit.ly/1kktmC8

Working Paper

On the Price Comovement of U.S. Residential Real Estate Markets

http://bit.ly/1lPM1Jw

2014

I was noted for contributions in the endnotes to this paper for providing 'able research assistance'.

Authorship: Kallberg, J., C. Liu, and P. Pasquariello. (2014). "On the Price Comovement of U.S. Residential

Real Estate Markets". Real Estate Economics 42(1) pp. 71-108.

Edits to "Econometric Analysis"

http://bit.ly/1fVh6UH

I conducted a complete editing of the 6th Edition of William Greene's seminal text 'Econometric Analysis'. My

revisions were accepted by the publisher, incorporated into subsequent editions of the book, and published

on the Errata pages for the text.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Principal Skills

● SAS, Stata, R, SPSS, Gauss statistical programming

● SQL, MariaDB, Teradata RDBMS platforms

● Advanced MS Access, Excel, & Visual Basic (VBA)

● Oracle, SAP, Sage, CSS financial ERP software

● Northwind Maestro property management system

● Axys portfolio management software

● 7+ years research and supervisory experience

Languages

● English (Native)

● Spanish (Fluent)

● Italian (Intermediate)

Professional Memberships

● Financial Management Association

● American Finance Association

● American Economic Association

● Western Finance Association

● International Association for Quantitative Finance

● Society of Quantitative Analysts

● Global Association of Risk Professionals

● American Society for Quality

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