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.