LOUIE M. TOMA, CPA, CFA, CIPM
Johnston, RI 02919
Cell 774-***-****
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ATTRIBUTION ANALYSIS, PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT & EQUITY RESEARCH
Investment Performance & Attribution Analysis: Developed attribution systems to analyze portfolio by sector, market cap & analyst on a real-time basis. Developed and backtested quantitative models, generated attribution and presented results to investment committee. Responsible for creating and writing quarterly microcap newsletter.
Portfolio Management: Successfully co-managed a long/short market neutral portfolio, growing assets from $12mm to $200mm in three years. Developed attribution analysis and used it to manage portfolio risks and exposures.
CREDENTIALS:
2016 CERTIFICATE IN INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT
2014 SERIES 7, 63, 86, 87
2000 CHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYST
1996 MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Babson College
1992 CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT State of Florida
1990 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING & FINANCE Florida State University
EXPERIENCE:
1/14 – Current CRAIG-HALLUM CAPITAL GROUP Boston, MA
Senior Equity Analyst
Analyze micro-cap stocks and write stock recommendation research reports.
Responsible for creating and writing the quarterly microcap newsletter.
Generating & analyzing quarterly performance of the Alpha Select product.
10/11 – 5/12 OFF WALL STREET CONSULTING GROUP, INC. Cambridge, MA
Analyst (Temporary Position)
Fundamental equity research with focus on short related research.
Write comprehensive research reports for short recommendations.
9/07 – 8/11 DELTA PARTNERS, LLC. Boston, MA
Senior Analyst ($200mm Hedge Fund)
Analyze companies through fundamental research and make recommendations to portfolio manager.
Fundamental, bottom-up research and analysis of companies.
Successfully implemented performance and risk analysis of the portfolio.
1/06 – 4/07 LONG TRAIL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. Boston, MA
Senior Analyst ($20mm Hedge Fund)
Fundamental analysis of companies and made recommendations to portfolio manager.
Researched short ideas through identifying aggressive accounting practices and other signs of deteriorating business fundamentals.
Developed quantitative screens and reviewed for long and short candidates.
Generated periodic performance and risk attribution of the portfolio.
6/04 – 1/06 JOHN A. LEVIN & COMPANY New York, NY
Senior Analyst ($12bb under Mgt / $800mm Hedge Fund)
Generalist role with emphasis in technology companies.
Analyze companies through fundamental research and make recommendations to portfolio manager.
Focused on fundamental, bottom-up research and analysis of companies.
Developed quantitative screens and reviewed for long and short candidates.
1/01 – 4/04 BOSTON PARTNERS ASSET MANAGEMENT Boston, MA
Analyst / Co-Portfolio Manager ($10bb under Mgt / $200mm Hedge Fund)
Dedicated to Long/Short equity hedge fund.
Grew hedge fund from $12mm to $200mm in 3 years.
Analyzed companies through fundamental research and made investment decisions.
Interact with traders regarding trading strategies.
Managed risk in the portfolio and managed stock allocations to maintain beta neutral fund.
Made presentations to clients and prospects.
Developed quantitative Factset database screens and review for long and short ideas.
Developed real-time attribution systems to analyze portfolio by sector, market cap & analyst.
3/98 – 1/01 TUDOR INVESTMENT CORPORATION Boston, MA
Short Position Analyst ($4bb Hedge Fund)
Analyze companies through fundamental research and make recommendations to portfolio manager.
Reviewed SEC filings to identify companies using aggressive accounting practices.
Developed quantitative screens and review for short candidates.
8/96 – 3/98 PARTNERS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC Boston, MA
Senior Investment Analyst ($2.5bb under Mgt)
Prepare attribution analysis for outside equity managers.
Provide credit analysis for fixed income portfolio manager.
Assist portfolio manager in managing fixed income portfolios.
6/95 - 8/96 STANDISH, AYER & WOOD INVESTMENT COUNSELORS Boston, MA
Quantitative Equity Analyst - Intern ($30bb under Management)
Restructured and enhanced quantitative models analyzing Electric Utilities and REITS.
Developed complex templates used for downloading data from FactSet Database.
Performed backtesting and industry analysis of Electric Utilities and REITS and presented findings to investment committee.
Created an Excel spreadsheet that automates program trading via links to an AS400 and a FAME Database.
Prepared and presented monthly performance attribution including various statistical measurements of the REIT & Electric Utility Model to the investment committee.
5/92 - 8/94 DIVISION OF TREASURY, STATE OF FLORIDA Tallahassee, FL
Senior Investment Specialist ($7bb under Management)
Analyzed and traded various fixed income securities.
Analyzed and tracked spreads of various money market instruments to treasuries.
Managed all operational aspects of investment activity including settlement of trades and resolving discrepancies between brokers and the custodian bank.
Performed monthly audit of outside investment manager’s performance reports and securities lending activities to assure compliance.
Automated many operational functions using complex spreadsheets with macros.
PROJECTS:
3/96 – 6/97 NEURAL NETWORK FORECASTING MODEL
Developed a neural network model that generated 30.7% return (16.5% Annualized) for electric utility stocks over a 21-month period using a market neutral, long / short strategy.
Compiled various backtests and statistical measures of the results.
EDUCATION:
9/94 - 5/96 F.W. OLIN GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS at BABSON COLLEGE Wellesley, MA
Master of Business Administration
Concentration in Finance
8/87 - 12/90 FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY Tallahassee, FL
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Bachelor of Science in Finance
SPECIAL Expert in Excel (experience in creating visual basic macros), Proficient in Microsoft Word, Powerpoint,
SKILLS: FactSet Database, Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters and Capital IQ.