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Quasar Analyst Programmer and Business Intelligence Analyst
M&G Investments.
I was asked to join M&G Investments (Prudential) in November 2007 offered a permanent role of Quasar Development Analyst/Programmer. I was recruited to be the primary development resource to develop their existing system to allow it to process Derivatives in Quasar in a 2 year development project.
To allow me to perform the role of discussing requirements with the business I was placed on a number of Derivatives training courses to understand the business side.
Unfortunately, subsequently, the development project for the Retail area of the IS department was unexpectedly outsourced to a third party financial institution thus leaving me to perform on-going development enhancements to the Quasar system.
With the scheduled 'retirement' of Quasar as an application at M&G on the foreseeable horizon I requested an additional new role in the SAP BusinessObjects team in 2011, leaving me to maintain and enhance the MUMPS system rather than developing and new module as Quasar is an old system in a relatively stable business.
Along with the minor enhancement to the Quasar system from 2011 I have also been, to a greater and greater extent, developing, enhancing and supporting the M&G BusinessObjects system since as a A/P and Administrator, through a number of upgrades and a large increase in the user base.
The M&G Compliance department adopted Qlikview as an enterprise visualization tool so I worked in the installation of Qlikview as an enterprise product and as the sole development/administration resource on Qlikview from 2011 to 2013.
More recently with the adoption of MircoSoft Azure in the cloud we have been required to also adopt MicroSoft Power BI as the new visualization tool over the last two years although I have recently started to use QlikSense as part of a project reporting trades to the Regulator for EMIR reporting.
Over the past 5 years M&G have adopted the Agile methodology using JIRA for which I have attended a development training course and performed the role of Scrum Master for the development team I was part of at that time.
From To Role
To allow me to perform the role of discussing requirements with the business I was placed on a number of Derivatives training courses to understand the business side.
Unfortunately, subsequently, the development project for the Retail area of the IS department was unexpectedly outsourced to a third party financial institution thus leaving me to perform on-going development enhancements to the Quasar system.
With the scheduled 'retirement' of Quasar as an application at M&G on the foreseeable horizon I requested an additional new role in the SAP BusinessObjects team in 2011, leaving me to maintain and enhance the MUMPS system rather than developing and new module as Quasar is an old system in a relatively stable business.
Along with the minor enhancement to the Quasar system from 2011 I have also been, to a greater and greater extent, developing, enhancing and supporting the M&G BusinessObjects system since as a A/P and Administrator, through a number of upgrades and a large increase in the user base.
The M&G Compliance department adopted Qlikview as an enterprise visualization tool so I worked in the installation of Qlikview as an enterprise product and as the sole development/administration resource on Qlikview from 2011 to 2013.
More recently with the adoption of MircoSoft Azure in the cloud we have been required to also adopt MicroSoft Power BI as the new visualization tool over the last two years although I have recently started to use QlikSense as part of a project reporting trades to the Regulator for EMIR reporting.
Over the past 5 years M&G have adopted the Agile methodology using JIRA for which I have attended a development training course and performed the role of Scrum Master for the development team I was part of at that time.
From To Role
Cloud, ME, Visualization, Power, Enterprise, Administrator, BEE, Development, Analyst, It, Compliance, Scrum, Agile, SAP, Retail, Power BI, Jira, Training, Scrum master, Azure, Business Intelligence, Administration
2006 - 2007
job
MUMPS/Cache Analyst Programmer
Legal & General Investment Management.
I joined LGIM in January 2006 when offered the permanent role of Quasar Support Analyst/Programmer in a team of great experience and reputation. The Quasar system at LGIM is owned outright and is very heavily bespoked to the point that it has virtually no original proprietary code or files remaining.
After familiarising myself with the system for a few months as the exclusive support resource, I have undertaken 'fast track' developments and project work in recent months, including an interface to the front office Credit Delta system and Asset Transfers. I have had a System Management training course provided by Intersystems and a SWIFT training course to allow me to support SWIFT Alliance and Quasar SWIFT code. In addition, I have also undertaken a UML course.
From To Role
After familiarising myself with the system for a few months as the exclusive support resource, I have undertaken 'fast track' developments and project work in recent months, including an interface to the front office Credit Delta system and Asset Transfers. I have had a System Management training course provided by Intersystems and a SWIFT training course to allow me to support SWIFT Alliance and Quasar SWIFT code. In addition, I have also undertaken a UML course.
From To Role
Swift, Training, Management, It, Swift code, Support, Analyst, UML, Office, ME
2005 - 2006
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Analyst Programmer
Cache/VB.
I joined Adam & Company when after taking a few weeks vacation. The role offered at Adam & Co. was that of a Cache and VB.Net Analyst/Programmer, however I am primarily employed for my QUASAR and Cache skills. Adam & Co. have their own version of QUASAR called ACE which was bought by Adam & Co. and further developed by Ian Jones, the current Systems Development Manager and the original architect of the QUASAR Banking module. Adam & Co. have further expanded this software to integrate a standard QUASAR Investment Management module with KYC.
Since joining Adam & Co., I have been the sole developer involved in the analysis, design, specification and development of a new account opening system. The new system is intended to reduce the paperwork required to be handled by management to fulfil Anti Money Laundering regulations. The system is to be written in CSP and is available to Adam & Co. third party clients to open accounts remotely.
Since joining Adam & Co., I have been the sole developer involved in the analysis, design, specification and development of a new account opening system. The new system is intended to reduce the paperwork required to be handled by management to fulfil Anti Money Laundering regulations. The system is to be written in CSP and is available to Adam & Co. third party clients to open accounts remotely.
Design, .Net, Management, Vb.net, Net, Banking, Developer, Analyst, Development, Software, KYC, Vb, Manager
1991 - 2004
freelance
Analyst Programmer (Contractor)
Quasar.
I started as a Contractor in 1991, continuously working primarily in Financial institutions around the UK including National Australia Group, Bank of Bermuda, Norwich Union, and Casenove & Co. until my personal circumstances changed (marriage).
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