POOJA JOSHI

** ******* **** *** ****• Jersey City, NJ 07310• Phone 585-***-****

Email: toyqso@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Experienced software developer in C# .Net, specializing in product development and real time, front-office software systems for the Financial Services industry.

Education

Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

Master of Science in Computer Science (September’03 – February’06)

University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India

B.E. (HONORS) Computer Engineering (July ’99 – July ’03)

Skills

Specialization: Front-End GUI Development

Programming Languages: C# with Win Forms, Java, C++

OS / Environment: Windows, UNIX, Solaris.

Frameworks & Tools: Microsoft .Net, Resharper, Memory Profile - Sci-Tech, Nunit, Clover.Net, InstallShield

Miscellaneous: SQL, Design Patterns, Multi-threading, DevExpress, LINQ

Work Experience

Lehman Brothers/Barclays Capital, New York [March ’06 – Present]

 Software Developer for Cougar Framework Project.

o Played integral role as a developer for Cougar Framework project which is developed as the Desktop Solution for trading multiple products across silos in the same application written in C# .Net. Responsible for implementation of DOM Object Model that defines the relationship with cougar objects by defining their hierarchy and logical interaction. Involved in the XML Serialization of the configuration data.

o Developed Event Editor Tool that allows user to publish and subscribe (wire up) events for controls and components using C# Win Forms. Cougar Framework considers 2 types of events. .Net event and events that are raised on Event Bus. Event Bus allows client code to subscribe to events of all types from all sources.

o Developed a sample project to demonstrate APIs of Cougar Framework project using C# .Net.

o Lead developer for a control called Aggregator, a business agnostic Shared Component written in C# .Net. Refactored data binding of the Aggregator control to display trading data in the aggregated format. Implemented support for custom control (Text box, Combo Box etc.), custom formula, gradient color, exporting data to excel. Resolved memory leak issues of the control using Memory-Sci –tech tool. Aggregator is capable of showing high speed real time updates.

o Worked closely with Dial Tone, a Middleware abstraction layer that separates business application components from mechanics of real time data acquisition and Config Server tool, a central store where Cougar configuration data can be stored and retrieved. Configuration data is stored in XML format and can be queried to perform update, insert and delete operation.

o Provided support and technical advice to Cougar clients. Helped clients to migrate their trading applications from old technologies to new Cougar framework. Clients include Risk management systems, Derivative Trading systems, Credits, Municipals, eTrading.

Webster Bank, Connecticut [March’05- May ’05]

 Business Analyst Co-op

o Responsible for tracking and solving the technical issues raised by the clients and developers of the Webster Bank.

o Worked as QA whenever required by the team.

Awards and Activities

 Awarded Scholarship by the Computer Science department at Rochester Institute of Technology.