Max Pyziur

Current

Analyst at PIRA Energy Group
Partner at Brama, Inc. - Ukrainian News & Information Web Portal

Past

Lead Energy Analyst at CPM Group - Commodities Research and Investment Banking
Programmer/Analyst at Victory Capital Management
Programmer/Analyst at Banc of America Securities Prime Brokerage

Programmer/Analyst at Integrated Decision Systems, Inc. (IDS)
Business Analyst at Borg-Warner Security Services
Application Developer at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis
Research Assistant at John M. Olin School of Business, Washington University in St. Louis
Summer Intern at Temporary Center, Tokyo Japan
Research Associate at Edward Jones
Administrative Assistant at HEAR, Inc., Non-profit corporation developing commissioned art work, New York, NY

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Education

Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School
City University of New York-Queens College
Saint Louis University

St. Louis University High School

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Connections

46 connections

Industry

Capital Markets

Max Pyziur’s Summary

Diverse background in business, finance, and information systems. Proven skills in analysis and managing complex project assignments. Experienced with writing comprehensive reports on deadline. Interested in opportunities in economic and commodities research.

Native English, Ukrainian; intermediate French. Married, US citizen.

Max Pyziur’s Specialties:

- Relational Databases: PostgreSQL, Informix, MySQL
- Programming: Perl, Unix Shell scripting, Informix 4GL, PHP, HTML
- OS: Linux, Unix, Windows
- Other: Apache, Sendmail, ecommerce
- Office Applications: Access, Excel, Word
- Enterprise Applications: Investment Portfolio Management Systems

Max Pyziur’s Experience

Analyst

PIRA Energy Group

(Oil & Energy industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year)
Partner

Brama, Inc. - Ukrainian News & Information Web Portal

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

May 1994 — Present (15 years 3 months)

Linux system administration with experience in full shell configuration of Apache webserver, Sendmail mailserver, PostgreSQL and MySQL database servers, HtDig search engine, Majordomo and Mailman listservers, and shopping carts. Highly knowledgeable of software installation and upgrades, cron automation, new user setup, backups, network security, and hardware configuration. Extensive use of shell, Perl, and PHP scripts for maintenance, database extracts, website updates, and other server tasks.
Lead Energy Analyst

CPM Group - Commodities Research and Investment Banking

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; CPM; Information Technology and Services industry)

August 2006 — April 2008 (1 year 9 months)

Developed firm's energy practice. Produced weekly and monthly research reports on crude oil, gasoline, distillates, and natural gas with additional research on uranium and indium. Communicated with practitioners; gave interviews to news organizations, including thestreet.com, Reuters, NDTV, AP, and Forbes. Articles published in Commodities Now (http://www.commodities-now.com/), Equities Magazine, and Зовнішні Справи (Foreign Affairs - government publication for Ukraine's diplomats; http://uaforeignaffairs.com/) magazines. Developed comprehensive commodities database using PostgreSQL, Perl, and Linux.
Programmer/Analyst

Victory Capital Management

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; KEY; Investment Management industry)

December 2002 — December 2005 (3 years 1 month)

Member of two-person GIM2 management team ($3.5 billion in assets, 14,000 SMA accounts). Using Unix shell, Perl, and Informix SQL, developed and maintained: assets under management (AUM), billing, sales commissions, privacy, and AIMR reports and data extracts; account classification system; scheduled database exception reporting system. Integrated data from 8,000 SMA accounts from new business acquisition.
Programmer/Analyst

Banc of America Securities Prime Brokerage

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BAC; Capital Markets industry)

January 1999 — December 2002 (4 years)

Member of seven-person GIM2 management team ($25 billion in assets, 125 hedge fund managers). Using Informix 4GL, Unix shell, Perl, and SQL, responsibilities included: report maintenance and development; maintenance and troubleshooting of system processes; training of new team members.
Programmer/Analyst

Integrated Decision Systems, Inc. (IDS)

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

March 1997 — December 1998 (1 year 10 months)

Responsibilities included: workaround solutions using shell scripts, & Informix reporting tools; data conversions and upgrades of existing applications & systems working both remotely and at client sites; installation and configuration of Informix and (GIM2) portfolio management software on Unix systems.
Business Analyst

Borg-Warner Security Services

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Security and Investigations industry)

October 1995 — January 1997 (1 year 4 months)

Reported to senior management on projects including: presentations for investment analyst meetings; marketing studies and business plan development; design and implementation of company’s first website. Was principal adviser on IT outsourcing, saving company $3 million.
Application Developer

Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis

(Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

April 1994 — September 1995 (1 year 6 months)

Responsibilities included design, debugging, testing and implementation of a bibliographic database application.
Research Assistant

John M. Olin School of Business, Washington University in St. Louis

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Research industry)

June 1991 — May 1994 (3 years)

Projects included research of accounting standards, mergers and acquisitions, and executive compensation data. Data input into SAS.Research used in the publication of "Stock-based incentive contracts and managerial performance: the case of Ralston Purina Company" by Cynthia J. Campbell and Charles E. Wasley published in the Journal of Financial Economics.
Summer Intern

Temporary Center, Tokyo Japan

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Human Resources industry)

June 1990 — August 1990 (3 months)

Developed marketing surveys; performed analyses of major competitors' financial statements.
Research Associate

Edward Jones

(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Financial Services industry)

September 1985 — August 1989 (4 years)

Quantitative analyses for securities analysts, database applications for administrative purposes. Successfully completed Series 7 (NYSE) and Series 63 (Missouri) Securities Licensing Exams. Some supervisory experience of six-person clerical staff.
Administrative Assistant

HEAR, Inc., Non-profit corporation developing commissioned art work, New York, NY

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Performing Arts industry)

September 1979 — July 1980 (11 months)

Revisions of commission requests and articles. Located and helped establish a research and development facility in Jersey City, NJ. Instrumental in the success of a major commission in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN in May, 1980

Max Pyziur’s Education

Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School

MBA , Finance , 1989 — 1991

Coursework included advanced corporate finance, investments, derivatives, financial statement analysis with emphasis on event studies, economics, and econometrics.

Activities and Societies:

Member of the International Club
City University of New York-Queens College

Music Theory 1979 — 1980
Saint Louis University

B.A. , Music Theory , 1972 — 1975

Activities and Societies:

Jazz Band
St. Louis University High School

1968 — 1972

Senior Project involved volunteer work on an Ojibway Indian Reserve located on Canada's Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron.