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Over the past three years I have immersed myself in cryptocurrency research and trading, honing my skills in empirical analysis, systematic strategy development and end to end backtesting. As a quantitative research consultant for GradientZero—a startup hedge fund—I built and validated two market neutral perpetual futures strategies. The first captured the carry premium between  perpetual future funding rates, and the second exploited basis spreads, while a third momentum approach leveraged a Python based change point detection algorithm to adapt to volatility regime shifts.

My technical expertise and the multiple skill sets learned and perfected in my previous employment, including risk management (at Cantor Fitzgeral), data discovery (Fountainhead AM), investing and trading research, and Qunatmental model building (Andurill Partners), validate my enthusiasm for quantitative research and highlight my ability to work on projects like the one you're promoting, making me a strong candidate for this position. 

Among my core strengths is the ability to develop end-to-end strategies by connecting to exchange APIs for data retrieval and trade execution, while building and maintaining the backend infrastructure. I take pride in creating stable, scalable pipelines that efficiently turn ideas into actionable trading strategies. What I am looking for in a team is the opportunity to grow through mentorship and collaboration, continuously sharpening my skills alongside experienced professionals.