Class Note 2017
Issue
March-April 2021
Congratulations Lotanna “Lota” Ezenwa for commissioning as a second lieutenant of the U.S. Marines Corps! What an amazing accomplishment! Lota completed the officer candidates’ school at the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Virginia, where he was evaluated in academics, leadership, and physical fitness. Based on Lota’s outstanding performance, the platoon commander recommended that Lota commission into the Marine Corps as a second lieutenant. In 2021 he looks forward to completing his next phase of intense training.
Lota’s experiences at Dartmouth helped intensify his interest in civic duty and joining the Marine Corps. After researching and studying the national security issues surrounding technology in “Introduction to Computer Science,” he realized that the most valuable thing he could do for the community would be to not only foster an interest in mathematics and systems science but also bring that interest to an area where it can be most usefully employed. At Dartmouth he double-majored in mathematics and engineering sciences and then finished the B.E. with a concentration in systems engineering. He was also involved in the rugby and powerlifting clubs, Sigma Nu, and Tabbard.
After graduating, Lota moved to Chicago to work at the proprietary trading firm WH Trading, LLC; his main focuses were options on corn, wheat, bitcoin, and interest-rate futures. In May 2020 he joined Bank of America as a contractor in the global market risk analytics department, where he developed applications that modeled the bank’s risk exposures under extreme market conditions. Market volatility around the time of the initial worldwide Covid-19 response created ample opportunity to test, recalibrate, and adjust those models. While in Chicago Lota has been spending time with Will Young and Kia Amirkiaee ’19. He and Will were freshman roommates in Fahey-McLane, so they do a lot of reminiscing!
Congratulations, Lota, best of luck with your next phase of training, and thank you for your service!
—Dorian J. Allen, 33 Tuckernuck Ave., Oak Bluffs, MA 02557; dorian.j.allen.17@dartmouth.edu
Lota’s experiences at Dartmouth helped intensify his interest in civic duty and joining the Marine Corps. After researching and studying the national security issues surrounding technology in “Introduction to Computer Science,” he realized that the most valuable thing he could do for the community would be to not only foster an interest in mathematics and systems science but also bring that interest to an area where it can be most usefully employed. At Dartmouth he double-majored in mathematics and engineering sciences and then finished the B.E. with a concentration in systems engineering. He was also involved in the rugby and powerlifting clubs, Sigma Nu, and Tabbard.
After graduating, Lota moved to Chicago to work at the proprietary trading firm WH Trading, LLC; his main focuses were options on corn, wheat, bitcoin, and interest-rate futures. In May 2020 he joined Bank of America as a contractor in the global market risk analytics department, where he developed applications that modeled the bank’s risk exposures under extreme market conditions. Market volatility around the time of the initial worldwide Covid-19 response created ample opportunity to test, recalibrate, and adjust those models. While in Chicago Lota has been spending time with Will Young and Kia Amirkiaee ’19. He and Will were freshman roommates in Fahey-McLane, so they do a lot of reminiscing!
Congratulations, Lota, best of luck with your next phase of training, and thank you for your service!
—Dorian J. Allen, 33 Tuckernuck Ave., Oak Bluffs, MA 02557; dorian.j.allen.17@dartmouth.edu