[Rhodes22-list] Posting resume?

Thu, 17 Oct 2002 10:15:16 -0500

Hell, I couldn't even remember all that, let alone write it down
coherently!!!! :-) :-)

Rik

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Grandholm" <paul@mi.chtechnology.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Posting resume?

Michael,

     Hofstra?  Isn't that very highly rated academically?  Very
impressive!

Paul
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>well lets find out :-) worst come to worst maybe some will find a typeo or
a rewrite, My mother seen it and the current job knows.
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>MJM
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>      MICHAEL J. MELTZER
>      E-mail:
>     mjm@michaelmeltzer.com
>     Phone:
>     203-226-0622
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>     8 Beechwood Lane
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>     Cell:
>     203-856-9746
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>     Westport, CT 06880
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>SUMMARY
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>A distinguished senior-level Information Technology manager, lead
developer, team leader and hands-on programmer who thrives in a fast-paced,
constantly changing and challenging environment.  Enthusiastic computer
professional with 17 years experience. Specialized in writing real-time
market data systems and real-time automated market execution systems.
Holistic approach with cross discipline expertise. Skills that encompass the
complete trading system. In-depth market knowledge of equities, options and
futures, an understanding of how they trade and how traders/quants trade
them. Extremely effective at explaining technical issues to people ranging
from junior administrators to members of the Board. Knowledgeable at
explaining business issues to technical team members.
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>TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
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>Languages: C, ANSI C, C++, Perl, Java, HTML, SQL, PHP, Visual Basic,
Crystal Reports and x86 Assembler. Interfaced to Basic, Fortran, APL, Cobol,
and TAL.
>Techniques: Client/server, IPC, Object Orientated, Multithreading,
Multiprocessing, Multiprocessor, Sockets, RPC, Real-time, Network
Programming, High Availability, Non-stop/failover, Clustering, 24/7
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>O/S's Programming and Administration: UNIX, Solaris (Sparc), FreeBSD, Linux
(Redhat) and NT Windows 2000.
>Protocols programmed: TCP/IP, UDP/IP, NetBios, IPX, X25, HDLC, Async and
Sync.
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>Databases: Oracle, MySQL.
>Market API's: CMS, NQDS, NASDAQ Level 1, TLW, Lava Trading, Bear Stearns
ETS, S&P Comstock, TrackData, FIX, Routers 2000, IBES and Zacks.
>Hardware: Sun servers and desktops, Intel servers and desktops, Ascends,
Cisco's switches and routers, firewalls, wireless, 802.11, dialogic
voice/telephone, Radware Linkproof and all of the minor devices.
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>Standard Tools: gcc, g++, gdb, ld, emacs, make, gprof, trace, truss, etc.
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>SELECTED ATTRIBUTES
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>Strategic Development - Key participant in conceiving and establishing new
ideas, leading the development from conception through technology to
becoming a core business.
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>  a.. Significant experience in finding and solving business, management
and technical problems.
>  b.. Wide industry knowledge and fast learner who is innovative, creative
and disciplined.
>  c.. Designer of tested, reliable, well thought-out, maintainable, fault
tolerant systems.
>  d.. Can find the simple aimed at the complex.
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>Software Engineering - Senior software engineer specializing in financial
services since 1985. Responsibilities are for all aspects of software
development as well as recruiting, training and supervising of junior
employees.
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>  a.. Superior lead code writer on most projects.
>  b.. Reliability, quality control and system stability is mandatory;
million of dollars are depending on my code and I truly understand the
responsibility it entails.
>  c.. Trained junior employees to advance to senior roles with several very
successful transitions.
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>Project Management - Highly skilled in managing existing and start-up
operations, utilizing in-house resources and outsourced services.
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>  a.. Experienced in improving both efficiency and morale.
>  b.. Managing budgets and timely meeting of objectives.
>  c.. Forward thinker with experience in heading off and preventing
problems.
>  d.. Experienced with budgeting, cost modeling at project and department
levels.
>  e.. Coordinate and implement minor and major projects at all levels.
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>System Administration - The system administrations are so integral to
