Data & Business Analyst

Tate J. Shafer

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CENTERSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC, New York, NY, Vice President May 2024–Present

• Managed NYC office for startup Investment Bank focused on middle-market transactions ($200mm-$3bn in EV) in consumer products, healthcare, technology, business services and sports & entertainment industries

• Facilitated deal process on live transactions for four businesses in consumer products/real estate technology; deals pending

• Liaised with new potential clients at various conferences and networking events

• Developed operating systems for payroll, tax filings, real estate search, and ICHRA accounts for company

• Created and executed robust investment banking training program for incoming interns, analysts and associates TRADITION NORTH AMERICA, New York, NY, Senior Quantitative Developer April 2023–January 2024

• Senior member of Analytics team overseeing development of pricing and data publication applications for major Interdealer Broker and its Real-Time Pricing Data business

• Designed, developed, and enhanced applications for pricing Interest Rate and Cross-Currency Derivatives and Foreign- Exchange Rates for North American, Latin American and Asian currencies (USD, CAD, MXN, COP, SGD, CNH, etc.)

• Specialized in library and applications development using MS Excel, VBA, XLL, SQL and real-time data platforms

• Continuously monitored data quality (pricing, volume, etc.) on over 5,000 real-time published instruments TRADE INFORMATICS LLC, New York, NY, Chief Learning Officer February 2019–February 2020

• Executive of a broker-dealer that specializes in strategic consulting, data analytics, transaction cost analysis, and automated trade execution for buy-side institutional trading clients

• Designed, developed, and facilitated 200-hour training program, including recorded videos, for internal hires and clients encompassing the following topics: equity market structure, microstructure, securities regulations, electronic trading, statistics, investment analysis, transaction cost analysis, data analytics, database management, and Trade Informatics product suite

• Led instruction for training program for 12 participants, receiving exemplary reviews (4.6 or higher out of 5.0) for all components: recorded teaching videos, live training, educational content, quizzes/final exam, and overall training program

• Initiated and conducted weekly “Teach-Ins” series (regular firmwide training sessions on educational and proprietary topics) MANHATTAN PREP, INC., New York, NY

Instructor and Director of Curriculum Development Aug. 2002–Nov. 2004; Feb. 2007–Apr. 2009

• Built and maintained digital and print content for leading standardized test preparation company

• Developed Quantitative and Verbal questions for GMAT and GRE practice tests and maintained tests’ scoring calibration

• Developed practice question content for GRE Interact, an adaptive online teaching platform for GRE test takers VETTERY, INC., New York, NY, Head of Educational Product Development October 2012–November 2014

• Led design and development of a series of job applicant assessment examinations and testing modules for individuals seeking employment in Investment Banking, Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Data Analytics, and Management Consulting

• Created and/or edited over 3,500 exam questions testing various required skills in mathematics, accounting, trading and investing theory, fixed income, corporate finance, valuation, financial statement analysis, and economics

• Edited and published online recruiting training guides for job applicants in Investment Banking, Hedge Funds, Management Consulting, and Private Equity recruiting

• Built, trained, and managed a team of 20 product developers to write and edit questions and other content in over a dozen categories, as well as assist in designing new testing modules CONCORDIA ADVISORS LLC, New York, NY Quantitative Desk Analyst, Credit RV Fund May 2004–November 2006

• Member of $2.4 billion multi-strategy hedge fund primarily focused on relative value investment strategies

• Provided quantitative analysis for $100 million startup credit relative value (CRV) fund, focusing on hedged investments in corporate bonds, credit derivatives, interest rate derivatives, and related instruments

• Developed and maintained MS Excel / VBA and SQL Server analytical tools for pricing securities and evaluating risk

• Performed back-testing and ad-hoc quantitative analysis in support of individual trades as well as overall portfolio strategy PRACTICAL REASONING, INC., New York, NY, Junior Partner January 2002–April 2004

• Co-developed market-neutral equity investment strategy for hedge fund utilizing qualitative, publicly available information AEA INVESTORS, INC., New York, NY, Associate April 2000–December 2001

• Member of $1.2 billion private equity fund focused on venture capital and leveraged buyout investments in consumer products, wireless technology, manufacturing, chemicals, life sciences, and telecommunications

• Supported the negotiation and execution of two venture capital investments, totaling $80.2 million, in Telephia, Inc., earning nearly $100 million in investment profits for AEA’s participants OLIVER, WYMAN & COMPANY LLC, New York, NY, Associate Consultant August 1998–March 2000

• Executed business development role for an internally funded Internet and consulting business

• Consulted for a retail bank to analyze strategic positioning of its online discount brokerage businesses Tate J. Shafer 917-***-**** **********@*****.***

