Samir Khopkar [email protected] 91-1630-7171497 16306501964 523 Bovidae Circle Naperville IL 60565 USA Current Location: Chicago

Title: Financial Services,Senior Management professional with 19.0 years of experience.

Work Experience: 19 years Skills: IT financial services

Current Organization: DRW Trading Previous Organization(s): DELL, TD WATERHOUSE, MOTOROLA, EXPAND BEYOND, BLACKWELL Industry: Banking/ Financial Services,Consultancy

Highest Degree Held: M.E/M.Tech (Mechanical) ,MTech Gender: Male Date of Birth: 13rd June 1964 Current Annual Salary (Rs. 76.50 in Lacs):

Detailed Resume:

Sam Khopkar 523 Bovidae Circle Chicago, Naperville, IL 60565 Phone: (630) 717-1497 / (630) 650-1964 E-mail: [email protected]

SUMMARY Dynamic, experienced Technology Manager managing a variety of technologies and customer engagements in the design and development of innovative distributed solutions. Full systems development life cycle experience using Java, XML, XSL, XSD, JAXB, JAXP, JSP, Servlets, JDBC, Java Mail, Apache Tomcat, Bea Web logic Server 8.1, Junit, NUnit, JDOM, Xerces, COM/DCOM, COM+, IIS, MS Commerce Server, MCMS, .NET, C#, ASP, UML, RUP, Rational Rose, Oracle 8i, 9i, 10g, SQL Server on Windows, Linux and Unix. Last 5 yrs in C++, Java XML and J2EE technology.

HIGHLIGHTS • Over eighteen years of experience managing and architecting high-performance software products and applications in financial trading , insurance, telecom and retail industry. • Successfully managed and lead development teams to build systems within budget and time for several customer engagements. Staffed and built teams in customer engagements. • Solid experience managing large development teams and targeting business and technology goals • Excellent experience interfacing with bleeding edge electronic trading systems in US and Europe • Team player with excellent communication skills and focused on business objectives • US Citizen experienced in dealing with a wide variety of US clients

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Resume of Samir Khopkar Page 1 DRW Trading, Chicago, Illinois 08/2003 To date Snr Manager, Exchange connectivity and Market data • Senior manager responsible to lead the exchange connectivity and market data division of DRW. • Responsible to deliver multi-million dollar electronic trading platforms for the firm • Responsible to run development teams within time and budget for delivery of products

Dell, Chicago, Illinois 08/2003 07/2004 Technology Manager, Midwest Java/Linux/Oracle practice • Manager/evangelist Java/Linux/Oracle practice in Midwest for Dell Professional Services, Chicago selling Dell software services and solutions. • Technical Manager for building and deploying an e-Commerce site using MSIB, Commerce Server and MS Content Management Server for Agfa Monotype corporation. • Technical manager managing a team to build and migrate J2EE apps from Solaris to Bea Web logic server cluster and Forms and Reports to Oracle 10g App servers on Red Hat Linux Dell Power edge servers running Oracle 10g RAC for Lufthansa LSG Skychefs, Dallas TX. • Architected and developed a backend order management financial trading system for Options for a korean exchange in Java 5. Developed multithreaded socket programs, market data feed and management using JMX and XMOJO • Architected a Oracle 10g AS Portal + RAC infrastructure and design for NMH, Chicago • Piloting a Dell POS solution for BassPro on Linux and third party scanner, line display etc. • Tech lead for Sears Potrait Studio, St.Louis architecting messaging infrastructure for EAI using MSMQ, BizTalk Server 2004 and .NET (Article published in Aug 2004 .NETDJ issue) • Installing and tuning Websphere apps on Linux for Target Corporation, Minneapolis • Design and development of LCS (Loan Custodian System) web services for FHLBC, Chicago • Design and develop a Websphere MQ pilot app for B2B using java, JMS for Univ of Mich. • Design and development of HAUS (Hedge Accounting user system) for FHLBC Chicago • Security analysis and design for Harley Davidson, Carson City for Bea WebLogic 7.1 app server • Architecture and development of eCommerce store for SPSS using Microsoft Commerce Server Software Platform: Bea Weblogic 8.1, Java 5, Commerce Server, MCMS, C#, .NET, Web Services, Websphere 5.1, Oracle 10gAS, Websphere MQ 5.3, Bea WebLogic 7.1, BizTalk Server 2004, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3.0

