Kerrie Mariah durham - Software Developer, Byte Breakdown

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Work Background

Byte BreakdownTechnical Consultant and Software Developer

Oct. 2023https://byte-breakdown.com/ After my travels, I founded my own consulting service company, offering software and tech solutions for problems of any scale - Reduced a client’s monthly hosting and service fee from $2,500 to $50 a month - Installed and updated devices for a new MDM rollout plan which I oversaw, coordinating with IBM and Verizon. - Built small-scale e-commerce shops for local businesses in both Hong Kong and Florida - Consulted with teams on what the best approach is for their software needs and estimated timelines for project completion - Written detailed documentation on software services so it can be of use to even the least technologically inclined - Advocated for clients who were taken advantage of by ill-intentioned tech businesses who overcharge (very common in Florida)

SpringboardMentor: Software Engineering Career Track

Feb. 2023- Constructive guidance, mentorship, and skill-building: I provide comprehensive and valuable feedback, career guidance, and interview coaching to my mentees through regular one-on-one sessions, empowering them to achieve their objectives and excel in their professional journeys. - Continuous academic progression: As a mentor, my primary role is to ensure the steady advancement of my student mentees within the curriculum, enabling them to successfully complete the program within the designated timeframe of 6 to 9 months. - Fostering confidence and assistance: I strive to empower my mentees by helping them identify their individual strengths and areas for improvement. Additionally, I offer dedicated support by thoroughly reviewing their project submissions, including a final capstone project that involves collaborating with real companies.

BNP ParibasDeveloper

Nov. 2020 - Sep. 2022Hong Kong SAROne of the youngest female developers recruited for the joint Deutschebank/BnpParibas EMDEN to work on the prime brokerage electronic trading application team with a focus on C# and front-end development. I closely collaborated with trading teams to develop and refine algorithms, enhancing trading efficiency and accuracy. - Add customizable features (read: fix bugs) to the application to improve traders’ access by working extensively in Linq and Rx extensions - Interbank communication for code transfer from one bank to the other through secure checkout processes using python and automation scripts - Created continuous deployment between bitbucket and artifactory through teamcity for each new release version as well as a continuous master branch build - Fix observable connectivity between server and gui - Watched endless hours of training, security and compliance videos due to nature of contract as well as learning how to operate in larger and larger corporate banks - Demonstrated a strong commitment to operational excellence by being readily available for troubleshooting and problem-solving during critical trading periods, including weekends and holidays. - Office foosball champion

Deutsche BankSoftware Engineer

Nov. 2020 - Jul. 2021Hong Kong SAROne of the youngest female engineers to join the EMDEN project agreement between Deutschebank and BNP Paribas with a particular focus on developing a prime brokerage application for electronic trading. I was hired by both banks to work this project so it can be a bit confusing on LinkedIn https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-22/deutsche-bank-said-near-deal-to-transfer-prime-assets-to-bnp

Macquarie GroupExecutive

Jul. 2020 - Nov. 2020Hong Kong SARSynthetic Swap Service is a Trading System that covers the whole trading life cycle. From Pre-Trade (Compliance Check/Pricing), Trade (Stock Borrow and Loan), Post Trade (Allocation). - Developed automated Straight Through Process for Direct Market Access (DMA) and Regulatory Reporting with Tibco RV and FIX protocol. - Created unit test case in JUnit, DBUnit and XMLUnit. Mock upstream in Mockito, JMock. - Used Sybase Execution Plan to address the performance issue. Re-wrote the SQL in an effective way by using hash/index join, index hints. - Collected requirements from traders, business analysts and legal, designed the system to represent business - Implemented hedging configuration and processing engine from server (Java) to GUI (C#). - Member of a global team that adapts agile, test-driven and continuous integration practice to the development of applications for constructing, maintaining and feeding derivative parameters such as volatility and dividend curves to equity derivatives traders. Contributing to all phases of the application life cycle. - Developed knowledge of Options and Futures Fundamentals through trainings and working closely with the business users. - Projects developed in Core Java using Spring for dependency injection and Hibernate integration - Coordinated testing with upstream applications and managed the deployment. - Took charge of the application release deployment for APAC. Prepare pre-release documentations for approval, UAT testing with business users, execute deployment plan and complete post-release regression tests. - Provide time-critical technical support for traders on the trading floor and the middle office on application functionalities and troubleshooting issues, and user training for new joiners.

Macquarie GroupSenior Associate

Mar. 2018 - Jul. 2020Hong KongSoftware Developer Improving in-house software for synthetic trades while providing 24 hour support to trade floors in the USA, London, Hong Kong, and Australia.

QuottlyJunior Developer

Jun. 2016 - Jan. 2018Greater New York City AreaQuottly is a new startup designed to help college students save on tuition by finding them affordable courses at other schools that they can take for transfer credit. - Utilized Selenium WebDriver and AWS to ensure that the platform’s data collection is uniform, consistent and accessible through Ruby on Rails.. - Enhanced the front-end by improving the JavaScript, CSS, and HTML of the platform. I have a clear understanding of CRUD and the MVC software architectural pattern. - Operated as scrum master during daily and weekly meetings, managing communication between the marketing team and development team. - While working on the platform, I consistently used the test-driven development (TDD) technique using rspec and factory girl to drive the development of the platform on both back-end and front-end aspects.

My Local WebstopTechnical Support

Mar. 2016 - Aug. 2016Gainesville, Florida Area- Developed quick, effective, and customizable problem-solving techniques to fit customers' needs using HTML and PHP - Responsible for maintaining high customer satisfactory ratings - Applied advanced technical troubleshooting skills to resolve customer issues on WordPress