MICHAEL C. CRAWFORD JR., CFA
Atlanta, GA 30318
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SUMMARY
Licensed securities executive and CFA charter with experience in broker dealer management, research & trading, and actuarial consulting.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CRAWFORD PROPERTIES, INC. Norcross, GA 2010-2011
Co-Owner and Property Manager
• Manage family owned commercial real estate investment in Gwinnett County consisting of 10 separate tenants with individual leases.
• Oversee the maintenance of a 35,000 square foot building including all landscaping and lake upkeep.
TETON INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC Atlanta, GA 2002-2010
President & Chief Financial Officer
• Managing Partner of full-service Retail and Institutional Broker Dealer reporting revenues of $3.7 million for fiscal year 2006.
• Supervised all firm’s business activities and 25 registered employees as the Executive Registered Representative.
• Executed all FINOP and daily accounting responsibilities, monthly reporting, and annual FINRA member financial filings.
• Designated Equity Option principal (SROP and CROP) for firm that averaged 10,000 contracts per month.
• Teton’s Operating Principal responsible for the supervision of all equity, equity option, municipal bond, corporate bond, research, private placement and hedge fund products.
C.M. ALLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. Atlanta, GA 2000-2002
Partner, The Cheetah Fund, LP
• Trader for The Cheetah Fund, a long/short hedge fund with assets of $65 million.
• Risk Analyst for all intraday and overnight hedge fund positions.
• Added to hedge fund performance, exceeding 100% annually from 2000 - 2002, through direct management.
CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MANAGEMENT New York, NY 1998-2000
Trader, Assistant Vice President
• Traded mutual fund family’s $10 billion Japanese product and a $3 billion Asian Emerging Markets product.
• Worked in and out of the mutual fund positions while consistently beating the volume weighted average price over the day.
• Responsible for writing daily an internally distributed market update and trader commentary for CSAM portfolio managers and research analysts.
Quantitative Analyst, Emerging Markets Group
• Conducted portfolio analysis studies comparing stock valuations, liquidity and betas.
• Analyzed performance through sector allocations and attribution reports.
• Advised and coordinated with the trading desk on portfolio allocation shifts.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE New York, NY 1996-1998
Consultant, Actuarial Benefits & Compensation Group
• Managed pension plan liability valuations to determine a plan’s funded status, ERISA minimum funding requirements and the IRS maximum tax deductible contribution.
• Conducted plan terminations, cost studies and calculations of projected future liabilities using various plan models and market assumptions.
• Traveled with a D&T recruiting team to various colleges and universities nationwide to scout new hires.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Atlanta, GA
Postgraduate work towards a Masters of Actuarial Science. Completed 8 actuarial exams.
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, Nashville, TN
Bachelor of Arts, Degrees in Mathematics and Economics
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE London, United Kingdom
Semester Abroad for Economic Concentration
THE WESTMINSTER SCHOOLS Atlanta, GA
LICENSES AND DESIGNATIONS
CHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYST
Member of CFA Institute and the Atlanta Society of Financial Analysts.
FINRA/SEC BROKERAGE LICENSES
Series 3, 4, 7, 24, 27, 53, 55, 63, 65, 87.
GEORGIA INSURANCE LICENSES
Life Accident and Sickness, Variable Life Products
AWARDS
Exemplary Performance Award for Prudential Insurance Company engagement at Deloitte & Touche, Inc. Led the reconciliation of Prudential's general ledger after the transition from statutory reporting to generally accepted accounting principles reporting.