SUMMARY

A Senior Programmer/Analyst with extensive experience in the Banking/Brokerage industry. Core knowledge and expertise in Coding and Testing electronic interfaces using FIX Protocols.

EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Newark, NJ Oct. 2002 - Oct. 2009

Senior Programmer/analyst for this privately held leading provider of agency brokerage and private linkage services to the U.S. equity markets. Primary responsibilities included FIX Onboarding, maintaining, enhancing and testing new and existing FIX interfaces between OES and its customers and ensuring system stability.

• Onboarded and certified 95% of all customers connecting to ECN's and Exchanges. No customer, Exchange, or ECN using FIX went live without my OK.
• Worked closely with networking department and third party vendors when necessary to verify connectivity.
• Troubleshoot the FIX Infrastructure when faults arise.
• Liaise with clients, traders and support people when connectivity or trading issues arise.
• Create ALL test cases used for testing and certifying all applications and FIX Line handlers worked on.
• Maintain, enhance, and test new and existing FIX interfaces with customers, ECN's and exchanges.
• Worked with Business Analysts and Project Manager during the development of project plans.
• All programming was done in C, on a Sun Workstation, using Solaris 8, 9, 10 with Sybase 12.5. Basic Unix scripting was employed to test and debug all programs
• Developed, coded and tested seven new programs for the Compliance Department to track unusual trade activity across multiple databases.
• Identified need and developed, coded and tested several new programs to create and transmit OATS Files from multiple databases to FINRA.
• Developed, coded and tested multiple programs to track trade activity resulting in quicker transaction time and accuracy.

Confidential, New York, NY May 1992 -Oct. 2002
Senior Programmer/Analyst - FIX Support Specialist
Senior Programmer /Analyst for privately held Broker/Dealer acquired by Merrill Lynch in 2000. Responsibilities included independently designing, maintaining and enhancing ALL electronic interfaces between Herzog and it's customers for 3 years. Also maintained and enhanced the company's Continuous On-Line Trading System (COLT)

• Onboarded and certified 90% of all customers connecting to ECN's and Exchanges. No customer, Exchange, or ECN using FIX went live without my OK.
• Worked closely with networking department and third party vendors when necessary to verify connectivity.
• Created ALL test cases used for testing and certifying FIX interfaces.
• Worked with Business Analysts and Project Manager during the development of project plans.
• Developed a Dividend Program to update and adjust the Open Order File and generate corresponding Admin messages to the brokers.
• Rewrote and enhanced the program to monitor trader improprieties (Mark the Close)
• Modified the Trading System to enable true FIX Cancel/Replace of open orders.
• Enabled the Trading System to act as a routing system.
• Maintained and enhanced Herzog COLT (Continuous On-Line Trading) System in order to meet corporate and legal needs.
• Developed, coded and tested electronic responses to phone orders entered into the trading system.

Confidential, New York, NYJune 1988 - Nov. 1991
Programmer/Analyst
Programmer/Analystfor a large International Consulting Company headquartered in London.
Responsibilities included working as a team member to develop and test an international
funds transfer product for IBM Japan. The system interfaced with SWIFT, CHIPS, Fedwire,
RCA and Telex communication networks which provided an external interface automating the
transfer of multiple currencies between institutions.

• Solely responsible for the integration and system testing of the payment testword verification system..
• Designed, coded and implemented an enhancement to expand mail advice capability.
• Designed, coded and tested the multiple currency and multi-banking version of the system.
• Produced error reports and modified functionality and design based upon findings.

Confidential, New York, NY July 1987 - Apr. 1988
Programmer/Analyst
Programmer/Analyst for a privately held consulting firm. Designed, coded, tested,
implemented and documented StratusPL/1 programs for an on line OTC Trading
System.

• Developed a Security Master File system which allowed information to be shared between sister companies.
• Wrote batch reports and produced a demonstration model to simulate a back office.

Confidential, New York, NY Apr. 1984 - July 1987

Programmer /Analyst
Coded, tested, implemented and documented programs in an IBMOS/COBOL environment that
enhanced and modified a Municipal Bond System. Maintained a sophisticated data entry system
running on MotoroloIV/90 as a front end for an IBM 3090 running under MVS/XA. Applications
included Inventory Control for stocks and bonds, settlement and dividends.

Confidential, New York, NY Mar. 1982 - Apr. 1984
Systems Engineer
Coded applications for inventory control and accounting products. Installed, configured and performed system generations of products at client sites. Provide sales support, gave seminars and conducted demonstrations on variety of packages.

Diploma Program in Computer Programming
BA Psychology