Stuart Gow Email & Phone Number

Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom

Going back to school (again!) to study for an MSc Artificial Intelligence.

London, England, United Kingdom

Project manager with oversight of the development of the several software components being built to deliver 2iC-Care’s new Tech Enabled Care solutions.

London

Stirling, Scotland

Took a year out to return to full-time study for a psychology MSc.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Responsible for a variety of projects initially within Standard Life Investments. Then managed one of the initial front office integration projects for the merger with Aberdeen Asset Management, this was a high profile, time critical project utilising the FlexTrade product to bring together the separate dealing desks across the two organisations.

Managed two major pieces of work at Brewin. The first was to help streamline the platform for Brewin's execution only clients by delivering a significant upgrade to the underlying application software, Figaro. This was completed successfully within very tight timescales. The second was to bring Brewin's front office decision support tool up-to-date by completing a significant implementation and migration exercise to a new version of the eXimius application software. This was completed successfully despite significant data migration challenges and a higher level of underlying technology change than anticipated.

London, United Kingdom

Overall responsibility for the Private Bank's Dodd Frank and EMIR programme. The scope of the programme was to identify and manage the implementation of the business and systems changes required to meet both of these regulations. The work impacted several business units accross the UK, Continental Europe and Asia.

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for one of the projects within the ‘Mandarin’ outsourcing programme at Ignis. The objective of this project was the implementation of an STP link between the new third-party administrator and the Ignis order management systems thinkFolio, Longview and Front Arena. This was a small in-house software development project that adopted an Agile / Scrum based approach.

London

Responsible for a $20m programme in partnership between Sungard and a leading global bank to significantly extend the capabilities of the SunGard Apex product. This required close collaboration between both parties to enhance Apex so that a new platform could be implemented by the bank to support their agency lending business.

Project manager in the major change programme at Barclays Wealth: 'Gamma'. Responsible for the implementation of a new PMS, OMS and Compliance solution for the UK Equities and Fixed Income business in the UK. Using the Charles River IMS package.

Responsible for the implementation of a new solution for OMS, Compliance and Decision Support across Equity, Fixed Income and OTC asset classes. Using the thinkFolio system interfacing through CADIS.

Responsible for the implementation of a new OMS and Compliance system for the Fixed Income businesses in London and Sydney. Using the FLZ Capstone suite (Minerva, Sentinel) with GoldenSource.

Principal consultant specialising in the investment management industry, primarily leading or consulting on the management of programmes and projects.

Responsible for the development and implementation of various systems, including for the London Fixed Income and New York CDO investment centres. Using thinkFolio and in-house developments.

Consultant specialising in the investment management industry. Primarily responsible for the management of projects implementing change or undertaking selection exercises.

Responsible for the implementation of a new OMS for the London Equity dealing desk and portfolio management teams. Using the Decalog application.

Responsible for the in-house development of a new dealing system for the London Equity business; including the development of FIX connectivity and representing MLIM on the UK FIX Committee.

Education record

Msc, Artificial Intelligence

Msc, Psychology, Distinction

Bsc, Electronic Engineering