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TSV SOLUTIONS, New York, NY, Founder / Owner (Freelance Consulting) May 2009–Present

• Founder / operator of consulting company focused on developing quantitative solutions for the Finance and Education industries, with a special focus on applications in Trading, Investments, Data Analytics, and/or Corporate Training for 18 separate clients; representative clients listed below BEL45 Advisors LLC, New York, NY, Consultant / Quantitative Analyst April 2010–Present (Ongoing)

• Maintain trading and portfolio management tools to support $50 million investment in equity index options-based volatility-arbitrage trading strategy, including monthly reporting on actual and simulated returns from the strategy

• Research and deliver reports on various alternate hedging scenarios to mitigate risk in turbulent market environments

• Maintain customized databases, programming code, and quantitative models to back-test and optimize the strategy for different investment implementations (e.g., “Portable alpha,” equity portfolio hedge, standalone leveraged strategies) Additive Capital PBC, New York, NY, Research Consultant / Data Analyst April 2020–April 2022

• Research private investments of interest, spanning business opportunities in healthcare, personal accounting, and insurance/annuity investment products

• Developed business/quantitative pricing model for startup financing in Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) o Conducted background fundamental research on IONM industry market, providers, and potential competitors o Designed financial products to assist IONM providers in generating cash flow/unlocking working capital o Developed pricing model implemented in Microsoft Excel and Access, covering over 20,000 procedure records Financial Edge, New York, NY, Summer Associate / Teaching Assistant May 2022–August 2022

• Delivered firmwide training programs to incoming investment banking analysts and associates at bulge bracket investment banking firms, including JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America

• Answered questions on all content presented in accounting, valuation, modeling, markets, and transaction analysis

• Analyzed group work, quizzes and exams and tracked trainee performance, focusing on remediating lagging trainees Climb Hire, Berkeley, CA, Curriculum Design Consultant August 2021–December 2021

• Designed and implemented a training program for a new learning track for a major investment firm to prepare potential hires from underrepresented communities to pass FINRA Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) exam

• Developed introductory curriculum content that is accessible to and effective for a wide range of learners, including those without college degrees and with no prior experience in financial services Next Generation Politics / YVote, New York, NY, Consultant, Finance and Operations May 2020–November 2023

• Created and organized financial statements to facilitate internal reporting, budgeting, and donation outreach functions for two civics education-oriented nonprofit organizations

• Developed spreadsheets/systems to aid various operational functions, such as tracking student programs and vote tallies Credit Equity Trading Group, New York, NY, Quantitative Analyst / Junior Partner August 2009–January 2011

• Startup hedge fund focusing on absolute return investment strategies in fixed income, equities, and related derivatives

• Developed and maintained MS Excel / VBA and Access-based tools for pricing securities, evaluating the risk/reward characteristics of existing and prospective new trades, back-testing all trading strategies, and portfolio management

• Relevant modeling skills include asset pricing, bootstrapping, P&L forecasting, trade signal generation, VaR, hypothesis formulation and testing, regression, Monte Carlo simulation, back-testing, and linear programming Manhattan Prep, Inc., New York, NY, Consultant / Quantitative Developer / Curriculum Developer May 2009–Jan. 2019

• Developed a proprietary quantitative framework for replicating the GMAT scoring and item selection algorithm

• Maintained ongoing calibration and quality control of the company’s GMAT and GRE practice computer-adaptive tests via logit regression models based on Item Response Theory (IRT), using MS Excel / VBA, Access, and SQL Server

• Lead editor/content writer for company’s GRE Quantitative Strategy guides, TOEFL 5-lb. Book, and ACT 5-lb. Book THE WHARTON SCHOOL, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA September 1994–May 1998

• B. S. degree in Economics, Concentrations in Finance and Information Systems and minor in Mathematics, GPA of 3.96 out of 4.00, May 1998 (JWS, BFS, US honors programs)

• 3-year Research Assistant to Wharton Professor Steven O. Kimbrough, co-authoring seven published papers in refereed journals involving data analytics, optimization, and information retrieval

• Professional Licenses and Skills: FINRA SIE, Series 7; Expertise in VBA, MS Excel, PowerPoint and Access; experience with Bloomberg, Markit, SQL Server, Docebo and Moodle LMS, Slack, Zoom, Power BI, Tableau, Python, R

• Keywords: Data analytics, quantitative analysis, alternative investments, trading, valuation, modeling, accounting, investment banking, program management, leadership, business strategy, strong technical skills, critical thinking, curriculum design, training

• Co-authored academic papers on renewable energy applications in electricity generation and price risk of with Steven O. Kimbrough, 2018 IEEE ISTAS Conference and 2021 HICSS Conference, with forthcoming follow-on publications f

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