overall system performance and reliability that I have become an expert
administrator.
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>  a.. Effective and stable when emergencies do arise.
>  b.. Expert level administration on: Solaris, FreeBSD and Linux. Major
packages Apache (and most of the modules), DNS (bind and djbdns), email
(sendmail and postfix), ssh, ipf, nat, tcp/udp/ip, ntp, ftp, dhcp, pop3,
nfs, smb, rip, rip2, rsync, network printing, bzip, gzip, tar, backup and
dump. Most of the minor ones.
>  c.. NT/Windows 2000: Install set-up, networking, remote connectivity and
application support.
>  d.. Activities: system configurations, systems tuning, load balancing,
storage networking, security set-ups, offsite transfers, firewall, LAN, WAN
and internet set-ups.
>  e.. Contractor issues: HVAC, electrical power, UPS's, LAN wiring, racks
and buildout.
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>PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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>Director of Computer Operations (sole programmer), The Centurion Group, LP
New York, NY   (2002 - Present and 1997- 2000).
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>Designed and wrote the "quotation" system interface using a client/server
method, Track Data as a vendor. Designed and wrote the executions system
using Bear Stearns ETS. Added S&P Comstock raw feed server for a backup to
the quotation system. Maintained daily tick-by-tick databases. Added Zacks
and IBES for fundamental data. Administered several generations of hardware
and networks built for real-time data. Responsible for all build-out of
computer resources. Provisioned services and administrated the Sun Solaris
systems. Time Allocations: Design/Programming 70%, System Administration
%20, Project Management 10%. Languages: C/C++, Perl, Java, HTML, SQL, PHP.
Techniques: Client/server, IPC, Object Orientated, Multithreading,
Multiprocessing, Multiprocessor Sockets, TCP/IP, RPC, Real-time, High
Availability, Non-stop/failover.
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>Chief Technology Officer (Lead/Senior Programmer, a small shop, big title),
Mantle Group, L.L.C. New York, NY   (2000 to 2002).
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>My mission was to take a quant PHD from idea to market. Mantle acted like a
NASDAQ day trading shop using an automated "black box" trading system.
Completed build-out of infrastructure (furniture, wiring, power, HVAC etc.).
Ticker plants using S&P Comstock raw feed, NASDAQ raw feed and LavaTrading
data semi raw feed. Custom Executions systems using TLW, Lava trading and
Brass. Custom built front-end systems taking buy/sell signals and working
the order in the market. Other pieces: trading screens, real-time P&L,
real-time statistics, fail-over, risk control systems, reports and
reconciliation.  Built, tested and into the market on time.  Managed and
built the most critical systems.  Time Allocations: Design/Programming 80%,
System Administration %5, Project Management 15%. Languages: C/C++, Perl,
HTML, SQL, PHP, Visual Basic. Techniques: Client/server, IPC, Object
Orientated, Multithreading, Multiprocessing, Multiprocessor, Sockets,
TCP/IP, RPC, Real-time, High Availability, Non-stop/failover, Clustering.
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>Incubator: Yo.com, New York, NY (1999-2000).
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>Internet startup. It's concept was to use collaborative filtering software
from Net Perceptions on a ASP model, to provide expertise and share in the
uplift of sales. My role was to assist the firm from seed funding through
first level funding. Duties: Designer/System Administrator for UNIX, a
clustered environment, Oracle Administrator, Database/Application Designer,
Designer/Network Administrator, hosting center selection build-out,
programmer, investor technical relations, client technical relations and
dozen of other things a startup needs. Left the firm after they got their
first level funding. Time Allocations: Design/Programming 50%, System
Administration %30, Project Management 20%. Languages: C/C++, Perl, HTML,
SQL, PHP, Crystal Reports. Techniques: Client/server, IPC, Object
Orientated, Multithreading, Multiprocessing, Multiprocessor, Sockets,
TCP/IP, RPC, Real-time, Network Programming, High Availability,
Non-stop/failover, Clustering, 24/7.
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>Director of Computer Operations (sole programmer), The Centurion Group, LP
New York, NY
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>(2002 - Present and 1997- 2000).
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>See above.
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>Vice President of System Development (Lead/Senior Programmer), The Weston
Group, Greenwich, CT   (1994 to 1996).
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>The Weston Group was a six-member hedge fund. My duties were the design,
implementation and oversight for all production computer systems for the
"black box" trading of a 200,000,000 dollars portfolio. Major systems
designed and implemented: high speed quotation server, real-time analytic
server, options evaluation, real-time portfolio risk control system,
real-time trading screens, electronic order execution system (DOT), joint
