Scott Shypula

Agnostic, Athlete, Idea generator, Investor, Single, World traveler

SCOTT P. SHYPULA 1200 Brickell Bay Dr., Apt 3602 • Miami, FL 33131• (305) 588-4360 Scott.Shypula@Gmail.com EDUCATION___________________________________________________________________________ CFA Level III Candidate June 2010 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA School of Arts and Sciences May 2005 Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Political Science and Philosophy Concentration in Economics Relevant Coursework: Corp. Finance, Macroeconomics & Financial Markets, Statistics, Economic Growth & Stabilization Leadership/Activities: Executive Board - Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Fox Leadership Program, Outing Club Gulliver Preparatory School, Miami, FL May 2001 AP Coursework: Macroeconomics (5/5), Microeconomics (5/5), Calculus AB (5/5), Physics B (5/5) WORK EXPERIENCE________________________________________________________ ____________ BiscayneAmericas Advisers – Miami, FL Jan 2008 – Present Emerging Markets Fixed Income SMA & Fund Manager Credit Analyst • Analyzed, modeled, valued, and recommended High Grade, High Yield and Distressed fixed income investments across all sectors in various regions including Latin America, Russia, CIS, Middle East and Asia. • Debt analyses include valuation based on capital structure, seniority, covenant analysis, relative value considerations, willingness of issuers to pay, political/macro environment, and potential recovery in bankruptcy scenarios. • Published comprehensive research reports on compelling credits for distribution to clients. • Wrote weekly market commentary for distribution to clients. • Provided investment pitches & company descriptions to marketing team for sales presentations. • Evaluated portfolios of prospective clients, presenting hold/sell recommendations with repositioning guidance. • Assembled portfolio regression & relative value analysis of portfolio proposals for client presentations. • BiscayneAmericas Portfolio Series (BAPS) – Securitization of Direct Lending, ABLs & other Assets. o Researched and analyzed investments for the BAPS structure. o Assembled Term Sheet for securitization and coordinated structuring of investment vehicle. Representative Companies: • Distressed Debt – NaftoGaz Ukrainy, Independencia, Vitro, Nakheel, Alliance Bank • High-Yield Debt – Trump Ocean Club, JBS Friboi/Bertin, Kazakh Gold, Maxcom, Bank CenterCredit • BAPS – Nearshore, ARB Arendal, CGM, ProElectrica Seneca Capital – New York, NY Feb 2007 – Dec 2009 Leading Event Driven Hedge Fund - $4B AUM Middle Office Analyst • Completed analysis of Dana Holding Corporation for Distressed Debt/Special Situations Equity portfolio manager utilizing comparable company multiples, financial & capital structure modeling & event-driven considerations. • Initiated development of robust series of internal controls & systems enhancements utilizing VBA for excel, SQL & advanced logic functions, dramatically improving efficiency of operations team & creating significant value • Led group in implementation of VPM accounting system, developing several data analysis tools & techniques in excel, & coordinating workflow with team through successful completion of project • Reported directly to CFO, Controller & Operations Manager for coordination of a wide range of projects • Product exposure includes: US & International Equities, Straight & Convertible Bonds, Futures, Options, Commodities, Currencies, CDS, US & International Equity Swaps, Interest Rate Swaps, Bank Debt & Private Equity Investments Radcliffe Group – Bala Cynwyd, PA May 2006 – Jan 2007 Convertible Arbitrage/Special Situations Hedge Fund - $500MM AUM Trading Assistant • Managed trade entry, allocations and subsequent trade breaks for up to $300MM of daily securities transactions • Analyzed rebate rates daily and moved short positions to optimize rebate treatment between 3 prime brokers • Prepared daily margin analysis report and subscriptions/redemptions/expenses worksheet for CFO • Tracked position reconciliation report to resolve inconsistencies between PB and fund holdings • Calculated monthly expenses related to over $100MM of PIPEs investments for 50+ deals • Initiated projects to go paperless and streamlined reporting process to increase efficiency PERSONAL INFORMATION_ _____________________________________ __ ___ __ _ • Interests: Travel, Classical & Bass Guitar, FX Trading, International Equity/Fixed Income/Commodities Markets • Languages: Proficient in Spanish

New Ideas, New Experiences, seeing familiar things in a different light, creation, entropy, reconciliation of free will & determinism.

Economics, Emerging Markets Strategy, Finance

Spanish guitar