Peter Fokas, CSM

Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry

January 2010 – July 2010 (7 months)

DRW Trading Group, Chicago (3/2010-7/2010) Worked on Findur implementation with emphasis on Credit and Market Risk monitoring for Fixed Income and Derivatives Trading. Worked on requirements gathering, creation of functional/technical specifications for customized applications - Swap Limit Monitor and Balance Sheet Allocation Monitor.

Findur Sales Support - (3/2010 - 7/2010) Worked on assorted RFPs, prepping of demo environments, managing resources for presentations, participating in conferences representing Findur software solution to prospects.

Bank of Canada, Ottawa (10/2009–2/2010) Worked with bank team in defining a custom tailored solution based on Bank’s Domestic operations. Defined business scenarios, conducted gap analysis and wrote functional specifications with final deliverable being an estimated price quote.

Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry

July 2006 – December 2009 (3 years 6 months)

FHLB Cincinnati, Ohio (7/2009-10/2009) Implementation of Fixed Income desk onto FINDUR platform. Asset Coverage: Money Markets, Repos, Swaps. Strong emphasis on providing a robust credit risk solution.

Itau BBA Sao Paulo, Brazil (11/2008-7/2009) Middle and Back office implementation project for complex domestic operations. Some key activities included: Worked with Findur development team in scoping of new enhancements to handle exotic Brazilian financial instruments Deal modeling of exotic financial instruments (ie. Index linked Swaps, Asian NDF, BOVESPA Instruments) Configuration and support activities for Brazilian exponential accounting accrual methods Delivered Findur solution for BBA proprietary Cubic Spline interpolation methodology for Brazilian yield curves

Banco Itau, Sao Paulo, Brazil (7/2008-11/2008) Collateral management Implementation. Worked in all aspects of the Project lifecycle, including project planning, writing functional/technical specifications, and managing scope.

Itau Chile, Santiago, Chile (11/2008-2/2009) Delivered solution for complex Regional Chilean market curves (Interbancaria CLF and CLP).

Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, Toronto, Canada (9/2007-9/2008) Front and back office operations implementation for fixed income division which included Repos, Bonds, MM, Swaps, Options. Key deliverables: Created CDS spreadsheets verifying valuations between Findur, Bloomberg and legacy system Successful implementation of Credit Derivatives and Commodity Swaps on Findur

Wachovia Charlotte, NC (1/2007-7/2007) Successful roll off of bank’s Commodities operations from Calypso to ENDUR platform. Asset Coverage: Oil, Gas, Metals and other soft commodities. Installed PNL Explained module.

National Bank of Canada, Montreal, Canada (9/2006-1/2007) Software upgrade going from 5.3 to 8.0 for ENDUR platform. Asset Coverage: Oil, Gas, Paper, Gold, FX. Endur Modules: VAR. Credit risk, Confirmations, EOD

Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Financial Services industry

April 2002 – March 2006 (4 years)

Senior Business Analyst – Product Management (9/2001-3/2006) Provided business expertise in understanding best market practices for FX/MM product space and how these relate to technology and software. Involved with key activities such as product strategy, sizing of enhancements, product control and sales support. Some key endeavors included: Redesign FX module for high frequency trade processing to support volume growth. Ability to handle >50k deals per day. Improved FX Sales module to reduce processing data and improve performance. Major improvements with Liqudity Risk/Interest Risk modules. (ie. Multi asset classes, drilldown capabilities) Buyouts/Termination processing workflow for FX and MM instruments.

Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Financial Services industry

September 1996 – March 2006 (9 years 7 months)

Barrick Gold (10/2005-3/2006)
Project Manager
Managed Back Office implementation of CTSI functionality. Worked with client in all aspects of deployment. Ensured a timely production of deliverables within client’s expectations and scope.

Barrick Gold (7/2004-12/2004)
Project Lead/Business Analyst
Gold and FX hedging operations. Wrote business and functional specifications for new enhancements for trade capture and customized Risk Management solutions. Created test cases and provided QA. Managed change control and release of new enhancements.

Royal Bank of Scotland, London (2/2003-3/2003)
Senior Business Analyst
P&L and positional reconciliation project support. Led team in transition to enhanced Liquidity/Interest Risk module.

Credit Suisse Global Money Markets, Singapore (4/1996-9/1996)
Lead Product Consultant
MM and Interest Rate Futures operations. Review of business requirements, gap analysis, applicable system configuration, and user training. Configuration work involving Hedge Equivalents and Portfolio Analytics.

Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi, Tokyo (9/2002-2/2003)
MM Lead Business Analyst
MM & Swaps Operations. Involved with all aspects of implementation process from scoping, specifications to QA and post go live support. Major emphasis on high frequency processing and Risk displays (Liquidity and Interest Risk).

Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Financial Services industry

January 1997 – March 2002 (5 years 3 months)

Ensured the seamless integration of the different product modules (Foreign Exchange/Money Market/Futures and Bonds) between front, middle, and back office. This included liaising with analysts and developers within the risk, settlements, and accounting areas and required a detailed understanding of these areas. Designed and created functional and technical specifications. Prioritized user requests and tracked outstanding development items. Provided project support for Back office modules including Accounting module, P&L Spreadsheet, and Settlement Instructions. Some key endeavors included: Major software enhancements moving from a text-based platform to a complete GUI solution Enhancement to MM products to handle complex multiple event processing. High frequency trade processing for Swaps

Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Entertainment industry

1997 – 1999 (2 years)

Sirk Productions provides film and video products and services ranging from feature films to commercials. Some worthy content has been the award winning feature documentaries, Anytown, USA and Sever Clear to the critically acclaimed television program The Inside Reel.

Managed start-up of independent film production company specializing in the delivery of a full range of film/video services – strategic business planning, development and financing; organizational design; operation and financial control; and market strategy and research. Some key accomplishments: Executive Produced Short Film “The Mind’s Eye” (first NYU short filmed on digital) Formulated the business plan and engaged in capital seeking endeavors ranging from individuals to venture capitalists

Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Financial Services industry

January 1996 – January 1997 (1 year 1 month)

Maintained software configuration management system for Foreign Exchange, Money Market, and Futures modules. Executed Quality Assurance testing for client enhancements, fixes and for major releases. Coordinated and maintained deployment of software fixes and enhancements to clients. Organized and planned the deployment of software upgrades for major software releases. Developed and maintained test cases and test scripts for release testing. Some key endeavors: Created first Wall Street Systems online help file, encompassing information on all aspects of the WSS treasury system Oversaw development of new product coverage such as Overnight Indexed Swaps and Brady Bonds