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 Recruiting New York at Genesis10
Director Recruiting / Financial Services at Alliance Consulting

Member Services 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

Websites

Will Mechem’s Summary

New website http://wjtglobal.com !

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

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 2 months)

WJT (www.wjtsearch.com) provides executive search and capital services globally with offices in New York, Calcutta, New Delhi, Santiago and Shanghai..

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 2 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 Recruiting New York

Genesis10

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Investment Banking industry)

May 2006 — December 2006 (8 months)

Manage team of 8 recruiters sourcing consulting candidates for IT within the financial services sector. Annual billing in excess of $25MM.

Clients: JPMorganChase, Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Legg Mason, Barclays Capital
Director Recruiting / Financial Services

Alliance Consulting

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; SFE; Information Technology and Services industry)

February 2005 — May 2006 (1 year 4 months)

Responsible for HR, Recruiting, Administration, Operations for the Financial Services Sector.

Manage team of 6 recruiters in US and India to source candidates for project consulting roles. Annual billing in excess of $50MM.

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

MLG Cooperative Consulting

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; 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). Successfully recruited 3000 members.
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 Websites:

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

Will Mechem’s Groups:

ExecuSourceCommunity.com, e3639e.ning.com,india-offshore.ning.com

StreetTech
International Academy of Financial Management
International Association of Software Architects
Networked Recruiter (34,197+ total network) 3rd Largest Recruiting and HR & 2nd Largest Agency Group
TEN - Top Executives Net
Invest in China
Link to Wall Street™
DataShaping Advanced Analytics
Lighthouse Venture Group's Alternative Investments Roundtable
China Business
SAP Community
Private Equity and Venture Capital Group
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server MOSS (3,500+ members)
SAP Network GLOBAL
Finance & Accounting Professionals
Hedge Fund Risk Management
International SAP Projects (12,000+)
Banking and Finance Technologies
Goldman Sachs Alumni Networking Group
FIX Protocol Organization
SharePoint Users (4000 members)
Hedge Fund Group (HFG)
Hedge Fund Professionals Worldwide Network
Connected Shanghai
China Investments
"The "Intl" Financial Executives Networking Group"
Outsourcing To China
Hong Kong Connection
New York Venture Community
VENTURE CAPITAL ASIA
Algorithmic Trading
TCFA - The Chinese Finance Association
Dragons Den: Pitchers & Investors Forum
Quant Finance
US-China Trade Association
Israeli technologies - Global MarkeTeam Israel
Direct Public Offering Network
The Greater China Region Trade Association
AMLAC - Anti-Money Laundering, Audit, Compliance and Fraud Forum
One Million Angels
Deal Flow Network™
Accredited Investors Network
Shanghai Business Club
India Offshore Software and BPO
The Waters Magazine Group
Quant Linked Group (QLG: Wall Street Quants)
AsiaInvest's Partners
Finance Club
Finance Club New York