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Risk Management

Ten years on the risk desk — from analyst to program lead.

Before cloud and AI, there was credit risk. Three roles across a decade — an in-house bank, a Big Four consultancy, and a founder-led advisory — building and validating the models regulators require banks to run: PD, LGD, EAD, ECL, IRB, ICAAP and IRRBB.

Key Build
An automated risk-parameter validation engine

Preset, configuration-driven test data is fed through a Python statistical validation pipeline that checks model outputs (PD, LGD, ECL) against expected ranges and thresholds, then auto-generates the audit-ready validation report — turning a manual, spreadsheet-heavy exercise into a repeatable, auditable process used across multiple bank engagements.

Co-Founder & Delivery Lead — Data & Risk Analytics (Consulting)
Econlab d.o.o. — Slovenia
2018 – 2023
  • Co-founded a quantitative risk consultancy; accountable for sales, staffing, delivery and client relationships.
  • Program lead for IRB internal ratings-based models for Ireland's second-largest bank and Slovenian banks — scope, work breakdown, model documentation, and client sign-off.
  • Led teams of 5+ modelers, analysts and developers on multi-bank regulatory programs with defined milestones and steering-ready reporting.
  • Built the automated Python validation engine above: preset/config-driven test data run through statistical checks, auto-generating regulator-ready validation reports for PD/LGD/ECL models.
  • Delivered credit risk, stress testing and regulatory analytics (Basel / IRB / IFRS 9) with full validation metrics and documentation.
IRBIFRS 9PythonRStatistical ValidationModel ValidationSQL / T-SQLTeam LeadershipClient Delivery
Quant Consultant / Project Manager — IFRS 9 & Risk
Deloitte — Slovenia
2015 – 2017
  • Project manager for IFRS 9 and risk engagements; led teams of 5+ consultants, quants and analysts.
  • Owned work plans, timelines and client communication for ECL programs (PD, LGD, EAD, staging, scenarios) at major regional banks.
  • Delivered modelling prototypes in R and Python plus full regulatory documentation and validation metrics.
  • Balanced audit and advisory workstreams — resource planning, quality review, and steering-committee-ready reporting.
IFRS 9PythonRSQLRegulatory ReportingAuditProject Management
Financial Risk Manager
Gorenjska Banka d.d. — Slovenia
2013 – 2015
  • Developed credit, liquidity and market risk models using R and Python.
  • Automated regulatory reporting using Oracle SQL, Advanced Excel and VBA.
  • Performed regulatory reporting, stress testing and scenario analysis — the foundation everything since has built on.
PythonRVBAOracle SQLFinancial Risk ModellingStress Testing