Summary

An accomplished and motivated Financial Services Energy Sector Management Consultant with a diversified skill set. Proficient in managing IT Software Development initiatives, utilizing SDLC, Agile , methodology delivering vendor, COTS and internally developed initiatives. A diversified team player demonstrating the ability to act in multiple role capacities providing the necessary leadership and experience adding value to the successful delivery of any initiative. Performed and produced successful results in PMO Project Management, Business Analysis, SDLC Governance, and all Testing Life cycle Best Practices. Planned, Structured, Managed and delivered Software Deployment Initiatives and system integrations. The results contributing to the successful implementation of sophisticated Energy, COTS and financial services software solutions. The solutions have improved efficiency and processing capabilities for all business areas and business processes. A Subject Matter Expert SME of Trading, Middle Office, Business Processes and associated workflows, Clearance Settlement, Reporting, P L, General Ledger, Regulatory, Compliance, Finance functional areas for Energy sector and Financial services. Project management skills can apply across any business sector supporting software development

Areas of Expertise

PMO Formally trained by CAP Gemini in PMO best practices. PMO Stream Lead managed medium to large projects through the software development life cycle, Agile and RAID mythologies to meet the business units' tactical and strategic system goals and objectives. Tracking schedules, deliverables, budgets, issues, and risks for projects within stream. PMO Stream Lead for Energy Sector - Trading, Risk, Accounting Full Requirements group and Energy reporting. Stream lead for Testing, Fixed Income, Equities, Funding, Energy Financial Physical deals, Finance, Compliance, Regulatory, Structured Mortgages and Settlements. Stream lead for Application Development SDLC Governance. Developed Plans to align Program with Business needs, benefits and goals across multiple projects. Developed teams to successfully manage coordinate activities within and across Program Stream. Established stream Governance. Adhere to Best Practices and introduced standards. Structured Streams and drove initiatives to meet Budget, timelines and goals by assigning accountability and reporting matrix. Tracked all progress in each stream and reported utilizing weekly status Dashboards and a comprehensive PMO project reporting Decks. Adhered to SDLC guidelines. Identified all required templates to standardize Program Documentation. Mentored Staff. Designed Dashboard and Weekly Status Decks. Tracked each initiative to budget

Project Management SDLC Application Development Vendor Application Implementations Effectively managing multiple projects of various complexities. Managed medium to large projects through the software development life cycle/Agile to meet the business units' strategic system goals and objectives. Develop detailed work plans, project management plans, schedules, budgets, resource plans and status reports. Track key project milestones and adjust project plans and align resources to deliver projects as scheduled above expectations. Created and maintained Project Plans. Managed and provided reporting on projects from Inception/initiation through close addressing all risks, issues and open development items. Management of scope, risks and issues with coordination of key application teams. Manage the financial, time and resource aspects of project against a set budget and project plan. Facilitated JAD, Functional Spec, System Requirement / Specification and Design sessions. Created strategies for risk mitigation and contingency planning. Created Deployment Plan and Post Implementation Strategy. Instituted Best Practices, Mentored team. Established SDLC deliverables requirements for Software Development Initiatives. Identified tools, artifacts, templates and documentation repository to be utilized. Established Project Timeline drove projects to successful completion. Established sign-off criteria continuously assessed evaluated Project progress via RAG Status. Established escalation process, Testing/QA Best Practices, and created Master Test Plans. Established success criteria for each phase of project utilizing SDLC, RAID Agile methodology.

