Ben Ross (benkross@gmail.com)

Current

• Sr Executive Recruiter IT Practice at Forrest Solutions

Education

• Colgate University
• Colgate University
• Brunswick School

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Websites

• My Company
• My Blog

Ben Ross (benkross@gmail.com)’s Summary

Executive Recruiter for both application development and infrastructure in IT. I have great interest in the world of Algorithmic Trading, OMS and Dark Pools of Liquidity. I believe that dark books and program trading are the wave of the future and I am looking to meet individuals who share that sentiment. I am interested in connecting with people who are well versed in Agile Development. Currently seeking top tier Developers to work with top with Financial Software firms using the latest technologies including C#, Python and some established ones, Java, C++.

Ben Ross (benkross@gmail.com)’s Specialties:

C#, C++/VC++, .NET, WPF, MFC, Algo Trading, OMS, EMS

Ben Ross (benkross@gmail.com)’s Experience

• Sr Executive Recruiter IT Practice

  Forrest Solutions

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  August 2007 — Present (1 year 5 months)

Ben Ross (benkross@gmail.com)’s Education

• Colgate University

  1950 — 2007

• Colgate University

  1999 — 2005

  Activities and Societies:

  Delta Upsilon Fraternity, Colgate 13

• Brunswick School

  HS, 1992 — 1999

  Activities and Societies:

  Blue Notes Jazz Band

Additional Information

Ben Ross (benkross@gmail.com)’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Blog

Ben Ross (benkross@gmail.com)’s Interests:

Golf, Jazz Singing, Startups and Venture Capital

Ben Ross (benkross@gmail.com)’s Groups:

Brunswick School, Delta Upsilon Fraternity, Colgate 13 (Acapella Group), Spence-Chapin Adoption Mentorship,

•    Business Intelligence
•    EPM - Business Intelligence
•    Python Community
•    Ubuntu Users / Linux Users
•    Delta Upsilon International Fraternity
•    Link to Wall Street™
•    SoftwareEngineering
•    Software Engineering Institute Virtual SPIN
•    Six Sigma Professionals ( SSP )
•    Agile Alliance
•    Open Source Developers
•    Business Intelligence Professionals
•    .NET People (C#,VB.NET,ASP.NET etc ) - 10000+
•    Perl Mongers
•    LinkedPHPers
•    PHP language
•    Capital Markets Network
•    Banking and Finance Technologies
•    FIX Protocol Organization
•    C# Professionals Group
•    Open Source
•    Hedge Fund Group (HFG)
•    Hedge Fund Professionals Worldwide Network
•    Securities Industry Forum
•    Hedge Fund Network
•    .Net Professionals
•    Liquidity Management Network
•    Colgate Capital Markets
•    Global Trade Network
•    Brunswick Alumni Group
•    ExchangeLink
•    Business Intelligence Professionals
•    Colgate Connections
•    SQL Professionals & Wizards.
•    Business Process Improvement
•    Electronic Trading Group
•    Algorithmic Trading
•    Colgate University
•    Linux Users
•    Fixed-Income Electronic Trading
•    Quant Finance
•    Multi-Asset Class Algorithmic Trading
•    Systematic Trading and Statistical Arbitrage Network
•    Traders in EMS Design
•    CloudCamp - Unconventional Cloud Computing
•    Cloud Storage
•    Wall Street Financial Candidates

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