Almost qualified student with strong technical IT skillset and passion for building high quality, efficient and easy to deploy models. Focus on allowing end users to make the most informed decisions possible whilst reducing the friction using large datasets can bring. Experienced in both technical and client facing roles as well as being able to work effectively in previously unseen fields.
relevant experience
pricing model & rating process actuary
igi feb 22 - present
Building General Insurance pricing models in HX Renew using Python and Javascript.
Testing excel prototypes.
Advising changes to Excel and Renew and Renew models to improve efficiencies and user experience.
Setting up, and ensuring code standards are met for tools built within Actuarial teams.
Working alongside IT teams to ensure processes that met adequate Governance, Audit and Review steps for release.
Implementing changes suggested by underwriters.
Supporting underwriters when releasing a new model or issues arise within a model.
Refactoring models to optimise against previously built versions, including improving the time taken for a model run by 17,000 times.
Supporting IT system function in connecting Admin Systems with models and automating processes.
Communicating with stakeholders to ensure builds met criteria, timelines are understood and the final models could be used effectively.
Supporting planning of model build timelines for external teams.
Upskilling IT on the HX renew platform, and the pricing team on using Python including best practice.
Working with external contractors to ensure deadlines are met, and projects are completed to the in house standards.
Creating reusable classes and libraries to aid future enhancements and developments.
Utilising the APIs and Custom UI Components in Renew to improve user experience within the models.
actuarial associate
apr llp oct 21 - oct 23
Providing mentoring to recent hires.
Undergoing additional training to ensure gaps in knowledge were filled.
Producing a monthly staff update to communicate what is happening within the company, pulling together information from multiple sources.
Supported IGI’s pricing model transformation project on a contracted basis.
unum group income protection model baselining
Developed baselining model to compare against RAFM reserving tool.
Created, implemented and communicated results of a test plan covering the model.
Advised and made changes to spreadsheet used to create RAFM inputs as a result of found inconsistencies.
Documented full process with multiple stakeholders in mind.
Reviewed updated to pricing assumptions being used.
Produced comparisons of reserves done using different assumption bases by creating a reusable tool.
senior actuarial analyst
reassure nov 20 - oct 21
Triaging, presenting, completing and testing small to medium data changes.
Correcting issues found as a result of analysing static data files.
Analysing large data files to find issues within model point files.
Working alongside the Corporate Applications team to correct issues found.
Supporting and teaching staff around unused code languages.
Translating Python code into C++
Completed projects for teams with short timeframes whilst learning new tools and languages.
Fully integrated as a team member whilst working remotely.
senior actuarial analyst
capita life and pensions sep 16 - nov 20
Managing day to day running of the team as well as long term planning and raising any potential issues with senior management.
Line management of up to 3 reports at a time.
Leading multiple projects, including responsibility for the work of qualified actuaries.
Estimating and supporting delivery of large projects to successfully remediate customers and reduce clients future liability.
Creating a task monitoring database, analysed the results and found a solution to reduce the team workload by over 50%.
Leading all actuarial projects as well as being Subject Matter Expert dealing with technical and non-technical audiences.
Working on large remediation projects, building efficient tools within VBA that could be reused.
Researched and presented to Senior Management the benefit of learning new languages including PowerShell and Python
Working directly with the client to find solutions to problems.
Supported graduates on Performance Improvement Plans to bring them in line with expectations of output.
Supporting the operations team with bespoke policy calculations from first principles and other technical issues.
Building and amended EUCs using VBA and functions for use within Customer Service and Operations teams.
Building a tool to extract prices from a legacy system, saving months of manual processing time and reducing further risk.
Assisted with graduate recruitment.
education
institute and faculty of actuaries
Exam passes to date: CS1, CS2, CM1, CM2, CB1, CB2, CB3, CP1, CP2, CP3, CT9, SP5 and SP6.
Stage 1 and 2 professionalism.
university of surrey
BSc (Hons) Mathematics 2:1
further skills
Strong focus on technical IT skills including the following languages Python, R, Matlab, Fortran, VBA, Go, Rust and React. Keen interest in using large data sets to understand and locate further efficiencies as well as learning about Machine Learning and other Data Science concepts.
Key personal development projects includes building a Machine Learning Algorithm from scratch using Linear Algebra concepts and the ndarray library, building a web app using Golang that utilises a Postgres Database for data storage.