Design, manage, develop, and support software that enhances productivity for financial services firms primarily using Microsoft tools including .Net Framework (WPF, C#), MS Office, and SQL Server.

Designed and implemented an enterprise quality n-level distributed event-stream driven automated trading system in C# and C++ including data feeds, trading destinations, AI analytics, rules based trading, and a SQL Server 2005 back end.Utilized modern patterns and practices in OOP to ensure scalability of system.Employed C++ Interop techniques to integrate legacy libraries into .Net Framework.Investigating incorporating C# on Linux via Mono to minimize cost of scaling compute server farm.

Promoted to Underwriter after 1 year as an Analyst, handed off 6 conduit loans totaling $8.46 million and closed 2 loans for $2.25 million.Closed $300MM+ (approx. $25MM/month) in 80+ commercial real estate mortgage rate lock transactions as an Analyst.Employed effective communication skills, with both written credit memos and verbal persuasion, to secure approval by credit committee.Communicated with borrowers to clarify financial and operational performance of commercial real estate and the intricacies of the Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities Lending.Automated sales effort for loan exchange program effectively doubling customer outreach.

Designed and implemented a distributed C++ client/server system for stock and option order routing, position and risk management, and market data for high performance, scalability and redundancy.Utilized FIX, MSVC++ 6.0, MFC, SQLServer 7.0, ADO, DCOM, TIBCO SmartSockets, proprietary Middleware package, Crystal Reports, MS Excel and InstallShield (MSI version).Coordinated software development team through 3 releases with up to 7 reports (including 3 PhDs).Integrated outside vendors into proprietary system: BRUT, Island, Hyperfeed, S&P Comstock.Initiated J2EE project to improve accessibility, reliability and scalability.Organized and provided support to maintain high quality service to clients.Implemented QA testing and developed automated release system using MSI in mission critical environment.

Provided pre-sales and post-sales support (presentations, Q&A) to OEM and VAR Sales Channels.Worked with Marketing to define product specifications through direct customer surveys.Independently created ActiveX components based on customer demand to augment the shipping SAPI SDK.Taught classes at Intel Technology Forum on advanced speech recognition software.Delivered Marketing Message at trade fairs from COMDEX to Wireless Expo.Voted Employee of the Month in 5/99.