Two words I would use to describe myself are: analytical and innovative. These two traits drive my passion for the fast paced, ever evolving financial markets - and are the foundation of my personal goal to be part of the inevitable integration between finance and technology.My career at Apex & RealFin has provided me with the opportunity to engage with some of South Africa’s top hedge fund managers and analysts I have built a strong knowledge of quantitative and regulatory risk frameworks. I have also also:Built valuation models for complex OTC derivativesBootstrapped Yield CurvesConstructed Volatility Surfaces for option pricingOver and above my core duties, I have further highlighted my passion for optimisation of processes and implementing innovative solutions that have resulted in significant cost savings and reducing the allocation of resources – achieved by automating processes using VBA and SQL.My end goal is to become an influential player in the financial industry who is able marry investment concepts with technology.My under-graduate (Investment & Statistics), honours degree (Investment Analysis) and completion of all 3 CFA charter examinations have provided a firm theoretical grasp over a broad number of investment related concepts and techniques. In addition, I also enjoy expanding my coding knowledge through short courses and building passion projects.I am also a co-author of an article, The inflation hedging ability of individual shares: Evidence from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), published in The Investment Analysts Journal. This article was based on my honours degree research assignment and the link is provided in my profile or can be provided upon request.