Portrait of Fuad Efendi

Fuad Efendi, MSc in Mathematics

I hold a Master’s in Mathematics from Moscow State University and began my career teaching mathematical economics and quantitative subjects at the university level. For the past 23 years, I’ve engineered financial systems—spanning capital-markets data platforms and risk-modeling integration—for major Canadian and U.S. banks. As core author and head editor across a portfolio of specialized sites (see below), I combine these arcs—math → software → teaching—to help candidates master fundamentals and practice deliberately at Mastery Exam Prep.

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Biography

Teaching runs in my family. I taught mathematics, statistics, and quantitative methods before relocating to Canada and moving into software engineering. That transition reinforced a constant theme: reduce complex systems to first principles, then rebuild with transparent, verifiable steps.

Across banking/fintech I’ve worked on core financial systems, capital-markets data platforms, risk-modeling integration, and regulatory reporting. I’ve contributed to the Apache Solr/Lucene ecosystem and led teams on testing, observability, and performance at scale.

Mastery Exam Prep extends that approach to certification learning—clear explanations, runnable/interactive practice, and honest trade-offs anchored to official blueprints and primary sources, aligned to current outlines and regulator guidance (e.g., CIRO, FINRA/NASAA, AICPA, CFA Institute).

Education

  • MSc in Mathematics — Moscow State University

Experience Highlights

  • 23 years in banking & fintech—risk technology and capital-markets infrastructure
  • Microservices, event streaming (Kafka), enterprise integration patterns
  • Search/relevance (Apache Solr/Lucene)
  • Bitemporal data, warehousing/OLAP, streaming ETL, analytics engineering
  • Developer experience at scale: testing, observability, performance, refactoring

Teaching Philosophy

  • First principles: derive before you memorize
  • Practice-forward: examples, edge cases, mastery checks
  • Plain language: concise text, diagrams when helpful, cite primary sources

Editorial Portfolio & Authorship

I serve as core author and head editor for these specialized knowledge bases:

Finance, Securities & Accounting

Technology & Management

Domains I Write About

Finance & Securities (CSC®, SIE/FINRA, NASAA, CFA® topics) Accounting (U.S. CPA, CPA Canada) Insurance (LLQP) Project Management (PMP®, CAPM®, Agile) Technology (Cloud, Security, CompTIA) Software Patterns & Architecture

Trust & Disclosures

  • Clear disclosure: I am not a CFA charterholder and not a CPA. Where required, finance/accounting pages undergo review by appropriately credentialed professionals.
  • Independence: Mastery Exam Prep is independent and not affiliated with CIRO/CSI, FINRA/NASAA, CFA Institute, PMI, AICPA/NASBA, CPA Canada, CompTIA, or provincial insurance regulators. Trademarks belong to their owners.
  • Editorial process: We prioritize primary sources (official blueprints/standards, issuer handbooks, vendor docs). Substantive pages may include reviewer name/date once completed.
  • Corrections: Email fuad@efendi.ca with sources; material fixes are logged on-page or in changelogs.

Collaborators & Reviewers — Volunteers Welcome

This site is free to read. I’m seeking volunteer collaborators and reviewers to deepen coverage and accuracy:

  • Subject-matter reviewers (charterholders, CPAs, PM professionals)
  • Item writers/editors for practice questions & vignettes
  • Python/data-viz & content-tooling contributors

Perks: on-page credit, reviewer badge, profile link, early access to drafts.