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Originally Posted By TaraI am looking for a way to work with adoption somehow, i am an adoptive mother of two gorgeous children. I am currently a technical trainer, with 16 years of database experience, and 12 years of technical training (MVS, Unix, Client/server, Relational database). I know html - and learning cgi and javascript currently. i just developed a CBT training course using Macromedia's Authorware. I already built my own web-site using straight html, and i would love to get involved with web design for some facet of adoption. any ideas or needs out there? I'm looking for something to do after hours.....
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Originally Posted By denise winnerCurrently, I am completing the implementation of Tradebonds.com, an internet based portfolio management platform and VPL, an automated entertainment production based budget and procurement system. I have also provided implementation and project management services to Think Tank companies including: eFederal.com a B to G business; eJets a charter airline service; and Revelocity.com a medical procurement wireless solution.My previous work includes a position with Transamerica in their Investment Services Group as Director of Fixed Income Analytics, where I developed models and managed software development projects, which supported fixed income portfolio management. Before Transamerica, I was partner at Quintelligent, where I researched and developed the models, simulations and theory behind Quintelligent Corporation's trading systems. I have attached several documents for your review. These documents, combined with a description of my background and attached resume, should provide you with a good understanding of my past experience and the services that I can provide to your company. Thanks for taking the time to review the attached information. I look forward to talking about mutually beneficial opportunities with your firm or other referrals.Denise Winner, CFAWinner Squared, Inc.1545 10th StreetManhattan Beach, CA 90266
Originally Posted By denise winnerPhone: (310) 937-7341E-mail: djwinner@hotmail.com1545 10th StreetManhattan Beach, CA 90266Denise J. Winner, CFAEducationMaster of Computer Science, Brown University, August 1984. Concentrated in office automation and artificial intelligence. Thesis incorporated database theory, knowledge representation and financial applications. Grade point average 4.0/4.0.Bachelor of Science in Economics, The Wharton School, May 1983. Dual major in accounting and decision science. Grade point average 3.5/4.0. Graduated Cum Laud, Mortar Board Honors Society.EmploymentSep. 1999 to present Winner Squared, Inc., Manhattan Beach, CA President Professional Services firm focused on building and providing management of technology for web based and stand-alone solutions. Winner Squared also has expertise in implementing financial engineering solutions for portfolio, inventory and risk management as well as real-time trade and execution technologies.Clients Include:TRADEBONDS.COM. June 2000 to present Director of Fixed Income Analytics. Design, implementation and management of their entire e-Solution, a fixed income based portfolio and inventory management platform. Functionality includes inventory, risk and portfolio management along with real time analytics, optimization and intelligent research deployment. EFEDERAL.COM. June 2000 to present - Project management and deployment of entire e-Solution, a ֓B to G company. Database design, content manager implementation and functional specifications development and ongoing maintenance.SCHOOL-LINK.COM. May 2000 to July 2000 - Project planning for initial implementation. Project management for web content design. Company focuses on school specific food administration, student monitoring and school branding.REVELOCITY.COM/BUYMEDICAL.COM. March 2000 to present - Managed design and development of web pages for medical and pharmaceutical distribution site. Other work includes managing the deployment of an inventory and purchase order tracking system.EJETS.COM. January 2000 to present - Managed development and maintenance of e-Commerce charter airline reservations system. Ongoing maintenance work. Implemented customer service prototype. VIRTUAL PRODUCTION LINK. November 1999 Ԗ Present. Developed prototype and preliminary database design for Intranet based budgeting and scheduling system for movie, television, and commercial productions. Visual Basic. Managed and developed production system. Java. ALL-LIFE.COM. Part-time. September 1999 December 1999. Developed preliminary database design for vitamin/supplement e-commerce site. Also, developed expert system modules to analyze intake and exertion and optimize the shopping basket. Visual C++ and Lingo. Nov. 1995 to Jan. 2000 Transamerica Investment Services Los Angeles, CA Director, Fixed Income Analytics Group Management of a team that developed and implemented the Fixed Income Portfolio Management System. The system integrated an analytics engine with various data sources and Pam, the accounting system. Data sources included Intex, Lehman Brothers֒ PC Product, and Open Bloomberg. The system provided managers with real time analytics, including yield curve simulation analysis, standard fixed income analytics and benchmarking capabilities.Quantitative problem solver. Performed analyses for managing equity and fixed income hedges. Developed CBO trading system that manages a $440 million portfolio of high yield securities. Implemented transfer pricing system that analyzes performance of investment services group versus liability lines. Developed several Bond Trust trading systems which manage compliance issues and permit what if scenario testing. Built models for fixed income cash flow analysis. Other work includes adhoc reporting and analytics, database design, hedge analysis and pricing Structured Products.Analytics written in C, C++, Visual Basic and Objective C. Duration and convexity studies are performed using Derivative Solutions. Transfer