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• Driving the development of a cloud-native (Azure) platform serving as the single point of data acquisition, mastering and distribution across the firm as part of the Reference Data Services team.• Leading an agile team responsible for the delivery of Cumulus Data Acquisition Service capabilities to meet data onboarding demands including data ingestion via varying transfer mechanisms, parsing data received in different formats, enabling access to raw data once acquired, and monitoring of data pipelines in production.• Building and maintaining a backlog of analytics, monitoring and reporting capabilities as part of the Cumulus Market Data Services agile pod including enabling access policies to manage entitlements per current Market Data licenses and creating a raw data entitlements inventory.• Utilizing Python, Azure Databricks, Power BI to retrieve, analyze and normalize metadata created/captured at various points on the Cumulus Data Platform and/or available within existing applications to create “golden records” of data which is available to users across UBS and maintain data lineage.• Analyzing the UBS reference data landscape across functions and legacy applications to rationalize data requirements as part of the acquisition/integration of Credit Suisse.

• Contributing to the delivery of the Athena Rates platform implementation for the processing and risk management of securities in the investment bank with a focus on the LATAM Linear Rates and North American Options trading desks.• Coordinating with stakeholders ranging from Technology, Quantitative Risk, Operations/Business Management as well as the global Projects team to scope, build, test, and migrate feeds, reports, tools, and processes supported by legacy systems.• Tracking/reporting progress of various deliverables while managing risks/dependencies/escalations for prioritization.

• Manage and improve products by monitoring the quality of data used to price CDS (Credit Default Swap) instruments using SQL/databases, Python, SSRS, Power BI, etc.• Serve as a SME on CDS products and address price/data quality challenges raised in reference to the pricing data made available to clients by attaining and analyzing various forms of financial data/news.

• Contributed to product enhancements, new product development and the growth of Market Data revenue by gathering business intelligence/insights resulting from the customer licensing, distribution, billing and usage reporting of CME Group Market Data.• Facilitated the gathering and conversion of business requirements to technical requirements, features and feature enhancements, and relevant user stories necessary for the integration of NEX Data Services within CME Group's existing online customer licensing and billing platform following its acquisition.• Used SQL, Oracle RDBMS, Python (NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn, NLTK, Numba, etc.), Tableau, Git/Bitbucket and similar tools to retrieve data, perform data cleansing, descriptive and predictive analytics, and create visualizations to be presented to audiences ranging from technical teams to senior leadership.• Used Python to reduce manual touch-points and automate repetitive processes such as monthly billing and audits of customer data usage reports.• Used Python, the Levenshtein distance metrics, and NLP packages to perform fuzzy string matching and remove duplicate client records.• Applied a clustering algorithm to a market research survey records to perform customer segmentation and sentiment analysis. • Conducted survival analysis of active and historical data subscriptions; Presented findings and recommendation to increase subscription value by up to 140% to senior management.

• Managed construction projects valued up to $10 Million and served as liaison between contractors, architects, operations staff, and leadership to ensure efficient completion and compliance of work with contract documents and design specifications.• Used Excel and PowerPoint to analyze data, create reports and presentations to track and communicate the progress status of active projects.• Led the adaption of PlanGrid software within the CPC construction management team.• Led the effort to research and procure GNSS equipment to be used to support infrastructure/asset tracking initiatives. • Supported park-wide initiatives such as the closure roadways to public traffic, way-finding improvements, coordination among park-staff and external contractors.• Conducted field research to prepare AutoCAD designs and create financial estimates to obtain funding and bid projects based on unit item values, labor and equipment rates determined by the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation.

• Performed sputtering deposition of ZnO and Au layers on Silicon wafers aimed at fabricating nontoxic piezoelectric materials and test their functional capabilities in chemical/biological applications.• Coordinated with researchers at the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center for the use of clean room facilities and equipment to fabricate samples and conduct microscopy and x-ray diffraction analysis.

• Facilitated the design and development of an iOS mobile application targeting the NYC urban travel/tourism market.• Played a role in creating the software requirements specifications by identifying key user characteristics, product functionalities, and prototyping the user interface and overall user experience.• Using an agile development approach, I managed and prioritized the product backlog and sprint backlog for 2 week sprints, hosted standup meetings four times a week among a remote team, and addressed any major challenges being faced by the team. • Promoted transparency and open channels for communications among the team by using Trello as our scrum board and Slack channels to organize and facilitate our discussions between daily scrums and between individual sprint phases. • Conducted market research and generated financial projections for successfully launching and scaling the company.• Created presentations and pitched to renowned investors to raise capital for further growth of SKIRR’s operations.The first iteration of this product can be thought of as the "Kayak" of taxi/ride sharing (for its price comparison feature). Upon Google releasing this feature within its Maps application, our team was forced to pivot from this product.The second iteration was a live/real-time, social-media driven/crowdsourced urban travel guide with geo-location associated information being scraped from numerous sources to create a personal feed for a user based on current location and certain customizable parameters.

• Evaluated design proposals and data submitted by contractors for accuracy and feasibility; proposed alternative designs.• Provided responses to RFIs and submittals in reference to active construction projects.• Coordinated with other engineering groups, vendors and contractors to plan and execute in-house and capital projects.• Used total station surveying equipment to gather and analyze field data to create CAD designs using MicroStation for a $395.7 million capital project involving nine subway stations.

• Utilized SCADA system and diagnosed electrical and mechanical breakdowns to prevent downtime/maximize throughput to meet daily production goal of 653 vehicles per shift.• Managed a staff of 16-20 tradesmen, planned and executed autonomous and preventative maintenance activities.• Analyzed efficiency by monitoring equipment and control points; created production performance reports to address issues.• Coordinated projects and participated in kaizen sessions with corporate and plant management, engineering departments, and assembly teams.

Performed laboratory testing of manufactured products to ensure the desired material properties/quality specifications are met.Responsibilities included:- Updating test result database utilized to document records and analyze the results of the tests conducted.- Assisting potential customers to provide custom products for desired applications requiring determined specifications.- Creating or updating existing technical and material safety data sheets for company products.- Assuring optimized laboratory results by performing maintenance and calibration activities of laboratory equipment.