• Business Analysis Created Project Documentation to ensure timelines and deliverables are successfully completed. Acted as Business Analyst for Front to Back Processing - Front-End Order Entry, Trade Capture, Workflows, P L, Holdings and Reporting Middle Office processes, System Interfaces, Clearance and Settlement Functionality and Processes and Downstream Accounting, Reconciliation, General Ledger, Risk, and Books and records for all Products. Created Business requirements BRD , Performed Gap Analysis, Created Functional Specification FSD , Created Design Documents, Developed workflows for all processes, documented data dictionaries, Created system flow/context diagrams, Create Traceability documents, Created Uses Cases and Test Scripts, Logged and tracked open issues and test defects, Tracked and Documented Testing results from the full testing lifecycle. Created Sequence of Events SOE for deployment and SDLC Governance Documents
• QA / UAT Testing Life Cycle, and Process Management for all Products Planned, Created, Executed Tracked testing process and results in both a QA and UAT capacity. Established Testing tools for Bug tracking, Test Execution Tracking and Reporting. Formalized Structured process for Unit, Integration, Functional, System, UAT, Regression, Performance/Capacity and Production/Parallel Testing. Created Traceability documentation back to Business Requirements. Established all the testing environment required to perform the entire QA process, Release Management and version control. Defined release timeline and process to deploy, development items, enhancements and defects. Ensured all test plans incorporated test scenarios for all the Functionality, Products, Files/Extracts, Interfaces, Reports and Functional areas with expected results, data sets and how to reach the results. Establish code review during Design phase. Test internal code, statements, stored procedures, all conditions and objects. Supported, Front to Back, including Master Test Panning, Scripting, Traceability and Execution of complete test life cycle for Application Development, Upgrades, Issue Management, Deployment and Vendor Application Implementations.
• Dodd/Frank Regulatory Reform - Planning implementing - clearing, data and reporting, position limits and new business conduct rules regulating the OTC Market. Standardizing derivative trading activity on regulated exchanges, central counterparties and trade reporting repositories monitored by a new oversight agency. Implement interfaces required to support Swap Data Recordkeeping SDR and Swap Execution Facility SEF , Designated Contract Market DCM , according to requirements set forth by the commission CFTC , identifying what data, how to send required, and the timing of when data needs to be delivered to a SDR to be compliant with Dodd Frank Rule. Worked on Client Clearing initiative developing strategies for the challenges of Risk and Margin across asset Classes. Work with Risk Compliance to ensure all regulations are addressed in Fixed Income processing system and help establish reconciliation process.
• Trade Processing End to End All Energy traded deals to power the grid, OTC Derivatives Rates Credit , Fixed Income, Funding, FX and Equities
• Collateral Management OTC Derivatives Application Development supporting Collateral Management systems and the implementation of Dodd Frank requirements.
• Project Manager of System Implementations/Integrations/Enhancements and Upgrades of Vendor Trading and Processing Applications for Fixed Income, Credit and Rate Derivative, FX, Options, Futures and Security Lending Products Front to Back
• Correspondent Clearing Settlement End to End business support as VP of DLJ/Pershing for 7 years. Managed or participated on multiple conversions onto Broardridge processing platform
• VP of Clearance Settlement Operations. Managed day to day operations from Front office, Middle Office and Settlements. Planned and implemented system solutions to improve overall processes
• Interface Implementations - Business Analysis / Design / Testing and Implementation of Interface Feeds/Messaging connectivity of Front-end Trading, Middle Office, Clearance and Settlement Systems, Downstream Reporting applications Stock Record, G/L, Market/Credit Risk, Compliance, Regulatory and P L
• SME Front to Back Product processing requirements for Fixed Income, Outrights, Financing and collateral Mgmt Credit, Rates, FX, Equities and Options, including Derivative Central Counterparty, Physical/Financial Energy Deals, Energy Options, REC Deals and Client Clearing
• Product Knowledge Complete knowledge of End to End processing for Buy side and Sell Side
• All Energy Products, Fixed Income, REPOs, MBS, All Credit Derivatives, All Interest Rate Derivatives, Loan Total Return Swaps, FX, Options, Futures, Commodities, Mutual Funds, Equities, Cash Equities, Equity Options

Vendor Application Experience

• MUREX Implementations - Trade order Management Module, MLC Module, E-TradePad Testing
• Geneva Interfacing Accounting and G/L, Books and Records for all Hedge Fund trades and Activity
• Broadridge Implementations - ICI IMPACT/GPS - Fixed Income, Equities and Non-USD Processing
• Adapt2, nMarket and ZEMA Energy shadow settlement system

