Alex Saldarriaga, FRM Resume Details

Quantitative Finance Professional with over a decade of experience in global capital markets, investment banking, macroeconomic and financial market research, econometric analysis, emerging markets debt strategy, financial engineering, risk management, structured products and investment advisory.  Strong mathematical and statistical analysis capabilities combined with impeccable writing and presentation skills.  Highly motivated, self-starter and fast learner with proven leadership and mentoring skills.  Certified as a “Financial Risk Manager” (FRM) by the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) in 2005.

Alex Saldarriaga, FRM
973 SW 167 Avenue
Pembroke Pines, Florida 33027
954-499-7357 (home)
asaldarr@earthlink.net

Quantitative Finance Professional with over a decade of experience in global capital markets, investment banking, macroeconomic and financial market research, econometric analysis, emerging markets debt strategy, financial engineering, risk management, structured products and investment advisory.  Strong mathematical and statistical analysis capabilities combined with impeccable writing and presentation skills.  Highly motivated, self-starter and fast learner with proven leadership and mentoring skills.  Certified as a “Financial Risk Manager” (FRM) by the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) in 2005. 
 

Experience

Banca Sella – Miami Agency
Vice President – Head of Investment Advisory  (03/05 – Present)
Miami, FL
* Currently serving as the head of investment advisory and capital markets for an international banking agency and charged with the management of client investment portfolios, strategic and tactical asset allocations, client investment suitability, the non-depository investment product platform, the trading desk, investment analysis technology (Bloomberg Professional, AllocationMaster & FactMaster), counterparty and investment product due diligence, investment performance monitoring, market and product risk measurement and management, in-house financial education programs and publication of the monthly Capital Markets Watch

Providence Capital LC
Director of Research  (04/04 – 01/05)
Miami, FL
* Directed all research activities for an alternative investments boutique focused on hedge funds and structured products; launched three funds of hedge funds and created all the presentations, fact sheets, monthly performance reports, the web site, and the analytics infrastructure in Bloomberg and Excel for calculating performance statistics & risk metrics

Guzman & Company
Vice President  (06/03 – 03/04)
Coral Gables, FL
* Head of the fixed income desk in Coral Gables for Guzman & Company, an independent investment bank, institutional broker-dealer and member of the New York Stock Exchange
American Express Bank International
Director – Regional Investment Specialist  (06/02-06/03)
Miami, FL
* Provided investment advisory, economic and financial market analyses, performance statistics and risk metrics of individual investment products and strategies across asset classes (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, hedge funds, currencies, commodities, derivatives, and structured products), asset allocation recommendations, portfolio construction and optimization using high-end investment analysis technologies, and weekly presentations of global economics, capital markets and investment strategy to relationship managers and clients

Standard Bank Group
Vice President – Head of Quantitative Research  (07/97-05/02)
Miami, FL
* Co-founded the Group’s Latin American Research Team, helped devise all “sell-side” sovereign and quantitative research publications for global distribution and served as the Group’s chief economist and sovereign debt strategist for the Americas
* Devised relative value spread trades, yield curve plays and other quantitative fixed income arbitrage trading models for the emerging market debt sales and trading desks
* Contributed articles, analytics and advice to BradyNet.com, LatinCEO and LatinFinance magazines and served as chairman of the Latin American Debt & Equity Markets (1999) and LatinRisk2000 conferences in Miami, FL

Visa International - Latin America & Caribbean Region
Senior Quantitative Analyst  (12/96-06/97)
Miami, FL
* Designed Visa International’s first rigorous, regression-based credit card sales volume forecasting system
* Analyzed currency risks and real exchange rate misalignments, pricing structures, and profitability of various cross-border electronic payment transactions, including the securitization of member-bank credit card receivables
* Collaborated with The Boston Consulting Group in developing performance analytics and forecasts for the strategic planning, information technology, and human resources departments

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
International Bank Supervisory Analyst  (12/94-12/96)
Miami, FL
* Analyzed Latin American & Caribbean foreign banking organizations (FBOs) with U.S. operations in accordance with the Foreign Banking Supervision Enhancement Act (FBSEA) of 1991
* Performed sovereign and banking sector risk analyses, monitored the quality and scope of bank supervision abroad, and conducted strength of support (SOSA) assessments
The Washington Economics Group
Senior Economic Advisor  (1/94-11/94)
Coral Gables, FL
* Conducted sovereign risk assessments, market penetration strategies, and business economic studies under the direction of Dr. J. Antonio Villamil, former Under Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, for Fortune 500 clients with operations in Latin America


Education

Florida International University  (Miami, FL)

* Master of Business Administration (1990):  President of the MBA Class of 1990; Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
* Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences (1983):  Concentration in Biochemistry & Mathematics; represented FIU at the 53rd Annual William L. Putnam International Mathematics Competition; selected by faculty to study physics and mathematics for six weeks with Dr. Edward Teller in the “Emphasis on Excellence in the Physical Sciences” program.