SUMMARY

• With over 20 years of experience in Management/IT project development via Business Owner, Director of IS, systems consultant, project management, systems developer and programmer, I have a thorough understanding of the Systems Development Life Cycle.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• IBM AS/400 system, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Trading Platform experience and Meta - Stock
• RPG400, CL, RPGII, OCL.
• Query 400, DBU, SDA. Integrated File System, FTP, RLU, SEU, PC Support, TCP\IP, DFU, AS/400 system/user/file maintenance, Client Access.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

President/Founder, Systems Developer

Responsibilities:

• Designed, developed and maintain Confidential ’s Statistical Quantitative Modeling System. (RPG400, CL, Query400).
• Serve as project lead, business analyst and systems developer.
• Systems Developer/Consultant: role is to identify needs, provide solutions and continual support to a variety of portfolio managers who common goal is market performance but ways of achieving this are non-correlating.
• Utilize SDLC when coordinating multiple projects for various clients.
• Developed and designed, SDA, DDS and source code for firm’s maintenance functions - Stocks, Pricing, Industries, Indicators, Symbol Change, Recreate Indexes, Splits and Conversions via multiple screen entry with sub files and error messaging while creating logical files for screen sorts.
• Developed and designed, procedure, SDA, DDS and source code for Client database maintenance with ability to select individual client reports and distribute via Client Access.
• Develop source code to identify market data trends by utilizing a variety of call structures creating a unique multi dimension design.
• Strong bias using arrays and multiple do-loops resulting in an intense numerical design utilizing optimization algorithms to identify trend analysis.
• Extensive experience on AS400 commands: data file, work management, security, user profile, save/restore, spooling, writers, performance, query, configuration, messaging, and sub systems.
• Automated Excel import, then test, report and accept into production.
• Research, review and implement converted AS400 data into third party software and back into production environment.
• Lead round table discussions on portfolio allocation strategies with top-tier clientele while developing, testing, documenting and distributing new strategies.
• Lead meetings with portfolio development group discussing portfolio methodologies, design software consolidating methodologies and deliver data files to integrate into client’s computer systems.
• Spearhead alpha/beta meetings among quantitative analyst teams analyzing, designing, testing and distributing analysis.
• Support research divisions exporting data files, source code charting techniques and analyzed data reports (Client Access/FTP).
• Collaborate with end user market analysts to establish rapport, ensure all needs are being met and relay communication back to managers bringing about a potential opportunity to enhancement.
• Possess high-level of communication and presentation skills. Extensive history of oral presentation and one on one consultation.

Confidential, Berlin, MA

Systems developer

Responsibilities:

• Served as project lead, business analyst and developer.
• Identify business needs and determine solutions by developing a seamlessly life cycle integrating CL and RPG programs.
• Utilized SDLC designing, leading and supporting rewriting S36 (RPII, OCL) converting to AS400 (RPG400, CL), restructured and converted data files.
• Developed unique Life Cycle design for Y2K, particularly S36 clients.
• Research, review, implement and recommend third party software into production environment.
• Various SDLC methods: smaller firms via owner’s methodology, larger firm’s similar structure to ‘waterfall’.
• Discus strategic planning within upper management while taking a leadership role in developing, implementing, testing, documenting and installing the applications.
• Spearheaded team meetings among user end groups in planning, analysis, design, test, implementation and operational maintenance period.
• Managed focus group meetings between departments discussing inventory allocations (picking, assembly, receiving)
• Meet with the end user community to establish rapport and to ensure that all development needs are being met.

Confidential, Lexington, MA

Director of Information Systems

Responsibilities:

• Led team to design, develop, test and implement software for AR, AP, Marketing and Operations.
• Spearheaded conversion from S36 to AS400 while supporting team to be involved in all aspects of Life Cycle.
• Research, review, implement and recommend third party software into production environment.
• Solid relationships with IBM vendors who supported upgrades, new hardware, PTF’s and newer technologies
• Operations: Develop FTP applications exchanging client’s assets among multiple financial institutions. Daily data entry for clients, along with reporting, analysis and quality control. Covered all aspects of data input.
• AR, AP and GL applications with option for import/export features to interact with third party software.
• Managed overview of other miscellaneous software/hardware and ones related to AS400.
• Spearheaded team meetings among user end groups in planning, analysis, design, test, implementation and operational maintenance period.
• Meet with the end user community to establish rapport and to ensure that all development needs are being met.