German High School of Istanbul

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Vice President, Engineering - Investment Research & Management at Capital Group

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

At Capital Group we apply data engineering and data science to long-term fundamental investing at >$1 trillion scale.  We are hiring and have roles across data engineering, machine learning, software engineering (full-stack and UI), product management, technical program management and QA. In Capital Group's Investment Group Technology Division, we develop software cloud-first using AWS. If you love the idea of solving hard problems, working in a nurturing environment, and helping millions of families all over the world realize their financial dreams over the long term, you belong at Capital Group:About Us: <a href="https://lnkd.in/ednjYJfInvestment">https://lnkd.in/ednjYJfInvestment</a> Approach: <a href="https://lnkd.in/eYxAR_8">https://lnkd.in/eYxAR_8</a>

Capital Group

Vice President, Engineering - Investment Research & Management

Here I was sought out by the Fortress group to head technology-based operational excellence initiatives. Based off my proven success within the FinTech realm, I was brought in to overhaul the company and turn it into a modernized FinTech organization. I transformed legacy technologies, including mission-critical systems such as credit scoring engines, credit card processing, vendor/broker portals, originations, credit, funding, collections, customer service, and actionable real-time dashboards and KPIs. While my impacts in this capacity were profound, I was tremendously proud of the fact that I was able to take minimal risk while delivering positive outcomes with negligible downside.  Leading a team of approximately 30, I completely rebuilt the technology department from the inside. I established a PMO catalyst for cross-functional thinking, which led to the breaking down of cultural barriers and fostered greater unity. During a key transition period, acting as Interim COO and member of “Office of the CEO”, I oversaw credit, funding, collections, and customer service departments in addition to IT and PMO. With high BOD visibility, I led discussions surrounding risk mitigation and industry changes. I worked to assert myself as a bottom-line oriented partner with continual focus placed on forward progress.

TimePayment

Chief Technology Officer

As an experienced FinTech consultant with executive experience, I was hired by Loomis Sayles to act as an expert advisor and tactician to the Chief Technical Architect and CIO. My main mission was to interpret the CIO’s innovation and execute the technology strategy for transformative projects that spanned the company’s trading, portfolio management, and risk management workflow. Working closely with the CIO, I was able to take ideas to production with scope-bridging ideation, rapid prototyping, development, and quality assurance. One of my main impacts was the deliverance of in2!now, which was an information dissemination platform that allowed actionable information (from 20M sources) in real-time. This was a major innovation for the company and allowed for rapid evolution inside how work was completed.

Loomis, Sayles & Company

President, Fintech Consulting

Acting as a partner to the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) leadership and Board of Trustees, I was brought on the team to implement a transformative web strategy as a separate for-profit entity. The project consisted of directing a global team of both internal and external business and technical resources who conceived, designed, and launched the company's Web 2.0 website promoting heritage- and culture-rich tourism destinations worldwide.  The successfully delivered end product had Expedia-like B2B2C content aggregation, trip planning, hotel & transportation booking and travel scrap book creation.

Heritage Travel Inc. (Gozaic.com)

As an executive leader, I led the transition of 20+-year-old investment systems into a new era of loosely coupled, object-oriented, auditable, and secure architecture. I leveraged my strong technical background to build a world-class development team with continual focus on forward progress.

Acadian Asset Management

VP of Software Development

Entering this role, I directed acquisition integration for 15 different private jet operators and the build of a unified information technology platform and organization spanning private jet management, dispatching, maintenance, and FBO services. Acting as a value-added partner to the BOD, I supported the development of a corporate strategy, interjecting my knowledgebase and technical skill set when able. Here I also played a key role in the M&A due diligence of many private jet operators.

JetDirect Aviation

I was brought in to overhaul and turnaround the ERP and financial systems with a goal of positioning the company for future sale. In a short timeframe I built a brand new real-time P&L system that introduced the ability to build accurate dimensional P&L by customers, channels, brands, and products. The innovations I delivered were significant and impactful enough that the overarching goal of a sale was reached when Berwind made the purchase for $400M.

Old Mother Hubbard

Acting CIO

In this capacity, I was instrumental in the development of a transformative real-time private jet tracking system utilizing the FAA radar feed to automatically identify the best-positioned aircrafts for computerized supply-demand matching using advanced mathematical optimization.  Building the IT from the ground up, I designed the concept of capacity allocation for private jets and pre-commitments to locational supply during seasonal and event-based fluctuations. With this experience, I also eventually built a business plan to create private jet flight derivative instruments and a market place.This award winning venture was widely successful and the company grew at a tremendous speed from $8M to $200M in 4 years, with triple digit growth 3 years in a row. Due to its success, the company was ultimately acquired by TH Lee Putnam Ventures.

eBizJets/Sentient Jet

VP of Engineering

VP of Technology responsible for architecture and software development of a technology startup for Fleet Boston.Architected and built web-site technology with <a href="http://myway.com">myway.com</a> like portal behavior, <a href="http://visto.com">visto.com</a> like calendaring and time-management features and <a href="http://yodlee.com">yodlee.com</a> like account consolidation.  Integrated on-line concierge service capability and features into the site.  Was the official number one hire and played an important role in the incubation, strategy and business plan definition as well as technology/vendor/standards selection.  Was in charge of the entire software development task and project plan.  Managed around 10 full-time technical resources from Viant Corporation.  Also hired and managed 4 contractors.  Reported directly to the CEO. Technologies used were, Java, JSP, Servlets, XML, XSL, Oracle 8.1.6i, Borland JBuilder, Rational Rose, Erwin, Apache, JServ, JRun, JUnit.

Bank Boston/Fleet Bank

VP of Technology

Helped formulate IT/Business strategies for CXO level leadership of large companies around the world.Acted as an honest broker and strategy consultant for Turkey's biggest white goods manufacturer for six months.Designed and built a competitive battlefield and sales distribution database for the expansion strategy of world's biggest beer company into the Polish market.Lead an IT strategy project for one of South Africa's largest chemical/oil plants.Performed an IT audit and created a strategy report for the American Hospital of Istanbul.Was involved in the presales activity for an Internet Banking project in Taiwan.

Monitor Company

Senior Consultant

Involved in restructuring the department and growing it from 5 to 25 people in order to accommodate the fast growing pace of Global Securities. Established 20 new branches and developed a WAN network to enable real-time trading. Was a member of the Executive Committee and participated in important decision making processes for the future of the company. Developed a disaster recovery strategy. Architected a real-time trading program, including equities, fixed income and portfolio management, with cutting-edge technologies such as asynchronous messaging, order routing, three-tier computing and real-time data-feeds. This project had international visibility and was featured in a number of domestic publications. As a result, Global was selected by Oracle as their 8.0 beta test site. Obtained many renowned distributorships and VARs for Global such as DEC, Sun, Oracle, Forte, Business Objects and Tibco.

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