Spencer Ogden, CFA, CAIA
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   55 North Water St. B512, Norwalk, CT 06854, (203)559-9145
   spencer@spencerogden.com

Work History

     * Chartered Financial Analyst, 2011
     * Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst, 2009

   Mar, 2007 - Present -- K2 Advisors -- Stamford, CT
   Portfolio Analyst, Vice President
     * Create and re-balance portfolios of hedge fund managers for an
       institutional quality Fund of Funds with $10 Billion under
       management
     * Analyzed managers for inclusion in portfolios based on their
       historical and snapshot characteristics such as value-at-risk, beta
       to several factors, stress testing, distribution analysis,
       correlation and alpha potential
     * Monitor and analyze daily economic events and trends and integrate
       views with market exposures of portfolios
     * Apply performance analysis techniques to study alpha generation by
       managers from a variety of strategies, based on multiple models
     * Implement regression techniques such as exponentially weighted
       regressions and Kalman filters, along with stepwise modeling to
       replicate hedge fund strategies for internal benchmarking
     * Present to clients in order educate on Hedge Fund Portfolio
       Construction issues as well as communicate the firms investment
       process
     * Develop and implement models for Hedge Fund Replication. Manage
       trading on product based on these models, launched in April 2010.

   Feb, 2005 - Feb, 2007 -- Legg Mason/Citigroup Asset Management --
   Stamford, CT
   Technical Associate
     * Created reports querying Oracle and Sybase, using XSLT, Excel,
       Access and Business Objects
     * Hired into the Technical Associate program, a training program for
       recent graduates
     * Produced reports for use of executive committees and project
       managers assessing risk management and budget performance
     * Worked with all aspects of PORTIA, a fund accounting system,
       including report writing, transaction processing, and back-end data
       manipulation
     * Managed and developed batch processing systems using Korn Shell,
       Perl and Autosys

Education

   Sept, 1999 - May, 2003 -- University of Texas -- Austin, TX
   B.S. in Computer Science
   CS coursework : Data Structures in C++, Systems Architecture,
   Compilers, Technical Writing, Linux Kernel Programming, and Operating
   Systems
   Math coursework: Probability, Calculus and Differential Equations,
   Algebraic Structures,

Skills

     * Advanced Excel knowledge, including VBA, Database integration,
       Advanced Analytics, User Defined Functions and Graphics
     * Extensive Perl experience spanning 10 years on Linux and Windows
     * Strong grasp of advanced SQL usage on Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL
       and Oracle
     * Familiarity with a wide array of programming languages: C++,
       Python, Bash and XSLT

Interests

   I have been sailing competitively since the age of 8 and hope that it
   will be a lifelong activity for me. I am a voracious reader of
   everything from classical fiction to economic theory.