Expand Beyond, Inc., Chicago, Illinois 02/2002 07/2003 Technical Architect Product Development • Designed new web service using C# and .NET for windows management using WMI and ADSI • Architected a new version of PocketDBA using Java to access Oracle 9i, SQL server, Sybase • UML modeling using TogetherJ and AgroUML designing use cases, class and sequence diagrams • Designed Java-XML data binding using Castor and XSD. Evaluated JAXB and Zeus for suitability. • Developed SOAP-java binding using Apache Axis WSDL2JAVA to access .NET Gateway WMI web service. • Modeled and built a Type 3 JDBC driver for seamless integration with .NET Web service • Designed XBAS Java app server using Apache Tomcat 4.0, JSP, Servlets, JDBC, XML, XSL • Developed XSDs, JBIND, XSL transforms, translets and SAX handlers using JDOM, Xalan and Xerces parsers • Designed proxy JDBC driver implementations for custom queries DB2, SQL Server and Oracle 9i • Designed Java beans, JSP and servlets using Jbuilder, Jakarta Tomcat 4.0, JACL/Tcl on Linux/Windows • Developed build scripts and automated test scripts using JUnit, Jakarta Ant runner, XML scripts • Architected a shell command center to remotely administer servers using Java and SSH. Software Platform: Servlets (Apache Tomcat 4.1) , Java beans, J2EE, JSP, JDBC, DB4o, XML, XSL , XPath using Xalan and Xerces, JDOM, JAXB, JBIND, Castor, Apache Axis, WSDL2JAVA, .NET Web service, C#, SOAP, WSDL, NUNIT, Oracle 9i, SQL Server 2000, Sybase DB2 on Windows, Solaris, Red Hat Linux 7.3, AgroUML and TogetherJ for UML modeling. IntelliJ IDEA and Borland Jbuilder as IDE,

Resume of Samir Khopkar Page 2 Clearcase for VCS

Khopkar Consulting, Inc., Naperville, Illinois 2/2001 1/2002 CLIENT: TD Waterhouse U.S.A., Chicago, Illinois 2/2001 1/2002 Development Manager • Managed a development team of 10 reporting to product development and marketing • Designed a distributed enterprise architecture using Java , XML, JSP, DCOM, MTS, IIS/ASP • Architected middleware using sockets for trading transactions Java components • Designed abstracted S&P Market data XML feed system for the enterprise • Participated in the conversion of Canada from Microsoft DNA to Websphere. • Re-architecting the US trading platform to a 3 tier solution, providing a fast flexible and scalable framework • Product Champion for the RIM Blackberry wireless trading app using Cingular Mobitex /HTTP Gateway and WML • Designed the PALM wireless trading application using Java components and ASP • Modeled a wireless trading portal for WAP phones using WML and HDML • Architected reusable java components for Mutual Funds and Options wireless trading • Feasibility analysis of network architecture for an end to end solution for RIM 957 and RIM 950 • Vendor product impact evaluation and architecture analysis for enterprise wide wireless financial alerts solution Software Platform: IIS, Java using Visual J++, COM+, DCOM, Socket programming, SQL Server 2000, XML, MSXML, XSD, JSP, ASP using MVC pattern, HDML, HTML, WML, Mobitex Gateway for RIM Blackberry.

