Experience

Planning Alliance

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Portfolio Manager

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Registered Representative of Park Avenue Securities LLC. Securities products offered through PAS, member FINRA, SIPC. PAS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Guardian. Planning Alliance is not an affiliate or subsidiary of PAS or Guardian. This material is intended for general use. By providing this content The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, Park Avenue Securities LLC, affiliates and/or subsidiaries, and your financial representative are not undertaking to provide advice or make a recommendation for a specific individual or situation, or to otherwise act in a fiduciary capacity. Guardian, its subsidiaries, agents and employees do not provide tax, legal, or accounting advice. Consult your tax, legal, or accounting professional regarding your individual situation. Links to external sites are provided for your convenience in locating related information and services. Guardian, its subsidiaries, agents and employees expressly disclaim any responsibility for and do not maintain, control, recommend, or endorse third-party sites, organizations, products, or services and make no representation as to the completeness, suitability, or quality thereof. Show less



SUNBRIDGE CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC.

• United States
• Investment Management

• Managing Director; Trading and Operations

  • Jul 2021 - Jan 2023



Fiera Capital

• Canada
• Financial Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior Emerging Markets Trader

  • Dec 2017 - Jul 2021



City National Bank

• United States
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Emerging Markets Trader

  • Mar 2016 - Dec 2017



Nine Chapters Capital Management

• United States
• Research Services

• US/Japan Trading Support

  • Feb 2014 - Dec 2015

  • Led the daily execution of $300 million notional/12 million shares of listed US equities • Monitored daily portfolio exposure and worked closely with the portfolio managers to reduce takeover, merger-arb and liquidity risk • Responsible for monitoring health of algorithmic trading system; peforming daily health checks, monitoring and testing FIX sessions across six broker connections • Helped data team find ways to reduce equity execution slippage by analyzing liquidity profiles of various venues, broker algorithms and time based trading strategies • Modified changes to the trading platform including integrating new and updated algorithms and promoting access to over a dozen available dark pools • Given discretion to trade VIX/Oil futures as hedges to the equity portfolio • Monitor internal systems for accurate trade postings using SQL/Linux, assist back office in handling of all corporate actions (spinoffs, delistings, cash/stock dividends), position clearing and trade breaks • Managed all sell side brokerage relationships for the firm and cultivated prime brokerage relationships to obtain the most favorable lending rates and allocations Show less



EMA Capital

• Trader

  • Mar 2009 - Apr 2013

• Partner

  • Jan 2009 - Apr 2013

  Raise and deploy capital in a using a variety of investment strategies based on macro investment ideas as well as proprietary long/short equity investmentsFirm wide execution trader of long/short strategy covering all sectors/asset classes including:a. U.S. and International Equities (European/UK/Asia)b. Options (listed, index, OTC)c. Commoditiesd. Currencies• Given discretion to hedge the firm portfolio with 500 S&P futures if global markets reached new highs or lows • Assist in formulating trading strategy highlighting current market sentiment, price points of resistance and support, liquidity characteristics of positions and optimal timing• Managed the financing aspect by optimizing borrow costs through negotiated rates, locating hard to borrow securities and maintaining strong relationships amongst our Prime Brokers and coverage across the street (JP Morgan, BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs)• Cultivated relationships with trading, prime brokerage, stock loan and research sales desks across the street• Gathered extensive research from various counterparties that pertained to names of interest across all sectors• Formula updates to principle of the fund throughout day/night highlighting current market conditions and global macro newsGenerated 7% return net of fees since inception on a capital neutral portfolio Show less



First New York Securities, LLC

• Proprietary Equity Trader

  • Jan 2006 - Jan 2009

  Trade domestic equities in assigned account to maximize profitability, using firms capital both intra-day and carrying up to ten million dollars of positions overnight, focusing on news and event driven strategy across multiple sectors Trade domestic equities in assigned account to maximize profitability, using firms capital both intra-day and carrying up to ten million dollars of positions overnight, focusing on news and event driven strategy across multiple sectors



First New York

• Assistant Trader

  • Jan 2003 - Jan 2009

  Intro to Tools of Trade: Learned to write order tickets, calculate profit and loss and reconcile trade discrepancies; Gained understanding of various security products such as ADR’s and equity options, with main focus on domestic equities, both OTC and exchange-listed securities; Became proficient in using various systems such as Designated Order Turnaround (DOT) System and Electronic Communications Networks (ECN’s) including: REDI, Instinet and Bloomberg Tradebook Mentor Phase: Working as assistant to senior portfolio manager running $100 million of firms capital. Responsible for electronic and verbal order entry, dynamic tracking of portfolio positions and profitability, maintenance of daily and monthly profit and loss records, reconciliation of daily trade breaks and P&L discrepancies, meeting with investor relations to gather co. specific data, communication with brokers, institutional salestraders, research salespeople at major brokerage firms, researching and communicating with public companies including attending conferences Trial Trading Period: Traded up to ten million dollars of firm’s capital, demonstrating discipline, ability to comprehend and measure risk/reward, skill in handling volatility and consistent execution of well developed ideas, resulting in a progressive improvement in profitability and leading to own account Show less