Syed Touseef Ali Ahmed

Led and managed a team of 7 software engineers to deliver high-quality software solutions for the HINAAdvanced Application Board project. Oversaw the complete software development lifecycle using Agile methodology, resulting in a 25% reduction in bugs.

Investigated and analyzed existing code, performing feasibility analysis before implementing Proof of Concepts (POCs) for various features in QuickBooks Desktop. Implemented POCs in C++ and conducted demonstrations with leads and project managers.

Contributed to design and implementation of Proof of Concepts (POCs) for Cloud Monitoring Service (CMS), securing approval from higher management. Executed lift and shift operations migrating one OCI service from legacy Oracle Public Cloud to OCI.

Gathered requirements by interacting with business analysts and drafted software requirement specifications, securing signoffs from the IT Director. Redesigned system architecture for the MIDIS application, a desktop-based solution for maintaining passport and ID information.

Designed and implemented a Windows service to synchronize appointment types from OpenHouse to Microsoft Outlook Calendar using Outlook COM API. Enhanced performance of the OpenHouse product by implementing load balancing and distributed computing features.

Owned the technical direction of the Opval pricing and risk management software product, managing the entire SDLC. Implemented new features including Implied Vols using published premium and market data from Bloomberg.

Enhanced the existing Altea system and fixed bugs, primarily developing in C++ on a Unix environment.

Enhanced the RMS (Risk Management System) to accommodate more reports and improve performance for FX, Fixed Income, and Equities asset classes. Owned the CPG Pricer application, an Excel-based system generating End-of-Day reports for the Credit Desk.

Developed technology for the Ronnie Risk Platform, a multi-threaded distributed system calculating Risk Factors (Greeks) for Equity Derivatives. Worked on the Eiger platform to generate sensitivity numbers for reports used by traders and senior business managers.

Designed and implemented the initial design of BETS (Bear Energy Trading System), capturing trades for Bear Energy traders.

Developed a program for hedging fixed income securities.

Master of Science in Computer Science from State University of New York, Stony Brook, completed in May 2006.

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Osmania University, completed in June 2004.