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📖 Summary

I am a backend and frontend developer focused primarily on object oriented languages such as C# and Java. I am proficient with .NET standards, WPF GUI design, and composite PRISM applications. I also have varying levels of experience with Java, Python, VBA, and C/C++. Experience includes ~4 years of working in financial services on trade capture systems, services, applications, trade modeling, ETL, risk/P&L batch runs, reporting, trading and middle office support. Most of the investment banking IT norms. I have a strong interest in software architecture, particularly trade capture applications, mainly frameworks and frontend design. I enjoy designing graphical interfaces. I also have very strong attention to detail, correctness, and a great user experience for business and IT users alike. • Personal development of .Net software for open source quadcopter. (github.com/ckarcz/CrazyflieDotNet) Library demonstrates eloquent API, architectural design, lower level USB interaction, protocol implementation, .Net standards of practice, and clean readable beautiful code. • Personal development of a windows console 3D graphics engine (github.com/ckarcz/GraphicsEngine) Library demonstrates architectural design, some knowledge of linear algebra and common computer graphics practices and designs, use of Win32 libraries in .Net software, and clean readable beautiful code.Structured Notes IT @ -Major development and full ownership of multiple Structured Notes frontend PRISM applications in WPF and WinForms. Continuous development of new business requirements, bug fixes, and enhancements. -Major development and architectural design on backend service for indicative pricing of notes used by sales team using Solace. -Analysis and development of software for a large scale migration of another business onto SN trade format / risk&pricing stack. Developed multiple APIs, trade object modeling, utilities, and a multithreaded WPF application for STP migration with conversion of trades, booking, and report generation for PV reconciliation of migrated trades. Developed a generic trade viewer created in WPF which also allowed on demand pricing using trade models which vastly increased productivity of work on migration. -Structured Notes risk and pricing scenario batch configuration and maintenance; pre and post trade processing Python script development. -Structured Notes & Exotics FO/MO support, bank wide FO pricing sheet support. From March 2012 to Present (3 years 10 months) IT Rates ICE @ -Developed a small Excel/VBA based trade reconciliation application for internal clients on the swaps desk that streamlined their intraday and end of day trade reconciliation process. -Developed an Excel/VBA application that was a conduit for the automation of transforming risk and feeding into a margin calculator allowing senior management to analyze and compare returns of business with clients. -Municipal derivatives trading desk's risk and position report template development, reporting system changes/testing/maintenance/support. From August 2011 to March 2012 (8 months) Commodities Derivatives IT @ -Developed tool in C# & WinForms to synchronize XML documents from a proprietary bank wide database to source repository server to assist the redevelopment of trade and system metadata and configurations to utilize versioning, branching, and merging of source control software. This tool was taken over by a graduate level employee the following year who cleaned up, enhanced, and extended the utility. Project was in use for some time for config management in a Commod Deriv risk migration. From June 2010 to August 2010 (3 months) Intern @ Designed, manufactured, and assembled a prototype 6 wheeled robot for NASA sponsored FIRST robotics competition for high school robotics team. From July 2006 to August 2006 (2 months) Intern @ Graphic design and some web development. From June 2004 to July 2004 (2 months) B.S., Computer Science, Economics @ Rutgers University From 2007 to 2011 High School Diploma, Physical Sciences, Computer Science, & Economics/Marketing @ Montville Township Highschool From 2004 to 2007 Chris K. is skilled in: C#, WPF, .NET, Python, MVVM, Java, Prism, MEF, Unity, Solace, SQL, Computer Hardware, Computer Diagnostics, Visual Studio, Derivatives