Maxim Group, Inc., Chicago, Illinois 10/1999 1/2001 CLIENT: Motorola, Naperville, Illinois 10/1999 1/2001 Technical Lead/Manager • Managed a development team to ramp up and build Professional services organization • Architected apps to get stock prices online from web to phone using JSP, JRUN, VoXML, SAX • Designed CAPS using multithreaded Socket Listener, Email, Web pages Java/JavaMail/COM/DCOM/ASP/XML • Designed apps to get restaurant menu from web, text to speech on phone VoXML/Java Servlets/JSP/Java Bean • Developed app to get email on web phones using Java Servlets, JSP, JavaMail and WML • Built apps to get news, weather, sports on to the wireless web phone via COM/XML/Java technology • Developed enterprise directory applications using Voice XML and Voice Application Framework, Java and ASP • Developed WAP PIM apps for address book, contacts using WML, Java servlets, JRUN, Oracle 8i, UP SDK UML modeling and designing using Rational Rose Software Platform: Java, Java Mail, JSP, JRUN, Servlets, COM, XML, XSL, SAX, VoXML, WAP, WML, HDML, C, C++, ATL, SQL Server 2000, Oracle 8i, Rational Rose 98 for UML modeling

Blackwell Consulting Services, Inc., Chicago, Illinois 5/1997 10/1999 CLIENT: Blackwell Consulting Services, Naperville, Illinois 9/1999 10/1999 Engagement Consultant • Designed and developed BCS sales intranet using ASP/Javascript/ADO/Oracle8 to manage customers • Designed and implemented a Chat server using Java socket programming for ad hoc meetings • Designed and developed a capital campaign fund ASP web page with Oracle 8 • Designed a 3 tier web app for resource mgmt using Java COM, MTS, SQL Server 7 • Developed a insurance reporting prototype with Java and Apptivity for Java Software Platform: Java, JavaScript, JSP, Apptivity for Java, ASP, COM, IIS, MTS, SQL Server 7, Oracle 8

CLIENT: TAP Pharmaceuticals, Lincolnshire, Illinois 5/1999 9/1999

Resume of Samir Khopkar Page 3 Data Architect • Analysis of data requirements and design database logical and physical modeling Oracle Designer 2000 • Data architecture of headcount and drug tracking system Oracle 8i • Designed and developed Java, SQLJ and dynamic PL/SQL stored procedures with Oracle 8i Software Platform: Oracle Designer 2000, Oracle 8i, PL/SQL and java stored procedures.

CLIENT: ISPAT International (Inland Steel), Gary Indiana 1/1999 5/1999 Senior Developer • Design and implemented replication strategy for a distributed system using MS SQL 7.0, IIS, DTS over web • Developed packages for transactional and snapshot replication thru firewalls internationally Software Platform: MSSQL 7.0, DTS, Replication technology, Java and JSP for reports

CLIENT: AON Corporation, Chicago, Illinois 5/1998 1/1999 Lead Architect • Architecture, extensive object oriented analysis and design of SS using UML, use case modeling • Object modeling using Rational Rose 98 and Rational Unified Process (RUP) • Conversion and consolidation of insurance claims using Notes 4.6 and DataJunction • Responsible for nationwide deployment of a distributed Oracle bond link system • Tuning and optimization of Production databases at multiple sites Software Platform: UML, RUP, Use cases, Rational Rose 98, Java, JSP, Oracle 8i, Oracle Designer 2000

CLIENT: City of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 5/1997 5/1998 Data Architect • Lead data architect for modeling a data mart for Mayors EIS - ERWin • Analyzed process and data flows for various departments of City of Chicago • Database optimization, tuning and configuring distributed databases using Oracle Software Platform: ERWin for data modeling, Oracle 8, Pro*C, C++, Java Servlets

CLIENT: EQUIS Corporation, Chicago, Illinois 5/1997- 12/1997 Lead Architect • Architect and develop a real estate lease management system using Powerbuilder 5.0 PFC • Web enable and enhance architecture, design common reusable objects using PFC • Provided data management services for Oracle, Sybase and SQL Anywhere and optimization and tuning • Designed and developed a billing system for Ameritech using Oracle, Sybase and VB and Oracle objects front end Software Platform: Powerbuilder 5.0, PFC, Oracle, Sybase, VB, SQL Anywhere, C, PowerJ, Java