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

• Budget Planning, Tracking, and Managing the financial, time and resource aspects of project against a set budget and project plan
• Performed PMO and Project Manager responsibilities for as many as 10 projects concurrently SDLC/Agile methodology for IT software development
• Utilized SDLC and Agile methodology managing projects, utilizing RAID Risk, Assumptions, Issues Dependencies best practices
• Managed Project Budgets, Project Readiness, Scope, Project Plan, Risk Assessment, Business Process, Communication Plan and Test Planning, tracking milestones, deliverables and success criteria
• Spearheaded design, Proof of Concept sessions and Status meetings for multiple projects
• Managed projects for Trading, Risk, Accounting, Reporting, Decommission Software and internal process improvement
• Managed Projects for ERCOT shadow settlements utilizing Adapt2 as a processing system for both Physical and Financial energy deals
• Managed Development delivery of a straight through processing REC Renewable Energy Credits Trading system
• Managed deliverables, risks, issues, timeline and open development items mitigating negative impact on Projects
• Managed project to automate energy trading Bid and Awards for PTP, FTR's and CRR's
• COTS system implementations OATI
• Dodd Frank Financial Capacity and Lifecycle Events

Confidential

PMO Testing Stream Coordinator Global Processing System GPS implementation for Fixed Income, Equities Funding Productions

• Performed PMO and Project manager responsibilities for validating system integration testing requirements for all business areas
• PMO Testing Stream Coordinator, Planning, Execution, Tracked Reported Testing results, Issue Tracking Management for a large scale Broadridge System Implementation. Responsible for managing coordinating the complete testing lifecycle for all Business areas
• Coordinated all end to end UAT testing involving all business areas
• Coordinated all downstream business area testing for Credit Risk, Market Risk, Foreign Domestic Regulatory Reporting, Compliance and Finance. Ensure all downstream business processes incorporate new Dodd Frank Regulations. Ensure that downstream business areas are receiving appropriate files data to run their models
• Coordinated and tracked project's application development deliverables ensuring the SDLC conforms to Wells Fargo's best practices
• Planned and conducted Production readiness status meeting after each Mock conversion, and UAT testing cycle
• Tracked open issues and risks areas to help mitigate impact to project timeline
• Spearheaded a task force to address all post conversion reconciliation breaks Depo, Cash and GPS
• Helped out in any aspect of the project to ensure timely delivery, including maintaining weekly status decks

Confidential

Project Manager - SDLC Application Development supporting OTC Derivatives

• Performed all responsibilities of Project Manager for internal Application Development
• Coordinated Tracked Application Development initiatives ensuring they meet the Global and SDLC standards.

• Managed the Development and implementation of Auto Collateral Netting and AcadiaSoft Messaging
• Supported Collateral Management BAU development
• Coordinated and prepare for all reviews of each project phase of SDLC

Confidential

Project Manager/PMO Derivatives IT SDLC Governance Manager and Application Development

• The Application Development PMO/PM is responsible for Managing and Tracking 14 Derivatives IT Systems Application Development initiatives including Application Development and Murex Vendor Initiatives. This includes adhering to PMO SDLC Governance for Application Development. Coordinating all gate reviews to ensure all documentation is prepared and conforms to the SDLC methodology standards. Performed Validation for all Murex Initiatives
• Support all Murex vendor releases and internal Murex development initiatives
• Executed and developed Murex test scripts for OTC Derivatives utilizing E-tradepad, validating configuration and Functionality supporting MLC, Trade Order Management, Sec lending, Collateral Mgmt and data model
• Validated Murex workflows function as designed and adhere to all new Dodd/Frank regulatory requirements pertaining to position limits, clearing, margin maintenance and posting of collateral to clearing house.
• Developed comprehensive Murex Test Plan, Create and Execute Master Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Scripts and Traceability documentation for OTC Derivative Trade Flow
• Ensured business conduct rules for standards are in place dealing with counterparties as well as in internal business practices as per Dodd/Frank. Create and implement SEF requirements as they are announced. Identify and Implement any requirements for Dodd Frank Recordkeeping Rules pertaining to SDR for a Major Swap Participant and Collateral Management enhancements.
• Supported and Test the development and implementation of a Murex trade order routing module to adhere to both internal and Dodd Frank policies prior to the execution of a derivative order.
• Supported the development and implementation of Murex's limit Controller MLC module to provide Compliance and ability to monitor and comply with internal policies and regulatory mandates involving investment in all OTC derivative products
• Managed the complete QA, UAT and end to end testing lifecycle
• Coordinated and Track Application Development releases, new initiatives and ongoing projects through the complete SDLC process to ensure Governance and successful deployment.
• Helped compile all required project Documentation required to exit each SDLC phase

