David Gilligan CV

Personal Statement

I am originally from Ringwood, New Jersey, a suburb just beyond the bustle of metropolitan New York City. As such, I grew up with both the big city splendor and the quietude of my rural hometown. After graduating high school, I enrolled at Villanova University, in a suburb of Philadelphia. It was there that I began to hone burgeoning skills in computing and the mechanics of business and finance. After completing a senior-year independent study project on the impact of the upcoming single European currency, I became fascinated by international business. I directly enrolled at European University in Brussels, Belgium. After two semesters in Brussels, I decided to transfer to the University of South Carolina's Master of International Business Studies. Studying and working in Paris as part of my studies increased my desire to work in global finance, technology and information management. From there, I went on to work in various cultures, industries, languages, responsibility levels and work cultures.

Currently I am enrolled in my final semester at the University of South-East Norway (Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge) for an MSc in Information and Technology with a specialization in Systems Engineering. I am currently working on my thesis with TechnipFMC on Accounting for Scope 3 Carbon Emissions in Purchased Goods. I have a BS in Finance, an International MBA, and more than 15 years of experience in IT/Finance/Data Analysis. I also have extensive experience in risk management and business analytics/intelligence experience, both as a user and developer. I speak native English, very good working French and intermediate-level Norwegian. With varied experience in Finance, Risk Management/Modeling, Project Management and Information Technology, I bring a unique breadth of insight to complex technical challenges, as well as an international perspective, and an excellent work ethic to any project I undertake. I strive to create value by integrating my Finance and IT backgrounds with the international breadth and depth I have been fortunate to develop.

David Gilligan CV

Personal Information

Profile

Strong educational and professional experience internationally. I am enthusiastic about information technology and applying innovative ideas to create innovative solutions to problems faced. Studied various disciplines, including finance, management, communications, information technology, and systems engineering.

Education

• Master of Science in Innovation and Technology Management/Specialization in Systems Engineering | Universitet i Sørøst Norge | Master Thesis: Accounting of Scope 3 Carbon Emissions (in conjunction with TechnipFMC) | Kongsberg, NORWAY | 2022 - Scheduled Graduation 2024
• Master of Arts in European Studies | Uniwersyet Jagielloński | Kraków, POLAND | 2 of 4 Semesters Completed | 2011 - 2012
• Master of International Business Administration (MIBS/IMBA) | Specialization in French Language and European Business | Internship: Zurich France | University of South Carolina – Columbia/L'école Supérieure de Commerce de Paris | Columbia, South Carolina – UNITED STATES/Paris, FRANCE | 1997 – 1999 Graduation
• Master of Business Administration | European University | Brussels, BELGIUM | 2 of 3 Semesters Completed – Transferred 1996
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration | Major in Finance – Minor in Communication Arts | Cum Laude Honors | Villanova University | Villanova, Pennsylvania, UNITED STATES | 1991 – 1995 Graduation

Experience

• Independent Consultant/Founder Gilligan Tech | Various | UNITED STATES and NORWAY | 2008 - 2022
· Provided consulting services in IT, in networking, programming, and internet services.
· Collaborated closely with clients to provide data analysis services.

• Technical Consultant | Kværner AS | Fornebu, NORWAY | 2013 - 2016
· IT and Finance Technical Consultant reporting to the Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance
· Founding member of a new Cost Estimating Model project which modernized Kværner’s tendering process.

• Assistant Vice President – Risk Management | Ariel Re | Hamilton, BERMUDA | 2006 - 2007
· Assisted in creating the hardware, software, and virtualization infrastructure to meet the requirements of over a dozen underwriters, risk analysts, and our bespoke risk management software team.
· Ran detailed catastrophe analysis on property treaty contracts using stochastic methods.

• Assistant Secretary/Underwriter – Risk Analysis/Property Treaty Underwriter | FolksAmerica/White Mountains | New York, New York, UNITED STATES | 2001 – 2006
     · Worked closely with the IT department to design and maintain the necessary technologies to support our worldwide risk management teams.
     · Analyzed property treaty and facultative risk models to assist in the pricing of reinsurance contracts.
     · Charged with training and mentoring our risk analysis teams in New York and Chicago.
     · As property treaty underwriter, analyzed using both objective and subjective criteria to determine the proper pricing based on our exposure.
     · Performed post-event risk assessments and assisted on mitigating and controlling our aggregate and regional exposures to catastrophes.

• Intern – Euro Conversion & Year 2000 Compliance | Zurich France | Paris, FRANCE | 1998 – 1999
· Intern to the Chief Financial Officer of Zurich France.
· Created "Euro 1999" sub-website for clients and business partners in Lotus Notes.

Information Technology

• Advanced: Catastrophe Modeling Software (AIR & RMS suites), Microsoft Excel, SQL, HTML
• Intermediate: PHP, C#, Promineo, Networking, Hardware Maintenance, CMS (WordPress, Joomla), Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Project, Teams, Visio), Objective C, ColdFusion
• IWorking Knowledge: Python, R, QlikView, AstahML, IBM SPSS
• Coursera: The Data Scientist's Toolbox, Managing Data Analysis, A Crash Course in Data Science, Building a Data Science Team

Languages

· English – Native
· French – Working Proficiency
· Norwegian – Limited Working Proficiency

Skills, Abilities & Miscellany

· Cross-cultural education and professional experience
· Project Management
· Interned in Paris for the CFO of Zurich France in the Euro conversion project, 1999
· Associate of Reinsurance (Are) Designation
· Stakeholder analysis
· Mentoring and Training
· Cross-cultural education and professional experience
· Stakeholder analysis
· Designed and Programmed iStout, for Apple's AppStore. Approved by Apple in 2010
· Mentoring and Training
· Cross-cultural education and professional experience

Activities and Interests

Chess, information technology, French literature/music, cooking, and travel.