GERARD HALLAREN, CFA

Littleton, CO 80120, (303) 478-3132, gfh@outlook.com

Summary
Data Analysis Team - Action.
Skills
Investment Research Financial Analysis Planning Budgeting Credit Analysis Published with market dictated
deadlines Compliance SEC and FINRA reporting GAAP AML SOX FINRA qualified series 7 63 24 28 87
Finance Internal Control with C-Level Reporting External Reporting and Analysis Product Costing Revenue
Recognition Compliance Communications Technology & Database CapitalIQ/FactSet/Bloomberg Investor
Relations PC and Mac agnostic Excel expert, Daily user Word, PowerPoint, and Tableau Basic SQL /Access
skills Experience with Salesforce, QuickBooks, Hyperion, Dynamics GP, Peachtree, SAP Javelin Cloud
Professional Experience
LONG FOCUS CAPITAL

Greenville, SC
3/14 thru 3/16
Deep value analyst covering retail, autos, airlines, technology, spectrum, and telecom. Used data mining and big
data integration techniques to harmonize Bloomberg, CapitalIQ, and internal systems. Primarily used P&L
exception analysis and unique KPIs as the foundation for identifying and qualifying investments. Fund liquidated
3/31/16.

CONSULTANT - ANALYST

Realized large gains: 40%+ in airlines (AAL DAL, LUV, JBLU,) and a 4X+ return on spectrum owner STRP
Holdings 1/1/16: FCAU, S, T, VZ, IRDM, and GE
Only equity analyst to add value in 2015.

JANCO PARTNERS

Greenwood Village, CO
2011-2014
Produced and published institutional research on large and mid-cap domestic wireless and wireline carriers.
Responsible for budget reconciliations, monthly, quarterly, and annual FINRA reporting of P&L and capital position.
Prepared offering documents. Re-established partnership with CapitalIQ.
FINANCIAL ANALYST/PRINCIPAL

Directed and executed custom research and banking engagements to C-level executives for up to 10 figure
M&A deals and Spectrum Transactions up to 8 figures Cloud brokerage Big Archiving WISP consolidation
Mobile Marketing Airline Flight Automation.
Developed proprietary KPIs for assessing spectrum value as part of overall carrier valuation.
Halted decline in research revenue through restructuring and reallocation of funding
Prepared and delivered presentations to C-level executives in several industries
Generated cost savings and research improvement by implementing Tableau with large databases.

JRPG / TOWNHALL RESEARCH

Littleton, CO
FOUNDER/ANALYST/PARTNER
2006 2011
Built and operated all aspects of firm providing personal service and customer based research for institutional
clients. Specialties included FCC policy, spectrum valuation, international telecom, network equipment, software,
and handsets. Established partnership with CapitalIQ.

Grew client base from 0 to 30+ Institutions with investment research coupling independent
technology & market research with large financial databases
Conceptualized and delivered investment research coupling unbiased, independent technology &
market research with large financial databases.
Developed KPIs for equity valuation and forecasting using large data bases.
Managed firm P&L and finances.

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META GROUP GARTNER

Stamford, CT
2001 2006
Began with First Albanys META Group Joint Venture. Leveraged META analyst relationships to improve the product
and service. Developed and published models linking proprietary industry data to stock market results using data
mining and screening and KPIs for multisector analysis. Transitioned to Gartner following its purchase of META.
Supplemented industry research with FactSet, Bloomberg, and CapitalIQ.
FINANCIAL ANALYST PRINCIPAL

Published on such topics as Web Services, Agile Design, Enterprise Storage and Networks, Compliance, IT
Budgeting and Planning. Single most popular author among META Group clients.
Grew client base for First Albany/METAs weekly research product to more than 3,000 from fewer than 100.
Launched weekly one-minute, opt-in voice blast that garnered more than 500 listeners in less than a year.
Restored First Albanys technology conference business
Co-founded META Groups Sarbanes-Oxley practice, assisted in META premerger compliance using Hyperion
Planner, Essbase, Excel, and Access to consolidate multiple accounting systems.
Grew client base for First Albany/METAs weekly research product to 3,000+ from fewer than 100
institutional investors, developed one-minute, opt-in, voice blast that garnered 500+ weekly listeners
First business unit in Gartner to implement and use Salesforce.

HANIFEN IMHOFF / STIFEL NICOLAUS

Denver, CO
RESEARCH ANALYST/DIRECTOR
1998 2001
Led a 30+ member team in transforming to a $7.5MM profitable institutional brokerage from a $7.2M money
hemorrhaging operation. Instrumental in selling the entire firm. Began as Analyst/Director of Research. Regularly
used Bloomberg and Great Plains ERP to manage firm P&L and credit risk. Compensated on P&L improvement.

Strategically reduced and refocused research to improve firm revenue and profit
Mobilized smaller research staff to improve content and expand coverage by focusing on specific investment
theses and incorporating new analytical disciplines (unit KPIs, ROE and Porter)

INVESCO TRUST COMPANY

Denver, CO
ANALYST SECTOR FUNDS GROUP, TECHNOLOGY, and ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
1994-1998
Co-manager of Global Technology, Sole manager of Environmental Sciences Successfully improved Forbes up/down
tech fund ranking to A/C from A/F, integral in capturing nine-figure increases in AUM Received fourth and fifth stars
from Morningstar Ratings. Achieved this by investing in Y2K, internet design, networking, storage, and computing.
Regular Bloomberg, FactSet, and Baseline user.
HANIFEN IMHOFF
Denver, CO
Research Analyst
1991-1994
Responsible for institutional research on Colorado technology and the global storage industry Ranked #1 or #2 topearner in department throughout tenure. Garnered several Institutional Investor honorable mentions. Developed
unique KPIs linking technology, P&L analysis, and stock valuation for disk drive companies and the industry.
Reviewed and evaluated hundreds of 10K, 10Q, 8K and other SEC filings. Implemented document delivery systems
which increased department productivity, improved research quality, while reducing cost.
MINISCRIBE
Longmont, CO
Director, Plans and Controls, Investor Relations
1989 -1991
Rebuilt control system for a $750MM company by augmenting un-auditable spreadsheets with analytic software
(Javelin) and aligning controller compensation with firm objectives. Corrected ongoing deficiencies and quantified
past fraud using a blend of financial statement and internal data analysis. Identified a previously unknown $20MM
annual skim within the supply chain. Responsible for investor communications prior to the firms bankruptcy.
Prepared various 10Ks, 10Qs, and other SEC filings as firm brought its filings to date.
Education
BA, Economics, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, simultaneously completed all
requirements for a BBA in Finance from the Business School.
Gerard Hallaren, gfh@outlook.com, 303-478-3132

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Chartered Financial Analyst, CFA Institute, Charlottesville, VA

Other Classes and Programs: Dale Carnegie, Crosby (6 Sigma), Coursera (UCSD Hadoop, Yale - Shillers Financial
Markets), Udemy (SQL refresher Tableau), Babson, Northeastern, and Boston University
Other
Named Inventor: US patent 5824929 A "Musical instrument self-tuning system with calibration library"
Promoted to IEEE full membership in 2012 based on patent and publications despite not being an engineer.
Volunteer: CFA Financial Analysis Research Challenge Instructor & Mentor, Street Survival Driving Instructor
Hobbies: Hiking, Bicycling, Music