Andy Donaldson

Senior Market and Credit Quantitative Risk Analyst

Salary / Daily rate

Paris, France

Freelance

Can come onsite

Skills

PythonTesting & QAData ScienceC++DevOpsSQL QueriesRSQL databasesMachine LearningAWS

Languages

EnglishFrenchSpanish

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

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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

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