I taught Mathematics to A level before leaving teaching for a career in the City. I spent ten years as a proprietary trader and market maker of Far Eastern equity derivatives for Sumitomo Trust International and then Nomura International. I joined Adsatis as an Associate senior investment banking consultant in 1999 and became a Principal and shareholder in 2004. I left Adsatis in Oct 2010 to consult on an independent basis.• A well organised self-starter with a strong eye for detail and a very analytical and inquisitive mind• An exceptional communicator with a love of well written prose and elegant presentations• An enthusiastic, self-motivated and diligent hard worker, who is resilient and calm under pressureSpecialties: Project initiation and stakeholder buy-in | Statistical, quantitative and business analysis | Trading decision support tools | Market entry and product structure | Training materials | Reference and market data | Front Office Trading, Structuring and Sales | Trade Support | Product Control | Market and Credit Risk | Finance | Operations | Client Services | Prime Brokerage | Research | RFQ and E-commerce |Money Markets, STIR and Repo | Rates, IRO and IRD | Credit | Foreign Exchange | Commodities | Equity Derivatives | Inflation | Listed and OTC Derivatives | Vanilla and Complex Options | Hybrids