Project Manager System

Svetlana Afanasiev

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Profile

I am an experienced project manager and business analyst with a strong

background in technology and an extensive knowledge of the finance

industry, specifically in Broker/Dealer and Middle Office operations. I am

seeking a challenging position as a project manager/business analyst in the

financial industry.

EXPERIENCE

ALLIANCE BERNSTEIN 2001 - 2012

Senior project manager/business analyst, 2006 - 2012

. Principal liaison between Broker/Dealer operations and IT.

. Accountable for all aspects of project design, development, and

implementation.

. Working closely with senior management, legal team, trading team,

middle office team and various vendors.

. Coordinating project development across international offices in

Europe, Asia and the Americas

. Leading & coordinating a multinational team of developers.

PROJECTS:

APRIL 2011 - MARCH 2012

. Developing an in-house consolidated Middle Office system for the

European Middle Office that will replace a vendor system, generating

substantial savings for the company and providing a centralized

platform for global Broker/Dealer operations.

. Integrating the new OMGEO Solution Central Trade Manager Platform with

the international MO system platform to enhance operational

efficiency, facilitate higher same-day affirmation rates, and increase

the firm's competitive advantage.

. Incorporating the new WEX trading platform into the existing system to

give traders access to trade options, equities, and futures through

one single platform, increasing trade efficiency and mitigating risk.

JULY 2010 - OCTOBER 2011

. Established an institutional broker-dealer business in Hong Kong that

provides research and trade execution services to institutional

clients. This initiative was taken to strengthen existing global

client relationships, develop new relationships with local Asian

institutional investors and to build Asian trading and global program

trading capabilities.

JULY 2006 - JULY 2010

Managed multiple projects critical to the Broker Dealer department,

such as:

. Integration of LAVA trading platform.

. Integration of IB options trading platform

. Gloss (Broadridge settlement system) integration.

. Designed and managed multiple applications for Settlement,

Purchase&Sales, and Margin departments.

. OASYS Direct (OMGEO product) integration.

. Designed multiple control and exposure reports.

Senior developer/system analyst, 2001 - 2006

. Technical lead for IT group supporting Broker/Dealer operations.

. Managed an international development team of 6 (including offshore

team).

. Liaised with business unit management, vendors, and clearing

corporations.

. Principal designer of new system architecture, system implementation,

and post implementation support.

PROJECTS:

. Lead manager for the development of an original in-house Middle Office

System that supports equities and options trading, providing the

company with Straight Through trade processing that enhanced

operational efficiency and reduced trade risks.

. Team leader for a new Purchase and Sales Trade brake reconciliation

system that significantly reduced manual operations for the department

and the risk of settlement failure.

hermitage insurance company (Queensway Holdings inc.), ny 1997-2001

senior system developer,

. Team leader for the development of a new auto insurance system;

. Design, architecture, implementation and post implementation support;

. Worked closely with business leaders.

general reinsurance corporation stamford, ct

1996 - 1997

System developer

. Senior application developer and system analyst for Insurance Policy

Generation System

institute of systems programming moscow, russia

1988-1989

research analyst

. Research analyst for a system supporting Russia's trade organization

EDUCATION:

Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia - Master of Computer Science, 1988

Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia - B.S. Applied Mathematics, 1986

SKILLS/SYSTEM KNOWLEDGE:

Trading Platforms: Fidessa, LAVA, Flex Trade, InfoReach, NYFIX, Liquid

Point, ISE, LP, WEX

Trade Processing System: OMGEO

Trade Settlement: BroadRidge

Thorough understanding of Trade Life Cycle

Databases: Sybase SQL Server

Software: Powerbuilder, SQL, PERL

Operating Systems: Windows NT, UNIX, MS DOS, Sun Solaris

Microsoft Office and Projects literate

References

Available upon request.

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