Breaking into finance as an engineer

[kwlesie]

Hi guys,

I know this was probably asked a bunch of times, but I was hoping someone can shed some light on this who may have had a similar experience / background as I did. My profile: -Industrial Engineer -focus on operations research (did a lot of the math basics for financial engineering: optimization, creating models, etc) -Just wrote and most likely passed CFA Level 1 -Previous work experience: Business Analyst (Supply Chain Industry) 16 months -Current role: Data Analyst type role in a Big Canadian Bank (not finance related, more on the IT side. 9 months so far)

What I want: An analytic role in capital markets, perhaps an equity analyst (not sure what would be an appropriate entry level role for someone in my situation?)

-I am thinking of picking up a few books that may help me get a deeper insight into some finance roles (I want to learn what quants, traders, and equity analysts do exactly).

-As a way to showcase the skills I have built up so far (Data analysis, BI software / Excel / MATLAB, cfa1) and to show case my interest for the field, I'm thinking of trying to create some kind of evaluation model for technology stocks (I have a few ideas).

What do you guys think? Any advice?

Thanks a bunch in advance to anyone who has any feedback.