Hi, my name is Tristan Lalor. I am a senior at the University of Vermont studying finance, data analytics, and computer science. I am a creator at heart and am pursuing a career in software development.

Tristan Lalor

Education

University of Vermont Grossman School of Business, Burlington, VT

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Data Analytics and Finance Concentrations

Minor in Psychological Science

Overall GPA: 3.72/4.0

Computer Science GPA: 4.0/4.0

Finance GPA: 4.0/4.0

Dean’s List, Fall 2016 - Present

Technical Skills

Java, IntelliJ IDEA

Object Oriented Programming, Recursion, Abstraction, JLink, JPackage, some GIT

Created a standalone battleship application with programmed computer intelligence

Ruby on Rails, Javascript, CSS, HTML

The backend of this site runs on Rails

The frontend uses custom Javascript, CSS, & HTML authored by me

Python, Pycharm

Numpy, data structuring, visualization, modularization

Wrote a program to derive relationship between number of stocks in a portfolio and the average standard deviation of that portfolio

Structured Query Language, SQL Server Management Studio

Relational Database Design & Creation, Data Structures

Excel

Advanced Financial Modeling: valuation, macros, financial statement integration, proformas

Optimization Modeling: Built an investment model to maximize return/minimize standard deviation for any set of publicly traded securities

Experience

The Wall Street Seminar, Morgan Stanley & The Grossman School of Business, Burlington, VT

Selected Equity Research Analyst

Partner with Morgan Stanley Equity Research Associates to create a professional financial model, conduct extensive analyses on the company and industry, and value the equity on an intrinsic and relative basis

Evaluate a potential acquisition for a sell-side M&A deal, looking at precedent transactions, comparable companies, accretion/dilution analysis, and LBO modeling

Vermont Country Store, Corporate Headquarters, Manchester, VT

Data Analytics Intern

Created a relational weather database to be utilized in the company’s marketing

Analyzed the company’s recent retail acquisition to provide data-driven performance recommendations

Assessed relationships between catalog factors such as item placement and end demand to achieve meaningful projections for inventory forecasting

Created a forecasting tool for the marketing department to dynamically modify projected earnings based on various macro and internal factors

CFA Institute, Equity Research Challenge, Burlington, VT

Selected Participant

Conducted equity research for a $933 million company and wrote a comprehensive initiation-of-coverage report

Accumulated available information into financial forecasts to determine intrinsic value of company’s equity

Presented investment thesis, key drivers, and risks to panel of CFA judges

Leadership

Sustainable Innovation MBA Program, UVM Grossman School of Business, Burlington, VT

Finance Teaching Assistant

Tutor MBA students on advanced valuation, accounting, and mathematical concepts

Answer questions, grade assessments and give feedback

Digital Media Academy, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Music Production Teaching Assistant

Presented material on production software and theory

Worked with students to give feedback on projects and answer technical questions

Other

General Info

I love music production! I am a creator through and through whether that be on the technical side or the creative (like music & front end web dev). My life philosphy is to keep learning and creating and eventually be able to have a large positive impact on the world. Please feel free to reach out to me at any time – all my contact info is in the contact page under 'More' in the navigation bar.