JB-007

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Relevent experience (skill: analogous to [gender neutral] chess pieces, ceteris paribus).

General skill set

  • Excel - ♛-♔ (~20 yrs, on the job) - ACD/ PRO
  • VBA (Office apps) -♖ (5-8 yrs) - ACD / PRO
  • Python/Javascript (webscraping and predictive/statistcal/ML): K/B (ACD)
  • R (copy & paste right? ¯_(ツ)_/¯ ♟
  • MS-SAS/ MDX (Cubes), SAS/SQL - ♟-♘

Specialised acumen

  • Risk analysis software (@Risk, ModelRisk). ,♛-♔ Masters - ACD / PRO
  • Emblem (GLMs) ♝
  • Radar (rate changes, product deployment, 1-2nd depth GBMs etc.) ♟

ACD (Academic); PRO (Professional knowledge / accredited with on the job training). Analogous pts RE: skill-level: ♔(K): 100. ♛(Q): 9. ♖(R): 5. ♝(B) = ♘(Knight): 3. ♟(pawn):1

Professional / Academic

  • Qualified Actuary (IFoA Fellow)
  • Leadership roles: former Chief Actuary, prospective Pricing Head
  • Academics: BSc, BSc Hons ('02-03), MSc ('15-20) - (CumL/Firsts throughout)

Key roles:

  • Chief Actuary
  • Head of Pricing
  • Senior Mgr (last 10+ yrs)

**Interests / hobbies **

  • Chess (you may have guessed ☺)
  • Jiujitsu (ง° ͟ل͜ ͡°)ง
  • Watching my son grow/learn (that one I'm aware of ( ▀ ͜͞ʖ▀) as did I once.
  • Youtube (watcher)
  • Property - investor (wanna-be)

Fun facts:

  • 1st CPU language (ignorning dir/cd.. etc. in DOS ☺): TURBO PASCAL
  • Vehicles: write-offs: 4. Injuries: 0. Best 340. 'Other end': Corrola (Toyota) (not first - so good luck guessing A's to potential memoriable Qs :)
  • Distinct citizenships: my favourite (perfect) number. (shhh!) :)
  • Earliest CPU games I can remember: shorturl.at/hnqw9, shorturl.at/qtU15)

Fav. quotes

RE life:

  • "A lesson bought is better than one taught, provided it is not too dearly paid for" (etymology: unknown/uncertain - numerous variations)

RE: leadership:

  • "as a leader, it's not about being in charge, its about taking care of those in your charge" (Sinek, S 2016) goose bumps - so I know what I need to do.