Expert Details
Information Technology
ID: 735460
Georgia, USA
He is an expert at Front, Middle and Back Office systems. He is an expert at Sell Side technology for large broker dealers and banks. As CIO, for 8 years at Countrywide Capital Markets Expert lead a team that created systems that helped Countrywide become the largest dealer for structuring & securitizing mortgages. Expert started his career as a developer/programmer. He worked his way up to CIO.
Expert worked at Salomon Brothers where he managed the back office and financial systems. During the trading crisis in the 1990's, Expert created systems that were instrumental in the Salomon's recovery from near bankruptcy. At Deutsche Bank, Expert revamped both the Fixed Income and Equity Back Offices. DB was in jeopardy of losing its license in the US. Expert's efforts removed that threat. Expert created the technology that runs Doubline Capital's technology. DoubleLine enlisted help from his previous employer to setup their operation. His team setup the initial technology for DoubleLine and acted as their interim IT department for two years. As a result of our efforts, Expert's previous employer owns 20% of DoubleLine worth over 1 Billion Dollars. Expert is a skilled IT leader with a track record for reorganizing and revitalizing IT departments. He has a practical no-nonsense approach for getting the job done quickly and efficiently. Expert created the Cyber Security framework for Oaktree Capital. The framework was reviewed and audited by the PWC and FireEye/Madiant. Oaktree was never breached and passed all of the audits. The frameworkd included the deep technical stack, Security Awareness and Breach Preparedness. Expert understands what is needed to protect firms from Cyber Security attacks without over spending. Expert has deep experience harnessing new technologies for Business Analytics, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. His team has leveraged these technologies to help Oaktree build new ways of analyzing data to invest more intelligently.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1973 | Degree: Bachelor of Arts | Subject: Economics | Institution: Queens College |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2008 to 2019 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: CIO, Managing Director | Department: Information Technology |
Responsibilities:Responsible for all technology at Oaktree including Applications, Infrastructure, Network and Security. Expert was also responsible for the BPO processes in India and South America. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2001 to 2008 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: CIO, Managing Director | Department: Information Technology |
Responsibilities:Responsible for all technology at Oaktree including Applications, Infrastructure, Network and Security. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1996 to 2001 | Employer: Deutsche Bank | Title: Director of Information Technology | Department: Information Technology |
Responsibilities:Responsible for all Back Office Systems in North America.Responsible for Finance Trading System. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1988 to 1996 | Employer: Salomon Brotherrs | Title: Vice President | Department: Information Technology |
Responsibilities:Responsible for the Government Clearance System.Responsible for Collateral Allocation and Finance Systems |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1985 to 1988 | Employer: Shearson Lehman | Title: Consultant | Department: Information Technology |
Responsibilities:Part of a team that built Radar, Shearson's Settlement and Clearance System. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1982 to 1984 | Employer: Chemical Bank | Title: Consultant | Department: Information Technology |
Responsibilities:Responsible for development and maintenance of their SWIFT payment system. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1981 to 1982 | Employer: Guardian Life | Title: Program Analyst | Department: Information Technology |
Responsibilities:Worked on their payment system. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1980 to 1981 | Employer: Coopers & Lybrand | Title: Staff Auditor | Department: Computer Audit Group |
Responsibilities:Worked as an auditor and building audit reports. |
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Fields of Expertise
trading, securities settlement, hedge fund, vendor selection, asset management, fixed income securities, government securities, equity, debt, mortgage backed security, banking, computer security system, computer network security, big data, business analysis, machine learning, artificial intelligence