Complete Business Solutions, Inc., Farmington Hills, Michigan 7/1993 5/1997 CLIENT: EDS, Miami, FL 1/1997 5/1997 Senior Developer • Designed and developed a parameter system with Powerbuilder 5.0, Sybase SQL Anywhere • Designed and developed common business objects library • Developed customized control object libraries to be deployed in 16 and 32 bit environments Software Platform: Powerbuilder 5.0, PFC, Sybase, C on Unix and Solaris

CLIENT: IBM-Chrysler Systems, Oakbrook, Illinois 8/1995 1/1997 Senior Developer • Redesigned a LINK order processing system using Powerbuilder 5.0 and Sybase 11 • Developed an interface with Novell LAN workplace to invoke server programs on AIX • Troubleshooting, optimizing and performance tuning applications for back office systems Software Platform: C, C++ on AIX, Embedded SQL and C, Powerbuilder, Sybase 11

CLIENT: Kellogg, Battle Creek, Michigan 7/1995 8/1995

Resume of Samir Khopkar Page 4 Lead Developer • Designed and developed a conversion program in C on Oracle for a payroll system • Developed utilities for tape backups, data conversion etc in C for Oracle 7 on HP/UX Software Platform: C and Oracle 7 on HP/UX

CLIENT: NIPSCO, Merrillville, Indiana 719/93 7/1995 Lead Developer • Consultant to build Customer Information System on OS/2 using PM and C and IBM C++ • Designed Client server architecture for OS/2 clients and IBM 3090 server running DB2/CICS • Developed object oriented applications using Notebook Control of CIS with encapsulation • Conducted 2 weeks CIS technical architecture training for IBM Dallas employees Software Platform: C and C++ on OS/2, PM, IBM 3090

Paxus Australia Melbourne and Sydney 10/1990-7/1993 CLIENT: IBM APC Sydney Australia 2/1993 7/1993 Consultant • Designed and developed CCPS to price and track IBM global products in OS/2, PM and C • Designed and developed pricing and discount information system • Developed embedded SQL DLLs to access data from remote ext services database manager • Developed host interface DLLs in C using EHLLAPI calls Software Platform: C, C++ on OS/2, SQL, EHLLAPI

CLIENT: Coles Myer Ltd, Melbourne Australia 8/1992 2/1993 Senior Consultant • Analyzed, designed and developed Marketing Control System using OS/2, PM , C and C++ • Analysis and business requirements for multithreaded portable object oriented applications • Developed multithreaded applications using IPC mechanisms such as named pipes and shared memory Software Platform: C, C++ on OS/2 and Unix

CLIENT: Telecom , Melbourne Australia 4/1992 8/1992 Senior Developer • Designed and developed MIS for Telecom operated assisted services using Oracle 6 on Ultrix • Developed front end using GUI object oriented 4GL product Lightship • Developed modules for aggregation for data warehousing using Oracle 6 on Ultrix • Designed and developed DLL for external interface of Lightship using socket calls Software Platform: Oracle 6, Ultrix, Lightship 4GL, Datawarehouse, shell scripting and C

CLIENT: IBM, Melbourne Australia 10/1990 3/1992 Consultant • Architected CCPS using OS/2 PM and C for pricing and discounting IBM global products • Designed and developed FBSS/2 multithreaded server in a OS/2 token ring environment • Designed and developed system configuration data editor in PM and C and ported using C++ • Designed and developed multithreaded user profile management DLLs for network access Software Platform: C, OS/2, Easel, PM, Turbo C++

Tata Consultancy Services Bombay, India 3/1987-10/1990 CLIENT: Nuclear Power Corporation, Bombay 2/1990 10/1990 Senior Systems Analyst • Analysis, design and development of Stores Catalog System with C and UNIFY v3.2 on UNIX Software Platform: C, UNIX, SCO Xenix, UNIFY 3.2, Oracle, SQL Forms

CLIENT: IBM, Boca Raton, FL 5/1988 2/1990 Systems Analyst • Designed and developed a command interpreter for DAE using OS/2 and C • Developed remote execution applications for manufacturing using DAE on IBM 7531 and 9370

Resume of Samir Khopkar Page 5 • Developed DAE applications to run in a multi-node setup to test NETBIOS, APPC for DAE Software Platform: C, DAE, OS/2, IBM 9370, NETBIOS, APPC, MAP, IBM 7531, REXX

CLIENT: Maharashtra State Electricity Board, Bombay, India 3/1987 5/1988 Assistant Systems Analyst • Designed and developed office automation system using Oracle 5 and Xenix Software Platform: Oracle 5, C and Xenix.

