Christopher Byrne 12 Big Trail *

Sherman, CT 06784
(860) 354-5424 H * (917) 754-5751 C * cb507a3c@westpost.net

Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager specializing in IT consulting with 20+

years of industry experience working with Wall Street brokerage firms and devel
oping solutions-focused approaches designed to support the objectives of a progr
essive organization.
________________________________________PROFILE OF QUALIFICATIONS
* Analyze, manage and align IT projects with key corporate objectives using a br
oad scope of Securities Industry and business services knowledge to determine cl
ient needs, expedite requests and oversee development, testing, and implementati
on of front end and back-office clearance software.
* Project Leader fostering teamwork that reflects positively on business product
ivity, corporate well-being and client satisfaction.
* Strong communications skills, both oral and written with the ability to effect
ively work with all business representatives and clientele through to executive
level.
* Excels at multitasking in deadline-driven environment.
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PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS
C&K CONSULTANTS, RAMSEY, NJ 1983- 2010
PROVIDED CONSULTING SERVICES TO CLIENTS WITHIN THE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY IN DIFFERE
NT CAPACITIES DEPENDENT ON CLIENT NEEDS.
Project Manager (1999 - 2010)
* Provided leadership as project manager for: Project Scoping, Detail Planning,
Use Case Modeling, Risk Analysis, Production Turnover and Close out Assessment o
f mandated Exchange and Utility testing, company mergers and unique street-wide
events impacting back office clearance software.
* Participated in project initiation for C&K software product development which
determined high level milestones and identified assumptions and constraints.
* Actively interfaced among stakeholders and client's internal auditors during a
ll phases of SDLC of new client software, verifying start to end process was SOX
-Compliant.
* Conducted detail planning by decomposing project scope into deliverables, iden
tifying and sequencing activities including their dependences and critical paths
and allocating C&K programming resources accordingly.
* Coordinated execution of project plans. Held status meetings and conference ca
lls with client stakeholders, C&K staff, Exchanges and Utilities. Reviewed iter
ations of "use case testing" while addressing schedule, risk and quality control
, taking corrective actions as needed. Preserved artifacts and updated project-
tracking documents.
* Executed production turnover after compiling final stakeholder signoffs, verif
ying version release, and coordinate transparent rollout. Cataloged and archived
project artifacts and host "lessons learned" close out meeting with team member
s and stakeholders.
Senior Business Analyst (2001 - 2010)
* Organized back office set up of new business during migrations; cataloged requ
irements for transfer and cutover of Online and Post Trade data and coordinated
set up of DMM Securities and OCS Step-Out Trading for transfer of positions.
* Developed interfaces to multiple internal and external sources to capture and
process Trade Date/Settlement Date transactions for Proprietary and Equities tra
ding for Regular and Non-Regular Way settlements.
* Promptly acted on all Exchange and Utility notifications that would impact cle
aring.
* Worked with back office teams on any reconciliation and/or balancing issues du
ring system testing and development.
* Ensured business continuity by maintaining and monitoring offsite Disaster Rec
overy Systems (IBM RS/6000); developing and enhancing offsite recovery procedure
s and BCP as needed.
* Created auto-sys (crontab) jobs to synchronize QA box with production for dail
y iteration testing and change management for software development.
* Created and maintained reconciliation tools (SQL) of Display Book activity, CC
G transmission (FIX format) against DTCC contracts for alarm / research purpos
es.
* Provided 24/7 operational support for business unit regarding programming, pro
cessing and communications.

Senior Account Manager (1990 - 1999)

* Provided in-house consulting services to maintain and customize C&K software f
or front-end and back office clearance applications including: P&L, Stock Record
, Open Items, Trade Entry, General Ledger, Online Form 81, Floor Brokerage/ Comm
ission Billing, Compliance (Short Interest, Short Report), MLP, Proxies and, T-C
ontracts.
Programmer (1986 - 1990)
* Developed and updated C&K Back Office clearance software for Equities trading
and Fixed Income.
* Provided "On Call" 24/7 client support for all back office clearance operation
s.
Technical Writer (1983 - 1986)
* Developed and enhanced operational informational models and technical specific
ations of C&K clearance software and product development, including data flows,
program narratives, and operational procedures for system overview.
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RECENT PROJECTS
SLP Creation
Expand DMM (Designated Market Maker) data capture and self clearance platform to
include additional business with the creation of an SLP (Supplemental Liquidity
Provider) on the NYSE.
Alternative Daily Trade Activity Uploads
Create secondary and tertiary Daily Trade Activity upload process using DMM Post
Trade Position Minder (Display Book) file and DTCC Contracts as backup to on-li
ne SPARS activity.
CMS Conversion to CCG
Convert front end capture and processing of Daily Activity form CMS SPARS record
s to CCG FIX Format records (Street wide conversion for DMM)
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & TECHNICAL SUMMARY
Programming Coursework PACE UNIVERSITY
Fundamentals of the Security Industry NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF FINANCE
Extensive Mechanical Engineering Coursework UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
Proficient using Microsoft Office (Excel / Access / Word / PowerPoint) * Microso
ft Project * Microsoft Visio * TCP / IP * Connect: Direct (NDM)
Programming Experience: RPG * AIX / UNIX *OCL*SQL *CL * DOS * RS / 6000 * IBM S
ystem / 38 * Internet Applications