Giovanni Stephens

Experience

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  English for Today

  Mar 2011 - Jan 2013

  English Second Language Teacher

  I had the pleasure to teach students from children to CEOs of multinationals at all levels. I got to create teaching material that went on to be used among other English teachers. Many, many hours of conversation, preparation, teaching, and plenty of patience.

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  University of Otago

  Feb 2014 - Nov 2016

  Finance Tutor

  I trained and taught hundreds of students, many of which received top marks and some even awards for their outstanding results. I have consistently achieved excellent student ratings as a communicator and educator. I was teaching university level statistics and finance. Often I would use spreadsheets, slides, and real life examples to teach topics such as:- Time value of money- Financial decision-making- Financial derivatives- Advanced fixed income theory- Econometrics

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  UniTutor NZ

  Mar 2014 - Nov 2016

  Statistics Tutor

  My role was primarily delivering material to first through final-year university students. I taught groups ranging from two to over fifty students. I covered topics including:- General statistics- Probability theory- Regression and time series analysis- Financial mathematics and theory

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  Roost Mortgage Brokers

  Feb 2017 - Jan 2017

  Loans and Insurance Coordinator

  My role was team coordinator ensuring customers were receiving excellent advice and service. I was the first point of contact as well as sales. I saw the client through the whole process of getting financial advice and ultimately obtaining the best mortgage for them. Some things I did:- Help maintain databases, - prepared and proofed documents, - coordinated meetings, - followed up clients, - ran administrative errands, - ensured there was excellent service. On the side, I helped develop and improve CRM systems and models to optimise loan structure for clients.Key skills:- Sales- Customer service- Financial modelling- Database administration Lihat lebih sedikit

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  Select Recruitment

  Jan 2018 - Sept 2018

  Administration Staff

  In order to gain more office experience and cash, I worked several temporary administration roles through Select Recruitment. My roles included:- Administrator: (Solomons Solicitors and Barristers Ltd.)I helped answer emails and calls, and I assisted with reading cases before hearings.- Administrator: (One Agency)I helped with marketing, real estate contract drafting, and general administration. - Project Administrator: (Aurora Energy Ltd. New Zealand)I generated financial reports, helped with budget allocation and conducted general administration. Key Skills: - Communication- Reporting- Meeting coordination- Data cleaning and processing Lihat lebih sedikit

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  Aurora Energy Limited New Zealand

  Jul 2018 - Nov 2018

  Project Administrator

  I was involved in business improvement, reporting, and general administration. My specific tasks included: - Creating/managing database solutions to handle customer and business driven projects.- Basic accounting/finance, and project management administration (Invoicing, AR, project closing, among other tasks).- Data procuration- Internal reporting up to board level.

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  Forsyth Barr Limited

  Nov 2018 - Nov 2019

  In this role, I got to overlook settlements of institutional trades on a daily. I also got to do a lot of automating to reduce workload and human error. My role was to ensure a smooth settlement of fixed interest trades on a day-to-day basis. I was involved in automating a few of the daily processes, significantly reducing workload and human error.

  • Institutional Settlements Administrator

    Mar 2019 - Nov 2019

  • Fixed Interest Administrator

    Nov 2018 - Feb 2019
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  Trustpower

  Nov 2019 - Jun 2021

  Data Analyst

  I was mainly involved in providing reporting and analytics for operations in the retail side of the business. I also had the pleasure of being involved in analysing and improving Trustpower's AI-driven chatbot, Toni.Duties involved:- Wrangling data and creating dashboards using Power BI, SQL, and Python- Automating processes,- Communicating with stakeholders to deliver tools and reports.

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  Purpose Capital

  Jun 2021 - Jan 2022

  Investment Analyst

  Purpose Capital's role is to support a wider positive change in our environment and society. It works with the purpose to make change and benefit lives in the present and future. I joined to drive better decisions using data, science, and technology. I was involved in portfolio performance evaluation, valuations, risk estimation, forecasting, deal reviewing, and financial modelling.

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  Queenstown Resort College

  Jun 2022 - now

  Machine Learning Adviser

  Evangelist for machine learning! I love how technology can solve so many curly problems just with smarts and computing power. My role is to show the world what machine learning can do.

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  Liger Trading NZ

  Jun 2022 - Apr 2024

  HFT Trading Manager

  I was involved in pricing, back testing, analysis, and everything involved with trade/system monitoring in a HFT context.

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  Quark Energy Trading

  Jul 2023 - Apr 2024

  HFT Trading Manager

  My role was to support trading and analysis operations for Quark Energy Trading. Duties included monitoring the HFT trading systems, analysing trading events, and supporting strategy development.

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  Queenstown Lakes District Council

  Apr 2024 - now

  Community Investment Adviser