John Mcgowan Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

As a key player in the xTrader team, I have led the design and development of multiple initiatives across the application. The xTrader application is a WPF-based UI which traders from across various desks and asset classes use in order to view and manage risk. I have helped shift the application from a monolithic UI to a distributed, cloud-based solution..

London, United Kingdom

I played a key role in developing the FX/IR Risk Engine platform used by front office traders. I designed and developed a high-performance aggregation framework from scratch, enabling real-time ticking of positions and improving risk management capabilities. Additionally, I designed and implemented a Domain Specific Language using Irony, enabling users to.

London, United Kingdom

I designed and developed a distributed calculation engine that significantly improved grid performance and was utilized by multiple risk engine systems throughout the investment bank. The engine made use of a distributed cache and intelligent batching with some affinity, and interfaced directly with the quant library, which was COM-based. I also provided a.

Woking, Surrey, UK

I played a key role in developing the core user interface components of the multi-asset trading platform used by major international banks. I was responsible for providing basic UI components which interface with Fidessa servers. This included real-time ticking grids and numerical controls. Component performance was paramount to minimize latency between a.

Part-time web developer whilst studying at university. Helped develop website which was used by a major international corporation for in-house staff training.Developed utility to automatically convert database table metadata into 3-tier compatible class.Technologies used: C#, ASP.NET, MS SQL Server