Gavin Peng
Parkway, St. Louis, MO 63117, USA
Mobile: 314 - 800 - 8498 *****.****@****.***
PROFILE
. Double master's degrees in finance (HEC Montreal) and in computer science
(MIS), SAS Certified Advanced and Base Programmers for SAS 9, Java
Certified Programmer, bilingual in English and French.
. 6+ years of experience as a dedicated and highly reliable Reporting and
Analytics Manager at leading financial organizations in the United States
and Canada.
. 2+ years of experience as Quantitative Analyst at consulting firms
working with insurance and investment companies.
. 8+ years of experience as Project Manager, Business Analyst, and
Programmer in information technology department within energy
corporation.
. Solid experience with risks, VaR, P&L, credit cards, fixed income,
derivatives, quantitative and financial modelling; advanced programming
skills in Excel / VBA, SAS/EG, SPSS, Matlab, Access /SQL; experience with
OOP Java and C++; in-depth knowledge of Basel II and hedging strategies.
. Exceptional computer skills in relational databases, such as Oracle,
Sybase, MS SQL server and Access, Windows, Unix, Murex, Bloomberg, and
Thomson-Reuters.
. Possess solid management skills, a strong team player, with well
developed problem-solving, excellent quantitative, analytical and
decision making skills.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
U.S. Bank, St. Louis, MO
Consultant-SAS/SQL Developer, Retail Risk Reporting and Analytics
Nov 2013 - Present
. Design and Develop Retail Risk Reporting and Analytics Systems
using Oracle Data Warehouse, TOAD/SQL, Excel, VBA and SAS SAS Add-in for
MS Office, SAS/EG; create, update, enhance and automate reporting and
analytics within RPS (Retail Payment Solutions) for collections and
recovery, work on U.S. bank core project-collections and recovery.
MBNA
Consultant, Business Support Analysis
Oct 2013 - Nov 2013
. Using SQL, MS Access, Excel, Visual Basic for Application (VBA) and SAS
to create, update, enhance and automate strategies, analytics, value
Matrix, and P&L forecasting for client, account, and portfolio
acquisitions in the MBNA Finance Profitability Department.
SCOTIABANK, Toronto, Canada
Jan 2011 - 2013
Manager, Risk Analysis and P&L Reporting
. Designed and developed tools and applications for over 20 risk and P&L
reporting files, such as credit and equity derivatives, structured
products, fixed income, and other asset types using Excel, VBA, SAS and
SQL / Access; generated and distributed various reports using Excel and
VBA Macros.
. Led a team to prepare, reconcile, compile, review and analyze risk and
P&L reports on a daily, weekly, monthly and YTD (Year To Day) basis,
including MIS, P&L and risk attribution/decomposition.
. Enhanced and automated MIS, P&L and risk reporting processes which
significantly improved efficiencies and accuracies within the Bank.
. Automated a cash interest funding file using Excel / VBA Macro, which
reduced processing time from 3 hours manually on a daily basis to
seconds. In addition, created a YTD P&L file, simplifying operations and
reducing processing time by 70%.
. Conducted structured products, credit, equity and rates derivatives
pricing/valuation and supported front office trading desks in New York
and Toronto to ensure MIS, risk and P&L accuracy and on-time delivery.
. Initiated, designed, implemented and executed numerous projects related
to MIS, risk and P&L analysis which played a key role in reporting
process enhancement and automation.
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE-CIBC, Toronto, Canada
2010 - 2011
Consultant /PnL Balance Sheet and Risk Reporting (Contract)
. Produced daily risk, IPV and PnL reports for Front Office, Finance and
Risk Management; supported FX and equity derivative desks and Product
Control group.
. Worked closely with CIBC traders and marketers to resolve booking issues
and amendments so that financial transactions could be completed within a
timely and accurate manner.
. Provided key support to CIBC back office staff to quickly resolve booking
or parameter discrepancies regarding rates, cash settlements,
confirmations, fails, etc.
BANK OF MONTREAL, Toronto, Canada 2009
Specialist, Banking Operations (Contract)
. Worked on Fixed Income Securities, Derivatives and Product Accounting
Interface, from front office through middle to back office G/L, risk and
PnL analysis, valuation, reconciliation, settlement, requirement,
specifications and STP (Straight-Through Process).
METLIFE GROUP, Tampa, USA 2006 - 2008
Quantitative Risk Analyst / Manager
. Conducted key risk analysis in the Derivatives Analytics Group within the
Investment Finance Division which included FAS 133 / IAS 39, Rates and
Derivatives, Swaps, Caps, Floors, FX, Options, Forwards, and Futures.
. Prepared fixed income, structured products, and derivatives risk and P&L
calculations, reporting and decomposition/attribution analysis, as well
as derivatives hedge accounting and hedge strategy using PeopleSoft GL.
Conducted Derivatives Reporting Data Base (DRDB) programming using
Microsoft Access / SQL server, Excel, SAS, VBA and Macros.
. Developed financial models using Excel, VBA, SQL, Access, and C++ and
Matlab.
. Applied Murex, Bloomberg and Pyramid risk analytics systems to value
Fixed Income/Swaps/derivatives and to calculate VaR and risk greeks.
. Tested hedge effectiveness/ineffectiveness using Murex, Pyramid Portfolio
Risk Analytics software and developed FAS 133 derivatives hedging
modules.
CP INFOTECH INCORPORATION, Vancouver, Canada 2001 - 2002
Quantitative Analyst
. Performed quantitative analysis for a Japanese based insurance company to
develop a WBO-Web Based Office using Java and SQL technology.
. Vetted risk models, designed database structures, conducted stress and
back testing, ensuring minimal risk.
. Participated in risk measurement and management processes such as VaR
calculation and asset/liability management.
100WORLD INCORPORATION, Vancouver, Canada 2000 - 2001
Quantitative Analyst
. Designed and implemented an investment management system for a financial
services German company using C++ and SQL.
. Participated in the software development life cycle (SDLC) of derivatives
pricing models and designed algorithms for fixed income and derivative
pricing models.
. Implemented pricing modeling and utilized numerical simulation in
derivatives valuation.
CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION -CNPC, Beijing, China 1992 - 2000
Programmer/Business Analyst/Manager
. As team lead/project manager, engaged in quantitative analysis, designed
and developed management information systems (MIS) and decision
supporting systems (DSS) for Company and their clients using C/C++,
Fortran and databases.
. Supported energy trading from the IT side, created financial models for
simulation, pricing and valuation.
. Adapted operation research, such as linear programming in transportation
and resources management, which reduced costs by 16%.
. Built financial modeling for company, utilized optimization and
simulation technology in the financial service system, and improved
service effectiveness.
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
SAS Institute Global Certifications (Base and Advanced), 2013
Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP), 2000
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, 2000
Master of Science in Administration (M.Sc.) in Financial
Engineering/Finance, University of Montreal (HEC),2006
Master of Science in Computer Science, National University of Defense
Technology, China, 1992
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science, National University of Defense
Technology, China, 1989
French Language Program, College de Bois-de-Boulogne, Montreal, 2003