Tomas Sikola
Chief Analyst at Pale Fire Capital- Claim this Profile
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English Full professional proficiency
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Czech Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish Limited working proficiency
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Mandarin Chinese Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Credentials
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Data Engineer Certificate
KeboolaDec, 2021- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Pale Fire Capital
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Czechia
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Analyst
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Jun 2022 - Present
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Senior Analyst
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Jun 2021 - Jul 2022
Senior Analyst position in one of the leading Czech Private Equity funds. I am responsible for the following:+ Active scouting and appraisal of M&A opportunities for our fund; these are predominantly in e-commerce, SaaS and InsureTech fields. Direct communication & negotiation with founders of respective acquisition targets.+ Leading on developing evidence based investment strategy based on superior market research, business intelligence and unconventional sources of information.+ Data strategy in portfolio companies; I am in charge of setting up processes to allow data driven decision making in our portfolio companies. Hands-on experience of developing ETL tools, Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence. Data analysis using RStudio and Python.
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Department for International Trade (DIT)
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United Kingdom
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International Trade and Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Economic Advisor / CGE Modeller
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Jan 2020 - Jun 2021
I led on Economic Appraisal of UK's future Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with Australia, New Zealand and CPTPP using Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model and advanced analytics techniques.I was in charge of team responsible for the entire lifecycle of economic modelling projects from project scoping & scenario development to communication of results to seniors, including Ministers and the Secretary of State.
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Fast Stream Economist
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Sep 2017 - Dec 2019
Graduate Program which consisted of three rotations through which I gained experiences from the following fields: (i) Data Science (ETL Tools and advanced dashboarding in R Shiny) (ii) Partial Equilibrium Trade Modelling in RStudio and (iii) Policy Development (lead on aspects of UK Temporary Tariff schedule development) and (iv) Economic Briefing of Ministers.
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ITW PRONOVIA
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Czechia
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Automotive
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1 - 100 Employee
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Financial Analyst
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Jan 2015 - Jul 2015
Graduate entry position in the Czech subsidiary of the automotive industry division of the Illinois Tool Works (ITW) where I achieved the following:- Analysed profitability of complex prospective projects using net present value, internal rate of return and payback period methods.- Developed a Financial Dashboard used to analyse and present the financial performance across the divisions and sub-divisions within the company.- In charge of running tenders and negotiating with suppliers of goods and services. Managed to achieve savings of approximately 50% on telecommunication services.- Produced regular monthly and quarterly internal financial reports and conducted ad-hoc analysis directly for the CEO.
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Bank of England
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United Kingdom
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant
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Jun 2012 - Aug 2013
Working as a placement student within the Financial Stability Directorate involved providing a support with ongoing research within my division, which ranged from data analysis to fact-checking of publications prior to their release. My main tasks were as follows: - Analysed multitude of data and produced notes summarising the findings. My main field of interest was the analysis of the ETP products. - Assisted with Econometric research, namely gathering of data and production of data sets suitablefor use with statistical software. - Participated in production of the BoE's regular publications such as Financial Stability Report or Systemic Risk Survey which ranged from creation of charts to fact-checking. Skills gained: Analytical, Problem solving, Communication, Attention to detail
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TESCAN ORSAY HOLDING, a.s.
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Czechia
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Nanotechnology Research
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100 - 200 Employee
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Summer Intern
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Aug 2011 - Sep 2011
Working as a summer intern in the finance department of one of the leading producers of electron microscopes. -Analysed financial and sales performance of the company in comparison to its main competitors, produced a detailed report of my findings and present it to the Finance Director. -Undertook independent research tasks that were focused on various aspects of the business. -Gained valuable experience of working in a finance department of a scientific company that makes the vast majority of its sales abroad, as well as an insight into production and foreign exchange hedging in practise. Skills gained: Communication, Independent working, Problem solving
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Education
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Peking University
Master of Science (MSc), Finance -
University of Kent
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Financial Economics with Econometrics -
M.L.S. International College
Foundation Diploma, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services