Experience

Rewards Network

• United States
• Financial Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior Software Engineer

  • Jan 2020 - Present



AlphaPoint

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Engineer

  • Jul 2017 - Oct 2019

  AlphaPoint is a financial technology company that powers digital asset networks and provides institutions a Distributed Ledger Platform to digitize, trade, and manage any asset. Developed asset digitization backend GraphQL APIs on Typescript/node.js/docker and Ethereum Smart Contracts in Solidity. AlphaPoint is a financial technology company that powers digital asset networks and provides institutions a Distributed Ledger Platform to digitize, trade, and manage any asset. Developed asset digitization backend GraphQL APIs on Typescript/node.js/docker and Ethereum Smart Contracts in Solidity.



Hopkins Underground, LLC

• Chicago, IL

• Consultant

  • Jul 2015 - Jul 2017

  Designed proof of concept and then initial architecture for a growing network of internet enabled vending machines. Interesting integration with payment gateway, wireless networks, multi-touch touch screens, credit card swiper and underlying vending hardware(Qt, C++, Qml, scala, play, java 8, AWS API Gateway, AWS Lambda, AWS DynamoDB, swagger) Designed proof of concept and then initial architecture for a growing network of internet enabled vending machines. Interesting integration with payment gateway, wireless networks, multi-touch touch screens, credit card swiper and underlying vending hardware(Qt, C++, Qml, scala, play, java 8, AWS API Gateway, AWS Lambda, AWS DynamoDB, swagger)



OpenGamma

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Apr 2013 - Dec 2016

  Provide primary on site technical support, business analysis and project management for a large Chicago based prospect. Lead development on cloud based API for margin replication service (swagger, AWS API gateway, AWS gateway, docker, java 8) Provide primary on site technical support, business analysis and project management for a large Chicago based prospect. Lead development on cloud based API for margin replication service (swagger, AWS API gateway, AWS gateway, docker, java 8)



Fresenius Labs

• Chicago, IL

• Software Architect

  • Jan 2014 - Mar 2015

  Created an infrastructure for algo development, real time tick data archive, backtesting and simulation and operational risk management and controls. Integrated this infrastructure (a mixture of C++ and java 8) with existing production platforms at host firms ( Walleye Trading Advisors LLC in Chicago, Illinois and HTG Capital Partners in Chicago). Created an infrastructure for algo development, real time tick data archive, backtesting and simulation and operational risk management and controls. Integrated this infrastructure (a mixture of C++ and java 8) with existing production platforms at host firms ( Walleye Trading Advisors LLC in Chicago, Illinois and HTG Capital Partners in Chicago).



Qdeck.ai

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Engineer, Low-Latency Trading Software

  • Nov 2010 - Mar 2013

  Responsible for architecture, design and development of a low-latency, quantitative trading framework (C++, scala, java, Celoxica, OnixS). Responsible for architecture, design and development of a low-latency, quantitative trading framework (C++, scala, java, Celoxica, OnixS).



TransMarket Group

• United States
• Capital Markets
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Technology, Algorithmic Energies Trading

  • Mar 2010 - Nov 2010

  Proprietary trading firm. Primary developer and architect for an energies futures trading group. Proprietary trading firm. Primary developer and architect for an energies futures trading group.



Infinium Capital Management

• Head of Technology, Market Making

  • 2008 - Feb 2010

  Proprietary trading firm. Managed a group of developers responsible for application trading software used by the market making business unit. Options and Futures trading across Ags, FX, Equities, Fixed Income and Energies. Proprietary trading firm. Managed a group of developers responsible for application trading software used by the market making business unit. Options and Futures trading across Ags, FX, Equities, Fixed Income and Energies.



Entango

• CIO

  • 2006 - 2008

  Provider of payment services to non profit organizations. Clients included Women for Women, Toys for Tots, Truthout.org and Partners in Health. Provider of payment services to non profit organizations. Clients included Women for Women, Toys for Tots, Truthout.org and Partners in Health.



Calypso Technology

• United States
• Software Development
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior Professional Services Consultant

  • 2003 - 2006

  Leading provider of interest rate and credit derivatives trading and back office systems. My accounts included BankOne, SunTrust, Wachovia and Bear Stearns. Leading provider of interest rate and credit derivatives trading and back office systems. My accounts included BankOne, SunTrust, Wachovia and Bear Stearns.



BoldFish

• Director of Sales Engineering

  • 2000 - 2003

  Acquired by Siebel, now Oracle. Provider of email infrastructure software and services. Acquired by Siebel, now Oracle. Provider of email infrastructure software and services.



Entango

• Head of Marketing

  • 1998 - 2000

  Internet start-up providing payment services to non profit organizations. Internet start-up providing payment services to non profit organizations.



Infinity Financial Technology

• Director of Product Marketing

  • 1994 - 1998

  Now SunGard. Front through back interest rate derivatives trading system. Clients included ABN AMRO, Chase Manhattan, Smith Barney, Crédit Agricole, Fuji Bank. Now SunGard. Front through back interest rate derivatives trading system. Clients included ABN AMRO, Chase Manhattan, Smith Barney, Crédit Agricole, Fuji Bank.



First Chicago Bank & Trust

• United States
• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Business Analyst

  • 1994 - 1994

  Acquired by BankOne, now JPMorgan Chase. Developed securities trading system. Acquired by BankOne, now JPMorgan Chase. Developed securities trading system.



O'Connor

• United States
• Leasing Real Estate
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Application Support Developer

  • 1993 - 1994

  Acquired by Swiss Bank Corporation, now UBS. Developed/maintained front office trading tools for equity index option desk. Acquired by Swiss Bank Corporation, now UBS. Developed/maintained front office trading tools for equity index option desk.



Northern Telecom

• Software Engineering Intern

  • Jun 1990 - Aug 1991

  Now Nortel. Developed validation software for DMS-10 switch. Now Nortel. Developed validation software for DMS-10 switch.