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Sabrina Zafar

Sabrina Zafar

Researcher
Menlo Park, New York, New York, US, 12345
(703) 655-5521
sabrinaz@alumni.cmu.edu
https://sabrinazaf.github.io

Background

About

About

Highly collaborative and intellectually curious professional with experience in hedge fund investment strategy research. Adept in deriving and communicating actionable insights from large datasets to drive informed decision-making. Robust knowledge of numerous programming languages, statistical and machine learning models, and financial instruments. Eager to leverage and further develop analytical skills and technical expertise to contribute to the success of an investment management firm.

Work Experience

Work Experience

  • Quantitative Analyst, Research & Technology, 

    Jul, 2022 - Sep, 20242 years 3 months

    • Oversee the analysis and implementation of systematic strategies across a broad range of asset classes including equities, bond futures, and commodity futures for funds totaling $1.6B in AUM

    • Optimized event-driven and long-short equity strategies, reducing daily runtime by over 50 percent and improved risk-adjusted returns

    • Built scalable portfolio valuation and market data aggregation framework in Python, replacing spreadsheets for daily valuation of $400MM portfolio

    • Manages team-wide production codebase, code environment, and documentation; implemented code repository and shared environment, eliminating the use of five disparate environments

  • Summer Quantitative Analyst, 

    Jun, 2021 - Aug, 20212 months

    • Researched quasi-sovereign credits in emerging markets, presented analysis to external stakeholders

    • Conducted analysis of the ESG strategies of various emerging markets energy companies leveraging alternative data

    • Employed SQL, Python, and Bloomberg functions to perform quantitative data analysis for a diverse portfolio of products

    • Shadowed quantitative trading desks across the firm, presented research on emerging cryptocurrencies in new cryptocurrency market intelligence initiative

Skills

Skills

  • Inventing

    Electricity

    Sound Recording

    Motion Pictures

  • Entrepreneurship

    Business Development

    Product Innovation

    Industrial Research

Education

Education

  • Various fields of science and technology, Self-Education, Self-Taught

    Jan, 1859 - Oct, 1931

    Electrical Engineering

    Mechanical Engineering

    Chemistry

Awards

Awards

  • Congressional Gold Medal , United States Congress

    Awarded on: Jan 01, 1928

    Awarded for distinguished achievements and contributions to society.

Volunteer Work

Volunteer Work

  • Lead Researcher, Menlo Park Laboratory

    Jan, 1876 - Oct, 1931

    Conducted research and experiments leading to numerous patents and innovations.

    • Developed the phonograph, a device for recording and reproducing sound.

    • Invented the motion picture camera, contributing to the birth of the film industry.

Publications

Publications

  • Electric Light and Power, Scientific American

    Published on: Jan 01, 1880

    A paper detailing the development and impact of electric light and power systems.

Interests

Interests

  • Research and Development

    InnovationsExperimentation