Colton V. Kiser
Cryptocurrency Analyst, Digital asset investment management
Austin, TX · (501) 555 0176 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/coltonvkiser
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Five years in digital asset research and market data
INDUSTRIES
Digital asset investment management, market data services
SPECIALTIES
On chain analytics, wallet clustering, stablecoin flows, token reviews
SYSTEMS
Dune Analytics, Nansen, Python, structured query language, Snowflake, Tableau
CREDENTIALS
Chartered Financial Analyst level two candidate
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in economics, University of Texas at Austin
Executive Summary
Cryptocurrency analyst with five years covering digital assets, the last three on a research desk supporting a fund of about two hundred million dollars. Works mostly in on chain data, building dashboards on Dune Analytics and turning wallet activity into positions the portfolio managers can act on.
Signature Achievements
- Built a stablecoin flow dashboard covering four chains that the desk reads every morning before the open.
- Flagged unusual bridge outflows two days before an exchange paused withdrawals, which let the desk exit early.
- Wrote the token review framework the investment committee now applies to every candidate asset.
- Cut the monthly position report from six days to two by pulling balances straight from the custodian interface.
- Grew the firm weekly on chain letter from ninety readers to two thousand three hundred in a year.
- Saved about eleven thousand dollars a year in network fees by moving routine settlement to a cheaper chain.
Professional Experience
Cryptocurrency Analyst
Lone Star Digital Asset Management, Austin, TX 2023 to present
Research desk of six supporting a digital asset fund of about two hundred million dollars
- Covers eleven assets and publishes a written view on each one every quarter.
- Clusters wallets to size holder concentration before the desk takes a new position.
- Tracks exchange balances, staking flows and unlock schedules in a shared daily model.
- Reads Securities and Exchange Commission filings and enforcement actions for read across to held assets.
Research Associate
Balcones Market Data, Austin, TX 2022 to 2023
Data vendor of forty people selling exchange and on chain feeds to trading firms
- Wrote query logic that reconciled exchange trade prints against public chain settlement.
- Answered client questions on methodology for volume and liquidity metrics.
- Produced the monthly market structure note sent to about six hundred subscribers.
Investment Operations Analyst
Hill Country Trust Company, San Antonio, TX 2021 to 2022
Operations team of nine settling trades for private client portfolios
- Reconciled daily positions and cash across three custodians.
- Built the spreadsheet controls that replaced a manual settlement checklist.
Licensure and Certification
Chartered Financial Analyst level two candidate
Member, Austin Blockchain Collective
Education
Bachelor of Arts in economics, University of Texas at Austin
Certificate in data analysis, University of Texas at Austin extension program
Core Skills
On chain analytics · Wallet clustering · Dune Analytics · Python · Structured query language · Stablecoin flows · Token reviews · Liquidity analysis · Written research · Tableau