KEVIN SPREIER

EDUCATION:

Certificate in Programming, Java Track

SETFOCUS, Parsippany NJ

Bachelor of Science, Biology

PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY, Portland OR

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Languages: Java, C++, MQL4, PHP, Javascript, FIX/XML, HTML5, Perl, VBA, RegEx, ExtJS, Protractor, Selenium

Databases: MS SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL

Platforms: Windows, Unix, Linux, Solaris

Packages: Adobe Insight, Excel, Visual Studio, Eclipse, IntelliJ

SUMMARY:

A highly organized individual with broad experience in all phases of software development. Able to communicate well in written/verbal formats and formal presentations. Highly detailed, analytical, time-line and budget conscious.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Self-Employed, Grand Rapids MI

2008-present

Forex Developer

Designed and developed a fully automated trading robot that generated 0.5% profit daily.

Traded several Forex (FX) accounts manually, generating up to 20-200% profit per month.

Designed and developed over 50 expert advisors and indicators for MetaTrader4.

Designed and developed a Windows application in C++ to trade hedged positions with several MetaTrader brokers, up to 100 trades per day.

Designed and developed a Windows application in Java to log stock and Forex quotes from Interactive Brokers.

Provided website development and technical support for a Forex signal monthly subscription service using WordPress, PageLines, Digital Access Pass, PHP, SOAP, JavaScript, Bootstrap, HTML5, CSS and LESS.

American Contract Group, Grand Rapids MI

2015-2015

Automated Testing Web Developer

Designed and developed automated test cases for a web-based aviation application using Selenium, Protractor, Node.js, Java, JUnit, Javascript, JQuery, PostgreSQL, HTML5, Bootstrap, AngularJS, Web Services, Maven and Ant in an Agile workplace.

Automated Based Systems Inc., Herndon VA

2013-2013

Insight Analyst

Completed in-house Adobe Insight Analyst and Architect training.

Updated a software tool to auto-document an Adobe Insight dataset.

Reviewed datasets for a cell-phone provider and a major software company.

Helped develop a web-based software prototype using Javascript, HTML5, CSS3, ExtJS framework and Ozone Widget Framework which consolidated enterprise resources into a single, user-friendly interface.

Cayuse Technologies, Pendleton, OR

2012 - 2012

Java Developer

Designed and developed software for healthcare management on a J2EE-Hibernate with Spring framework utilizing Java, EJBs, JDBC, JavaScript and HTML.

Direction Labs, Greenwood Village CO

2012-2012

FX Optimization Analyst

Optimized a Forex signal service each day, producing an average of 150 pips daily.

Generated daily performance reports using Excel and MS SQL Server.

Institutional Liquidity, Mt Pleasant MI

2011-2011

Risk Manager

Managed the Retail Foreign Exchange Dealer company’s $1M counter-party trading account.

Responsible for operations during European session hours (3A-11A).

Detected, analyzed, and corrected critical problems that occurred during those hours.

Designed and developed expert advisors and indicators for MetaTrader4 to facilitate easy detection of critical operational problems.

Setup groups and data feeds for MetaTrader4 trading platform; administered MT4 on a daily basis.

Tested MAM software.

National Futures Association member #0424743.

Institutional Liquidity, Mt Pleasant MI

2010-2011

Programmer

Developed interface software in Java and FIX/XML to connect 5 major institutional banks to ILQ’s trading platform.

Designed and developed logging software in Excel/VBA to analyze spreads in real-time for price quotes of several MetaTrader brokers.

Designed and developed software in PHP to analyze 3 years of trading activity of a defunct Forex broker.

HSC Labs, Las Vegas NV

2008-2008

Web Programmer

Developed an online data server for mortgage leads using PHP, Java, and MS SQL Server.

Equipoise, Randolph NJ

2002-2002

Software Consultant

Designed a scheduling and calendar application using Java, Struts, Tomcat and MS SQL Server.

SetFocus, LLC, Parsippany NJ

2002-2003

Graduate

A highly competitive program, accepting 12-18 students for every 2000 applicants into its intensive 13-week full full-time curriculum involving Sun Microsystems’ Java Development Kit (JDK 1.3/1.4), AWT/Swing, Threads, Sockets, JDBC, RMI, JavaBeans, Servlets, JSP, Web Services and Java Security. Design patterns were emphasized.

Turner Consulting Group, Washington DC

1999-2002

Web Developer/Programmer

As a technical lead, designed and developed software for the National Cancer Institute's employee management system - a web application involving dynamic pages, database access, web security, and automated updates from legacy databases, utilizing Server/Client-Side JavaScript, HTML, Oracle PL/SQL, SQL*Plus, SQL*Loader, ERwin, VBScript, Crystal Reports, CGI, Perl, awk and Korn shell script.

Administered and maintained on Solaris/Unix, the Netscape/iPlanet Enterprise web server, SSJS application server, and Oracle database fed by several DB2 databases. Wrote Korn shell scripts and Oracle stored procedures to automate the downloads from the DB2 databases.

Performed version control for the project with CVS and RCS; prepared client software releases.

eoTek, Evergreen CO

1997-1999

Java Developer

Designed and developed software for several mortgage-related web sites for Chase Manhattan Bank involving dynamic pages, database access, and web security, utilizing Java, JavaScript, HTML, NetDynamics, Oracle PL/SQL, SQL*Plus, ERwin, UML, CGI, Perl, sed, awk, Korn shell script, Visual Source Safe and RCS.

Participated in the development of application software for Fannie Mae for processing home mortgage loans.

Administered and maintained the Netscape Enterprise web server, NetDynamics application server and Solaris/Unix machine that connected to an Oracle database.

Developed web site software installation scripts and procedures.

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