Ryan Leary

Civil Engineering Co-op (2 semesters)

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Austin, Texas, United States

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Timeline
About me
Director | Quantitative Equity | Texas Teachers
Education
- Georgia Institute of Technology
  2006 - 2011
  MS/BS Geotechnical Engineering
  Activities and Societies: American Society for Civil Engineering. Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering Honor Society. Member of National Society of Collegiate Scholars. Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. Student Government Representative. Habitat for Humanity. • Master of Science in Geotechnical Engineering, GPA 3.75. • Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, GPA 3.77. • Awarded Dean’s List or Faculty Honors every semester of Bachelor studies. • Graduated with Highest Honors.• Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Passed (May 2010).• Study abroad semester at Georgia Tech Lorraine in Metz, France.
- Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University
  2013 - 2015
  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Finance, General
  Activities and Societies: Energy Sector M.A. Wright Fund Member. Zion’s $5 MM Fixed Income Practicum Member. Member of Finance, Energy and Entrepreneurship Clubs. Young Professionals in Energy (YPE) and Young Professionals in Finance (YPF) • Chief Investment Officer of $1.3 MM Student-Run M.A. Wright Fund for Fall 2014. • VP Asset Management of Finance Club and VP Treasurer of Entrepreneurship Club. • Jones' Scholar Award. Nominated by Faculty for Jones' Citizen Award.• Passed CFA Level I (June 2014). Passed CFA Level II (June 2015). Passed CFA Level III (June 2016).• 2nd Place Chicago Quantitative Alliance (CQA) Investment Challenge. • Awarded CFA Houston Tuition Scholarship. • "Evaluating Bottom… Show more • Chief Investment Officer of $1.3 MM Student-Run M.A. Wright Fund for Fall 2014. • VP Asset Management of Finance Club and VP Treasurer of Entrepreneurship Club. • Jones' Scholar Award. Nominated by Faculty for Jones' Citizen Award.• Passed CFA Level I (June 2014). Passed CFA Level II (June 2015). Passed CFA Level III (June 2016).• 2nd Place Chicago Quantitative Alliance (CQA) Investment Challenge. • Awarded CFA Houston Tuition Scholarship. • "Evaluating Bottom Quartile External Managers" (Action Learning Project for Legacy Trust Corporation). • Accounting Tutor. Show less
Experience
- Pond & Company
  May 2007 - May 2008
  Civil Engineering Co-op (2 semesters)
  Created and corrected AutoCAD drawings for civil site development including utility, drainage, grading, site, and erosion control plans. Collaborated with senior civil engineer to create civil site development proposals for projects such as Air Force A-10 maintenance hanger. Estimated cost for proposals ranging from $1 to 5 M.
- Geosyntec Consultants
  May 2010 - Aug 2010
  Geotechnical Engineering Intern
  Supervised quality control efforts, with construction operations consisting of up to 25 persons, for a landfill for a major waste management company. Verified and produced design calculations for various other landfill design projects.
- Fugro
  Jul 2011 - Jun 2013
  Staff Geotechnical Engineer
  Led offshore field investigation campaigns and geotechnical installations as lead field engineer. Developed in-office investigation and engineering design reports using a variety of personally programmed tools capable of handling large or numerous databases. Integrated geotechnical data to produce or refine design calculations for high profile energy or infrastructure projects throughout the world.
- Teacher Retirement System of Texas
  Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
  Investment Management Intern
  Completed two projects and led group project for 10-intern group. Using Factset and VBA, replicated factor libraries and built automated factor valuation timing dashboard. Presented projects to executives and stakeholders throughout TRS.
- Voss Capital Management, LLC
  Sept 2014 - Apr 2015
  Part-time Intern
  Completed two projects for the long-short hedge fund. Evaluated strategy and history of shareholder activist firms, and investigated performance drivers of recent IPOs around lock-up expiration. Used C# to download SEC filings of shareholder activist firms and parse for important information.
- Teacher Retirement System of Texas
  Jun 2015 - now
  Head of alpha research. Mentors and supports alpha researchers. Sets technology and infrastructure vision. Collaborates with technology teams to accomplish goals. Manages technology and data vendor relationships.Head of alpha research on beta-one and market neutral long-short developed markets and long-only emerging markets quantitative equity portfolios. Launched US small-cap quantitative equity portfolio. Collaborated with internal fundamental team and launched US and Europe small-cap portfolios as quantitative portfolio manager.Performs alpha and portfolio construction research. Designs new quantitative equity products. Mentors others in product design. Show less
  - Director - Quantitative Equity
    Oct 2023 - now
  - Portfolio Manager - Quantitative Equity
    Oct 2020 - Sept 2023
  - Senior Quantitative Equity Researcher
    Oct 2017 - Oct 2020
  - Quantitative Equity Researcher
    Jun 2015 - Oct 2017
Licenses & Certifications
- Passed CFA Level III
  CFA Institute
  Jun 2016