Providing sophisticated investors access to premium commercial property investments

Mountain Ash manages the iron ore and resource related interests of a high net worth family.

Sirona Capital is a specialist independent private equity, corporate advisory and merchant banking firm with a focus on the mining, resources and real estate sectors.

• Report preparation (independent valuations, feasibility studies and research documents)• Developing marketing material (business plans and information memorandum)• Company and asset valuations• Financial statement analysis • Company and industry research

I worked for Curtin University School of Economics and Finance on a casual basis in the period between graduating university and gaining fulltime employment with BDO. The majority of my work involved condensing the thesis I wrote during my final year at university for publication. In June 2008 this research was selected as a discussion paper for the 2008 European Financial Management Association’s annual conference in Athens, Greece.Specific Areas of Experience• Developing and interpreting complex models used for statistical analysis and statistical inference (using Microsoft Excel, WinRats and E-Views statistical software packages)• Applying and interpreting econometric techniques (GARCH and EWMA modelling) • Pricing equity options (estimating inputs, understanding price determinants and the impact of “the Greeks” on trading strategies and dynamic hedging techniques)• Researching and interpreting empirical findings of other authors