Technical Skills Summary

Certifications • Sun Microsystems Certified Java developer • Powersoft Certified PowerBuilder Developer • Microsoft certified MCP, MCAD.NET, MCSD.NET • Working towards PMI certification

Publications • EAI using MSMQ, .NET and BizTalk Server 2004 Aug 2004 .NET Developers Journal • Profiled in Oracle magazine May-Jun 2005

Internet: • J2EE, Bea Weblogic Server 8.1, Oracle 10g Application Server, Websphere 5.1, Tomcat, JRUN • Java beans, servlets, JSP, Java Mail, JDBC, JMX, XMOJO, Idea, Eclipse, JBuilder, JDeveloper • XML with JDOM, JAXB, Castor, JAXP, SAX, XERCES, XALAN, XSL, ant, JACL/TCL, JUnit, JTest, • Oracle 10g AS Portal, Java Web Services using Glue, Apache Axis WSDL2JAVA, • .NET Web services C#, NUNIT testing framework, COM/DCOM and ATL, IIS, MTS, XMLDOM • Microsoft Internet Business (MSIB), MS Commerce Server 2002, MS Content Management Server • Wireless HDML, WML, WAP, VoXML, Motorola WAP Gateway, Cingular IPP and Neomar WAP Gateway, Motorola MIX

Operating Systems: • Windows, Red Hat Linux , SOLARIS, UNIX, XENIX, ULTRIX, AIX, MS DOS, OS/2, VM/CMS, MCP

Databases: • ORACLE (Versions 5,6,7,8,8i, 9i, 10g, 10gAS Portal), MS SQL Server, SYBASE, UNIFY, OS/2 DBM, DB2 UDB, XDB, SQL Anywhere, MYSQL, MS Access and DB4O embedded object db

Graphical User Interface: • JSP, Servlets, Oracle Portlets, Visual J++, Java AWT, Apptivity Java, Java SWT and Swing • Windows Forms, ASP.NET, OS/2 Presentation Manager, PowerBuilder (3, 4, 5, 6)

Languages: • Java, XML, XSL, TCL, Oracle mobileXML, C, C++, C#, ATL and IDL, HTML • Wireless HDML, WML, VoiceXML, Javascript, VBScript, Powerscript, SQL, PL/SQL, PASCAL

Utilities/Packages: • UML modeling packages such as AgroUML, TogetherJ, Rational Rose 98 • JSP, Turbo XML, XML Spy and XSL, Translets, WinAxe, CygWin, Clearcase, CVS • Jakarta Tomcat 4.1, Ant, Log4J, Apache, Junit testing framework • .NET with C# using VisualStudio .NET 2003 for web services and NUNIT for testing framework • Apache Axis for WebService, IIS and COM+, Microsoft FrontPage98, Visual J++ and COM • Oracle WebDB, DataJunction, Oracle Designer 2000, SQL*NET, SQL*PLUS,

Resume of Samir Khopkar Page 6 • Clearcase, CVS, ERWin, Designer 2000, ISQL, DBArtisan, Case PM, Easel/2, • DBLibrary and DTS for Microsoft SQL Server, Q+E, LightShip, PVCS, SourceSafe, FBSS/2, MKS, OS/2 CICS, Microsoft Commerce Server FP 2 • Microsoft Visual C++, PowerBuilder Foundation Class (PFC), Installshield PFTW, Express

Education MS Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India 1986 BS Mechanical Engineering College of Engineering, Poona, India 1985

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