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Cutler Group LP, San Francisco CA

Software Engineer, CBOE Option Trading System

  • Member of a small team developing a C++ multi-threaded high-speed memory-cached trading system for options traders on the Chicago Board of Options Exchange
  • Managed Systems Operations for connectivity issues with the Java-based FIX (Financial Information eXchange) engine to electronic stock exchanges

Cambridge Technology Partners, San Francisco CA

Associate Director, Electronic Stock Trading System

  • Member of a large team creating a C++/Oracle multi-tiered electronic stock trading system with Rapid Application Development methodology
  • Responsible for establishing and maintaining system connectivity between Market Makers and NASDAQ
  • Managed Systems Operations for database deadlocks and redesigned Oracle stored procedures with complex business logic

MSCI Barra Inc., Berkeley CA

Software Engineer, Financial Instruments Analytics

  • Fixed bugs in C++ Financial Analytics library for the Cosmos Global Risk Manager, a financial software system used by major financial institutions such as CitiBank, J.P. Morgan, and Chase Banks
  • Analyzed monthly updates to financial database for valuation anomalies using Analytics library

Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto CA

Project Manager, Environmental Sciences Division

  • Managed research contracts with major universities to achieve scheduled milestones and deadlines
  • Performed statistical analysis of environmental data sets for visibility degradation from particulate aerosols

Sonoma Technology, Santa Rosa CA

Senior Air Quality Analyst

  • Developed computer programs to simulate regional air pollution formation over the L.A. Air Basin
  • Unix system administrator, performed scheduled system backups and operating system upgrades
  • Compiled and processed meteorological and emission databases

Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore CA

Member of the Technical Staff at the Combustion Research Facility

  • Developed cutting-edge computer programs to simulate single particle coal combustion for "Clean Coal" technologies