Nicolás Esteban Cofré Ramírez, FRM

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Cracow, Małopolskie, Poland12 yrs 6 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Expert in quantitative analysis and algorithmic hedging.
  • Strong background in machine learning and data analytics.
  • Proven leadership in managing data science teams.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with strong quantitative analysis and data science capabilities.

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Skills

Core Skills

Quantitative ResearchAlgorithmic HedgingNatural Language ProcessingResearch AnalyticsCredit Risk AnalysisReinforcement Learning

Other Skills

AWS LambdaAmazon Web Services (AWS)Antitrust LawBayesian methodsBigQueryC++Competition LawD3.jsData AnalysisDjangoEnglishGCPGame TheoryGitGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)

About

I am a dynamic and pragmatic professional with a background in Industrial and Systems Engineering. My skills include a blend of computational sciences, economics, optimisation and statistics. Academic records: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7657-6011

Experience

12 yrs 6 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 4 mos
Average Tenure
2 yrs 2 mos
Current Experience

Ig group

Quantitative Analysis - Team Lead

Mar 2024Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

Oanda

Senior Quant Researcher

Aug 2022Mar 2024 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Hedging optimisation, algorithmic hedging.
  • Regression models using lightGBM.
  • Optimization using linear programming, gradient based optimisation and differential evolution.
  • Detection of states using hidden Markov chains.
  • Dash based applications.
  • Skills/tools used: Python, Unix, C++, Google Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Spark, tick data
PythonUnixC++Google Cloud StorageBigQuerySpark+3

Citi

Risk quant, VP

May 2021Aug 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos · Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

  • Counterparty Credit Risk - production processes for correlations and volatilities for FX, equities, indexes, rates, commodities and inflation. Mainly calibration of OU mean-reverting models.

Ubs

Data Scientist - Associate Director

Nov 2020May 2021 · 6 mos

  • IB division - Applied NLP for named entity recognition in swap contracts

Hsbc

2 roles

Research Analytics Manager

Promoted

Mar 2019Oct 2020 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Hands-on research on anomaly detection in transactions. Autoencoders, density-based clustering and decision trees. Attribution for neural networks based models (explainable models). Using R, Python (Tensorflow), Hive and GCP.
  • At the same time, entity manager of a team that grew from 3 to 18 data scientists.

Financial Crime Senior Risk Analyst

Oct 2017Mar 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos

Banco de chile

Credit Risk Senior Analyst

Jun 2016Sep 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos · Santiago Province, Chile

  • Internal consultant providing a wide range of analytical solutions to be used by senior management. Some of my tasks were:
  • Income modelling for onboarding purposes.
  • Portfolio performance analysis.
  • Portfolio concentration analysis.
  • Analysis of competitor's performance.
  • PD and LGD stress test.
  • Cost of capital estimation.
  • Tools used: R and SQL.
RSQLCredit Risk Analysis

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Consultant

Jul 2015Jun 2016 · 11 mos

  • Consultant in economics and strategy for clients from Japan, Mexico, US and Chile.
  • Antitrust and disputes consulting. Valuations and strategic recommendations. Econometrics.
  • As external consultant after finishing the full-time period.

Universidad de chile

Research Assistant

Jul 2014Mar 2015 · 8 mos

  • C++ code for markov perfect equilibrium model (symmetric equilibrium), the equilibrium was numerically estimated using a reinforcement learning methodology in which agents were learning from their actions and the effects on the environment. Market micro structure model. Work in collaboration with researchers from the UK and France.

Banco de chile

Operational Risk Analyst

Jan 2013Mar 2014 · 1 yr 2 mos · Agustinas 975, Santiago

  • Quantitative research for models under AMA approach, namely Monte Carlo and Fast Fourier Transform methods for the computation of convolution between severity distribution and frequency distribution of operational risk events.
C++Reinforcement Learning

Education

University of Gdansk

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD — Economics & Finance

Jan 2021Jan 2025

Georgia Institute of Technology

Master of Science (MS) in Analytics

Jan 2018Jan 2021

Georgia Institute of Technology

Master of Science (MS) — Computer Science

Jan 2021Jan 2027

Universidad de Chile

Magíster en Economía

Jan 2013Jan 2015

Universidad de Chile

Ingeniería Civil Industrial — Industrial Engineering

Universidad de Chile

Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Ingeniería

Jan 2008Jan 2013

Universidad de Chile

Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Ingeniería

Jan 2008Jan 2013

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