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Equity research analyst on the Medical Technology team, covering dental, diabetes devices, orthopedic, radiation oncology, and eye care stocks.Coverage Includes:Align Technology (ALGN)Dentsply Sirona (XRAY)Henry Schein (HSIC)Patterson Companies (PDCO)Dexcom (DXCM)Insulet (PODD)Tandem Diabetes Care (TNDM)NuVasive (NUVA)Stryker Corporation (SYK)Wright Medical Group N.V. (WMGI)Zimmer Biomet (ZBH)Alcon (ALC)Cooper Companies (COO)Varian Medical Systems (VAR)ViewRay (VRAY)Leverage industry channel checks, frequent management conversations, survey work, and data from public filings into timely and proprietary stocks calls disseminated to Baird’s institutional sales force and client base.Assist in publishing 100+ research reports annually and effectively communicate our analysis and opinion on investment suitability in order to drive increased returns for our institutional clients.Build and maintain dynamic Excel models for individual companies and broad industries, as well as perform frequent discounted cash flow, scenario, and regression analyses.

Assisted Ziegler Capital Management team with both equity and fixed income research.Conducted company analyses quarterly for commercial paper credit reviews.Performed fundamental analyses on several equity holdings, establishing earnings, revenue, and price targets for each company.Completed backtesting for mid cap equities using Axys and Barra software, allowing Ziegler to reference quantitative results when the group launched its mid cap equity product.