Danny Davidson Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, Us

- Played an integral role in the launch of Goldman Sachs’ cutting edge commercial banking platform- Served as Scrum Master for the Data Platform teams in both NY and Bangalore.- Coached various teams across the Transaction Banking Program on bespoke implementation of Agile best practices- Acted as release manager for the Data Platform teams, helping to coordinate with other teams to operate in a CI\CD release environment- Filled the role of Jira administrator for the Transaction Banking Program, frequently creating unique solutions for complex, program-wide problems

New York, Ny, Us

- Managed multiple scrum teams of various sizes concurrently- Spent significant time coaching teams across the program in correct Agile (scrum\kanban, primarily) practices including, but not limited to, teaching webex classes, creating documentation to be distributed within the company, and multiple one-on-one sessions with co-workers to ensure they understood the value in Agile methodologies.- Was given 3 at risk projects\workstreams that were successfully brought back on track within 3 sprints (each) - Served as the Atlassian (JIRA\Confluence) guru for the entire program

New York, Ny, Us

- Managed the delivery of several key features of Moodys.com that spanned multiple scrum teams internationally- Successfully brought 2 at-risk project deliveries back to “green” within 2 iterations of taking leadership of the respective teams- Efficiently bridged the performance gap between my teams and teams in other parts of the company that did not adhere to agile timelines, principles, or release dates

Paris, Fr

Prime Brokerage - Commodity Futures/Options IT● Worked with product owners from various teams to manage and prioritize backlog of enhancements and bug fixes● Managed QA and UAT phases of multiple upgrades to trade management system, clearing system, and risk tools● Worked closely with internal project stakeholders, vendors, and international exchanges to build and maintain solid business relationships● Coached existing team on the implementation and advantages of tailor-fit Agile methodologies

New York, Ny, Us

Agile Project Manager- Worked strategically with WM Risk and Compliance groups to create and deliver trade surveillance models to keep the firm complaint with current and future regulatory mandates.- Managed multiple projects simultaneously using a variety of SDLC\PLC delivery methodologies - Managed project teams in NY, Mumbai, and Shanghai concurrently - Routinely interacted with senior client-side management to make key project decisions- Acted as an Agile Ambassador for the Global WM Tech & Data team- Served as a BA and QA on projects if needed writing all necessary technical and functional documentation- Served as a Mentor to several employees as part of the firms Mentor\Mentee Relationship Program

New York, Ny, Us

Consultant, SPG, International Investment Bank, 2013-2014Managed in-house team of UX, Tech, and Prod.Owners in conceptualizing and designing an application to streamline and enhance trader and sales communication as well as utilize enriched data mining and artificial intelligence to suggest alternative products based on previous client behaviors.Consultant, Fixed Income, International Investment Bank, 2013-2014Managed an in-house team in the creation and build-out of L3 technical support solutions, designed to support the build and integration of a large single-dealer fixed income platform created by Lab49.Consultant, Fixed Income, Government-Sponsored Entity , 2013Managed a technical team to help build a distributed large-scale agency bonds origination and securitization platform designed to handle all clients agency origination volume; expandable to accommodate origination of structured products as well.

New York, Ny, Us

• Coordinated the extraction and validation of the entire Global Commodities data for Federal compliance• Served as North America's project manager for the global migration of confirmations to DCPP• Managed the migration of OTC brokers onto Target State Architecture (Athena). • Assumed Business Analyst role in addition to Project Management on all projects• Chaired weekly calls with global stakeholders as well as Executive and Managing Directors

New York, Ny, Us

•Directly handled the settlement process for 40+ counterparties for both physical and financial power•Reduced overall P&L exposure due to outstanding imbalances by >$500,000.00 • Conceptualized and implemented a project to increase productivity within the physical power groups in North America by redesigning the process in which imbalances are identified and reconciled•Worked strategically with senior management, front office, middle office, and IT to effect change throughout the global commodities group•Built and maintained excellent personal relationships with external clients as well as other groups throughout the investment bank.

•Worked closely with economic development authorities, energy technology firms, research and development groups, public officials and coal companies to facilitate economic development on post-mined land in West Virginia•Served as the project manager for Southern West Virginia for the ARRA Energy Efficiency Community Block Grant program (~$9MM project)•Served as a member of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission’s CO2 pipeline taskforce•Associate member of Southern States Energy Board•Acted as a liaison to Governor Joe Manchin III for energy policy analysis•Created the “Clean Electricity for America Act” a unique climate change bill that adopts the successes of cap and trade and melds them with the security interests of energy intensive states in America•Worked closely with Marshall University’s brownfields assistance center and visual engineering lab to help develop the most comprehensive ways of utilizing data from post-mined land and using it as a marketing tool for prospective clean energy or business opportunities

New York, Ny, Us

•Handled the settlement process for 30+ counterparties in both East and West power regions•Performed weekly reconciliation and settlements with New England ISO•Ensured verbal integrity and generation of deal confirmations on a daily basis•Interacted daily with traders, schedulers, controllers and other groups within commodities to ensure data integrity•Managed all outstanding trial balances for all of Morgan Stanley’s New York power books as well as some coal, oil, gas, and emissions for both New York and London•Created several daily reports to help better capture risk as well as more accurately reflect profit and loss•Analyzed and manipulated term power contracts and master agreements to suit special terms and conditions for unique trades with other counterparties.

Columbus, Oh, Us

Wholesale Commodity Settlements January 2007 – August 2007•Participated in all aspects of natural gas settlements including, but not limited to: input validation to ensure system data integrity, data analysis, discrepancy resolution, and monitoring cash flow and accounts receivable•Communicated with various internal & external groups to provide & clarify information, resolve discrepancies, and answer questions•Assisted with the development, enhancement and testing of systems and processes Real-Time Power Trader May 2006 – January 2007•Optimized the company’s system portfolio by executing purchases and sales in the intra-day market•Reacted to real-time operational issues, including transmission constraints and generation unit outages •Developed an hourly generation \ pumping schedule for the Smith Mountain hydro facility•Managed real-time operation of long term contracts•Ensured proper notification of management, trading, and generation staff in system emergency events •Built and maintained solid relationships with other counterparties Portfolio and Margin Analysis January 2006 – May 2006•Performed daily valuation and position reporting of risk portfolios•Identified, comprehended, and captured the risk of trades and structured deals into the risk books•Monitored and analyzed the organization’s market risk exposure on a day-to-day and long-term basis for various financial products