Steven M.

Kerstein

skerstein@gmail.com

917- 755 9983

A strategic hands-on innovative solutions provider with comprehensive background implementing and designing technology solutions in diverse customer markets to meet critical financial needs. Knowledgeable in a variety of server and desktop technology environments, operating systems and desktop applications with in depth knowledge of both business strategies and technical products. Demonstrated ability to lead teams, projects and operations and learn new technologies as they evolve. Market Data Management Trading Floor Technology Unix/Linux Veteran Project Management Vendor Management Cost Reduction, Expense & Inventory Management Real Time System Monitoring Desktop skills / FIX protocol BCP/DR Security

Professional Experience (all positions in New York):

Industry Consultant Jan 2009 present

Clients have included firms such as GM Asset Management and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Trading Application Support at General Motors Asset Management Provide support for Eze Castle Order Management System (OMS). Project plan upgrade(s), track daily issues, and generate weekly management reports. Provide support for ECNs (REDI+, Barclay Realtick); Bloomberg AIM administrator. Market Data Engineering Team at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Global Wealth Management Options Symbology Initiative (OSI) Project document applications compliance with OSI. Application integration Smith Barney to Morgan Stanley market data migration. Data center build out Design and build market data development network. May 2002 Nov 2008

Soros Fund Management LLC Trading Floor Solutions Provider

International dedicated technology solutions innovator for hedge fund trading floor; managed technology, infrastructure, support, cost reduction strategy, inventory and optimization of data usage and telecom/turrets to support continuously evolving business needs; including offices in London, Tokyo, Toronto, and Istanbul. Reuters - product owner:
o o o o Monitored with Hawk product, set threshold levels for paging, emailed notification. Maintained Reuters RMDS 6.0 platform (Red Hat & Solaris servers). DACS, P2PS, SRCDIST, DDS/DTS (data dictionary server). 3000xtra Suite (Kobra, Charting, PowerPlusPro).

Implemented custom software solution, VRS (vendor reporting system), to streamline exchange reporting and reduce redundant exchange costs. Resulted in savings of $377K on annual exchange fees of $1.3M (29%). Determine business needs and information requirements, budget and growth planning with senior management. Actively mitigated and maintained above standard KPI levels, reviewed with CTO on a monthly basis. Generated and reviewed monthly Bloomberg bandwidth utilization reports. Managed all market data platforms. Managed inventory with MDSL. Performed and/or coordinated upgrades and new installations for both desktop and server-side applications. Monitored additional critical server application with email alerts.

Steven M. Kerstein

skerstein@gmail.com

917- 755 9983

Soros Fund Management LLC continued: Owned vendor relationships for market data, trader voice (direct lines & turret system) and research. Managed vendors to ensure they were complying with all contractual service level agreements (SLA) and pricing structures. Negotiated and administered contracted services through third party providers while displacing higher valued products. Established trading floor support procedures, policies and best practices for implementing and managing the deployed trading technologies. Performed due diligence as necessary - supported the legal & compliance department on all requirements, including system documentation, equipment diagrams, market data access policy and historical reports. IPC turret system - product owner; VoIP integration project 2006, provided support for direct lines, coordinated system upgrades, m/a/c; reduced expense from non-used circuits; inventory with TEM in MDSL. Other supported systems:
Bloomberg, CQG, Thomson One, Thomson Financial (Analytics, First Call), Reuters Knowledge (Multex), Bridge Station, 3000xtra, Sungard FAME, REDI+, Liquidnet, Passport, Factset & Marquee JP Morgan July 2000 May 2002

Senior Solaris Administrator/Consultant UNIX Support Team Oversaw the support, installation and maintenance of all UNIX hardware for Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange and Emerging Markets Groups which included 300+ servers (E450, E4500, Ultra2, E6500, Sun and Clarion Raid arrays). Provided onsite direction for m/a/c supporting Chase merger and relocation. Salomon Smith Barney July 1999 July 2000

Assistant Vice President Project Implementation Group, Market Data Services Managed multiple large-scale Market Data projects with critical applications and million dollar budgets, including Solaris 8 Integration Testing Team. Project plan installation of Tibco RV. Project plan merger of Tibco and Triarch platforms. Move 800 Citibank traders to Salomon Smith Barney site with market data staff of five SSB/Citi employees. Created and maintained Market Data systems web server, content, systems monitoring and paging. Maintained all software versions and data feeds current (Tibco and Triarch). DKB Financial Products December 1997 July 1999 Assistant Vice President, Head of Systems Administration (New York) Managed team of two full time administrators with project based consultants as needed. Maintained and supported Reuters, Open Bloomberg and Telerate services and platforms, including Japanese language support. Technical/Hardware: Installed, supported, serviced, and documented all systems hardware. Operating Systems: Installed, supported, serviced upgrades for SunOS, Solaris and NT. Networking: Maintained and configured LAN/WAN connections, hubs, switches & routers and VPN. Data Integrity: managed backups for all Sybase, NT and UNIX servers. Remote Access: Maintained remote access to SecureID and document users. Internet/Intranet: Supported and maintained internal web servers, hardware and software. Security: Management of all user accounts, created reports for audit, virus protection software and maintenance, Firewall, password aging, file system security, running of security packages for audit . Provided support for Developers. Mail: Maintained UUNET connectivity and domain names, mail server, support for Japanese Lotus Notes clients and Notes server. Administer internal mail accounts and transfers among all three sites. Purchasing: Ordered budgeted items, software and hardware, supplies and services, requests for bid for large orders, recorded and monitored all purchases. Audit - Provided auditors with timely and accurate information for all requests.

Steven M. Kerstein

skerstein@gmail.com

917- 755 9983

Positions held prior to 1997 (all NYC based) HSBC Markets/Midland plc Trading Systems Analyst 1996-1997 Chemical Bank Technical Officer, Global Technology 1994 1996 Bank of Nova Scotia System Administrator, Trading Systems 1992 1994 Comstar Computer Corporation Field Engineer 1989 1992

Education
University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida. Bachelor of Science, Engineering Technology

Certifications/Training/Seminars American Management Association Member 2009, 2010 Apple MAC training 2009 CISSP prep course March 2009 FIX Protocol training Jan 2009 Red Hat (RH133) Linux System Administration 2008 Rethinking Market Data 2008 (SIIA/FISD) IPC Alliance MX Customer Service & Systems Administration 2006 SANS Institute Legal Issues in Information Technologies: InfoSec 2005 SANS Institute Security Leadership Essentials for Managers 2005 Edward Tufte Seminar 2004 Personal Leadership Benefactor: Cinthia & Steven Kerstein Memorial Endowment Scholarship Since 2010 my wife (Cinthia) and I have endowed a $25,000 scholarship for The College of Engineering at The University of Central Florida dedicated toward an environmental engineering student. Manager market data networking (http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=138515) In 1996 inspired and led a group of colleagues to develop and establish a group dedicated to networking and support for market data technology professionals serving in the Wall Street Community. Managed exclusively via professional networking site LinkedIn, the group schedules events to enhance relationship management. Associates, colleagues, vendors and anyone who plays a role in the community may join this grassroots organization to keep up with news and participate in real time activities, share ideas, exchange information about job opportunities and industry trends. The group has been recognized in the press and industry vendors have hosted meetings to garner feedback from our distinguished members on a variety of topics.

(Jan 2012 hybrid)