Experience

Halstatt

• United States
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Nov 2022 - Present

  Naples, Florida, United States Responsible for Halstatt’s financial management activities including external reporting, internal analysis and tax matters. Also assist the real estate private equity team with the execution and management of limited partner fund structures and is responsible for the oversight of the Funds’ third-party administrator and other professional service providers. In addition, is directly responsible for the budgeting, financial reporting and valuation of all Halstatt entities and companies.



Converium Capital

• Canada
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Sep 2020 - Oct 2022

  Montreal, Quebec, Canada A multi-strategy hedge fund where I helped design and implement the financial, operational, compliance and administrative infrastructure of the firm through launch and substantial growth.



Dracaena Capital Management

• United States
• Investment Management

• Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer

  • Jul 2018 - Mar 2019

  Arlington, Virginia Worked for a global macro startup, helping to design, build and implement the financial, operational, compliance and administrative infrastructure of the firm.



Global Funds Management Ltd.

• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Independent Director

  • Jan 2017 - Sep 2018

  Global Funds Management Ltd. (GFM) is a boutique corporate management firm in the Cayman Islands serving the alternative investment management industry. GFMs primary focus is the provision of independent directorships and associated corporate services to hedge fund clients.



Duquesne Fund Services LLC

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • Jan 2011 - Oct 2016

  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Responsible for managing a team of over 50 staff in providing an array of services to a few select asset managers with total assets under management exceeding $15 billion. Various strategies used by these managers include long/short equities, global macro, fixed income, convertible and event driven arbitrage using an arrange of products including equities, futures, swaps, currency forwards, options and CDS. Services provided by this diverse team included middle office processing of trades and… Show more Responsible for managing a team of over 50 staff in providing an array of services to a few select asset managers with total assets under management exceeding $15 billion. Various strategies used by these managers include long/short equities, global macro, fixed income, convertible and event driven arbitrage using an arrange of products including equities, futures, swaps, currency forwards, options and CDS. Services provided by this diverse team included middle office processing of trades and daily valuations, end of month accounting, financial statement preparation and statement issuance as well as a full range of IT support in both the hardware and software space. • Managed the transition of a large multi-strategy hedge fund of over $10 billion (Duquesne Capital Management) being converted into a family office with a stand-alone administrator. • Oversaw the growth from the back office of a hedge fund to an administrator providing full services to multiple asset managers with total assets exceeding $15 billion. • Developed and streamlined procedures and controls for processing large trade volumes across multiple product lines and multiple clients and converting into reportable data on a daily basis. • Worked on creating new electronic reporting tools for investors and managers. • Assisted in designing and developing processes and tools for regulatory reporting such as form PF and PQR as well as FATCA and AML for all clients. • Maintained regulatory reporting for family office, overseeing annual update of fund prospectuses, credit reviews, risk management, financial statements and counterparty documents. Show less



Duquesne Capital Management

• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Jul 2003 - Dec 2010

  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Working with the Chief Operating Officer, oversaw the back office of this $10 billion plus multi-strategy asset manager. Duties included overseeing daily trade capture and reporting, valuation and performance calculation, fund accounting and reporting as well as investor relations. Worked closely with the General Counsel overseeing compliance functions and due diligence requests. Also responsible for the review and approval of daily, monthly and yearly financial statements for underlying funds,… Show more Working with the Chief Operating Officer, oversaw the back office of this $10 billion plus multi-strategy asset manager. Duties included overseeing daily trade capture and reporting, valuation and performance calculation, fund accounting and reporting as well as investor relations. Worked closely with the General Counsel overseeing compliance functions and due diligence requests. Also responsible for the review and approval of daily, monthly and yearly financial statements for underlying funds, risk management, maintenance of fund documents, AML and other regulatory requirements. • Ensuring compliance with valuation policies of underlying funds and risk parameters set out in fund documents. • Developed reporting tools to capture securities filing requirements and ensured compliance with various regulatory reporting, including security level reports, foreign security filings, AML and financial reporting. • Preparing and updating fund prospectuses for new funds and annual updates on existing funds. • Review, assess and implement counterparty documents, including ISDA’s, PB Agreements, FCM Agreements and Repo Agreements. • Interact regularly with counterparties to discuss credit risk, terms and capital allocation. • Developed and implemented commission analysis system used to assess and analyze brokerage commissions and soft dollars resulting in better insight into broker performance. • Attended regular board meetings for offshore funds. Served as internal director for underlying offshore fund. Often was responsible for leading the meetings on behalf of the Investment Manager. Show less



Goldman Sachs

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President, Manager

  • Oct 1997 - Jun 2003

  Cayman Islands Responsible for overseeing an office of over 50 staff, maintaining the books and records of over 200 hedge funds with assets in excess of $40 billion. Was part of the growth from a single office in the Cayman Islands to a multi office platform serving many large multi-billion dollar hedge funds across many locations. • Responsible for the recruitment, training and supervision of staff as the business expanded. • Dealt with regulatory authorities, attorneys, custodians and directors… Show more Responsible for overseeing an office of over 50 staff, maintaining the books and records of over 200 hedge funds with assets in excess of $40 billion. Was part of the growth from a single office in the Cayman Islands to a multi office platform serving many large multi-billion dollar hedge funds across many locations. • Responsible for the recruitment, training and supervision of staff as the business expanded. • Dealt with regulatory authorities, attorneys, custodians and directors in maintaining all the statutory requirements for the funds being serviced. • Involved in the preparation of compliance and AML policies as well as leading training sessions on these policies. Also serviced as anti-money laundering reporting officer. Show less



Ernst & Young

• China
• Accounting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Audit Senior

  • Sep 1995 - Sep 1997

  Cayman Islands



BDO Dunwoody LLP

• Canada

• Audit Supervisor

  • Sep 1991 - Aug 1995

  Calgary, Canada Area