PETER SIMMONS

PETER SIMMONS
3542 Lufberry Ave.
Wantagh, NY 11793
917.226.7607 psf85be4@westpost.net
SUMMARY
Global Financial Services Operations Professional with proven record of deliveri
ng operational excellence, reducing risk and optimizing processes by implementin
g innovative initiatives and repeatable processes/controls. Exceptional inter-pe
rsonal & communication skills. Experience of emerging and mature markets after l
iving and working on three continents, in both production and management positio
ns. Specific experience includes:
a Trade Settlements a Global Equities a Commodities
a Trade Communication Process a Foreign Exchange (Spot and Hedge) a Reporting
a Reconciliation a Futures a Documentation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Westside Hospitality Group, New York NY
March 2009 - Present
Bartender
Responsible, honest bartender working varied overnight and daytime shifts in bus
y midtown bar/grill. Combined ingredients to make cocktails and drinks. Collecte
d expense and operated the cash register. Provided food to clientele placed at b
ar. Checked IDs and identified unruly or intoxicated patrons to resolve problem
as and when required.
NEW YORK LIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, New York, NY August 2007 a" January 2009
Vice President
Managed team accountable for pricing, internal database management, corporate ev
ents, global trade transaction processing and settlements.
a Increased each individuals accountability, transparency of processes to senior
management, and implemented a risk mitigation mentality by instituting controls
and process including buy-in monitoring, corporate event notification and commu
nication, daily do not trade review and pricing verification.
a Implemented operational cost reduction, management controls and improved proce
ss timing after collaborating with IT to in-source international trade processin
g process from an external vendor across defined global trading aregionsa with d
aily trade volumes of up to 10,000.
a Component of management team responsible for implementation of multi currency
Geneva accounting system environment replacing an external third party vendor so
lution.
a Reduced trading errors and subsequent Operational issues significantly by deve
loping an intra day, in-house system reconciliation of positions for all traded
globally.
a Defined and implemented pricing and valuation policies by employing new intern
al controls, procedures and defining individual responsibilities.
a Facilitated Operational automation and risk mitigation for Equities, REITS, FX
, Futures and CFD Swaps by identifying appropriate market utilities and vendors.
MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, New York, NY August 2005 a" August 2007
Senior Associate, Hedge Fund Operations
Hedge Fund Operations Specialist responsible for all aspects of Client and Produ
ct Service in team designed to support Firm sponsored Hedge Funds.
a Ensured timely and efficient communication, settlement and reconciliation of t
ransactions by developing and implementing procedures on oversight functionality
between Prime Broker and Fund Accountant.
a Initiated improved, coherent and consistent client redemption methodology incl
uding checklist, client check delivery and documentation of and training for pee
rs to facilitate a succinct and repeatable process understood by all leading to
improved internal cash flow management and contented clients.
a Planned and implemented external vendor hosted STP infrastructure updating pro
cess from manual to an electronic procedure resulting in a scalable and resilien
t application utilized in marketing materials.
a Ensured Portfolio Managers daily cash invested optimally overnight by monitori
ng third party margin balances on exotic instruments including commodities and c
urrency positions.

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MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, New York, NY (contad) June 2003 a" August
2005
Senior Associate, Emerging Markets Operations
Supervised Emerging Market settlements team of five, ensuring timely and efficie
nt settlement of equity transactions.
a Minimized potential future risk by investigating, documenting and facilitating
internal education for anewa investment markets so trading could be initiated p
romptly.
a Standardized global internal systems and procedures as NY representative the M
SIM Global STP framework, responsible for implementing defined process changes t
o support MSIMas global business in a variety of products.
MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, New York, NY (contad) July 2000 a" June 2
003
Senior Associate, Program Trading Operations
Supervised Basket Trading settlements team of three ensuring timely and efficien
t settlement of transactions, including equities and foreign exchange trades in
global markets.
a Improved internal education relating to straight through processing (STP) by f
ounding, co-leading and facilitating of internal North American strategic taskfo
rce.
a Chosen by senior management to be Firm representative at industry forums inclu
ding ISITC.
MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, Singapore January 1998 a" July 2000
Senior Associate, Portfolio Management Operation
Provided operational support for local Portfolio Managers including daily benchm
ark reporting and monitoring and processing of corporate action related activity
in local region. Enjoyed and thrived in a multi cultural environment.
a Requested to re-locate by Firm senior management to assist local team assimila
tion into the Firmas global Operations model.
a Implemented SWIFT communication application and STP processing \ resulting in
a consistent, scalable and resilient application.
a Second in command of division Y2K command and control center reporting directl
y into Firm global command center.
MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, London September 1990 a" January 1998
Associate, Portfolio Management, London, UK
Provided operational support for local Portfolio Managers including daily pricin
g, trade processing/settlements and monitoring and processing of corporate actio
n related activity in the local region.

EDUCATION
Dovedale College, UK. (Now known as Essex University)
Banking & Finance (equivalent to BA)
COMPUTER PROFICIENCY
GIMII, Advent Geneva, Longview, Charles River, Macgregor Post Trade. Microsoft O
ffice. Bloomberg.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Coached variety of sports teams including head coach for boyas travel lacrosse t
eam.