The Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Qualifications

• Certificate in University Teaching and Learning (CUTL), 2020
• Pension Plan Administration Certificate (P.P.A.C.), Canadian Pensions and Benefits Institute, 2008
• Professional Risk Managers' International Association (PRMIA) Hedge Fund Risk Management course, 2008
• Certified Enterprise Risk Analyst (C.E.R.A.), Society of Actuaries, 2007
• Professional Risk Manager (P.R.M.), Professional Risk Managers’ International Association, 2006
• Bachelor of Laws, Honours (LL.B.), University of London, 1998
• Honours Bachelor of Science (H.B.Sc), (Major in Actuarial Science, Major in Statistics, Minor in Mathematics), University of Toronto, 1995

Fellowships and Training

• Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (F.S.A.), Society of Actuaries, 2008

Research Interest Groups 

1. Actuarial Science
2. Statistics
3. Jurisprudence
4. Sustainability
5. Education

Professional Experience

1. Expert Witness at the first application of The Smart Tables® at trial in the jurisdiction of Trinidad and Tobago.  March 2026

2. Principal investigator of an actuarial consulting exercise to assess risk exposure and recommend tailored insurance coverage for accountants in Trinidad & Tobago. (2025)

3. Actuarial Analyst at Jackson National Life. (1999-2001)

4. Actuarial Analyst at Manulife International. (2001-2004)

5. Pension Regulator for the Financial Service Regulatory Authority of Ontario (2007 – 2008)

Featured Work

1. The Smart Tables® Framework was used in its first judgment in the jurisdiction of Trinidad and Tobago. Reference to the framework appeared in paragraphs 54 to 63 of CV 2021-03996. (May 2026)

2. “Towards sustainable tertiary education funding in Trinidad and Tobago: integrating sin taxes, education savings plans and income-contingent loans”, Taylor and Francis Online. (May 2026) 

3. “Creating Complete Mortality Life Tables for CARICOM: The Cases of Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica”, The North American Actuarial Journal (NAAJ). (September 2025)

4. "The INSPIRE framework for transformative and inclusive education: a case study of the science faculty at a Commonwealth university", Emerald Insight. (April 2025)

5. ‘Why the Financial Services Industry Needs a Risk assessment Committee’. Trinidad and Tobago Express Business Section. Citations: 1 (April 2012)
6. ‘Transport Fatalities in T&T are 300% hike in cyclist fatalities in 2018’. Trinidad and Tobago Express Business Section. Citations: 1 (December 2018)

Honours and Awards

1. Awarded Special Recognition for Best Team Research at the UWISTA’s Principal’s Research Awards Ceremony for The Mortality Tables Project. (2025)

The Mortality Tables Project includes:

• Creating Complete Mortality Life Tables for Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica
• Creating Complete Mortality Tables for the Employed Population of Trinidad and Tobago
• The Smart Tables®

2. Awarded the most outstanding club Faculty Advisor at the university by the Guild of Students for the role of faculty advisor of the Actuarial Science Club. (2021-2022)

3. Inaugural winner of the Caribbean Actuarial Association’s Denise Radix Research Grant. (May 2026)

Public Service

1. Lead consultant in the development of the re-pricing protocols pertaining to the Caribbean Court of Justice’s Electronic Case Management System (2016 – 2020).
2. Leader of the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine’s component of the Caribbean Actuarial Association’s COVID-19 modelling team that provided support to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago during the ongoing pandemic crisis. (2020 – 2021)
3. Lead consultant in the development of a Purchasing Power Parity Matrix for the Caribbean Court of Justice (2021 - 2022).

Professional Memberships

1. The Society of Actuaries (SOA)
2. The Caribbean Association of Actuaries (CAA)
3. Academic Central Member of the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS)
4. Professional Risk Managers’ International Association (PRMIA)
5. CERA Global Association
6. International Association of Actuaries (IAA)

Courses Taught

1. Life Contingencies I (MATH 2115)
2. Life Contingencies II (ACTS 3001)
3. Mathematics of Finance I (MATH 2211) 
4. Regression and Time Series (STAT 3000)
5. Asset and Liability Management I (ACTS 3004) 
6. Asset and Liability Management II (ACTS 3014) 
7. Actuarial Science Project (ACTS 3000)

Research Projects

1. Principal investigator for:

• “Complete Mortality Tables for the Working-Age Population of Trinidad and Tobago” (2015 - ongoing). 
• “Complete Population Mortality Tables for Barbados” (2026 - ongoing).

2. Co-author of “The Kangaloo Case Companion to The Smart Tables®”, a book on quantifying damages in personal injury loss of earnings cases in the developing world. (2025 - ongoing) 

3. Principal investigator for the “Actuarial approaches to sustainable domestic energy consumption in Trinidad and Tobago” (2025 - ongoing)

4. Co-author of a journal article "Quality of Life Among Stone Patients with Urolithiasis in Trinidad". (2025 - ongoing).

5. Principal investigator in the investigation of the relationship between the social issues of crime, chronic diseases and mental development of children as it relates to potable water quality in different geographic locations in Trinidad and Tobago. (2019 – ongoing). 

Graduate Students

1. Rolan Mahabirsingh (ASA, 2017) – Associate Professional 2014-15
2. Sinead Deokiesingh – Associate Professional 2015-16
3. Rafael Guerrero – Associate Professional 2015-16
4. Kafi Warner (ASA, 2021) – Associate Professional 2016-17
5. Kara Sant – Associate Professional 2016-17
6. Aneilisse Kalicharan – Associate Professional 2017-18
7. Arianna Ali – Associate Professional 2018-19
8. Kristal Boodram – Associate Professional 2018-19
9. Valsson Tobias – Associate Professional 2018-19
10. Alisha Estrada – On the Job Trainee 2018-21
11. Gabriella Boneo - Associate Professional 2021-22
12. Aaisha Jackman - Associate Professional 2021-22
13. Zachary Ramlochan – Associate Professional 2021-22
14. Cyrus Lakhan - Associate Professional 2022 – 23
15. Chandini Gunpat - On the Job Trainee 2023-2025
16. Zara-Leigh Lewis - Research Assistant 2025 – Present
17. Avash Persad - Research Assistant 2026 – Present
18. Jadon Felix – Research Assistant 2026 – Present

Grants

1.  The Board of the CAA approved funding for Phase-II of the Caribbean Mortality Tables Project in the amount $10,000 USD. (2025)

2. Travel bursary from the CAA in the amount of $2000 USD to attend the IAA council and committee meetings at JoCo 2025 as the CAA’s education delegate to the IAA.

3. Bursary from the IACA Section in the amount of $650 USD CAD for the JoCo 2025 conference fee.

4. The Smart Tables® project is the first recipient of a research grant for an amount of $50,000 TTD from the Caribbean Actuarial Association (CAA) in its 33 years of existence. (2024)

5. Rudden-Smart Actuarial Research Grant in the amount of TTD$50,000 for The Smart Tables®. (2023)

6. Bursary from the IAA in the amount of $1000 CAD for travels expenses and the waiver of the conference fee of $2,694.60 CAD. (2023)

7. Bursary from the CAA in the amount of $800 USD for the fee of their annual conference in Trinidad and Tobago. (2023)

8. Awarded a grant of $42,000 TTD from School of Graduate Studies and Research at the UWISTA for a research project that I am Principal Investigator. (2019 - ongoing)