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Gideon Kaplan
San Francisco, CA
currently: Job hunting
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Work history
Senior Software Engineer
How would you describe your time at Portware?
Platform engineer with a broad range of Java development at one of the premier Electronic / Algorithmic Trading Systems in the world. Core contributor in the Open Source FIX Algorithmic Trading Definition Language (FIXatdl) group. FIX messaging, Trading Algorithms, Swing / GUI , Multithreaded, API Development, Market Data, Server Side, Web , Reporting, numerous other professional development services.
- Designed, Architected and Implemented open source FIXATDL application using Java Swing XML XSD JAXP JAXB shortening the time to production from months to seconds.
- Full life cycle development of numerous Broker UI algorithms enabling traders to send custom FIX orders Java & Swing
- Rapidly developed hundreds of message translators quickly enabling fully certified trading between FIX counterparties using core Java and Portware API
- Developed Time and Sales UI using Reuters Historical Market Data displaying critical, decision making information to traders using Java, Swing, Multithreading
- Created and owned Source code repository tools using Ant and Java that allowed other developers to create, sign, identify and retrieve hotfixes / jars / patches
- Built web based symbol universe query/import/export enhancing ease of system maintenance and administration using Java, JDBC, Servlets, JSP, Struts, JSTL, EL, JBoss, Oracle
- Integrating and automating Portware with numerous other OMS’ and legacy systems including JDBC and Web Services facilitating cross organization operability
- Developed embedded Web Server algorithm / application using Jetty, Servlets, JSP, JSTL, Portware’s Java API it’s underlying data sources
- Experience working remotely, setting up and maintaining standalone offices... 
IT Associate
How would you describe your time at Pareto Investment Managemen...?
All facets of IT: System Administration, Programming, Database Administration, Market Data, Phone Systems, 3rd Party Applications - Bloomberg, Portia, Yieldbook.
Anything necessary to keep things running smoothly at the Global Bond and FX Asset Management trading shop.
Also worked with traders to help them analyze, organize and report bond data, ratings, settlement, accounting and other information.
Gained valuable first hand knowledge of the mechanics of the fixed income side of trading.
- Developed and maintained Portia reports used for company wide Accounting data to clients
- Wrote scripted processes that automated DTCC clearing /settlement with Batch, Kixtart, FTP
- Authored trading rules based on Fitch and Moodys Bond ratings, portfolio limits, etc for in house trade entry system Java, XML
- Created pivot table reports used by traders for analyzing Mortgaged Back Securities (MBS) data in Excel, VBA, SQL Server...
Web Developer
How would you describe your time at thomson financial?
Front end web developer for retail oriented real time equities trading systems.
Gained valuable knowledge in the trading industry and specifically the mechanics of equities, options trading and market data.
- Full life cyle development (SDLC) of numerous front ends for US Bank, Piper Jaffray, RW Baird, T Rowe Price, and others using C, Unix Shell scripting, CGI, , HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Apache, Solaris, Unify and Oracle databases
- Participate in front end development for Wells Fargo using Servlets, JSP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Sun Application Server, Tomcat, Oracle...
High School Science Teacher
How would you describe your time at NYC Department of Education?
William Grady High School, Brooklyn, NY
High school Biology , Physics and General Science Teacher.
Education
How would you describe your time at State University of New Yor...?
BS, Biology & Philosophy Dbl Mjr, 1990 — 1994 Activities and Societies: Rugby Team, Ski Club
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