➢ Cover both Principal (EC) and Agency Securities Finance businesses. ➢ Responsible for origination of a suite of trading revenue and CCAR exposure optimization tools. ➢ Develop collateral optimization capabilities. ➢ Design and deliver margining models & VaR engines in conjunction with Market and Enterprise Risk Management teams.

➢ Responsible for Principal Securities Lending Margining & Risk Business Technology functions. ➢ Responsible for Agency Securities Lending Collateral Validation methodologies

I founded Kilrush Consulting Limited in late 2013.The company provides professional consulting services and deep subject matter expertise to clients, concentrating on the following areas:➢ Prime Brokerage Risk and Margin methodologies➢ Securities lending➢ Collateral management

Prime Services Margin & RiskWorked on cross product margining models, implementation of portfolio swaps, and Structured Equity Finance (SEF).

One of Advent’s main products is a cross-product margin and financing calculation, optimisation andreconciliation system called Syncova. This system is widely used both by Prime Brokers and also by multi-billion dollar Hedge Funds. Syncova integrates with Geneva, Advent’s fund accounting system.The role comprised being responsible for ensuring the quality and consistency of solutions proposed and implemented across the Advent suite of products, and providing mentoring and guidance to the other consultants within the organisation to achieve the best results.

➢ Was the key contact for several big-name hedge fund and prime broker clients in both business and technical aspects. ➢ Managed the entire life cycle, from the evaluation phase to the implementation and post-completion phases of the software deployment and margin rule design projects. ➢ Some of the broker clients worked with include JP Morgan Chase, HSBC, Nomura, BNP Paribas, & Rand Merchant Bank.➢ Designed and implemented the Syncova Bootcamp training program with the Advent Training team in San Francisco.

Advent Software acquired Syncova Solutions in early 2011. I joined Advent Software as part of the acquisition, and became a Global Accounts Consultant working in the Global Accounts (GA) professional services department.➢ Regularly represented the company during onsite visits to clients. Personally implemented the in-house margining models on-site with large Prime Broker clients both in New York and in London.➢ Built solid experience with integrating Syncova with other vendor products including MSCI (previously RiskMetrics) Risk Manager product.

Syncova Solutions provides unique experience and knowledge of the margin and financing needs of the hedge fund and prime broker sector. It provides a rules-based calculator called Optima, which is used to calculation highly sophisticated margin and financing calculation and reconciliation capabilities, which are used across a range of prime brokers and hedge funds. It was acquired by Advent Software limited in 2011.➢ Built first-rate working knowledge of margin calculation methodologies, hedging strategies and risk/stress based margin rule design through hands-on project work with clients.

In my role at Tiburon Partners LLC, I was responsible for developing and upgrading the Tiburon technology systems in order to facilitate increased automation. In addition, I held middle office responsibilities and carried out tasks such as fund valuation, reconciliation with fund administrators, trade entry and troubleshooting. Also liaised with brokers and the Prime Brokers on subjects such as how to meet margin calls. The credit crunch occurred during my time at Tiburon Partners, and I gained valuable experience of dealing with adverse market movements and high pressure situations.➢ Gained valuable experience of the fund management process through working on the underlying systems, from both a valuation and risk perspective.

In this role, I worked in the Front Office Rates Technology Development.➢ Responsible for developing, maintaining and supporting trading systems and business logic.➢ Gained a first-rate working knowledge of financial products through my exposure to the trading desks and applications, as well as by completing the SII qualifications as mentioned above.➢ Gained valuable experience in using the ION MarketView platform.