CHRISTOPHER SLOAN

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10049 Apollo Bay Way Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 Csloan1000@gmail.com (303) 507-2316

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Capital markets, financial modeling, valuation analysis, NPV, IRR, statistical analysis, and Value-atRisk Strong analytical skills and broad reporting experience to senior management Advanced Microsoft Excel and Access skills Bloomberg, SEC EDGAR, First Call, HPDI, SalesForce, and Thomson One Institutional Research

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BMO CAPITAL MARKETS DENVER, CO Equity Research Associate, Energy and Power Apr-09 to Present

Create and maintain financial and equity valuation models on oil and gas exploration & production companies with market value from $200 million to over $16 billion. Utilize models in earnings estimate forecasting and to support investment recommendations. Maintain and grow industry knowledge through trade articles and participate in sector companys quarterly earnings and operational update calls. Assist the research analyst with investor research notes including research, analysis, and graphing of oil and gas well results from various sources including HPDI and state websites. Respond to questions from investors and coverage companys investor relations department on financial and valuation models, and investment thesis. Perform ad-hoc financial analysis for Institutional Investors, BMO sales force, and the BMO Senior Energy Analyst including cash flow and valuation sensitivity analysis.

XCEL ENERGY DENVER, CO Risk Measurement and Reporting Analyst -

Feb-08 to Apr-09

Produced daily risk reports to measure open trader positions, profit and loss, and value at risk on the proprietary trading book to the CFO and other senior management. Reconciled proprietary book discrepancies between commercial accounting, risk management and front office. Monitored trader open positions, VaR limits, and stop loss limits on a daily basis and made formal notifications when limits were exceeded. Contributed in the development and conversion of Panorama risk system to SAS Bookrunner system. Developed reports and provided analysis to the Director of Gas Supply regarding the natural gas winter heating season hedging program.

LEHMAN BROTHERS ENGLEWOOD, CO Asset Manager -

Aug-06 to Feb-08

Responsible for tracking the profits and losses of Scratch and Dent and Non-Performing mortgage loans for the Lehman Brothers trading desk. Provided due diligence of potential acquisitions to including the review of broker price opinions and servicing correspondences. Provided recommendations on the mortgage loan pools to the trading desk which were used in the final pricing of the pools. Reviewed best practices to handle non-performing loans and made recommendations to the Lehman Brothers trading desk

LEHMAN BROTHERS ENGLEWOOD, CO Transactions Analyst -

Apr-04 to Aug-06

Worked directly with Lehman Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) Traders in the securitization process of mortgage loans, providing data on available mortgages eligible for securitization and clearing any issues that would prohibit the loan from being sold. Averaged approximately 4-6 securitizations per month with portfolio values from hundreds of millions to greater than $2 billion dollars. Reviewed servicing and securitization legal agreements to ensure the Firms best interest was represented, and coordinated the transfer of loans with various Servicers and Mortgage Insurance Companies. Responsible for generating the Aged Inventory Scorecard which identified aged inventory for senior Aurora management and the Lehman Brothers trading desk. The report was used to clear any issues with the loans and to securitize the loan in a timely manner.

LEHMAN BROTHERS ENGLEWOOD, CO Loan Data Processor -

Aug-02 to Apr-04

Imported mortgage payment data files from various servicers to the SBO2000 Master Servicing database. The portfolios, valued over $75 billion dollars, were reconciled and the monthly payments transferred to the investor. Responsible for the transferring and reconciling of all origination loans from the origination database to the SBO2000 database.

CABLE AUDIT ASSOCIATES GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO Staff Auditor -

Jun-01 to Aug-02

Conducted site audits on cable and satellite companies on behalf of television networks and reconciled monthly subscriber payments to subscriber data. Drafted variance reports for the networks detailing discrepancies and included supporting documentation.

EDUCATION
Masters of Business Administration Concentration Finance University of Colorado Denver Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Concentration Finance Colorado State University Aug-09

May-01

CERTIFICATIONS
FINRA Series 7 & 63 General Securities Representative FINRA Series 86 & 87 Research Analyst

MILITARY EXPERIENCE
Security Policeman, Security Clearance: Secret Honorable Discharge United States Air Force, FE Warren AFB, Cheyenne, WY