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Credit Suisse (February 2014 to present)Skills Provided by Slamsoft Computing Limited:- Java 1.7, Junit, Spring, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase, Linux scripting, Ant, XML, TeamCity Build Server, Subversion, Maven, XSLT. At Credit Suisse I have been hired as a Senior Java Developer working in the Credit Risk Operations (CRO-IT) area. Further information concerning the specific projects to follow. Barclays Bank (July 2012 to January 2014)Skills Provided by Slamsoft Computing Limited:- Java 1.7, Junit, Spring, Spring Batch, Spring Integration (for Solace and MQ message queues), JMS, Spring Data JPA, KDB+ (q query language), C# .Net using WPF, Oracle PL/SQL, Linux scripting, Ant, XML, TeamCity Build Server, Perforce, Maven, XSLT. I worked at Barclays Bank as a Senior IT Consultant. Here, I was working on a green-field development project which will calculate the risk exposure for the bank. The existing system at Barclays consists of many fragmented systems which do not link together very well. The new system will receive cashflow feeds from around the bank and perform calculations pertaining to current and projected collateral, cash and risk values. For this project, I’ve worked on both the server and client side of the process:- The Java-server side handles the incoming cashflows delivered via Solace or MQ Series message queues. A number of Spring-based technologies such as Spring Integration, Spring Batch and Spring Data (JPA) are used to process and persist the data and KDB+ is the data solution used to perform efficient data aggregation and calculations. This is a high-volume, low-latency system handling up to 18 million rows per business day so extensive performance tuning has been applied to attain maximum throughput. I have also helped develop the C# WPF front-end tool which is used to display the risk-related information back to the client along with maintenance functionality to allow manual adjustments. JP Morgan (May 2011 to June 2012)Skills Provided by Slamsoft Computing Limited:- Java 1.6, Spring, Hibernate, Tomcat, JMS, Oracle PL/SQL, Linux scripting, Ant, XML, SVN, CVS, Maven, Gradle, XSLT, Qlikview, ION Marketview, MMI ION.Net, ION System Administrator. This was a role covering analysis, development and support in the E-trading Fixed Income front-office department for Rates and Credit products. The team develop and support a number of systems used extensively by the JP Morgan Chase trading floor. These applications include Qlikview, which is a third-party reporting package, plus several in-house tools utilising various technologies including Java, Spring, Hibernate, JMS, XSLT, XML, ANT and Oracle PL/SQL. More recently, I was actively involved in learning ION MarketView applications such ION.Net and System Administrator in relation to the support of Rates Derivatives instruments. LBIA (Lehman Brothers In Administration) (December 2008 to May 2011)Skills Provided by Slamsoft Computing Limited:- C# .Net Winforms (MS VS 2005), TIBCO EMS, Java 5, Spring, Hibernate, MS SQL 2005, Transact-SQL, Castor, CVS (via Eclipse), Ant, C# Asp.Net (MS VS 2008), MS SQL Server 2005, SQL, MS SourceSafe This was a development and analysis role in the IT area producing key software solutions to aid the wind-down of Lehman Brothers bank. During my two year contract, I have worked on several projects which are summarised below:- At the start of the administration process back in late 2008, I was required to analyse and develop a new Intranet application allowing the users to maintain counterparty details covering the Lehman Brothers creditors and debtors I was later enlisted by the PriceWaterhouseCoopers Forensics team to help with the development of their Trust Property Tool (TPT) and specifically the Daily Asset Reporting Tool (DART) web-based applications. DART provides a front end reporting layer for information that is stored in the ITS/SHARK systems to provide an easier user interface to view a stock’s position from books and records and from the external world depots. DART essentially sits on top of SHARK and provides the business logic to run various administration tasks. In my next project I completed the analysis and development on a project involving the migration of a legacy mainframe system onto a .Net Win-forms-based application. This was a high-priority Greenfield project called SHARK (Securities Holding Analysis and Record Keeping). SHARK maintains Stock Records and a Trial Balance which reflects the relationship between depots/nostros and the underlying client/affiliate positions/balances. The