
Andy Donaldson
Senior Market and Credit Quantitative Risk Analyst
Salary / Daily rate
Paris, France
Freelance
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Subject matter expert in counterparty credit risk, market risk and derivatives with over 25 years at Tier 1 banks, combining a front-office trading and pricing background with deep risk modelling and regulatory expertise. On counterparty risk programmes my role has been to be the bridge between quant teams, risk, the business and the PMO: scoping and structuring the quantitative workstreams, turning business and regulatory requirements into model specifications, resolving methodology questions
Work experience
Macro Risk Analysis
Tier 1 Investment BankFreelance
Jan 2025 - Present
1 year 10 months
Paris, France
Freelance LGD Expert Modelling advisor
French Investment BankFreelance
Sep 2024 - Jan 2025
5 months
Paris, France
Adviser on LGD modelling for Specialised Lending portfolio ( Aircraft Finance / Project Finance/Commodities Finance /Real estate lending ) - Expert based scoring models -Internal Model Inpection preparation
Freelance Quantitative Analyst FRTB Murex Full Reval Project
Tier1 EU BankFreelance
Apr 2022 - May 2024
2 years 2 months
London/Paris · Remote
Implementation of MRB module for VaR Full Reval and FRTB-IMA in Paris branch of a Global bank: - Preparation of Murex configurations related to Risk module (MRB and MRA) related to the VaR metrics for Historical Full Reval and FRTB – IMCC y RTPL. - Support in the validation of Murex metrics through a comparison with current VaR system, a simplified Taylor, products reconciliation, scenarios application methodology and PLAT tests. - Validation of the scenarios produced outside Murex for Full Reval, IMCC and RTPL metrics, reviewing the format, calculations, traceability and consistency of the data generated from the different risk factors. - Integrated unitary tests execution between different Market Risk systems for the scenarios application and PnL vectors generation. - Follow-up and analysis of identified incidents. - Expertise in Market Risk modules, including Market Risk Aggregator (MRA) and Market Risk Box (MRB). -FRTB-IMA project for European client by participating in scope, design, build and delivery phases in terms of ES, SES, PLAT (HPL, RTPL, APL), IMCC, VaR, Total Capital Charge
Quantitative Analyst
2C CASADO CONSULTING SL.Freelance
Nov 2021 - Jan 2022
3 months
Madrid, Spain
Assisiting the Santander Metholdology team to model and becnhmark Inflation Linked Bonds vs Murex - Modelling -Documentation - Replica model vs front office risk systems -Liason with front office and market risk
Freelance Market/Credit Risk Subject Matter Expert
FreelanceFreelance
Oct 2020 - Oct 2021
1 year 1 month
Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico
Freelance Consultant to IRC ( Incremental Risk Charge) Model remediation with a particular focus to curve generation and sensitivities around risk weighting local currency sovereign bonds in LATAM. -DRC implementation for FRTB -IRB modelling (PD/LGD/EAD)
External Advisor to KPMG , Espana
Banco SantanderFreelance
Nov 2019 - Aug 2020
10 months
Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area
Freelance Market & Credit Risk Subject Matter Expert -Pillar 1 market assessment of models with a focus on modelling, model governance, data and IT. -VaR/sVaR/IRC/FRTB Implementation and remediation -XVA/AVA Framework design and implementation -Assistance with ECB internal model inspections for the client -ECB Trim Findings remediation for internal model approvals -Assistance in Securitisation IMI for Significant Risk Transfer and risk monitoring -Intraday Risk Frameworks using existing EOD architecture - Algorithmic Trading Risk Frameworks -Counterparty Credit Risk -LGD modelling for local sovereigns
Model Risk Course Presenter
marcus evans GroupFreelance
Dec 2019 - Dec 2019
1 month
Paris, France
Model Risk Course in Paris to market practitioners with a focus on AI/ML and IFRS9 model risk management for both market and credit risk -FRTB -TRIM market and credit including sample findings and remediation techniques -CRR
Model Risk Course Presenter
FreelanceFreelance
Sep 2019 - Oct 2019
2 months
Madrid, Spain
I gave several training courses on ECB Inspection Readiness for IMA Market and Credit -What to expect? -How to prepare? -How to deal with ECB /JST -Detailed examples for both market and credit risk
External advisor to Risk Dynamics -Part of Mckinsey & Company
Risk Dynamics - Part of McKinsey & Company
Feb 2019 - May 2019
4 months
Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
Freelance Quantitative Analyst IRB Credit Low Default Portfolio Mission -Pillar 1 credit/market assessment of models with a focus on modelling, model governance, data and IT. -Probability of Default Model -Margin of Conservatism -Downturn Modelling
Freelance Analyste Quantitatif - Credit Low Default Portfolio Mission
BDO France
Nov 2018 - Mar 2019
5 months
Paris Area, France
Contrôleur dans le cadre d'une mission IRB Low Default Portfolio Credit Conversion Factor (CCF) -Pillar 1 credit/market assessment of models with a focus on modelling, model governance, data and IT.
Freelance Quantitative Consultant Counterparty Credit Risk
BBVA
Jun 2018 - Oct 2018
5 months
Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area
Freelance consultant in counterparty credit risk and margin period of risk modelling to BBVA
Freelance Quantitative Analyst , Market Mission
BDO France
Jan 2018 - May 2018
5 months
Madrid Area, Spain
Freelance Quantitative Analyst in a Market Risk Mission -Var/sVaR , market data models -FVA Frameworks -Pillar 1 market assessment of models with a focus on modelling, model governance, data and IT.
Freelance Quantitative Consultant Stress Testing
European Banking Authority
Jul 2017 - Dec 2017
6 months
London, UK
- Macro-prudential stress testing implementing Top Down Macro based and econometric stress-tests: Prototypes built and engineered with front office management -Econometric modelling and quantitative techniques used for risk assessment or stress testing techniques and analytical models - Stress testing in an analytical environment, by combining the stress impact on different risk segments and by assessing the overall result in terms of Profit & Loss and capital; - EBA ST Methodology for 2016 and 2018 EU wide exercises - Defining requirements, test plans for macro-prudential stress testing framework models and tools
Director , Global Marlets
Deutsche Bank
Mar 2012 - Aug 2014
2 years 6 months
Sydney NSW, Australia
- Global Macro Trader in FICC across Foreign Exchange , Interest Rates and Fixed Income in both cash and derivative products
Executive Director, Proprietary Trading
UBS
Jun 2010 - Mar 2012
1 year 10 months
London, UK
Global Macro Proprietary trader across all FICC products.
Executive Director, Global Proprietary Trading
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Jul 2009 - Jul 2010
1 year 1 month
London, UK
Proprietary trader in JP Morgan Chief Investment Office , trading FICC products including RMBS and spread product across all markets
Director , Global Interest Rate Derivatives Trading
Merrill Lynch
Jan 2007 - Jul 2009
2 years 7 months
London, UK
Interest Rate derivatives trader ($Bloc)
Director, Quantitative Risk , Models & Statistics
UBS
May 1994 - Aug 2002
8 years 4 months
London, UK
Quantitative Analyst in Model Validation -Benchmarking -Quantitative Projects -Exotic Option structuring
Education
University of Oxford
Msc Mathematical Finance
1998 - 2000
2 years 1 month
University of Otago
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
1986 - 1990
4 years 1 month
Auckland Grammar School
University Bursary
1981 - 1985
4 years 1 month