back offices interfaces, production monitoring system, database server and
overnight processing. Managed and built the most critical systems.  Time
Allocations: Design/Programming 85%, System Administration %5, Project
Management 10%. Languages: C/C++, Fortran, AWK, sed, sh. Techniques:
Client/server, IPC, Object Orientated, Multiprocessing, Multiprocessor,
Sockets, TCP/IP, RPC, Real-time, High Availability, Non-stop/failover.
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>Executive Vice President (Lead/Senior Programmer), Xela Trading Associates
New York, NY (1992 to 1994).
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>Xela was a startup company formed to be a hedge fund. My role was to take
the analytic into the market. Designed, implemented and oversaw a complete
"black box" trading system. Ticker plants using Track Data, execution system
using Bear Stearns ETS. Full "Soup to Nuts" system of: trading screens,
real-time P&L, real-time statistics, fail-over, risk control systems,
reports and reconciliation. Time Allocations: Design/Programming 85%, System
Administration %5, Project Management 10%. Languages: C/C++, Basic, AWK,
sed, sh. Techniques: Client/server, IPC, Object Orientated, Multiprocessing,
Multiprocessor, Sockets, TCP/IP, RPC, Real-time, High Availability,
Non-stop/failover.
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>Director of New Technology Development (Programmer for new projects), Track
Data Corp., Brooklyn, NY   (1988 to 1992).
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>Track Data is a worldwide-consolidated ticker provider. My first project
with Track Data was to design and implement TrackMux, a low cost
communications multiplexer used to provide fault tolerant communications to
3000 clients. The TrackMux software is run on an IBM/PC with up to four
80186 programmable co-process communications cards, TrackMux provides dual
line HDLC/SYNC backbone, 30 ports 38.4kb ASYNC, TCP/IP, NETBIOS/IPX,
automatic failure detection, failure reporting and remote reconfiguration, A
forerunner of today's network hardware. Integrated TrackMux protocols with
Track/MX product and Track's DG host computers. Oversaw Track's move from
ASYNC to LAN based client wiring. Ported TrackData MX product from DOS to
UNIX on SUN/next/DG-Avion (about 500,000 lines of code, with 30,000 lines
additional needed for the GUI and system calls). Designed and implemented
TrackData API real-time client information retrieval system. Integrated a
portable demonstration system for sales. Technical sales support/client side
troubleshooting. Supervised Track Data UNIX department.  Awards earned:
Employee of the month 3 times and Employee of the year once. Time
Allocations: Design/Programming 90%, System Administration %5, Project
Management 5%. Languages: C, Basic, AWK, sed, sh. Techniques: Client/server,
IPC, Multiprocessing, Multiprocessor, Sockets, TCP/IP, RPC, Real-time, High
Availability, Non-stop/failover.
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>Systems Programmer, Kidder Peabody & Company, New York, NY   (1995 - 1988).
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>Kidder Peabody was one of the top tier brokerage firms on Wall Street.
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>Proprietary trading, analytic and equity trading floor hired as a Systems
Programmer.
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>Responsible for "black box" computerized equity trading using the firm's
capital. Brought in to program a high-speed quote retrieval system to permit
the computerized traders (SUN based) access to real-time market information.
Other projects: SUN to DEC/VAX interfaces for historical and fundamental
databases, managed tick-by-tick databases, assisted in the market execution
system, system administrator for the Suns, hardware purchasing and day to
day activities to keep traders in the market.
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>Brokerware Division trained as a Tandem System Programmer.
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>Brokerware was a retail broker support group providing research and
development in computer services for Kidder Peabody & Company. My duties
were to take a Tandem sponsored internal operating system programming course
and become the junior system programmer for the division. Projects
accomplished: Optimized universal terminal support language and drivers,
Tandem to IBM mainframe 3270/CICS terminal interface, Tandem to IBM
mainframe RJE interface, brokerage Database's in COBOL, real-time market
data into the Tandem.
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>EDUCATION
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>1985 - Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York
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>Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.
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>Minor in Business Computer Systems and Minor in Finance, Banking and
Investment.
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>REFERENCES
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>Available upon request

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Paul Grandholm
C&H Technology
GrandPower Components Div.
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