application supports Trade booking, Trade journals, settlement recording with journals, Journal entry and posting, reconciliation processing and static data updates. The project had an aggressive deadline of September 2010 and was completed on schedule and on budget. Finally, I was working on the development of an application called ART (Asset Realisation Tool). ART provides a single counterparty view of a Client’s position so that a complete and accurate Counterparty Statement can be generated. ART supports the capture of inventory, legal agreements and shows the relationships between trades, agreements and clients. Lehman Brothers (November 2005 to September 2008)Skills Provided by Slamsoft Computing Limited:- Java J2EE, Weblogic 8.1, JavaServer Pages (JSP), Javascript, Spring Framework (MVC), Hibernate, Sybase (Database Design & SQL), Autosys, CSV (Source Control tool), XML, HTML. This was a development and support role in the London P&L team within Finance Technology. The team was responsible for the firms P&L reporting and control systems. The systems provided the business with the ability to report P&L across FID, Equities and Investment Banking from individual trades up to a consolidated divisional level. The position required close liaison with the current local team of 8 members and Lehman India team of 5 people to develop and support these systems, alongside counterparts in New York and Tokyo. Typical tasks involve: -
Credit Suisse First Boston (September 2003 to November 2005)Skills Provided by Slamsoft Computing Limited:- Unix (Solaris), Sybase (version 11.92, 12.0 and 12.5), Visual Basic version 6 (including VBA), perl, Microsoft Office, Business Objects, Microsoft SQL Server, Remedy and Rational Clearcase (Source Control), Windows NT and Windows XP. Slamsoft Computing Limited was originally appointed as a developer to work on a new regulatory Profit & Loss reporting system required by the Bank of England. As a member of an 8 man team in the Controllers IT department, the deadlines were extremely tight, and the significance to create good, reliable and easy to maintain code was high. The project was completed on time and on budget. Following this, SCL developed and maintained a number of key P&L systems including a Trade Reconciliation application (Trex) and a system that reconciled trade data between the front and back office areas of CSFB (FoBo-Rec). Both systems required Visual Basic 6, Unix, perl and Sybase skills. WestLB Systems (February 1999 to July 2003)Skills Provided by Slamsoft Computing Limited:- Unix (Solaris), Sybase (version 11.92, 12.0 and 12.5), Visual Basic version 6 (including VBA), perl, AS/400 using COBOL 400, DB2/400, OS/400 CL, DDS, AS/400 Query, QM Query (using SQL), SEU, OS/400 API's, DFU, MIS Capital, AS/400 Java, Microsoft Office, Windows NT. After the completion of the various projects at ABN Amro, Slamsoft Computing Limited (SCL) successfully secured a new contract at West Deutchelandis Bank (WestLB), a German bank. Initially, the task at WestLB required SCL to help migrate the back office settlements system (MIS) from the AS/400 platform, onto an alternative Client/Server based platford. This assignment utilised various AS/400 related skills, including COBOL 400, and many new programs were written during this initial 6 month contract. Inevitably during such large migration projects, timescales changed and it was not until September 2002 that the migration from MIS was eventually completed. This deadline meant a further five contract extensions. During the later stages of these assignments, SCL became more involved in various other Unix/Sybase based systems. The main system supported was the LOcal REporting system (LORE). As well as being based on a Unix/Sybase platform, many of the scripts and reports were written using Perl and Visual Basic. These required regular enhancement depending on the requirements of WestLB users. A number of smaller projects have also involved SCL in writing Java based applications. ABN Amro NV (October 1997 to January 1999)Skills Provided by Slamsoft Computing Limited:- AS/400 using COBOL 400, OS/400 CL, DB2/400, DDS, SDA, AS400 Query, SEU, OS400 API's, COBOL I & II under VM/ESA Mainframe, CICS, DL/1, VSAM, QSAM, DOS/VSE, REXX, Selcopy, Microsoft Office V7.0. Following the Royal London Mutual Insurance project, Slamsoft Computing Limited (SCL), was enlisted for IT consultancy services by ABN Amro NV. SCL was utilised to work on a variety of projects on both the mainframe and the AS/400. The initial tasks were mainframe based and related to the migration of various ABN Amro systems from the