Work & research

Risk, research,
and the work between.

Exploring financial risk, portfolio analytics, and quantitative research through data, models, and code.

01 / Professional experience

A foundation in
financial risk.

Two areas of experience across portfolio and market risk, with quantitative work and reporting at the center.

January 2026–Present

Investment Risk

Portfolio risk analytics, investment risk oversight, stress testing, and quantitative reporting.

FocusPortfolio Risk · Tracking Error · Risk-Adjusted Performance · Exposure Analysis · Stress Testing · Python · SQL

February 2024–December 2025

Market Risk

Market risk measurement, daily risk monitoring, P&L attribution, and analytical automation.

FocusVaR · Market Risk · P&L Attribution · Python · SQL · Tableau

02 / Selected projects

Questions worth
testing.

Independent studies in portfolio risk and equity research.

01 / Portfolio risk / decision supportResearch prototype

Portfolio Risk Decision Engine

Research question

How do tracking error, historical stress losses, concentration, and trading costs affect a rebalancing decision?

A Python workflow comparing portfolio risk, historical stress exposure, and constrained rebalancing decisions.

Implemented method

Implemented risk diagnostics, historical stress tests, CVXPY optimization, and a walk-forward strategy comparison.

02 / Equity research / dataPlanned concept

Equity Quant Research Platform

Research question

What would a transparent research environment need to compare equity signals fairly through time?

A research direction for point-in-time equity data, comparable signals, and auditable backtests.

Proposed method

Point-in-time data rules, factor-based research, backtesting, and reproducible reporting.

03 / Technical Expertise & Toolkit

The working
toolkit.

Financial domain knowledge, analytical programming, and the systems used to examine portfolio risk.

01

Programming & Data Engineering

In professional roles

  • Python
  • SQL

Additional toolkit

  • pandas / NumPy
  • Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
  • PySpark
  • Git / Version Control
  • Jupyter / JupyterHub
  • Data processing and reporting automation
02

Quantitative Risk & Portfolio Analytics

In professional roles

  • Market Risk
  • Investment / Portfolio Risk
  • Value at Risk (VaR)
  • Stress Testing and Scenario Analysis
  • Tracking Error (TE)
  • Sharpe Ratio / Information Ratio (IR)
  • Portfolio Exposure Analysis
  • Risk Sensitivities
  • P&L Attribution
  • Risk Monitoring / KRIs

Additional toolkit

  • Expected Shortfall (ES)
  • Portfolio Performance Analytics
03

Databases & Business Intelligence

In professional roles

  • Tableau

Additional toolkit

  • Oracle SQL
  • Hive / Impala
  • Teradata
  • HDFS / Parquet
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Toad for Oracle
04

Financial Risk Platforms

Additional toolkit

  • MSCI BarraOne
  • BlackRock Aladdin
  • RiskMetrics
  • MorningStar Direct
  • Bloomberg