• Currently the development team manager of 15+ developers.
• Proven track record in the technical project management of multiple concurrent large/critical projects.
• Committed to working within and developing/refining standard operating procedures.
• Effective in the co-ordination, training and reviewing of a team of skilled developers.
• Organised and efficient.
• Proven deliverer of robust and maintainable solutions on mission-critical systems.
• Excellent communications skills in all formats/forums.

• 11 Years experience with Fidessa products (ANALYTICS, APAS, BEAM, EMMA, EXPRESS, CTAC, ETP/ITP, FDA, FIX+, FTW, IMAR, OMAR, OpenAccess, PORTAL, PMAC, RSPQ, TMAR, XPHUB, Workstation).
• Experience in all aspects of the use of the FIX protocol in buy-side and sell-side connectivity to an OMS.
• Commercial exposure to large, industry standard (Sybase), and proprietary database systems.
• Scripting languages: Unix shell (various flavours), TCL, SQL, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, ActionScript.
• Direct involvement in the implementation and maintenance of many Stock Exchange technology platforms (INET, TradElect, Euronext, Xetra, SIX, HKEx, ASX, MIT).
• Operational knowledge of UNIX/PC hardware and operating systems.
• Fully aware of the network and security requirements of a complex, multi-site/multi-region system.
• Back/Middle office connectivity using a variety of flat file and self-describing interfaces.
• Use and architecture of change control systems and procedures (SVN, Perforce).
• Experience (non-industry) in programming in Visual Basic, Assembler (x86), Java, C and C++.

Sept 2008 – Present. Fidessa plc. Seconded to Societe Generale, London.

Position: Development team leader.

• Societe Generale have a ‘Hosted Enterprise’ Fidessa solution with a full suite of Fidessa applications installed in London, New York and Tokyo/Hong Kong. The platform provides equity and derivative trading access for PT, Algorithmic, HFT, care, DMA and DSA flow to the major global exchange venues.
• Main responsibility is leading an on-site Fidessa development team tasked with providing ongoing development of the existing Fidessa trading system and providing additional/enhanced functionality through new development work and upgrades.
• Crucial to the role is project management, impact management (both technical and operational), cost evaluation, resource management.
• Involved in the replacement of many incumbent systems with Fidessa technology requiring deep understanding of existing workflow and how they can be replicated in Fidessa.
• Maintained close ties with the Fidessa development teams to collaboratively design new Fidessa products and technology in partnership with Societe Generale (Derivatives trading functionality, ANALYTICS, PORTAL, NAVIGATOR).
• Responsible for the continuous performance evaluation of the entire system (network topology, hardware specification, software design, architectural design).
• Continual refinement of the operational workflow of the development team (change management, issue tracking, development flow, rollout management)
• Full responsibility for the resource/capacity management of the team. Including the recruitment, reviewing and training of new team members.

Aug 2007 – Sept 2008. Fidessa plc. Seconded to Macquarie Bank, Sydney.Position: Implementation consultant.

Position: Fidessa Developer.

Designed and built the following functionality:

• Algorithmic engine compliance pre-processor. Written in TCL on a dedicated AMMA server instance. Performance focused design needed to add negligible latency to the orders.
• Client order generator to consolidate electronically created trades and merge them into orders at the end of the trading day.
• FIX based interface between Fidessa and Indian markets (NSE and BSE) plus additional Fidessa components to satisfy Indian sales traders requirements.
• Multiple components for the delivery of a Fidessa OMS to the Australian Equity division.
• Enhancements to facilitate the migration of the existing single-hub (global) Fidessa to a multi-hub (regional) solution for Asia/Australia.
• FIX interface to a custom CTAC-based allocation matching system.

Oct 2001 – Aug 2007. Fidessa plc. Hosted Services.

Position: Fidessa Hosted European Trading Platform: Service Delivery Manager.

• Promoted several times from initial role as a hosted systems implementer to a senior implementer and ultimately to a delivery manager.
• Primary role was to assure the technical delivery of Fidessa hosted solutions to the client. Including management of the hardware installation, Fidessa software implementation, loading of appropriate static data, connectivity to markets and other data sources, network infrastructure, third-party interfaces and the customer specific software requirements.
• The role required excellent business knowledge of the end users underlying requirements as well as excellent technical knowledge of system components and constraints.
• Provided hands-on assistance to the team in order to ensure the successful completion of a project.
• Provided project costing and estimating as well as division-wide responsibility for streamlining of implementation procedures (both technical and operational).
• Managed and implemented several multi-region projects (US, UK and Asian based systems). Involved overseas travel for extended periods to set up the infrastructure (technical and operational) of an entirely new ‘hosted Fidessa' department in Hong Kong.

Sept 2000 – Oct 2001. Sabbatical.

April 2001 – July 2001. Macquarie Bank, Sydney.

Position: 3 Month contract; Sybase DBA.

• Responsibilities included technical support for the mortgages and securitisation division in the Sydney branch.
• Sybase database maintenance using the in-place operating procedures to manage and track system/data changes.Nov 1997 – Sept 2000. Fidessa plc.Position: Senior Support Consultant.
• Responsibilities included technical support for a wide range of Fidessa software components, troubleshooting client issues, implementation and testing of hardware and software on client sites.
• As a senior member of the support group, involvement in the infrastructure of a team was also a major responsibility. This included the leading of a multi-product support team, training of newer staff, as well as a wider responsibility to the entire support group.
• Technical responsibilities consisted of troubleshooting client issues, installation, configuration and testing of both hardware and software on the client site.

1994-1997: University of Salford.

BSc. (Hons). 2:1 Achieved in “Video, Imaging and Communications Technology”
Subjects studied include: Programming (C, C++, VB), Digital Signal Processing, Digital Networks, Virtual Reality and 3D Programming, Analogue And Digital Electronics, Multimedia Authoring

1993-1995: University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST)

One year foundation course in Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Computing.

1991-1993: Varndean Sixth Form College, Brighton

A-LEVELS 4 qualifications achieved

1986-1991: Dorothy Stringer High School, Brighton

GCSEs: 9 qualifications achieved