HENRY MINKOFF
Clifton, New Jersey 07013
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FITCH RATINGS - Consultant / JAVA Programmer
Jan 2010 - Sept 2011
• Responsible for web applications for the Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities group.
• Duties included adding features, fixing defects and maintaining JAVA, EJB, JSP & CSS.
• Converted Actuate workbook implementation to use Apache POI.
• QA of Issuer/CUSIP updates via SQL and website queries.
• Development tools used: MyEclipse, SQLDeveloper, YourKit remote profiling, JDeveloper.
Environment: Java 1.6/J2EE, JBoss, Tomcat, Weblogic, JDBC, Oracle, OBI, SVN, UNIX
DOVETAIL SYSTEMS - JAVA Developer
June 1999 - Oct 2009
• Developed code using JAVA and EJB for multi-threaded Straight Through Processing Bank Payments System for JP Morgan Chase and Deutsche Bank.
• Duties included analyzing client and industry specifications.
• Extensive work with in-house parsing API. Maintained parsing stages for SWIFT, CHIPS and FEDWIRE payment messages. Coded various STP stages for multiple payment protocols. Created batch jobs for EOD processing. Fixed in-house and customer defects.
• Designed and delivered GSTPA system for the automation of post-trade/pre-settlement matching for Merrill Lynch – first client to go live on GSTPA
• Designed and developed in-house QBOL program for XML import/export of meta data
• Maintained LOTUS NOTES Gateway system for MCI International/JP Morgan Chase
Environment: Java 1.4/J2EE, IntelliJ Idea, Weblogic, Oracle/Toad, SVN, UNIX
CANTOR FITZGERALD - Senior Programmer
Apr 1995 - May 1999
• Ported VAX-based front-end trading system with an INGRES database to the Alpha platform with a SYBASE database. Coded, tested, and implemented various new features in trading systems for several businesses, including Emerging Markets, U.S. Government Bonds and Corporate Bonds. Programming was done in C and VAX Macro.
INCOTEL - Project Leader
Nov 1994 - Apr 1995
• Coded various features of message switching system via C++ on Windows NT.
INFORMATION BUILDERS - Senior Programmer
Nov 1986 - Nov 1994
• Project leader for porting flagship 4GL product (FOCUS) from the VAX platform to the AXP platform. This project was completed using field-test software from DEC, which meant debugging DEC's as well as our own software. Used field-test DEC software, enabling our company to deliver our product in time for DEC's product announcement.
• Coded communication layer for DECNET, TCP/IP (UCX), LU0, and LU6.2 for company's new, multi-platform Client/Server product line (EDA/SQL).
EDUCATION B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics - SUNY at Stony Brook