Chris Jones

Front office equities software developer.  Have worked on global and regional projects as a team lead, individual contributor and software architect.

2002 July – present: Instinet, New York:
Northfield Open Optimizer – Responsible for integrating Northfield Optimizer into Systematic Trading rules.  Risk vs Cost optimization.  Integrated C++ Northfield Optimizer and JESS rules engine using JMS/JNI.  Worked closely with Instinet partner, Northfield, ensuring optimizer results were correct.
Advertised Trades – I was responsible for analysis, design, implementation, and testing of Instinet’s Advertised Trades initiative (previously the firm had no AT presence).  Technologies: Java/JMS/TIBCO/Rendezvous.
IDX – Intra-Day Cross – In a dynamic role I was responsible for mentoring, analysis documentation, architecture vision & J2EE implementation.
VWAP Cross – Mentored a legacy team to develop C++, Java, JNI application for crossing equities using a VWAP benchmark.
Portal 2 – Deployed an Eclipse RCP application using Java WebStart.  Wrote a Plug-in/Feature Ant build script.  Also, reduced the download size of the application.

2000 Sept – 2002 July: Instinet, London:
Audit Trail – Documented requirements for regulatory (OATS) and tape reporting. Designed and implemented using Java/JMS/TCP/IP sockets. 
Market Connectivity – Led a small team developing connectivity from Newport to Instinet’s SmartRouter. An internal protocol very similar to FIX was used for communication.  Java/JMS/TIBCO Rendezvous. 
Broker Neutral – Led a small team that integrated Newport with the Bridge Network using FIX (v4.2). Technologies: Java/JMS.

1999 July – 2000 Sept: Merrill Lynch, London:
Merlot – Front end Swing developer on a portfolio management application.  Also responsible for application design (server and client).
Trading Services – Junior developer responsible for integrating (& testing) a C++ front office component to a backend Stratus position management mainframe.

1998 March – 1999 July: J&H Marsh & Mclennan:
Perspective – Maintenance programmer on Perspective, a risk management application for insurance brokers. Technologies: Visual C++ and Sybase.

1992 – 1997 Loughborough University: 
MSc Computer Science. BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering 2:1

Other experience:
Application Production Support – part of a global 24/7 application support team.
Use-Case Analysis and Object Modeling using Rational Unified Process (RUP).
Other technologies: Clearcase, Weblogic, Oracle, Linux, Solaris, Perl.