Confidential

• Performed all responsibilities of a Project Manager of 6 streams Compliance, Regulatory, Finance, Segregation, Chart of Accounts and Settlements supporting all phases SDLC of Broadridge Fixed Income system conversion.
• Developed business requirements, functional specifications, traceability documents, test plans and performed an in-depth GAP analysis of each stream's Files, Reports, Products, interfaces and Functionality.
• Conducted workshops for each work stream to determine all business requirements and interface needs, Finance, General Ledger, Compliance, Regulatory, Business Processing, Segregation and Chart of accounts
• Conducted weekly status update meetings with End users and Management to discuss Project Status, Milestones, Deliverables, Issues, Risks, Timelines and next Steps as they effect each Project Initiative

Confidential

• Project Management Office PMO /Project Manager/ Business Analyst The PMO is responsible for Managing and Tracking 37 initiatives supporting OTC derivatives Fixed Income Products which included Front to Back Processing Solutions, the managing and implementation of Dodd / Frank Initiatives, the full SDLC of certain applications development initiatives, the development and coordination of a QA and UAT process for Middle Office, Back Office initiatives supporting Credit and Rates derivatives, FX and Fixed Income.
• Worked with application development to ensure that Dodd/Frank regulatory reform is addressed for both credit and rates in front to back clearing systems, incorporating market initiatives establishing listed derivative exchanges LCH, ICE and CME , Central Counterparties CCP processing, Trade Repository, Client Clearing and derivative Record Keeping SDR . Including participation in all market initiative conference calls
• Migrated conduit Commercial Paper CP / Loan Business to newly developed end to end processing application
• Supported the efforts of Front to Back Implementation of System deployments for Fixed Income, TBA, CP Conduit and REPO's, including Cost Benefit Analysis, Business Requirements, Functional Specifications, Workflows, Test Plans, Implementation Plan and Strategy.

Performed all QA / Testing Life Cycle Business Analyst

Confidential

• Project Manager/Business Analyst for a Trading Application to incorporate the development of new product processing for Security Lending Equities and REPOs , Interest Rates, Credit CDS , Fixed Income and Credit Risk Module.
• Performed all responsibilities required by Project Manager/Business Analyst to implement Project solution

Confidential

• Project Manager/Business Analyst for Murex System Integration of Credit CDS and Interest Rate Derivatives, Equities, Equity Options, FX , FX Options, Swaptions, Futures, REPOs , LCDX, LCDS and Fixed Income
• QA / UAT Testing Life Cycle, Business Analysis and Process Management Planned, Created, Executed Tracked testing process and results. Established Testing tools for Bug tracking, Test Execution Tracking and Reporting. Formalized Structured process for Unit, Integration, Functional, System, UAT, Regression, Performance/Capacity and Production/Parallel Testing for all products migrating into Murex to ensure all P L and valuations reconciled, tracking P L, Pricing, Calculations, Cash Flow difference and resolution.

• Configuration of certain Products in Murex. Developed, Tested and Deployed all out bound Interfaces.

Confidential

Project Manager/Senior Business Analyst for Application Development of a Trader Profitability P L system, managing all Phases of the SDLC of the system deployment. Managed and performed all testing lifecycle required to implement PnL solution including QA and UAT. Performed all responsibilities required by Project Manager/Business Analyst to successful implement Project solution