Oliver Kimberlin Email & Phone Number

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Position: Foreign Exchange TraderSenior team member in the Fixed Income Group (FIG) within the investment management division at Vanguard as part of a global FX team.As the sole FX trader for the Asia Pacific region reporting to the global head of FX based in the US, it is my responsibility to keep abreast of market developments and work as part of a global team to ensure the best execution of FX orders across the global book of portfolios. As part of the global process, orders generated by the portfolio managers across equity and fixed income are aggregated and executed inline with instruction and best market practice.Key Achievements:Lead advisor on FX component of the China bond inclusion into the Bloomberg Barclays benchmarks.Managed the execution of currency trading, inclusive of $25 Billion hedge rolls in the turbulent market environment of 2020, a result of Covid-19. Commendation for accurate execution of increased volume and size of trades. Led the emergency response to outsized collateral calls on Australian domestic portfolios caused by the rapid sell off in the AUDUSD exchange rate.Sole trader on FX desk during Asia/Australia time zones (Night desk for UK and US). Demonstrated flexibility, autonomous working and reliability. Led a coordinated approach with internal legal and operational teams to drive the successful build and completion of the suite of counterparties available to execute FX trades across international and domestic portfolios.Implemented the process of onshore trading for FX swaps in MYR, IDR and CNY allowing for much tighter execution and benchmark tracking leading to savings for our clients.Facilitated education sessions for internal teams on the nature of FX within Vanguard. Managed Vanguard Australia’s two money market portfolios for over one year (apprx $3Billion AUM)Managed Vanguard Australia’s inflation linked bond portfolios for one year (apprx $2Billion AUM)

Melbourne Area, Australia

Position: Fund Financial AnalystSupporting the portfolio management group to ensure flawless execution of trades across multiple asset classes.Key Achievements: Supported the Equity, Fixed Income and FX businesses by ensuring smooth downstream trade flow.Built strong relationships with the front office and global teams which lead to career progression to front office role.Refined routine procedures through automation within Excel through VBA.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

Founded in 1796, Lombard Odier is one of Switzerland’s oldest, privately owned banks with 316 billion (CHF) in total client assets. Position: Bloomberg AIM Support Analyst Employed on a six-month contract to provide leadership and knowledge acquisition to the team in supporting trade cycle through the Bloomberg AIM software and downstream feed processes. At the conclusion of the contract I was offered the opportunity to extend my employment however at this time had committed to relocating to Australia. Key Achievements: Successfully trained portfolio managers in the configuration of Bloomberg AIM, providing expert knowledge on the usage and implementation aspects of the system.Responsible for providing direct solutions, delegation of complex issues to relevant teams and providing timely follow up and feedback on issues logged. Collaborated with operations and reconciliations teams to deliver effective trade flow solutions.Supported onboarding and setup of brokers within the systems and workflows.

London, United Kingdom

Bloomberg is a privately held, financial software data and media company, head quartered in New York. Founded in 1981, Bloomberg provides financial software tools and enterprise applications such as analytics, trading platforms, data services and news. The company has 167 locations and nearly 20 000 employees globally. Position: Trade Desk Support ConsultantProvision of intricate technical support to buy side clients of the Bloomberg AIM product. AIM is an asset investment management tool designed specifically for the ‘buy side’ to manage portfolios and trade electronically over multiple asset classes. Key Achievements: Developed presentation material and hosted webinars for clients on software functionalityPartnered with sales representatives as subject matter expert in Bloomberg AIM to lead setup and configuration of the system. Proficiency in oral and written Spanish language skills opened the opportunity to support client’s located in Spain including Santander. Exceeded KPIs for volume of client queries addressed and resolved. Awarded leading client helpdesk employee for period of 2012.

Position: Data Acquisitions ConsultantFacilitated the setup of required infrastructure to publish data to Bloomberg for financial organisiations. Built proprietary pages and enabled market makers to send pricing of bonds to ALLQ.Required extensive technical understanding of the processes to contribute data and high level management of client relationships and client service within United Kingdom and SpainKey Achievements: Led a large scale project between Bloomberg and the Bank of Spain overseeing changes to technology and data transmission. The success of the project was measured in the timeliness and dissemination of data received by Bloomberg. Employing multi-language and strong communication skills, stake holder engagement and relationship management and adherence to strict deadlines were imperative to the success of this project.

Mango Solutions is a small data analysis and business consulting company that specialises in the implementation of the open source statistical language R within the highly regulated Pharmaceutical space. Position: R Program ConsultantEmployed as a R programmer and pre-sales consultantKey Achievements: Programming in R for a PKPD project for Pfizer.Delivered multiple R Training courses to both public and private clients.Presented an academic poster ‘Validating the use of R within a commercial environment’ at PHUSE International Conference, St Petersburg, 2009.