Trading/Portfolio Management/Financial Analyst

Akash Verma Mobile: +**-****-****

Bachelor of Technology, Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay Email: ***************@*****.*** PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Kristal.AI, Singapore Trader [Apr ’18 – Present] Kristal.AI is an AI-backed wealth manager, one of Asia’s leading fintech startups backed by IDG Ventures, India Leading a 4-member team to manage portfolios of Private Banking clients with AUM USD 140m+

• Developed flagship ML techniques based Robo-advisory model for portfolio construction and optimization

-ML Techniques used: hierarchical clustering, bootstrapping and genetic algorithms for Asset Allocation

• Constructed patterns recognition & mean-reversion directional trading models for derivatives-based strategy

- Collaboratively rendered 15% YoY consistent return on book size of AUM USD 10m+

• Managing long and short equities strategy using “Technical Indicators” and “Fundamental Analysis”

• Monitoring risk and rebalancing of 95+ discretionary portfolios based on changes in price, LTVs & credit events

• Trained and mentored the sales team with the basics of ELONs and other product offerings to empower RM’s

• Instrumental in driving client acquisition, contributed to successful story of AUM from USD 18m to USD 140m Credit Suisse, Mumbai Analyst [Jan ’16 – Apr’18] Trade Analysis Team

Pre- and post-trade analysis of OTC Derivatives and securities financing transaction (SFT) trades

• Assisted Traders/Credit officers by providing an indication of the Initial Margin to be charged to clients

• Futures Exposure analysis involving Historical Simulation (VAR based model) and Monte Carlo approach

• Priced vanilla and exotic products across asset classes (IR, FX, Equity and Credit) which include:

- Cap/Floors, Swaptions, Volatility products, Barriers, Total Return Swaps, Options strategies Portfolio Management Team

Risk reporting and monitoring of Credit Suisse’s overall global portfolio at various levels

• Recommended risk mitigants by identifying concentration risks in capital markets and lending portfolios

• Created capital analysis tools to isolate drivers for identification of potential hedges by employing

-Sensitivities (Greeks, PV01, CS01), Stress tests and Risk measures (VAR, Beta, Expected Shortfall) Fullerton India Credit Company Limited, Mumbai Analyst [Jun ’15 – Dec’15] Fullerton, a wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings Pte. Ltd., is one of India’s leading NBFCs

• Developed a Predictive Model for identification of customers with high potential of foreclosure within 2 years

-Implemented pro-active measures in advance for such customers

• Deviation performance analysis for low& high-ticket accounts which led to 10% growth in mortgage business INTERNATIONAL ACCOLADES

AUVSI ROBOSUB, CA (Organized by U.S. Office of Naval Research) [Aug’11– Apr’15] Designed an unmanned Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) that localizes itself and performs realistic missions

• Achieved best-ever performance by India: Semi-finalists in Robosub’12 & ’13, 2nd lightest vehicle

• Founded a 20-member team to compete at world’s largest underwater robotics competition

• Developed underwater penetrators to cut the cost of using commercial connectors by 99.5% AWARDS/INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

• Co-authored Design, Analysis and Development of a Frame for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle; presented at the ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, San Diego, CA

• Honored with Institute Technical Color for excellence in robotics (9/4000), [AY ‘11-‘14]

• Awarded Institute Technical Special Mention for exceptional performance in robotics (15/873), [AY ‘12-‘13] SKILLSETS / RELEVANT COURSES / CERTIFICATIONS

Programming Languages: C++, Python, R, SAS, SQL, MATLAB, Excel/VBA Certifications: CFA Level 1 cleared [Exam Date: Dec’16] Passed CMFAS M3 and M6; licensed for capital markets & financial advisory services in Singapore [Jul’19 – Present] Courses: Machine Learning (Andrew Ng - Stanford), Machine Learning Engineer Nanodegree (Udacity), C++, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, Numerical Analysis

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