Brian Doherty Email & Phone Number

Boston, MA, US

New York, NY, US

Via acquisition of Eaton Vance.

Boston, MA, US

• Builds and deploys production analytical models with equity market datasets in AWS using Python to expose inefficiencies in the market for trade recommendations and risk exposure.
• Leads brainstorming, analysis, and the back testing of projects for potential signals in datasets.
• Develops and maintains risk management tools that assists portfolio managers in monitoring their holdings and how potential trades may impact the fund’s future Morningstar classification.
• Prepares reports and presents for senior management explaining data-driven investment recommendations.
• Conducts industry and company-specific research to support investment theses and portfolio construction.
• Performs statistical A/B tests to identify equity factors poised for outperformance, leveraging data from Factset, Bloomberg, and other alternative data vendors to inform strategic investment decisions.

Boston, MA, US

• Automated the execution and delivery of proprietary quantitative models to analysts, utilizing various technologies such as ubuntu, Airflow, Git, Docker, and Terraform in AWS. These reports informed the equity.
• Facilitated the ETL process from vendors to the Data Science team utilizing python and various filesystems (SFTP, API, S3), compute resources (EC2, Lambda), and databases (Athena, Redshift) in a cloud-based environment.
• Developed and automated daily data quality checks that scale seamlessly across projects. These quality checks read and analyzed data based on project specific instructions in effort to meet evolving data integrity.
• Analyzed the virtual machines hosting a vendor’s application and reduced the AWS monthly costs by 82%.

Boston, MA, US

• Drove projects end to end from creative concept through final implementation and deployment.
• Evaluated business processes, while anticipating requirements and uncovering areas for improvements.
• Developed an application to fulfill EMIR regulatory requirements that automated our trade reporting process.
• Researched and prepared the firm’s process changes necessary to comply with Brexit’s impact on EMIR regulations.
• Partnered with business and other IT teams to set deadlines, assign responsibilities, and monitor projects.

Toronto, Ontario, CA

• EMIR: To ensure Manulife complied with European regulatory requirements I designed and implemented a new reconciliation process that resulted in a trade matching rate increase from 15% to 98%.
• Selected to form part of 4-person pilot program to implement a new reconciliation tool (DUCO). In 8 weeks, we automated approx. 50 reconciliations resulting in both quantitative (1.1 FTE) and qualitative savings.
• Wrote a python script that automated the daily expected collateral income process. This script looks up all bonds posted as collateral and emails each appropriate counterparty with complete economic and SSI details..
• Developed a VBA workbook that reconciled daily FX and SWAP trades and generated the appropriate accounting journal entries. This reduced processing time by 20% while increasing the accuracy, risk, and timing of.

Boston, MA, US

• Generated Net Asset Value calculations and financial statements for the firm’s largest private equity funds.
• Produced reoccurring materials including marketing presentations, pitch decks, institutional fact sheets, product summaries, and various customized client reporting.
• Performed daily cash transactions and portfolio reconciliations for private asset funds and separately managed accounts utilizing internal applications, excel, and SQL.
• Participated in the onboarding of new client funds, middle office accounts, and custodial account setups.
• Liaised with our trading desk and portfolio managers in regards to positions, cash, subscriptions, and redemptions.
• Worked with Big Four accounting firms to match reconciliations on monthly cash and position holdings.

Boston, MA, US

• Developed a database that reconciles custodial reports with high risk security trades. Utilizing VBA Macros these reports are matched against the prior day’s data, reformatted to Pioneer Investments’ standards, and.
• Liaised with brokers, custodial banks, transfer agencies, and a multitude of internal departments including trading, portfolio management, compliance, fund accounting and international Pioneer offices in order to.
• Created a VBA workbook that calculates cash breaks by reconciling expected vs. actual transaction settlements.The workbook then and instructs SPOs to the appropriate counterparties to resolve any cash breaks.
• Monitored and resolved the settlement of international, domestic, and various complex securities.

Boston, Massachusetts, US

• Reconciled and resolved trade, pricing, and settlement discrepancies with brokers, custodial banks, and clients.
• Researched and documented failing security transactions and responded to requests from brokers, custodians, and internal trading desks regarding pending trade settlements.
• Instructed wire movements for futures margin requirements (initial margin and variation margin) with clearing brokers and posted the corresponding journal entries to accounting.
• Monitored OTC derivative exposure in portfolios and ensured positions are collateralized appropriately according to the contractual agreements in place with counterparties.

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Performed bond processing related tasks and wire transfers for corporate trust customers.
• Managed the workflow of new loans for our team to process and ensured compliance with SEC regulations.
• Selected to lead the bond original issuance group by beta testing new financial software and transitioned colleagues with training and support to enhance operations.
• Developed and implemented process improvements that streamlined operations for our team. This resulted in a reduction in bond processing time by 80% (0.21 FTE).
• 2012, 2013, 2014 Shield Award recipient for true dedication and hard work to the U.S. Bank core values.

US

• Assisted Tax Collector with collections and payment processing along with balancing end of day deposits.
• Entrusted to manage the property tax office during Collector’s absence.
• Provided exemplary customer service with property owners and outside agencies in need of tax information.
• Managed certified mailings of impending lien notifications per New Hampshire state statute.
• Provided internal support with record retention and organization.