Will Mechem

Current

Managing Director at Willard John Thomas Associates
Managing Director at WJT Global Solutions
Advisor at ExecuSource Community

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Past

Managing Director, Information Technology Division at Response
Director at Genesis10
Director at Alliance Consulting

Director at MLG Cooperative Consulting
Managing Director at Catus Management Solutions
CEO at Strategis

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Education

Cleveland State University

Recommended

6 people have recommended Will

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Investment Management

Will Mechem’s Summary

New group on Linkedin for High Frequency Traders
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=2338796

This group is to discuss high frequency trading strategies, technology, venues, regulation, funding & etc., and to network in the high frequency trading community.

Will Mechem, Managing Director has twenty + years experience delivering financial technology solutions to top tier multi-national clients.

WJT provides consulting services globally to start-ups and established firms in the financial and technology sectors. We leverage offices in New York, Calcutta, New Delhi, Santiago and Shanghai to provide a local perspective with global reach.

Our expertise and capabilities include strategic business development, raising capital, capital markets technology, and building winning executive teams.

WJT (www.wjtcapital.com)为启动、科技公司和财务固定全球性地提供行政搜索和资本服务办公室在纽约、加尔各答、新德里、圣地亚哥和上海。

WJT Global Solutions (www.wjtglobal.com) are industry thought leaders with deep knowledge and rich hands-on experience developing and delivering financial technology solutions globally.

WJT Global Solutions (www.wjtglobal.com)是行业与深刻的全球性地开发和提供财务技术解决方法的知识和富有的实践经验的想法领导。

New LI group for Capital Markets professionals interested in China. http://www.linkedin.com/groupRegistration?gid=2148947

View my favorite presentations on SlideShare
http://www.slideshare.net/wmechem"

Will Mechem’s Specialties:

High Frequency Trading Systems
Market and Trade Analytics
Exchange Technology
OMS/EMS Integration
Complex Strategy Development
Real-time Risk Analytics
Real-time P&L
Messaging Bus Architecture
Complex Event Processing
Grid Computing

Team Development, Leadership (on-shore / off-shore), Vendor / Channel Management, Contract Negotiation, Financial Statement Analysis (P&L, BS, CF), Business Plan, Budget, Discounted Cash Flow, Cold Calling, Headhunting, Relationship Building, Networking

Will Mechem’s Experience

Managing Director

Willard John Thomas Associates

(Privately Held; Investment Management industry)

June 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)

WJT provides consulting services globally to start-ups and established firms in the financial and technology sectors. We leverage offices in New York, Calcutta, New Delhi, Santiago and Shanghai to provide a local perspective with global reach.

Our expertise and capabilities include strategic business development, raising capital, capital markets technology, and building winning executive teams.

Will Mechem, Managing Director has twenty years experience delivering financial technology solutions to top tier multi-national clients in the US market. Will is responsible for developing and maintaining excellent client relationships, and leverages his vast network of local and global leaders in finance & technology to execute engagements and provide referrals.
Managing Director

WJT Global Solutions

(Investment Management industry)

June 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)

WJT Global Solutions (www.wjtglobal.com) are industry thought leaders with deep knowledge and rich hands-on experience developing and delivering financial technology solutions globally.

To effectively capitalize on your strategic investment in technology, we deliver world class solutions, achieving maximum cost efficiencies through effective use of top local talent and global labor markets arbitrage.
Advisor

ExecuSource Community

(Human Resources industry)

2008 — Present (1 year )

The ExecuSource community is a place for independent recruiters to network, learn and collaborate.
Managing Director, Information Technology Division

Response

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

January 2007 — April 2008 (1 year 4 months)

Primarily focused within Wealth Management, Equities Trading and Fixed Income Risk

Clients: Lehman Brothers, Citi, Citco Fund Services, Rockefeller & Co, RBC Capital Markets, Bank of America, Cohen & Steers, Macquarie, HSBC Asset Management.
Director

Genesis10

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

May 2006 — December 2006 (8 months)

Clients: JPMorganChase, Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Legg Mason, Barclays Capital
Director

Alliance Consulting

(Privately Held; SFE; Information Technology and Services industry)

February 2005 — May 2006 (1 year 4 months)

Clients: JPMC, Merrill Lynch, Guardian Life, AIG, Moody’s Investors Services, Fimat
Director

MLG Cooperative Consulting

(Information Technology and Services industry)

May 2004 — February 2005 (10 months)

e-Cooperative Community for Independent Information Technology professionals (consultant/sell side and client/buy side).
Managing Director

Catus Management Solutions

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

April 2003 — April 2004 (1 year 1 month)

Sales, General, and Project Management for Special Clients in Investment Banking, Retail Banking, Health Care, Telecom.
CEO

Strategis

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

February 1991 — May 2003 (12 years 4 months)

CEO and Managing Partner of this well respected Microsoft Solution Provider, Managed Partner, Gold Partner. Clients included F1000, Global 2000, and Medium sized businesses in the NY metro area. Specialization in Windows infrastructure and systems management.

Will Mechem’s Education

Cleveland State University

Electrical Engineering 1981 — 1983

Additional Information

Will Mechem’s Interests:

Korean Language, Korean Culture, Mandarin Language, Chinese culture, Asian Business, Indian Business, Chinese Business, Trading Systems, Fixed Income, Equity, Derivatives, ABS, MBS, CDS, FX, Emerging Markets, Commodities, Market Risk, IT Risk, Operational Risk, Recruiting, Headhunting, Sourcing, American Banking History, Banking and Finance, Industrial Revolution, Investing, Trading, Strategy, Funding, Capital Markets, Global Economics