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Solution Architect

Nov 2021 - Present

Architected interest rate swaps (IRS) real time regulatory reporting solution using pubsub and microservices; led team of analysts developing working prototype including STP integration between Barrenjoey and vendor for executed trades and batch reporting of margins/collateral

Leveraged relationship with traders and sales to deliver analysis and solution architecture of a new Java based web app. The solution uses event sourcing architecture to allow real time management and recording of pre trade negotiation, up to the point of execution. The tool supports CFTC regulatory obligations arising from expansion of trading desk capabilities

Recommended, and project managed delivery of, optimisations for Bloomberg Data Licence consumption. Measured results over six months 12k USD realised saving; on track to maintain 20k+ USD p.a. savings

Implemented real time IRS trade feed for executed risk management system using pubsub and cloud based integration platform

Designed IRS trade processing for Java based trade capture application: including vendor platform interface, lifecycle/workflow event modelling, trade state management; solution uses AWS EKS, EC2, and Postgres RDS instance

Lead Tech BA/Solution Designer

Nov 2019 - Nov 2021

Functional analysis, design of new tailor made combination trading solution plus associated STP for exchange traded option (ETO) bookings by implementing a REST API facade for legacy vendor system

Solution design of a microservice providing ETO quote request feature for Commsec trading platform

Implemented weekly knowledge sharing session focused on markets, product knowledge, and trading mechanics; acknowledged by management as reducing knowledge related defects in team output

Leading four analysts operating across two scrum teams

Senior BI Developer / analyst

Sep 2017 - Nov 2019

Led team of developers to design and deliver reporting platform as part of major white label partnership with a big four bank. Platform includes: ingestion of data, automated low-level control points, transformation of data, outbound data feeds to web and SFTP end points

Reporting for new trading partners can be configured in a matter of minutes while previous Excel based mechanism required multiple days

Designed new processes e.g. trading data feeds to third parties; ATO trade reporting; client money segregation

Wrote new code modules, reports, Unix/Windows scripts, identified and completed bug fixes

Database Developer

May 2013 - Sep 2017

Implemented fully automated regulatory reporting solution for OTC products using layered architecture. Analysed technical requirements and designed new relational data model, business logic layer PL/SQL modules/views

Production support for traders, middle office, operations

Maintained ETL processing of market and trade data, including data governance of trade and position data + data model

Peer reviewed business and technical specifications documents

Monash University

2010

University of Keele

2008