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Jayson Pifer
email: jayson@jayson.net

current to April 16, 2002

SUMMARY:

Advanced technical skillset for financial enterprises.

  • Experienced programmer with 5 years leading designs of groundbreaking financial trading systems brokerages.
  • In-depth and applied financial industry background -- licensed broker for 6 years.
  • Specialization in high-volume, high-availability, multi-platform enterprise environments.
  • Server-side development with J2EE and Netscape Application Server.
  • All phases of database-driven enterprise architecting, design, implementation, and maintenance.
  • Adept at enterprise integration and metadata management while leveraging existing technology.

SKILLS:

  • LANGUAGES:
    • Perl 5+ (Advanced OOD/OOP, experienced with DBI, Sybperl, DB, CGI, HTTP and many other modules)
    • Java, JSP, XML (XSL/XSLT)
    • Advanced HTML, SQL, and JavaScript skill sets.
    • C/C++
  • DATABASES: Oracle 8i, Sybase, DB2, Postgres, MySQL, Berkeley DB.
  • XML/XSL:
    • Java XML/XSL with Servlets, EJB, Oracle InterMedia.
    • Full life cycle of large scale, complex XML/XSL projects.
    • Complex XSL stylesheets using parameterized templates, recursion, calling of multiple XML trees, XSL extensions, etc.
    • JServ, Netscape Application Server, ATG Dynamo Application Server, WebLogic.
    • Java and Perl XML/XSL programming with DOM (Document Object Model) and SAX (Simple API for XML), SOAP
  • PLATFORMS: Unix (Solaris, Linux, BSD), All Microsoft operating systems
  • INTRA/INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES:
    • Java, JDBC, Java Servlets
    • BEA WebLogic, JServ, Tomcat, Netscape Application Server, Zope (Python Application Server)
    • Perl (CGI and Administration), SOAP
    • JSP, ASP, PHP, JHTML
    • HTML/DHTML, JavaScript, CSS, RealAudio
    • Netscape Enterprise Server, Apache, IIS4+, Tux
    • Community and Discussion software (OpenACS, Discus, Phorum, Slashdot, Kuro5hin)
  • TOOLS: Emacs, Vi, Vim, GCC, Visio, SSH, Samba, Visual Interdev, Visual Studio, Microsoft Office, Homesite, Adobe Photoshop, SecureCRT, PCAnywhere, VNC. Various site maintenance tools including Microsoft Site Server, WebTrends, and Analog.

OTHER SKILLS:

  • Excellent communication skills, able to explain complex technical structures in an understandable friendly format.
  • Technical management and technical project leadership.
  • Detailed analysis of technical architecture and project implementation with a high priority on meeting deadlines.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

October 2001 - Present
Leading Institutional Brokerage - New York, NY
Senior Programmer/Analyst

In a very advanced Perl/Sybase/Solaris development shop, I've pioneered an internal trading application and a competitive clearing tool.

  • Custom written Sybase stored procedures are called from Apache's mod_perl environment for parsing and subsequent display of data to the end user's web browser.
  • A complete order management system with position allocation and real-time updating blotter for traders and high net worth individuals.
  • Implemented the firm's first source control using CVS. CVS is used for branching and merging of development trees and deployment to the QA environment then to Production.
  • Threaded Perl daemons were written for polling of IBM MQSeries for real-time order reporting and bulk order submission.

May 2000 - September 2001
World Less Traveled, LLC. - New York, NY
Director of Technology

This trailblazing company created a platform for consolidating data from multiple content providers and distributing that information to any digital device.   Eighteen travel agencies contracted to supply their copyrighted material during the proof-of-concept phase.  I hired and trained an excellent team to roll out this product through its pioneering first version from conception to completion.  The entire infrastructure (including Solaris, OpenBSD, Linux, Windows 2000, MacOS, and custom firewalls and routers) was architected, maintained, and enhanced by myself or under my direction.

  • Involved in all aspects of company from major financial decisions, communicating to potential investors, to hiring policies and retirement plans. 
  • Wrote first generation of web application using Apache and mod_perl deriving all content from a relational database.  The web application intelligently determined the nature of the remote querying device and responded with the proper code (HTML, WML, XML) and embedded data.
  • Wrote initial Palm application in C using Metrowerks CodeWarrior for PalmOS and the Palm GNU prc-tools.  The design was for a detached Palm and included the ability to synchronize remotely and receive up-to-the-minute live information.
  • Created WAP port of application in WML.
  • Created a thin client textual version of the web site to support web-clipping for PalmOS.
  • Researched and built standardized machines from simple day-to-day employee computers to scalable enterprise servers, routers, and firewalls to service both the company and clients.
  • Educated team members on enterprise architecture, object-oriented design, coherent coding, and teamwork.
  • Created a complex session management scheme to track not only customers who subscribed to zeo information but also to track anonymous users for clickstream data.
  • Architected SQL database schema using an Oracle master database and importing data from diverse data formats included, HTML, MySQL, Oracle, MS SQL, XML, text, RTF, and CSV.  Data was received from 16 content partners using diverse technologies to store their data.  Custom data importation modules were written for maximum reusability of the code to consolidate the data to the standardized proprietary format.
  • Automated real-time remote bi-directional SQL database synchronization from QA to production servers.  Information was tunneled over SSH using ACLs for maximum security.
  • Designed detailed migration plan to an enterprise platform in UML to migrate to a J2EE environment with Oracle interMedia solution to wrap data in XML.

