Experience

J.E. Austin Associates

• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Manager - Angel Investing Component Lead - The Swiss Entrepreneurship Program

  • Jan 2016 - Present

  • Coordinate and manage the development and implementation of Swiss EP activities, a Swiss-funded program aiming to accelerate the ecosystem for startup and entrepreneurship in Vietnam, focusing in HCMC, Hanoi and Danang; • Select and develop partnership across Vietnam with Mentoring Networks, Accelerators/Incubators and Angel Investors Networks; • Lead the angel investment component to build the angel investor community in Vietnam through network formation, training and matching grant mechanism to trigger syndicated investments; • Serve as Director for Accelerator and Investment of WISE (Woman’s Initiative for Startup and Entrepreneurship) to enhance the presence of women in business and unleash the potential of women in economic activities. Show less



Hanoi University

• Vietnam
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Finance & Banking Lecturer

  • Jan 2010 - Dec 2015

  Lecturer Courses: Financial Management, Finance & Monetary Theory, Corporate Finance, Econometrics, International Banking, Bank Management, Treasury Management Research Interest: Corporate governance, asset pricing, credit risk, liquidity management Lecturer Courses: Financial Management, Finance & Monetary Theory, Corporate Finance, Econometrics, International Banking, Bank Management, Treasury Management Research Interest: Corporate governance, asset pricing, credit risk, liquidity management



GP Vietnam Investment Co.

• Head of Research

  • 2011 - 2012

  • Initiated and led the research group for a newly seeded hedge fund in FX trading. • Provided training for traders on trade strategy execution and risk parameter setting • Initiated and led the research group for a newly seeded hedge fund in FX trading. • Provided training for traders on trade strategy execution and risk parameter setting



Saigon Invest Group

• Executive Assistant

  • 2010 - 2011

  • Assisted the BOD to make strategic and financial decisions on multiple start up business projects - Saigon – Tanky Cement JSC: A $1.5 billion project for an industrial park in Tan Ky, Nghe An, Vietnam. Personal tasks focused on developing business plan, managing project progress, initiating strategic partnerships and raising capital; - Ninh Thuan Wind Power: Conducted feasible study and designed the business plan to develop wind power plant in Ninh Thuan, VN. • Assisted the BOD to make strategic and financial decisions on multiple start up business projects - Saigon – Tanky Cement JSC: A $1.5 billion project for an industrial park in Tan Ky, Nghe An, Vietnam. Personal tasks focused on developing business plan, managing project progress, initiating strategic partnerships and raising capital; - Ninh Thuan Wind Power: Conducted feasible study and designed the business plan to develop wind power plant in Ninh Thuan, VN.



NEPC, LLC

• United States
• Financial Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Hedge Fund Analyst

  • Jun 2008 - Sep 2009

  • Conducted groundwork for directional strategy researches (Equity-linked, Credit-linked, Event Driven, Commodities, and Multi-strategy) to make recommendations to clients; • Managed and coordinated the inflow and outflow of hedge fund data in the system; Monitored client's hedge fund exposure, especially in fund of funds; • Managed due diligence queue, followed up and organize 3D and RFI requests; coordinated and executed internal ad-hoc due diligence requests. • Conducted groundwork for directional strategy researches (Equity-linked, Credit-linked, Event Driven, Commodities, and Multi-strategy) to make recommendations to clients; • Managed and coordinated the inflow and outflow of hedge fund data in the system; Monitored client's hedge fund exposure, especially in fund of funds; • Managed due diligence queue, followed up and organize 3D and RFI requests; coordinated and executed internal ad-hoc due diligence requests.



Citi

• Mexico
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Hedge Fund Accountant

  • 2005 - 2007

  • Administrated multi-strategy hedge funds (FoFs) for BGI (Barclays Global Investors) • Actively engaged in the successful parallel and converting process to move the funds onto Citi’s platform. • Set up and evaluated funds with complex and hard-to-price securities including CFDs, futures, swaps, and currency contracts in multiple markets (domestic, Europe, and Asia). • Coordinated with fund managers, trade brokers and a number of prime brokers (including CitiPrime, UBS, Goldman Sachs, etc.) to ensure prompt and accurate execution of high volume trading, corporate actions (in multiple countries and currencies), and accruals. Show less



Bangor Savings Bank

• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Investment Analyst

  • 2004 - 2005

  • Assisted branches with forecasting and budgeting, sensitive analysis & benchmarking for a 2 billion-assets bank. • Assisted in managing the Bank's Equity Investment Portfolio: assessed portfolio’s performance, analyzed potential additions/eliminations, built stock models for screening, and monitored the market • Monitored and helped formulate balanced scorecard as the bank took a more aggressive approach seeking for non-traditional sources of fund. • Assisted branches with forecasting and budgeting, sensitive analysis & benchmarking for a 2 billion-assets bank. • Assisted in managing the Bank's Equity Investment Portfolio: assessed portfolio’s performance, analyzed potential additions/eliminations, built stock models for screening, and monitored the market • Monitored and helped formulate balanced scorecard as the bank took a more aggressive approach seeking for non-traditional sources of fund.