This document is a CV for Christopher Reid, outlining his professional experience and education. He currently works as a data researcher for Bloomberg New Energy Finance in London, maintaining databases and improving data tools. Previously he held internships in quantitative analysis, cleantech research, and the oil and gas industry. Reid has a master's degree from Ecole Polytechnique and Paris School of Economics, and an engineering degree from Oxford University. He is proficient in French, English, Spanish, and various data software.

1. CHRISTOPHER
REID
Home:
Contact:
Flat
15,
37
Westbourne
Terrace,
London
W2
3UR
cwreid18@gmail.com,
+447593390922
Date
of
birth:
Nationalities:
18/06/1990
French
and
South
African
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Sept
2014
–
current
Bloomberg
New
Energy
Finance,
London
–
Data
Researcher
Permanent
role
with
BNEF,
a
division
of
Bloomberg
LP
providing
analysis,
tools,
and
data
to
clients
in
the
energy
sector.
• Data:
updating
and
maintaining
databases
of
renewable
energy
assets
and
project
financing.
Monitoring
market
activity.
• Product
development:
improving
data
acquisition
tools,
automating
processes,
and
enhancing
client
functionality.
• Field
research:
gathering
data
in
Côte
d’Ivoire
for
Climatescope,
a
global
survey
of
conditions
for
clean
energy
investment.
April-­‐July
2013
Rouvier
Associés,
Paris
–
Quantitative
Analyst
Intern
4-­‐month
internship
in
an
award-­‐winning
investment
company
managing
€950m
for
private
and
institutional
clients
in
Europe.
• Risk
management:
optimized
hedge
ratios
in
a
strategy
using
derivatives
to
lower
volatility
while
maintaining
performance.
• Market
timing:
developed
an
investment
strategy
tool
to
identify
significant
trends
in
market
prices
quickly
and
reliably.
July-­‐August
2011
The
Cleantech
Group,
London
–
Research
Intern
2-­‐month
internship
in
a
private
company
providing
market
intelligence
on
cleantech
innovation.
• Research:
profiled
a
broad
range
of
cleantech
start-­‐ups
and
helped
develop
i3,
a
start-­‐up
discovery
platform.
• Client
interaction:
gathered
and
interpreted
feedback
on
the
product
from
a
key
Venture
Capital
client.
August-­‐Sept
2010
IPIECA,
London
–
Intern
in
the
Supply
Chain
Task
Force
(SCTF)
6-­‐week
internship
in
IPIECA,
the
global
oil
&
gas
industry
association
for
environmental
and
social
issues.
• Investigated
regulatory
pressure
on
oil
&
gas
companies
to
promote
environmental
and
social
responsibility
down
their
contracting
chain.
Presented
my
findings
and
recommendations
to
senior
managers
from
member
companies.
EDUCATION
2012-­‐2014
Ecole
Polytechnique
and
Paris
School
of
Economics
(PSE),
France
• High-­‐level,
research-­‐oriented
master’s
programme
in
theoretical
and
applied
economics.
Graduated
cum
laude.
• Year
1:
Quantitative
Economics
and
Finance
at
Ecole
Polytechnique,
France’s
most
prestigious
engineering
school.
• Year
2:
Economic
Analysis
and
Policy
(APE)
at
PSE,
one
of
the
top
10
economics
departments
in
the
world
according
to
RePEc
rankings.
Master’s
thesis:
“Long
Term
Contracts
and
Entry
Deterrence
in
the
French
Electricity
Market”.
2008-­‐2012
University
of
Oxford,
United
Kingdom
• M.Eng.
in
Engineering
Science,
upper
second-­‐class
(2:1).
Specialised
in
control
systems
and
renewable
energy.
• 4
th
year
research
project
completed
with
distinction:
“Graph
Decomposition
of
Dynamical
Systems”.
2005-­‐2008
Lycée
François
Premier,
Fontainebleau,
France
• French
Baccalauréat
with
International
Option
(OIB):
fully
bilingual
high
school
qualification.
Mention
Très
Bien
(top
5%).
• “Award
for
International
Understanding”
from
the
European
Council
of
International
Schools.
OTHER
EXPERIENCE
• Director,
Oxford
Climate
Forum
2012:
organised
a
leading
student
conference
on
climate
change
for
an
audience
of
300,
recruiting
and
managing
a
team
to
invite
prominent
speakers,
publicise
the
event,
raise
funds,
and
coordinate
logistics.
• Journalist,
Bolivian
Express
magazine:
joined
an
entrepreneurial
team
of
students
setting
up
an
English-­‐language
magazine
in
La
Paz,
Bolivia,
writing
articles
for
the
first
edition
of
the
magazine
(July
2010)
and
contributing
to
editorial
meetings.
• Oxford
University
Student
Chorus:
committee-­‐member
active
in
organising
events
for
a
choir
numbering
over
70
singers.
• Model
United
Nations:
delegate
to
conferences
in
Dublin,
The
Hague
and
Paris.
Best
delegate
award
in
Paris
(2008).
LANGUAGES
AND
SKILLS
• French
and
English:
native
–
raised
in
France,
in
a
South
African
family.
Afrikaans:
good
understanding.
• Spanish:
conversational
–
advanced
courses
at
Oxford,
in
Bolivia,
and
at
Ecole
Polytechnique.
• Numerical
software:
highly
proficient
in
MATLAB
and
Excel.
Working
knowledge
of
VBA,
SQL,
Stata,
R,
and
Python.
PERSONAL
INTERESTS
• Music
and
drama:
Violin,
Grade
8
level.
Performed
in
the
Master’s
Recitals
at
Oxford.
Lead
roles
in
musicals.
• Sport:
Rowed
in
1st
division
for
Pembroke
College,
Oxford.
Regular
squash
player.