June 1996 - May 2000
Waterhouse Securities, Inc. - New York, NY
Senior Programmer/Analyst

Led development of the online trading application for four years.  Leading enterprise environment taking advantage of the latest technologies for rapid development in a highly competitive, massive volume web enterprise.  Fully planned and completed major firm technical initiatives spanning multiple platforms/environments and worldwide geographic sites prioritizing high availability, rigid security requirements, and short deadlines.

  • Designed rollout plans for three different 3000+ page site revisions.  Technology updated included C/C++, Java, Perl, static and generated HTML, JavaScript, JSP, and ASP pages.
  • Conceived, designed, and implemented the migration of a ten million hit per day web site to internal Sun Solaris servers.  The infrastructure, based on Enterprise Sun SPARC 450 machines and Cisco 5500 switches, is extremely fault tolerant with redundancy built into every aspect of the design.
  • Developed a hardware/software cookie-based tracking system based on proprietary load balancing software written in C for users of the firm's public web site.  The tracking system was foundational for use as a profiling system for mass personalization.
  • Communicated initiatives and status of projects in biweekly meeting to firm executives.
  • Architected a three-tier application process in Java, using JSP, servlets, and an Oracle 8i database.
  • Expert at cross-browser development from years of designing for a mass audience.  Coded companies first AOL portal using AOL's proprietary Rainman language and developed for webTV targeted audiences.
  • Hand picked by the Executive Committee to be part of the Customer Acquisition Team; a cross-functional team whose goal is the acceleration of major projects in the firm.
  • Hired, trained, and motivated team members in new technologies and the details of the securities business.
  • Authored and published internal technical documents, system presentations, flow charts, training documents and code documentation.
  • Created the firms Sun Solaris bastion host server template from which all Unix servers are now designed.
  • Implemented the firm's first intelligent, load-sharing devices to create cross-site redundancy using Cisco's LocalDirector and DistributedDirector technologies.
  • Designed and improved multiple web-related applications using Perl, C, C++, and Java. Pioneered the firms clustered web site logging system using WebTrends Enterprise that automates the task of tracking web site usage in detail and publishes the data daily on an Intranet.

April 1996 - June 1996
Waterhouse Securities, Inc. - Denver, CO
Registered Representative

Began with Waterhouse as a registered representative before moving full-time to trading application development.

  • Calculated SEC mandated buying power for sophisticated investors, these calculations include debit/credit spreads and straddles, legging in/out, and synthetic positions.
  • Educated customers on the company and industry while executing transaction for stocks, bonds, options, and other listed securities.

October 1996 to November 1997
Katana Software, Inc. - New York, NY
Software Designer

Founding member of the corporation whose purpose was an independent software release.


  • Developed 3D architecture for use with Quake 2 game engine.  The architecture was developed using freeware specifically designed for the game.
  • Created character animation and storyboarded the game sequences.
  • Designed graphic tiles using Adobe Photoshop.

July 1995 to May 1996
Olde Discount Stock Brokerage - Denver, CO
Registered Representative

Acted as a sales broker who built a client book and guided clients portfolio development.


  • Honed sales techniques and excellent communication skills over the phone by cold-calling clients.
  • Success was rewarded by passing the Series 52, 63, and 7 Exams.
  • Specialization in municipal bonds, treasuries, and U.S. Agency securities.

August 1993 to June 1995
Creative Labs, Inc. - Stillwater, OK
Technical Support Lead

This company started with sound cards moved to full multimedia products. I fielded calls from customers and acted as Senior Support.


  • Diagnosed and solved computer problems and conflicts experienced by end users over the phone.  Educated constantly in updated software and hardware.
  • Engaged in complex compatibility testing for new products and new software.
  • Trained team members in conflict resolution on various operating systems and hardware configurations.

EDUCATION:

Oklahoma State University -- Stillwater, OK

B.S., May 1995
Major: Computer Science
Minor: Psychology

Francis Tuttle Technology -- Edmond, OK

Electronics degree - year long course in senior year of high school of 3 hours per day of electronics education.
January 1987 - January 1988

REFERENCES:

References available upon request.