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Westport, CT, US

New York, United States

Lead on the project to deliver the next-generation search platform for Citi Velocity encompassing Named Entity Recognition, TextRank, Semantic Search, large language models, personalized search query, and UI design.

Greater New York City Area

Managing the global sales efficiency initiative utilizing analysis of client interactions, machine learning / AI, entity recognition, NLP, central creation of sales commentary and, most recently, chatbots. The platform provides Citi salespeople with deeper knowledge of their clients and greater ability to share content, empowering them to offer superior.

Greater New York City Area

Management consulting in financial markets with a focus on strategy, data and content analysis, client profitability, market structure, innovative product development and applying next generation technologies to gain a competitive advantage. Activities to date include: - Pilot for content distribution platform incorporating social technologies and deep.

Led team to implement the integration of ‘social technologies’ within UBS NEO including profiles, 'your personal network', follow topics and people functionality. UBS NEO is UBS' new innovative cross product B2B e-commerce platform giving access to UBS people, content, liquidity and execution. A new game changing approach in single broker platforms.

- Led client technology strategy, product development and implementation for futures and options division execution and clearing systems. - Successfully captured shift in the market from voice to electronic trading. - Expanded platforms globally to clients in 20+ countries and 30+ exchange connections. - Negotiated a 3 year exclusive agreement with.

Co-founded an ECN for professional dealers of Emerging Markets debt. Competitive business advantage achieved by incorporation of Emerging Markets Clearing Corporation in trade settlement process and technology partnership with brand name suppliers. - Raised 2 rounds of equity capital totalling $4mm - Concluded vendor agreements with IBM, IXNet and List to.

ING Barings was a market leader in Emerging Markets with a local bank in all the major countries in Latin America. - Expanded market presence in Emerging Market debt options including exotic options, currency linked and credit linked structured notes. - Implemented improvements in pricing models, risk systems and risk aggregation across the region.

Started Emerging Markets derivatives desk which became one of the top 3 in the market. - Built out real time risk management and pricing capabilities- Added credit linked structured notes capability- Started repo-desk for emerging market debt

One of the initial members of the Interest Rate Swap group. Spent 2+ yrs in Tokyo trading JPY interest rate swaps. started the GBP interest rate option portfolio in London, traded FX options and exotic options in New York.