PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Quality Assurance Analyst with recent experience and depth within Multi - Asset Class Trading systems. ATS, QTS, QES, OMS.(Block Desk, Dark Pool, ALGO Desk, Foreign Desk, Sector Trader, Portfolio Trader, Trade Settlement & Allocation)
• Manual validation tester experienced in compliance, OATS and Fidessa reporting.
• Back-end tester with significant experience with relational databases, leveraging SQL to query & analyze test results.
• Competent test cases analyst, with good understanding of testing strategies and test coverage, (SDLC,Waterfall, & Agile SCRUM).
• Experience in automation testing (DVT(Python), VBA(QTP), TSL(WinRunner).
• Client migration & trade message validation using FIX protocol & VeriFIX platform.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Testing Tools: Quality Center 9.x. QuickTest Pro 9.x, WinRunner 8.x/7.x/6.x,Load Runner 8.x/7.x, TestDirector 8.x/7.x / 6.x, IBM Clear Quest 5.x, Eclipse 3.3x

Trading Techologies: FIDESSA, Mercury, Calypso, FLEXTrader, AEM (Account Executive Workstation), BearTrader, REALTick, LiquidNet Supernatural (H2O Blocks)  

Programming & Scripting: Python 2.4, VBScript, ANSI C, TSL, SQL, JavaScript 1.3, ADABAS Natural 2.3, ADABAS Predict 4, Cobol/CICS, & IBM Assembler/370 

Web Technologies: HTML, DHTML, CSS, AJAX, Adobe Flex 2.0, XML, XSLT, MXML

Databases: Oracle 10.2//9i/8i/7.x, DB2, SYBASE, ADABAS 7, MS SQL Server/2007/DTS/7.0, MS Access 2000-3/97

Operating Systems: UNIX/Linux, MS-DOS, MS WIN 95/98/NT/XP/Vista/2007, IBM/390/370/AS400

Miscellaneous: VeriFIX 4.6, Aegis FIX Simulator, PuTTY 0.6, Toad 10.11x, Hummingbird BI-Query 6.x,

IBM: Diagnose-Plus, VNC Viewer 4.x, IBM OMEGAMON-XE, MS Office, LotusNotes 7.0.x

EXPERIENCE:

Senior Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Quality assurance project that is responsible for support and testing of changes and enhancements to corporate proprietary trading platforms servicing following lines of business: Algorithmic Strategy Desk, Portfolio Trading Desk, Block Desk, Foreign Securities Desk, and the Sector Trading Desk.
• Implementation of Fidessa Sales Trader module, and client migration FIX certification testing.
• Worked on testing of FIDESSA upgrades from Version 5.12.x to Version 5.16.x The upgrades included GUI enhancements, numerous defect fixes, trader workflow customization & compliance OATS & ACT reporting.
• Implementation and testing of portfolio trading using of FIDESSA BEAM module.
• Worked on implementation and connectivity between FIDESSA domestic and the foreign desks in Europe and Asia.
• Provided test cases and test coverage to implement trading between FIDESSA USTP, ETP & ATP trading platforms.
• FlexTrader/AEW IOI process enhancements via RAPTOR Client and implementation of the FIDESSA SALES module.
• OATS and ACT, compliance testing of FIDESSA trading, and reporting.
• FES middle office trade allocation, fulfillment and correction.

Tools/Environment: FIDESSA/BEAM/SALES/ETP/ATP v5.16x, FlexTrader 10.x (FLEX), RealTick 9.3 AEW 5.9x (Account Executive Workstation), RAPTOR, ADP/FES, PuTTY 0.6, Linux/Windows, FIX 4.x, VeriFIX 4.6

Senior Quality Assurance Analyst

• Regulatory & Compliance Reporting: Project responsible for implementation and testing of requirements as per SEC/FINRA reporting compliance of R605 monthly filing. Also worked on testing and validation of Canadian Security Administration filings of Canadian Trading Desk Blotter Report and the 606 SEC REG-NMS reports.
• Developed Test Plans & Automated Test Scripts (Python DVTs) to validate requirements as per FINRA ruling of the Monthly Order Entry Report (605).
• Developed Test Plans and Test Cases to validate CSA Canadian Trading Platform Blotter Report. Used FIDESSA & Mercury (Poseidon) platforms to generate report data based on user workflows.
• Used complex SQL queries to validate report contents.
• Regression testing of DVTs throughout life cycle ‘new build’ release updates. Build and implemented regression test suites.
• Participated in SCRUM meetings & worked within SCRUM team environment.
• Validation of custom FIX tags within fix messages.
• Validation of Market/Tick data from various providers.

Tools/Environment: FIDESSA v5.12x, MERCURY (Poseidon) 8.3.4x, Eclipse 3.3x, Python2.4, Oracle 10.2, TOAD 10.1.1x, Java/Python, Linux/Windows, Perforce, FIX 4.2.

Senior Quality Assurance Analyst

• Bear Trader: Project implemented proprietary trading platform serving following lines of business within Bear Sterns:
• The Block Desk, Equity Derivatives Desk, Global Equities Desk, and Domestic OTC Markets Desk. The new platform succeeded implanting unified GUI interface with customized workflow capabilities. The Derivates desk serviced traders responsible for trading Options Derivatives and Equity Swaps. The Block Desk specialized in trading of equities on behalf of the institutional clients & private fund broker dealers.
• Participated in testing of market data price verifications for Block Desk traders using trade executions order logs & compliance ACT reports (Listed Short Sales OTC, NYSE Crosses, Order Tracking System (OTS) Rule132, Stop Report, BTS Error, Long Sales Review, Order Memorandum, Affirmative Determination, Rule 92, Strategy Manager Order Report)
• Worked with Compliance & Legal Department to validate Use Cases & Business Requirements related to compliance rule changes of Rule92 and implementation of changes related to RegNMS.
• Supported & performed functional testing related to multi platform Block Desk trading with focus on the RegNMS compliance and Rule92 functionality.
• Participated in review of Business Requirements & identified gaps in requirements specifications with regard to new implementations. Responsible for requirements maintenance using QC repository.
• Responsible for validating of FIX messaging & routing protocol on multi platform Equities Order Management system using the Aegis Simulator, and validating the FIX tags trade data against system logs.
• Supported production GUI & the server code turn-over (s). Responsible for execution of smoke-tests assessing systems readiness post production system turnover.         
• Responsible for testing and ‘Closing’ of production level defects. Provided defect escalation, closing & documentation of root cause analysis.
• Middle office trade validation using OASYS.

Tools/Environment: MQC 9.01, QTP 9.2, MS.NET, Java/VB, WebLogic 9x, Oracle 10g, PVCS. FIDESSA, CALYPSO, OASYS

Senior Quality Assurance Analyst

• Created unit and system test plans to Master Index Tracking system (MIT), reflecting latest enhancements.
• Performed coding changes and unit testing of eight system modules comprising Master Index Tracking component.
• Participated in systems testing of Corporate Work Flow application (CWF), and its exceptions reporting modules.
• Logged all errors and their resolution status using TestDirector.
• Participated in manual regression testing of system’s GUI components interfacing with Corporate Work Flow facility.
• Participated in status meetings and progress review during system and regression testing.
• Coordinated system turn over and system migration from development region into QA testing environment.

Tools/Environment: Natural 2.2, ADABAS 4.7, TestDirector 6.5, Oracle8, AIX 4, IBM 4480, WebObjects 3.5, Java, Java Script, HTML & HTTP, PVCS.