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Q & A with Rohit Rathod, Senior Oil Market Analyst Rohit is Vortexa’s Senior Oil Market Analyst in Vortexa’s America’s team. Rohit has a Masters in Energy Management and Systems Technology from NYIT and 9 years of Market Analysis experience. Fun fact: Rohit likes to attend a haunted/ghost tour in every new city he visits, even though he has never actually seen a ghost and doesn’t know if they exist. We wanted to find out what inspired Rohit to join Vortexa, what some of his biggest milestones have been to date and what day-to-day life really looks like for the Senior Oil Market Analyst…
Mental Health Awareness Week at Vortexa To mark Mental Health Awareness Week Vortexa invited special guest Josh Connolly, one of the UK’s most influential mental health advocates, who regularly speaks on BBC, ITV & Channel 5 news and has contributed to mental health policy, to speak about his own experiences. He has also spoken in the House of Commons, contributed to mental health policy, and even advised the scriptwriting team on Hollyoaks. Josh has run resilience workshops for village schools and global brands alike. Additionally, he is an ambassador for Nacoa – a national charity supporting people affected by a parent’s drinking.
A day in the life of… Lekan Ogunlana, Graduate Analyst Lekan is a Graduate Analyst at Vortexa. He studied at Imperial College where he read MSci Geology followed by a MSc in Metals and Energy Finance. He also plays for Hampstead and Westminster Hockey Club in the England Hockey League Premiership Division Fun fact: Although (as self described) of average height, Lekan can clear 2 metres in the high jump!
Q & A with Matteo Pallini, Senior Software Engineer After studying economics and statistics in Milan Matteo experienced first hand working in a large institution (the European Commission), in a large corporation (Procter & Gamble) and latterly in a small tech start-up (iwoca). Out of the three he fell in love with the last one, and since then all of his work experiences have been within tech companies. Outside of work Matteo spends as much time as possible on mountains (either skiing, climbing or hiking). When that’s not possible he loves reading old (and for most people boring) books (aka classic literature). Fun fact: 'After having been asked by many international friends “Have you ever seen a fox in London?” I can proudly say that I have also been bitten by one.'
Our London team took on the Clothing Challenge at Whitechapel Mission 👕🧥 We are proud to support Whitechapel Mission in making a positive impact in our community. A big thank you to everyone involved in sorting, organising, and distributing clothing to those in need to make the day a success! Take a look at the Vortexa Team in action...
A day in the life of… Christos Krigkou, Associate Data Analyst Christos supports research and analysis tasks related to crude flows and using internal tools and processes, he helps maintain data quality, spot market trends and draw key insights. Prior to joining the company, Christos was based in Cyprus and worked at D.G Techlink LTD as a User Acceptance Tester Lead and has studied Chemistry at Imperial College London. Fun fact: Christos is the 7th Chris at Vortexa.
A day in the life of… Karolina Jasinska, Content & Creative Ops Manager Karolina moved to London and completed her BA in Film Practice and MA in Strategic Marketing. Before working in marketing she was a director and producer for various short films. Prior to joining the company, Karolina worked at Bonhill as a Content Manager. Fun fact: Karolina is a certified PADI Rescue Diver
A day in the life of… Dylan Simpson, Freight Analyst Dylan is a Freight Analyst, responsible for our weekly Freight Newsletter as well as the freight content in our weekly market briefings. Alongside his market analysis, Dylan also explores the freight API/SDK and creates new use cases for our analysts and clients. Prior to joining the company, Dylan worked as a Maths teacher. Fun fact: Dylan appears in a music video from his favourite band, Seether.
Q&As with Kishor Patel, VP Application Development Kishor works as VP of Application Development in the R&D team in London. Before joining the company, Kishor worked at an Insurtech in London where he built and led engineering teams. Prior to his time in London, he spent over a decade working in the healthtech and insurance industries in Australia. Fun fact: Kishor can hold his breath underwater for 3 minutes!
Celebrating Women’s History Month: in conversation with Frances Ellis International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month are global events celebrating achievements of women and raising awareness of challenges that women across the world still face. To mark these events and open up conversations within our team, we invited various members of the Vortexa team to share their journeys, the meaning of these celebrations and women they find inspiring. This week we sat down with Frances Ellis…
