SUMMARY:

Strong background in technology complemented with leadership positions in financial services and banking sectors. Experienced supporting trading and fix connectivity (domestic, emerging markets and developed markets). He has served in various positions for projects with budgets ranging from $50K million to $10 million. He is experienced in upgrading, expansions and executing projects from inception to launch and able to provide a structured framework to analyse complex situations into simple strategic imperatives to meet business strategic path. Looking for a multitasked challenging positioning environment to expand and contribute the bottom line.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Leadership and innovation
• Strategic thinking and multitasking
• IT implementations and major initiatives
• Project management
• Business analysis and development
• Procurement and RFPs
• Infrastructure designs( security, networking, disaster recovery)
• Trading floor design, support and operation
• Knowledgeable about Equities/options trading, algos, fixed income
• Hardware and software ( Desktops, notebooks, servers, switches, phone systems)
• Domestic and international equities (EMEA, APAC, WE)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, New York, NY

IT/Director

Responsibilities:

• Relocated the firm from old office to new trading floor with new trading technology
• Removed and Legacy phone systems, software and hardware
• Implemented new firm technology office expansion and upgrades(hardware and software)
• Support/ guide and manage firm wide technology and trading environment
• Implemented Bloomberg OMS SSEOMS for trading and Back office operations interface
• Implemented fix connections to Bloomberg, ITG, Reuters, Charles, Linedata, tradeware, NYFIX, Portware, Flextrade with various clients
• Work with compliance and operations to meet h FINRA, Auditing, OATS regulation and email retention
• Implemented CRM( Ipreo) for Sales and Trading IPREO
• Support Operations and trading issues ( in - house back-office system)
• Responsibility include Trading phone systems and firm phone systems
• Support day to day operation 24/7- 128 Markets
• Implemented Mitel Turret phone system IP phone to Etrali
• Upgraded Windows Servers (2003, 2008, 2010, data center, VMware, Hyper V)
• Implemented t Windows Domain and active directory
• Implemented Windows mail exchange server ( 2013)
• Support Dell server and SAN Storage system
• Upgraded Windows Desktops ( windows 7 and Windows 10)
• Maintain and support all servers production and QA
• Built Disaster Recovery site
• New firm technology expansion and upgrades
• Trading FIX connectivity to all clientele
• Expanded fix connectivity to over 90 Markets for local partner brokers( EMEA,APAC, ASIA)
• Implemented access to all traders to white labeling to all developed markets with altos.
• Developed strategy, trading materials, and required to get the necessary approvals and stakeholder buy-in.
• Served as project control officer and technical specialist
• New firm technology office expansion and upgrades
• Upgrade technology to support the firm business and protect the firm intellectuals
• Senior project and Procurement Lead
• Wrote and defended projects
• Evaluated RFP functional requirements
• Defined scope of IT implementations for the firm
• Reviewed and evaluated vendor responses to RFP
• Negotiated costs and options including leasing
• Led team of vendors business analysts to develop business scenarios used in interfacing Bloomberg to our backoffice system to handle international trading
• Validated requirements with traders and management and other stakeholders

Confidential, Jersey City, NJ

Consultant

• Windows XP, NT 4.00, NT 2000/2003 Servers (Active Directory) installation, administration, and support
• Wired and Wireless Network infrastructure setup and support
• Microsoft Exchange and MS SQL Server installation, setup and support
• Desktops, servers, laptops installation, support, and maintenance
• Voice- Over IP installation, setup and support
• Routers & Firewalls installation, setup and support
• Interface with hardware and software vendors (e.g., Apple, CISCO, IBM, Dell, and HP/Compaq, Microsoft)
• Desktop software and client application support and maintenance
• Help desk support for trouble shooting and resolving various types of hardware and software related issues

