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Manage the Retail Power Energy Desk, responsible for functional, non-functional enhancements and support of the pricing and proposal mgmt. system.• Lead functional changes to pricing systems based on regulatory changes, new products, and new market entries.• Responsible for non-functional changes to improve reliability and increase performance. Lowered system utilization from 100% to 20% during peak activity periods.• Provide support to ensure pricing is timely and accurate.

Dublin 2, Ie

Client/Company: JPMorgan ChaseRegulatory Solutions ArchitectProvide impact analysis to JPMorgan Chase back-office operations management. The goal is to identify the impact of BCBS-IOSCO for uncleared derivatives to JPMC processes and systems. The effort was to interpret the regulatory requirements (with legal department), and identify changes to back office systems, and interfaces changes needed to other depts across the investment bank. • Analysis of regional settlement requirements (Dodd-Frank, EMIR, JFSA, etc.…), and the impact on margin requirements. Provide an impact assessment on back office computer systems. • Provided high-level interface requirements to front office (SIMM Calculations, CSA assignment), credit risk Infrastructure, back office infrastructure and external 3rd party reconciliation systems (TriOptima) was also provided.• Analyzed the computational requirements during the regulatory phase-in period between years 2015 to 2019.

Dublin 2, Ie

Client/Company: Fannie MaeProgram Architect - Capital Markets Infrastructure ProgramThe program’s mandate was to adopt standard industry processes, and to eliminate custom build for the Mortgage Backed Security securitization processes. The goal was to reduce total cost of ownership, and to provide correct data lineage problems. The two standard industry processes selected was Black Rock Aladdin for MBS trading, and JPM Custodian Services for settlement services. • Identify program milestones and dependencies and work closely with stakeholders to manage risks and issues.• Present technical artifacts to Architecture Review Board for approval. Artifacts include architecture design, business/technical context diagrams, and integration patterns.• Implement trace-ability program to ensure sufficient tracking/testing of requirements throughout the SDLC documents (scope, business requirements and solution specs).• Work closely with development teams, and technical staff to resolve integration issues.• Review and approve candidates to program and provide Capital Markets/Mortgage Back Securities training to new resources.

Dublin 2, Ie

Client/Company: Credit SuisseProject Manager/Development LeadDevelopment Lead to integrate computer systems between South Korean National Pension Service(NPS) and Credit Suisse institution investing division. NPS is the 3rd largest pension fund with $430 billion in assets. The integration project was under severe time pressure due to government reporting regulations, and was delivered on-time and on-budget.• Work with Credit Suisse and NPS business and technology stakeholders, negotiated around cultural and language differences to managed scope, resolved risk, and issues.• Design a solution that used tool automated development tools in lieu of custom development. The decision allowed rapid development. The Map Force product allowed the development of 30 complex ETL transformations in 3 months vs. 1.5 years using traditional development tools. The automation required one BA and one developer. Instead of a team of developers to implement using traditional development tools.

Dublin 2, Ie

Client/Company: AEGONMurex Datamart Development ManagerManage and Develop the Murex Datamart database to provide AEGON a reporting database to their front/middle/back office. Work with Business Analyst in Netherlands, and manage/lead development team in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Travel to Netherlands to during the user acceptance testing and production rollout of the Murex system.• Provide user education on the features of Murex, and the proper use of reports.• Work closely with US and Netherland Stakeholders, and lead business analyst during requirement definition for front, middle, and back office reports.• Manage US development staff and train the staff on Capital Markets knowledge. The staff did not have any subject matter knowledge or Murex application knowledge.• Complete development review of Datamart database and verify reports accuracy

Dublin 2, Ie

Client/Company: Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce(CIBC)Analytics VAR development project managerLead development of a Value at Risk Prototype. VAR prototype based on stochastic scenarios using Longstaff- Schwartz least squares fit algorithm. The prototype proved the viability of providing real-time VAR calculations for intraday trading. CIBC funded a multi-year program based on the success of the prototype.• Work closely with Derivatives Research understand theoretical requirements, advise quants on feasibility of requirement, and implement the agreed upon requirements.• Deliver a flexible object-oriented design, UML diagrams, ERD diagram, and a prototype written in C++.• Advise on proper development environment for agile development. Enterprise Architect by Sparx Systems was selected.• Lead agile development team consisting of a Math PHD, and two programmers.

Dublin 2, Ie

Solution ArchitectProvide analysis of the enterprise wide systems at Merrill Lynch, and resolved data lineage problems. The goal was to provide a specification to enable developers to resolve enterprise wide data inconsistencies. • Gather requirements from stakeholders, perform data analysis to confirm data issues, and provide specifications to data providers, and data consumers.• Systems in scope Trade Capture, Basel II reporting, Credit, Margin and General Ledger Systems.

Dublin 2, Ie

Senior Programmer AnalystLead the design of a data warehouse for Lehman Brothers. The data warehouse was a central component to a strategic redesign based on service-based architecture.• Gathered requirements from stakeholders and provided a logical and physical data entity design.• The products in scope Equities, Fixed Income, FX, Commodities, Financing/REPO, and Credit Default Swaps. The data warehouse handled all trade life-cycle events.

New York, Ny, Us

Murex & Symphony Exotic Derivatives Pricing PlatformLead the development of a strategic exotic option pricing system by integrating IBM Symphony with Murex FLEX API. Asset classes in scope: FX, Precious Metals, and Multi Asset Options. Retired legacy pricing system based on Cray Supercomputers based on Message Passing Interface (MPI).• Manage project risk and issues, and delivered project on-time. Work closely with vendor architects to SLA requirements are within specification. • Work closely with Front Office Stakeholders, Derivatives Research, Vendor architecture team to deliver solution to is correct and within performance requirements.• Technologies: Murex, IBM Blade Center, IBM Symphony, Java, C++, C Sybase, UML Migrated FX positions from JPMorgan System to Chase FX System.• Managed the migration of FX business during the JPMorgan and Chase merger.• Designed tools and processes to move clients, trade data from Open Link to Murex.• Ensured exotic derivative model valuations methodologies are consistent between Open Link and Murex systems.• Provide production support, and insured model valuations produced correct MTM, and Market Risk on a daily basis.

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Lehman Brothers, NYC• Led the design of a data warehouse for Lehman Brothers. The data warehouse was a central component to a strategic redesign based on service based architecture.• Gathered requirements from stakeholders, and provided a logical and physical data entity design.• The products in scope Equities, Fixed Income, FX, Commodities, Financing/REPO, and Credit Default Swaps. The data warehouse handled all trade lifecycle events.

• Worked with Front Office Trading Desk to develop market risk reports.• Converted Precious Metals, Base Metals, Energy and Soft commodities trading systems to Open Link Financial (Abacus) system. Ensured valuations and market data between OpenLink system and legacy systems are correct. Was responsible for integrating proprietary pricing models, and migrating trade data, client data, and volatilities. This conversion effort was a multi-year effort. • Was responsible for the global quote distribution system for Morgan Stanley. The system provided real-time information to traders, brokers, and trade execution systems. Responsible for functional and non-functional changes.• Developed Nasdaq trading system. The system performed block trades and small order executions using Nasdaq Small Order Execution System. Responsible for the real-time messaging bus based on TIBCO Rendezvous messaging system.• Developed pricing models in C and C++ programing language.