Bina Patel

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Houston, TX 77030

281-***-****

mpd702@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE:

To obtain a challenging position as application developer and further advance my career.

EDUCATION:

University of Houston

Masters Degree in Computer Science received June 2006

University of Texas at Austin

Bachelor of Arts received December 2000

Major: Psychology

Minor: Sociology

Computer Learning Center, Houston, TX

Computer Programming Certificate received August 2001

WORK EXPERIENCE:

JP Morgan Chase, Houston, TX July 2006 – July 2012

Application Developer for Remedy – an Apache Struts based web application used across all lines of businesses in the Investment Bank and by traders to mark credit risk, deployed on Weblogic 10.0. Remedy consists of two main components - WebMP is the website for creating, and marking risk data and CSQ is the website for reporting on the data stored in Remedy. There is also an XML interface for systems to access this data.

-Duties include:

• Adding functionality and enhancements to the Remedy Web Application by implementing code changes

o Created/modified Java classes (Servlets, Beans, Action classes)

Used Eclipse IDE

Application developed using J2EE

Made use of the following tools: JDOM, JMS, JDBC

o Modified the JavaServer Pages – HTML, javascript

• Write/enhance stand alone Java applications used to support Remedy

• Providing or modifying stored procedures (Sybase database), and providing or modifying shell/perl scripts.

• Acting as release manager to provide application enhancements to the end users.

-Large-scale projects include:

• Developing a Java application to map bonds received from a daily feed to Remedy curves.

• Modifying the linked point formula to allow for the use of both spread and factor values in the calculation of follower rates. This involved changes to the Java code base, the WebMP interface(JSP), and database.

• Developing a bulk curve creation tool after the merger with Bear Stearns in Java.

• Designing an xml query to mark curves from the new source, TraderFuse. This involved the addition of new business logic to the Java code base.

• Consolidation/purging of the RemedyDQ_Archive and CDS databases in order to improve application performance.

• Currently assisting on migrating the Remedy application from a unix server to linux.

• Currently assisting on the rearchitecture project for Remedy – moving to a multi clustered environment for parallel processing of requests.

-Work to maintain a stable environment to support increased volumes and business expansion by resolving application

issues and providing client support on a daily basis. Usually involving bug fixes to the business logic in Remedy.

-Assist in end-to-end integration and regression testing in UAT

-Work to improve the efficiency/performance and quality of the application

-Participate in code reviews

-Provide impact analysis of proposed modifications to the application

JP Morgan Chase, Houston, TX June 2005 – August 2005

Intern for TCP DAC

-Involved in analysis and refactoring of Java applications.

-Optimized code to be more concise and modular thereby making it clearer, more robust, maintainable, and extensible.

-Added functionality and enhancements to two different Java projects to help meet the business needs of the clients.

• MetQuest – an application that reports on Key Process Indicators.

• File Checker – a process that monitors the arrival of supplier feed files.

-Assisted in enhancing the “Daily Report” Web Page by adding links to useful information and modifying the Deployment

Calendar to be more convenient to use for team members.

Caliber Incorporated, Houston, TX July 2002 - September 2002

Data Analyst

-Created Access queries and Excel worksheets utilizing user data to predict success of sales.

-Actively involved in the analysis of summary data provided by queries on past customers to determine customer

characteristics which lead to potential sales.

-Created a Power Point presentation used in sales pitch.

-Duties included creating, modifying, automating, and fine-tuning database queries in Access.

Pathfinder Energy Services, Houston, TX September 2001 - February 2002

Database Manager/Analyst

-Knowledge of Access and Excel. Provided strong troubleshooting solutions for users of Access queries.

-Assisted in creating, managing, and updating the "Receiving and Inspection" Access database.

-Duties included extracting important information from database queries and reports, providing summary source in

both Access and Excel.

SKILLS:

Knowledge of Microsoft: Windows, Word, Acess, Power Point.

Experience with programming languages: C++, C, MASM, Perl, Java, SQL, and Visual Basic.

HONORS:

Deans List 2002 – 2005

The Chancellor’s List 2004 – 2005

REFERENCES:

Available on request

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