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I am an experienced Senior Software Developer and Data Analyst with over 15 years in Financial Services. All round development and code engineering of algorithms used primarily in Risk Management and Regulatory Reporting. Pro-active team player and independent operator. Accustomed to working under pressure and to strict deadlines. Strong communicator used as a liaison between the business users and technical developers. Expertise in: VBA, SQL, C#, VB.NET, PL/SQL, VB, VB6, VBScript, Stored Procedures, Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase, Excel VBA, MS Access VBA, SSIS, ETL, Data Warehouse, MVC, Scripting, Spreadsheet. RAD, Agile, TDD, Scrum, Continuous integration. Migrate VBA & VB systems to C#, .Net, Oracle, PL/SQL. Optimisation of existing system. Developed code for user defined functions. Testing tools. Gather requirements. Analysing business requirements. Automation of Reporting processes. Analytics systems. Experienced with: Financial products including FX, FX Options, Fixed Income, Interest rate derivatives, Money market instruments, Credit Derivatives. Reporting Systems, Multi-user, Data model, Middle office, Market Risk, Liquidity risk, Risk Systems, Risk management system, Front office system, Risk Reporting, Risk Managers, Risk data, Trading Systems, Feeds, Calculation, Static data, Trade data, Stress testing, Volatility, Exposures, Data loading, Intraday, Historic data, Regulatory reporting.Sabbatical @ From September 2014 to June 2015 (10 months) Associate Director – Market Risk Management Department @ • Senior Software developer / engineering; create / develop code of new algorithms for Risk analysis, Risk management, EUC software, Reporting systems, regulatory reporting, data gathering, testing tools and user defined functions. • Responsible for full lifecycle of all software released / implemented. • Expertise in VBA, C#, VB.Net, Oracle, PL/SQL, SQL, Stored Procedures, SQL Functions, PL/Sql Packages, Excel VBA Spreadsheet, MS Access VBA, VBScript, Batch scripts, SQL Server, SSIS, Data warehouse, ETL, Sybase, MVC. • Review, redevelopment and optimisation of existing systems and business critical legacy tools, applications, reporting processes and analytics systems. • Rapid application development ( RAD ) for immediate response to market and/or regulatory changes. Quick turnarounds. • Bug Fixing. Troubleshooting. Research and correction of errors/bugs in all legacy systems. • Make ad-hoc and BAU changes when needed. • Agile, TDD, Scrum methodologies. • Market data sources used: Reuters, Bloomberg, MarkIT • Close engagement / communication with the business to gather business requirements and specifications for new applications and reconciling of legacy systems functionality. • Reverse Engineering - extract functionality from existing systems with no documentation to re-develop on new platform. Create documentation for the new version or replacement application. • Forensic Investigations - Extracting source data and calculation methodology from undocumented systems and applications for reporting investigations and audit purposes. • Migration / Conversion of VBA, VB, Excel and MS Access to C# and Oracle. • Provide application and business support. 1st, 2nd & 3rd line support. • Worked independently and as part of a team. • IT systems management. • Documentation; change control, procedures, user and technical documentation. • Experience: FX, FX Options, Fixed Income, Interest rate derivatives, Money market instruments, Credit Default Swaps, Cash Bonds, IRS, FRA. From September 2008 to August 2014 (6 years) London, United KingdomManager - Senior EUC Developer @ • EUC Developer – Company wide EUC development and 1st, 2nd & 3rd line support. • Excel VBA, MS Access VBA, Oracle SQL, PL/SQL, C#, Java. From June 2006 to September 2008 (2 years 4 months) London, United KingdomRisk Analyst @ Market Risk Management Department • Risk systems maintenance and support • EUC development and support • Risk analysis • Daily Risk Reporting • Excel VBA, Sybase SQL, MS Access VBA From 1996 to 2006 (10 years) London, United Kingdom Jorge Rivas is skilled in: C#, VBA, SQL, PL/SQL, VB.NET, RAD, Agile Methodologies, TDD, Test Driven Development, Scrum, VB6, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase, Data Warehousing