Text Box: Where Science meets Economics Text Box: Decision Options, LLC Text Box: Gill Eapen MS, MBA, CFA Text Box: DECISION OPTIONS, LLC, Groton, CT                                                                   2001-Now Founder and Managing Principal Decision Options engages in three lines of businesses. (a) Strategic planning and financial advisory services – Primary focus areas are valuation, risk management and portfolio management. Focus industries are those exhibiting a high degree of uncertainty and managerial flexibility such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, high technology and energy.  (b) Do Asset Management - is a long-short equity quantitative strategy based on proprietary technologies developed by Decision Options. The fund started operations in October 2004. (c) Private equity and consulting in biosciences – Decision options network of scientists include experts in all aspects of pharmaceutical R&D. Activities include technical and business due diligence, valuation and angel investing.   Results: Decision Options has developed unique technologies (3 patents pending) and has applied them in two dozen companies solving problems in valuation, risk management and portfolio management. DoOptima, a VB.NET based software platform for complex option pricing in real and financial markets, utilizes simulation and dynamic programming to solve any combination of options, swaps, cash flows and technical risks. It also provides an innovative graphical interface for decision modeling. Do Asset Management has increased its asset base by 60% in the first year and shows higher Sharpe and Treynor ratios compared to broad markets and a positive alpha. Decision Options network of specialists have helped over dozen venture capital and start-up companies in due diligence, valuation, chemistry, biostatics and clinical studies.   PFIZER, Groton, CT                                                                                                 1997-2001 Group Director, Finance     (2000-2001)                                                                                 Member of the senior management team responsible for setting priorities in R&D. Led a team of professionals to create innovative analytical tools to aid decision making in the areas of portfolio management and long term planning. Helped create policy decisions in the area of capital investments, organizational structure, incentive mechanisms and growth targets. Established an internal consulting organization capable of providing solutions to operating managers in all aspects of analyses and planning including valuation, supply chain optimization and budgeting   Results: Expanded the level of business understanding of senior executives with scientific backgrounds and influenced better decision making for long term impact   Director, Finance    (1997-2000) Senior manager responsible for budgeting of investments in global R&D that span locations throughout the US, Europe and Asia ($4 bil per year). Re-engineered the budgeting process to significantly reduce manual efforts and cycle time and dramatically increase the decision and management power of the information generated. Developed a Monte-Carlo simulation based analytical technique for resource forecasting. Instituted productivity measurements and benchmarking among a few highly leveraged operational variables to enhance diagnostic power and forward financial planning. Created and implemented a new technique based on “Real Options” to value investments in technologies and early product ideas to make more optimal investment decisions. Conceptualized, designed and implemented web based architecture for financial and operational forecasted information to help managers plan and test scenarios. Standardized global financial reporting by systematically breaking down the cost structure into standard expense pools with identified expense drivers. Re-engineered the process and vehicle of financial reporting, utilizing global data warehouses and web based exception reporting.    Results: Changed the budget process from a yearly cycle to real time, reducing overall effort substantially and increasing decision power in the information multi-fold. Productivity measurements have led to identification and elimination of process bottlenecks. Innovative valuation techniques helped negotiate better deal structures. Unique and innovative systems solutions to financial reporting reduced information response time by 90%. New analytical techniques helped managers venture into areas not possible before.   DELOITTE & TOUCHE CONSULTING GROUP, Dallas, TX                                        1994-1997 Manager, 1996-1997 Senior Consultant, 1994-1996   Commodity distributor Created a new pricing policy and logic to create higher differentiation among customers based on price elasticity and purchase behavior. Implemented a new system across the 250 retail locations in the US   Results: Increased product margins by over 5% because of the higher customer differentiation and quick access to pricing logic over the desk-top   Specialty equipment manufacturer Analyzed reasons for breaks in customer service and recommended an organization structure to increase customer service including customer focused teams instead of a conventional functional structure   Results: Nearly eliminated customer complaints in a year   Software start-up Analyzed industry verticals to expand for a new software technology and made recommendations on prioritized industry segments for entry and timing   Results: Profitable entry into two additional industry segments   Logistics optimization Consumer goods manufacturer and marketer Analyzed American and European logistical network of manufacturing and distributing centers and reconfigured the network by scaling down the different types of products manufactured in the various plants   Results: Optimized logistical system with significant impact in the overall cost structure   ASEA BROWN BOVERI, Norcross, GA                                                                        1986-1992 Senior Engineer, 1990-1992 Principal Engineer, 1989-1990 Engineer II, 1988-1989 Engineer I, 1986-1988   Created simulation models for dynamic analyses of power plant and transportation structures. Clients include large electric utilities in the Mid West and Southern part of United States. Marketed engineering analysis software to aerospace and automotive clients. Clients include large aerospace and defense contractors as well as automobile manufacturers. Led a team of professionals in providing consulting services in the energy and manufacturing sectors.    ACADEMIC HISTORY   Harvard University                               Exec. Dev.        General Management   1999 University of Chicago                           MBA                 Finance, Economics     1994     Top 5% of class Northwestern University                      MS                   Structural Eng.            1986     Top 5% of class Indian Institute of Tech                        B-Tech             Civil Engineering          1985     First in class   AFFILIATIONS   CFA charter holder and member of the Hartford Society of Financial Analysts.