Confidential, New York

Consultant

• Supported Market Data (Market sheet, Tabaco, Bridge, Reuters, NASDAQ, NASDAQ Tools, Bloomberg Instinet, Workstation,)
• Participated in Windows Architectural Build (Active Directory, Group Policies & Domain structure)
• Tested automated desktops builds
• Built the Lab environment for testing (UNIX/NT)
• Support about 250 traders (Fixed Income & Equities)
• Rebuild Production and development infrastructure
• Installed LCCM of rebuilding Desktops
• Maintained all NT Servers & Desktops (24/7)
• Migrated entire floor from Novell/NT (domain) to NT
• Removed and Legacy systems from old subnets (such as IPX)
• Installed servers and desktops (Compaq servers SQL, Web, Clusters, Domain Structure (BDCs & PDCs))
• Packaged (Using SMS Installer) & distributed applications via Tivoli
• Installed Tivoli Enterprise for software distribution and inventory
• Worked on the windows 2000 Project (Evaluation & Assessments, Implementation and QA)
• Provided 3rd & 2nd level in New York.
• Implemented roaming Profiles
• Desktop standardization (Hardware, Software & In-house apps)
• Recommended & Installed VERITAS backup solution
• QA all in-house applications before packaging for distribution
• Help developers debug and test in-house applications (BRASS, Fortress, REDI, PTI)
• Supported and installed various upgrades
• Negotiated Contracts with vendors
• Managed projects using Microsoft Project (Migration Project & Standardization)
• Supported BRASS system
• Daily vendor management including negotiation of fixes/releases, acceptance criteria and security testing contract with various vendors.
• Project managed the firm projects
• Coordinated user acceptance testing

Confidential, NY

Supporting Global Equity Derivatives

• Provide Windows NT/Unix (Servers and Workstations) production & development
• Support NT servers (applications & non-applications servers)
• Attended Companywide core team monthly meetings
• Supported about 350 Equity Derivatives traders (Options, Convertibles, Quantitative/Risk, Marketing, Private Client, Futures/Options, Back Office, Legal, Portfolio Trading, Equity Swaps & Finance)
• Assisted traders in various applications designed (Excel spreadsheet, models & DDE/links).
• Migrated traders Excel Models to new platforms.
• Interfaced with traders on daily basis
• Support market data systems (Reuters, Tabaco, NASDAQ, Instinet, TrackData, Bloomberg, and Xyris (Options system).
• Meet with Business Managers on weekly basis to discuss project plans and to suggest new solutions
• Unified NT Domains, NT Domain Administration
• Exchange Servers administration.
• Migrated all users to Microsoft Exchange
• Responsible for SMS deployment and day-to-day operations.
• Rebuilt entire Infrastructure based on Y2K requirements (hardware & software).
• Created for projected plan for GELP project (Globally)
• Implemented global standards for GELP1 & GELP2 & all Equity Trading floor
• Migrated all Market Data & In-house Applications from UNIX to NT
• Implemented Disaster Recovery site in London.
• Migrated from 10-shared segment to VLAN.
• Support approximately 50 Unix and 15 in-house applications
• Supported NT Applications using Citrix.
• Provided support 24/7
• Evaluated Reuters 3000/Cobra and various applications

Confidential, New York

Systems Officer/Assistant Manager

• Worked on various projects
• Worked as a PC programmer (Clipper, Dbase, SQL C++ & Pascal)
• Supervised both the hardware and applications unit.
• Made recommendations and set standards bank wide as the core group.
• Performed systems analysis for various requirements.
• Assisted traders in various applications designed (Excel spreadsheet, models & DDE/links).
• Troubleshoot hardware and software.
• Designed applications to upload and download data from PC to mainframe Support and provide tuning for the Banks 100 LANs. Brought in Market Data Vendors with new technology.
• Coordinated Projects through completion.
• Support and provide tuning for the Banks 100 LANs. Brought in Market Data Vendors with new technology.
• Installed modems and various interfaces.
• Supported about 2000 users Bank wide (Traders, Officers, and Managers).
• Designed the trading floor for Confidential - Mitsubishi.
• Migrated from Windows 3.1/Novell to NT (PTW).
• Supported 200 Personal trading workstations NT and 20 ATW (Sun/OS) workstations.
• Supported NT servers all major applications (Summit, Risk systems, Reuter¡¦s apps, MS office, and In-house apps).
• Supported SUN/OS 12 Reuters Sink & Sources Distributors.
• Implemented DACS system for previsioning-TIBCO, Telerate, Reuters, Knight Ridder, 3rd party vendors.
• Maintained DACS system for reporting to exchanges and market data vendors.
• Cost allocated all Market Data Costs to users.
• Duplicated NY trading floor in NJ site for Disaster Recovery Site.
• Evaluated cost cutting on Market Data.
• Negotiated contract with vendors.

Confidential, New York

PC programmer

• Maintained and designed Mergers & Acquisitions applications (Clipper/Dbase III).
• Designed securities Clearance applications.
• Recommended/upgraded/troubleshoot hardware & Software.
• Assisted and trained users. Performed systems Analysis.
• Uploaded and downloaded tender offers from Mainframe to PC.
• Maintained existing PC based applications