mainframe onto their in-house accounting software called "SCORE" which ran on an AS/400 box. SCL was then developing full-time on the AS/400 writing COBOL applications. SCL was subsequently assigned various tasks which included the writing of various report programs for the Score system. SCL also had sole responsibility for the following two projects: - 1. The analysis of a suitable interface between FAMAS and the AS/400. FAMAS is a PC based package, which provides ABN Amro's credit risk department with suitable information to decide which companies were a worthy investment risk and which are not. 2. Full implementation of an AS/400 system that supplied the Inland Revenue with details of interest paid to customers. This is a requirement of the Inland Revenue that all financial companies, such as banks and building societies, supply interest payment amounts for their customers, along with name and address details and various other items of information. Both of these projects required continuous contact with users. Finally, SCL was also involved in the implementation of various systems ensuring EURO compliance. The project at ABN Amro lasted in total 16 months, which consisted of an initial six month contract and was followed by a further 2 project extensions (one of 6 months, and one of 4 months). Royal London Mutual Insurance (February 1997 to October 1997)Skills Provided by Slamsoft Computing Limited:- COBOL II, CICS, DL/1, VSAM, QSAM, TSO/ISPF, SDSF, SDFII, REXX, INTERTEST, FILE, Datamanager, Multisession, MVS/ESA, AttachMate, Microsoft Office V7.0. At Royal London, Slamsoft Computing Limited (SCL), was enlisted to work in a large I.T. department consisting of at least 150 people spread across three buildings. During the project at Royal London, SCL was involved in a variety of different projects, most notably the implementation of a new Pensions Review System (which all companies selling pension policies were forced to adopt). For this project, SCL was required to write approximately 16 new COBOL programs (most of which were written for CICS using DL/1). SCL was also required to provide various analysis skills during the early system design stages. Prior to the Pensions Review System, SCL worked on mainly smaller projects which included writing various Year 2000 modules, plus many more maintenance tasks all of which have required programming in COBOL, CICS, DL/1 and VSAM. SCL was also involved in a number of small Visual Basic projects, and made constant use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Access. SCL was also regularly in contact with Royal London's users, particularly to discuss system enhancements and changes. The project at Royal London Mutual Insurance lasted in total 9 months, which consisted of an initial six month contract and was followed by a further three month extension to complete the remnants of the Pensions Review System project. Honda UK (October 1996 to January 1997)Skills Provided by Slamsoft Computing Limited:- COBOL II, CICS, DL/1, VSAM, QSAM, Selcopy, TSO/ISPF, SDSF, SDFII, REXX, Datamanager, INFOMAN, Smarttest, MVS/ESA, CMS, VM/ESA, Microsoft Office V6.0 - particularly Excel and Access, Rumba 4.1 for SNA gateway. At Honda, Slamsoft Computing Limited (SCL), was employed to work in their I.T. department consisting of about 15 to 20 programmers proficient in a variety of different skills ranging from COBOL on the mainframe to the provision of Single Server Network applications. SCL was assigned to an analysis and programming project working on Honda's Finance System, particularly the area which covered payments and credits from Honda's finance company, Chartered Trust. SCL inherited a system which had many problems, and so for much of his time at Honda he became involved in debugging, and overnight batch fixes. Most of this project required COBOL/CICS and Selcopy programs to be written and/or enhanced. After successfully stabilising the finance system, SCL was then involved in the migration of a new system written in Microsoft Access which allowed interrogation of archived data from other financial systems. SCL was particularly involved in the data-transfer of all the archived data from the mainframe to Access (this involved writing about 25 Selcopy programs to download the data to Honda's network), and the reconciliation process (which involved a further 15 new Selcopy programs). This project at Honda lasted for about four months, and although SCL was offered an extension to the contract, it was declined in favour of a new assignment secured at Royal London Mutual Insurance.
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