JAMES H. HUNTER
Bayside, N.Y. 11361
Email: **********@*****.***
H 718-***-**** /C 917-***-****
PROFILE:
Highly motivated and dedicated Market Data Services professional, offering
thirteen years of experience in MDS role and over twenty years of
experience in IT industry. In my previous role I was responsible for all
service/support of real-time, historical, referential data and exchange
connectivity for MDS deployment. My duties included the support/service of
a RMDS/RDF topology and the daily administration of DACS IDs for products,
exchanges & specialist data entitlements. Responsibilities included:
planning, design, development and the implementation and support of new
products for the market data platform. Working directly with various IT
teams to manage implementations related to third party vendors as well as
in-house services. Known, as a highly collaborative leader, committed to
superior customer service and organizational excellence.
Pursuing a position in MDS with a Financial Corporation/Hedge Fund for real-
time selected vendor relationships and service support.
SKILLS:
MDS: Administrated all levels of Market Data Services (Inbound, Outbound)
connectivity.
MDS: Provide cost management solutions and evaluated existing tools for
revenue generation.
Network: Local Area Network/LAN, Wide Area Network/WAN
Network Protocol: Ethernet, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP and NAT.
Telco Topologies: Frame Relay, MPLS, RXN & BTRadianz
Network Diagnostics: Wire Shark, Ethereal, HP Open View, CiscoWorks, LAN
Fluke
Operating Systems: Windows XP, WIN7, Basic UNIX
Firewall: Checkpoint Management Client, Smart Console R70, R75
Software: Microsoft Office (Word/Excel), Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft
Project, Visio Professional
Experience
Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (2012 - 2014)
JPMorgan Chase Trading Technology /Market Data (Consultant)
. Maintain and improve existing Market Data delivery and Infrastructure
connectivity.
. Effectively supported traders, trading applications and trading floors
in a high-pressure, dynamic environment.
. Dependable to identify, analyze, and correct issues and service outages
to minimize impact to stakeholders, LOB and partners/vendors.
. Excellent knowledge of Market Data/ECN products (Espeed/Garban,
Brokertec, Marketwire, Algo Trading)
. Daily support of real-time applications (EIKON, Thomson ONE, Bloomberg,
Factset)
. Successfully created/submitted FW requests (PIRA) for LOB connectivity
to partners via Network and firewall technologies.
. Worked with legal/finance teams to complete contract cycle from
inception to execution.
. Interacted with Trading Technology teams to ensure smooth transition
from project to business as usual for new products and processes.
. Change Management: Plan, schedule, test, implement, and document
maintenance activities without impacting/ conflicting with MDS
performances.
. BAU support for JPMC EURC/ Peregrine ticket database and IMT alerts.
. Provide Level 1, 2 & 3 for real-time support for MDS.
. Good written and verbal communication skills.
McGraw-Hill /Standard & Poor's, Financial Information Services (1999 -
2012)
Market Data Manager
. Market data content management expert for the firm. Work with business
groups and internal applications development to support the facilitation
of real-time data to API objectives and firm's applications content.
. Execute daily, weekly and monthly deliverables in a high-pressure,
dynamic environment.
. Achieved Market Data growth, efficiencies and consistency throughout
firm.
. Engineered/Implemented real-time low-latency market data feeds to
support client needs and business requirements for primary and disaster
recovery sites.
. Subject Matter Expert for Thomson Reuters services: RMDS/RDF, Reuters
3000Xtra, EIKON, Thomson ONE, Bridge/EJV and the responsibility for
(DACS) entitlement system.
. In depth knowledge of Bloomberg (Open, ANYWHERE & B-pipe).
. Extensive knowledge of IDC/Comstock (Plus Feed/CSP, eSignal Pro)
. Daily support of real-time internet based products (Tradeweb, SDC
Platinum, OTC Data Services, FINCAD & Street Event).
. Level 1, 2 & 3 for real-time support for MDS.
. Governed the Entitlements process overseeing the flow of
granting/tracking global securities exchanges.
. Designed and administered technical architecture and support for MDS
products and relevant feeds (Real-Time, Delay, Historical and End of Day
Pricing).
. Adept at working with C-level management from end to end: Introducing
new technology using PowerPoint presentations, working directly with
business unit gathering requirements, validating costs and expenses,
architecting and implementing successful cost-effective solutions
. Responsible for Monthly/Quarterly Exchange Reporting (NYSE, AMEX, OPRA,
TOR and NASDAQ/OMX).
. Prepared business requirements and documentation; managed product
development; coordinated all product rollouts.
. Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills and strong
communication skills (oral and written).
. Engineered and supported MDS global multi-systems environments utilizing
CISCO routers, switches and Checkpoint/Juniper Firewalls.
. Worked closely with the Firewall/Security team to implement policies for
MDS infrastructure.
. Coordinated and arranged the ordering and delivery of circuits
(Private/Public)
. Regularly maintained and updated schematic drawings using Visio; logical
and physical for MDS infrastructure documentation/troubleshooting.
. Handled the timely processing of MDS invoices, vendor coordination
issues.
. Created allocation & methodology to accurately monitor data/billing
analysis.
. Review current policies, procedures for recommendations on best
practices to maintain the integrity of MDS.
. Manage multiple projects and meet and exceed deadlines in a fast paced
environment, on-time and within budgets (Project Management).
Standard & Poor's, Financial Information Services (1995 - 1999)
Senior Network Engineer
. Firewall/information security experience, setting policies and promoting
rules to the production environment
. Designed and implemented/supported network infrastructure to support
client's requirements.
. Generate network diagram drawings; logical and physical for documentation
and implementation of network services.
. Upgraded hardware and software strategies to support the evolution of
next-generation of the corporate backbone.
Administered LAN LDAP: created new, migrated and upgraded existing accounts
on LAN.
Supported all employees with Email and related software applications.
Responsible for training and mentoring Level 2 employees.
Diagnosed all network related problems, such as Routers/Switches; switch
port assignment, defective cabling, and NIC cards/modules.
Solid project management skills; Able to adhere to standard operating
procedures and complete required changes within the specified network
maintenance windows.
New York College of Podiatric Medicine (1993 - 1994)
System Support Specialist
Installed, upgraded, repaired & maintained over 200 workstations and 10
File Servers
Diagnose all Network / Telco related problems
Control Data Corp. AWI Division (1985 - 1992)
Bench Technician Grade 5
Bench repair of Circuit Boards, CRT units, UPS, Modems, Printers,
Keyboards, Scanners
Responsible for Troubleshooting and Repairing Automated Wagering Devices-
Electronic & Mechanical
EDUCATION
Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida
Major: Computer Science
Benjamin N Cardozo, Bayside New York
Major: Mathematics & Science
TRAINING
Mercer County Community College - Project Management Certification
RMDS/Reuters Market Data System Certification
Business Management Course
Implementing Cisco IP Routing
Checkpoint Security Administration Course
UNIX Admin Course
Cisco Advanced Catalyst 6500 Switched Networks