pricing integrates Lehman Brothers PC Product and software developed on OpenStep. Original development employed OpenStep architecture. Objective C for front-end and C for analytics. Current work developed under NT using Visual C++, Visual Basic, Java, Rational Rose, Excel, Visual Source Safe, Opalis Robot and Microsoft Case Tools.May 1993 to June 1997 Quintelligent Corp. Los Angeles, CA Vice President, Partner Nov. 1995 to June 1997 - Part-time Consultant. Managed research including new product development; maintained software. Projects focused on volatility studies, index mutual fund productӔ design and development; migration to a Web based model. May 1993 to Nov. 1995 - Developed and implemented models for trading no-load mutual funds. Models employed pattern recognition techniques for choosing the best performing funds from a universe of 700+ no-load funds. Asset allocation schemes based on sector analysis are used for managing the portfolios. Simulations provided 20% average annual return after transaction and management fees using data dating back to 1978. Additional responsibilities included trading, developing marketing material, managing research projects, and managing client relations. Ongoing research of the mutual fund industry, particularly NAV and dividend availability/integrity, sector analyses and feasibility of trading various fund families. Other work involved developing fixed income strategies to supplement the no-load strategy. Quantitative research written in C. Front-end built using Objective C and Next Step developer. All work done on Next workstations.Oct. 1990 to May 1993 Leland O'Brien Rubinstein/Geske Bock Los Angeles, CA Financial Product ManagerDeveloped and implemented Next Step trading system for hedging 1 Billion dollar portfolio. Work involved implementing value and hedge modules and creating graphical interfaces. Researched and implemented models for pricing, valuing and hedging fixed income products and performed statistical analysis used to simulate portfolios for bond rating agencies. Worked on a software team, which designed and implemented software used for hedging a $10 Billion pipeline with bonds and financial futures. Additional work in product design and marketing. Software written in C, Objective C and FORTRAN on Sun and Next workstations as well as PC's. Splus used for statistical research. Dec. 1989 to Oct. 1990 Integrated Analytics Los Angeles, CA Financial EngineerDesigned and implemented real time option pricing models. Researched and designed add-on software products; specifically, modeled a linear programming margining system for the Toronto Stock Exchange. Wrote user manuals describing Analytics and tested software Analytics and strategies. Also, taught seminars in finance and trading.Apr. 1987 to Dec. 1989 Research, Hull Trading Co. Chicago, ILDeveloped and implemented forecasting models for index trading products and Designated Primary Market Makers. Analyzed baskets to forecast bid/ask spread and implied volatility. Built equity trading decision support systems. Short-term projects focused on researching market anomalies, cash spreads and behavior of new issue index products. Software built in DOS and UNIX environments, written in C. Statistical analysis performed using RATS, Splus and Mathematica.Aug. 1984 to Apr. 1987 Drexel Burnham Lambert Chicago, IL Software EngineerDeveloped tools for hedging bond portfolios and managing margin money. Also, traded bonds and S&P futures. Software application focused on volatility studies and option pricing models. Other responsibilities included enhancing clearinghouse software and managing databases. Application written in C using *Venix.Publications and LecturesScience in the Public Interest, Midnight Special Bookstore, November 2000. KPFK-FM airs the weekly lecture series sponsored by Southern California Federation of Scientists. The lecture will focus on the womens perspective of gender and its influence on career and education as related to the sciences. Data Management & Systems Support, ICM Conference, August 1999. Chairperson and speaker. Lecture focused on integrating market data from multiple platforms into a consistent system for investment decision-making. Focused on design, implementation and integration processes. Quant For Non-Quants. September 1995, September 1996. Instructed a course focused on options theory and practical applications. Class was comprised of financial analysts who are members of the Los Angeles Society of Financial Analysts.Risk: Traditional Methods fall short, November 1997. Lecture outlined traditional measures and highlighted pros and cons of these measurements. Additionally, a new paradigm for measuring risk is presented. MBE: A Decision Support System for Management by Exception. Hawaii International Conference on System Science. January 1985. Novel features of the system included integration techniques used by managers for planning with a constraint management system, which recognized data dependencies among budgeted items. The back-end of the database was relational, while the front end was organized hierarchically. TechnicalProficient in Objective C, C++, C, Visual Basic, HTML, ASP, FORTRAN, APL, COBOL Pascal, Dbvista, SQL and Access. Knowledge of statistical and optimization packages including LINDO, Minitab, Splus, Rats, SLAM and Mathematica. Proficient with LehmanҒs PC Product, Derivative Solutions, Intex and PAM. Proficient with Barras IBS, Decision and Precision. Licensed in Series 3 and Series 2. CFA.Personal Women in Engineering (WIE), Vice Chairperson (1999 to present).University of Pennsylvania, Southern California Regional Advisory Board. (1995 to present).Bay Area Lupus Foundation, honorary member and spokesperson (1995 to present).LASFA, Affiliate member, Placement Committee.World-class ultra-marathoner (1985-1989): USA Maccabiah Team (1985 and 1989), Pan Am Games (1986), and Australian Carnival (1988). Other interests include skiing, scuba diving, kickboxing, and tennis. Fluent in Spanish.
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