SUMMARY:

Accomplished, results oriented IT Leader with more than 20 years of leadership experience with a proven track record of successfully leading complex initiatives in: investment management (Asset Management, Hedge Funds, REIT and VC) and eCommerce. Expert at leading teams in strategic and tactical initiatives from initiation to completion. Ensuring deliverables are on time, within budget and meet objectives. While keeping a strong emphasis in automating operations, entrepreneurial thinking, flexibility and team building. Extensive experience in development/database architecture, Big Data, ETL, SDLC (Agile & Waterfall) Web, Cloud and CI/CD. Jack - of-all-trades with in-depth knowledge of investment management operations, asset classes, analytics and internal/client reporting.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: C++, Python\Pandas, C#, SQL, JavaScript, JSON, XML, ASP.NET, Java, VBA, HTML and CSS

Stack: OOP, MSSQL, Oracle, Airflow, .NET, multi-threading, ASP.NET, MVC, REST, Web API, WCF, WPF, SSIS, SSRS, Anaconda, Spyder, SQLAlchemy, Visio, Jenkins, Git, TeamCity, Jira, Bamboo and Eclipse. Exposure to Apache Spark, AWS (Glue, Lambda Athena, SageMaker, Lake Formation and EC2) and Salesforce

Confidential: OMS (EZE\CRD), Security Master (Markit EDM), Sim Corp, BISAM, Vermilion, Bloomberg, FactSet, IDC and INTEX

Qualities: Leader, entrepreneurial, analytical, strategic, articulate, pragmatic, thorough, collaborative, proactive and inquisitive

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, New York, NY

VP, Manager of Software & Database Engineering

Responsibilities:

• Set the technological roadmap and vision. Lead, train and mentor the development team. Direct report to the CTO
• Built and support a portfolio of service platforms, custom web/ desktop applications and data pipelines which technology stack included (OOP, C#, Python, C++, Airflow, Web API, Git, Bamboo, MS SQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, JavaScript, JSON, AWS and some Hadoop)
• Engineered and streamline the Data Supply Chain for the Back-Office, Data Strategy & Analytic Teams
• Instrumental in the expansion of the universe of CRE properties. The expansion was 20x fold from 1M to 20M
• Hands-on engineering, coding, troubleshooting and conducting code reviews
• Established an agile SDLC and DevOps (CI/CD) standards and procedures

Confidential, New York, NY

VP, Head of Software & Database Engineering

Responsibilities:

• Hybrid role of Software & Database Manager and Technical Project Manager. Direct report to the CTO
• Instrumental in the technological modernization, automation and expansion of the firm’s Global Investment Operations
• Managed the technological vision and roadmap. Founded, led, trained and mentor the Front & Back office Development Teams
• Formulated and enforced the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), CI/CD and Database Governance
• Hands-on architecting, hardcode coding and conducting code reviews
• Partnered with the Front-Office (QUANTS & Traders) and Back-Office teams. Led the development of a Proprietary Risk Engine, FX Hedging Execution platform, Performance Engine, Positions & Trading Surveillance and Analytical Data Access Framework
• Led the implementation and data integration of critical systems - Trading, Portfolio Management, Attribution, Performance, Analytics, Research, FX Hedging, Risk (VaR) and Client Reporting (Mutual Funds and Retail Investors)
• Architected, developed and supported a portfolio of complex data centric web, desktop and cloud frameworks. (Utilizing waterfall and agile methodologies)
• Partnered across departments to manage their initiatives, formulate roadmaps and align them to the Global Strategic Plan. While collaborating with other IT teams and third-party vendors
• Strategically architected, developed and deployed the Global Data Warehouse which supported 60 Billion of AUM
• Streamlined the daily investment data operation process. Ensuring 99% on time sign-off of the Investment Book of Record (IBOR)
• Consolidated reporting and analytics into a single platform with reference, research and market data (Bloomberg, FactSet, Reuters, IDC, S&P, Confidential ’s, Morningstar, SNL and RIMES)
• Led the development and support of the daily market data feeds, data quality controls and reconciliations between systems (Security Master, Index Master, Position Master, Account Master, Contact Master, Classifications and Portfolio Quantitative Risk)
• Translated business strategies into a technical strategy
• Conducted vendor research, provided recommendations and participated in contract negotiations
• Led and participated in various steering committees
• All initiatives supported our mutual funds, institutional investors and hedged funds with positions in fixed income, equities, preferred, commodities, options, futures, derivatives, FX forwards and CMBS

Confidential, New York, NY

Senior Software & Database Architect

Responsibilities:

• Architected, developed and supported a portfolio of data intensive complex web, windows, MS office applications and frameworks. Utilizing waterfall and agile methodologies
• Led, coached and mentored a team of internal and external technologists. Direct report to the CIO
• Formulated and enforced the SDLC and Database Standards
• Architected, automated and centralized all of the daily analytical big data feeds (CMBS, ABS, Mortgages)
• Managed the development of the web-based Surveillance Risk and Reporting Engine
• Facilitated all technological needs of the REIT group by partnering with the support and infrastructure teams
• Ensured the group’s systems were properly maintained, highly available and part of the corporate disaster recovery plan
• Managed the relationship with vendors and market data providers (SNL, Trepp and INTEX)

Confidential, New York, NY

Senior Architect

Responsibilities:

• Led the development of their Asset Backed Securities Suite. Direct report to the Managing Director
• The product simplified ABS deal structuring, forecasting and monthly, quarterly yearly reporting

Confidential, New York, NY

Senior Architect

Responsibilities:

• Architected and led the development of a high-profile executive web-based system for the CEO’s office
• Helped various teams migrate their legacy systems to the .NET framework

Confidential, Plantation, FL

Director Software Architecture

Responsibilities:

• Led, coached and mentor teams of developers. Direct report to the Sr. VP of Information Technology
• Architected and led the development of a portfolio of web-based distributed systems for the firms Confidential and Investment Banking arms of firm
• Led the development of a portfolio of research and financial reporting systems

Confidential, New York, NY

Senior Software Architect

Responsibilities:

• Led, coached and mentor teams of developers. Direct report to the Sr. VP of Information Technology
• Architected and led the development of a portfolio of web-based distributed systems for the firms Confidential and Investment Banking arms of firm
• Led the development of a portfolio of research and financial reporting systems

Confidential, New York, NY

Software Architect / Lead Developer

Responsibilities:

• Senior Member of the search engine team. Direct report to the Sr. VP of Software Development
• Architected and led the development of the firm’s OO server-side components used by the UI product teams
• Worked with the biggest SQL Server database in the world at that time
• Led the optimization of the Products Search Engine (C++)