Francisco A. Camargo

Francisco José Mesquita de Arruda Camargo, M.Phil. RG:- – CPF:- – Married Rua Cel. Vidal Ramos – 334 – Apto 10 Curitibanos – SC – CEP- Celular: - E-mail:- I- Introduction & Objectives: With extensive experience in IT, working with Systems Development, Programming and Management in general, and with over 10 years exposure to the IT and Financial Asset Management markets in the US, in addition to 25+ years of experience with the management of his own business - working in all fronts of its development - at this moment seeks to return to the labor market through a position as a Senior Systems Developer, where he can – working remotely – employ the experiences acquired over the years. II- Technical Skills: Software Development: experience with Structured Systems Design, Object Oriented Modeling, Design Patterns, Agile techniques, Prototyping, Development and Programming, Implementation, Approval and Documentation. Programming Languages: C#, PYTHON, Javascript, HTML, VB.Net, VB6, VBA, PHP, C++, Clipper, DBase, C, LISP, Pascal, ALGOL, SAIL, COBOL, FORTRAN, and ASSEMBLER (ASM, Z80, /370, etc.) among others. Has extensive experience with ASP, ASP.NET and MVC under IIS and MTS/COM+, working in .Net environments, with Visual Studio and VSCode. Has some experience in developing web-commerce sites under WordPress, with MySQL and Apache in Cloud environments. Databases: MS-SQL, MySQL, Access e DBase. Has solid experience with T-SQL, ODBC, OLEDB, ADODB, ADO.NET, ADO, and VB.SQL. Has solid knowledge of networks, including TCP/IP, UDP, DHCP, HTTP, SSL, DNS, Sendmail and VPNs. Has experience with AD/DS tools, XML, XSLT, SOAP, WSDL, JSON, and Webservices APIs, REST and Websockets in general. Has solid experience with Office, Excel, Outlook, and VBA, including the development of add-ins and supplements with Excel-DNA/Net. Has extensive experience with Windows and Linux “internals”, and also as a user of MAC-OS systems. III- Professional Experience: DCCS Ltda. EPP - Business Founder & President Period: June-1997 – to the present Duration: 27 years. Curitibanos, SC - Brasil Business Company specialized in Information Systems for the Financial Markets in Brazil, the creator and maintainer of the Fortuna website (https://www.fortuna.com.br), a web-system specializing in the technical information about Mutual Funds in the Brazilian financial markets. He was the enterprise mastermind. Leading a team of up to 10 professionals, he remains in charge of all areas of the company: from product architecture and development, to implementation, dissemination and sales; from the daily operation of the software systems, to the organization of all the company's administrative processes, including negotiations with suppliers, customers, and partners. A pioneer at its launch, the Fortuna website has become over the years a market reference, offering up-to-date and reliable information about the entire investment mutual funds market in Brazil, with tools for the analysis of individual funds, groups of funds, and the monitoring of the market as a whole, meeting the demands of both small investors and market professionals, including the specialized media. Marchessini & Company - Senior Vice-President Period: January-1993 to June-1996 Duration: 3 year and 7 months New York, NY Marchessini & Co. was a “family office” located in New York City, responsible for the management of some Hedge-Funds with a total of US$25 million of capital. Reporting to the CEO (Mr. Alexander Marchessini), and leading a team of 6 professionals, he established several management and investment processes within the company. Among others, he developed, implemented and operated a Market-Neutral equity investment strategy, based on Earnings Growth Momentum, capable of generating returns at around 15% per year; developed, implemented, and operated a Day-Trade system in stock pairs, based on the identification of price patterns through the use of Neural Network technologies; developed and implemented tools for the automation and real-time monitoring of a portfolio with hundreds of financial assets, covering several markets (Equities, Futures, Currencies, Bonds, Options, etc.); developed and implemented an Asset Allocation optimization methodology using Markowitz's Efficient Market Frontier theories for three fund-offunds hedge-funds within the firm, obtaining returns of around 25% per year. Paloma Partners, LP - Independent Information Technology Consultant Period: July-1987 to December-1992 Duration: 5 years and 6 months Greenwich, CT During this period, he was an IT consultant for several Asset Management companies in the tri-state area (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut). His main clients were Paloma Partners LP, Stark Partners LP, AKT Associates, London Global Securities, Coldspring Assets Management, and Kellner DiLeo Asset Management. He was responsible for the whole IT infrastructure of its customers. He organized the implementation of hardware and software systems, LAN networks, real-time information systems, maintenance and backup routines, communication systems, help-desk and user training. During this period, he developed and/or implemented several Asset Allocation, Automated Trading, Options Pricing, and Accounting systems, among others. Columbia University – Computer Science Department - Graduate Research Associate Period: July-1987 to December-1992 Duration: 5 years and 6 months New York, NY He worked as a researcher in the Field of Neural Networks while in the Doctoral Program of the Department of Computer Science at Columbia University in New York City. During this period he received the degree of Master of Philosophy in Computer Science (M.Phil) for completing credits towards his doctorate, and for publishing the work “Learning Algorithms in Neural Networks” [CUCS-062 -90], the subject of his research work. Banco Itaú S.A. – Consultant Analyst Period: July-1985 to June-1987 Duration: 2 years São Paulo, Brazil He coordinated several projects for the development and standardization of the concept of "End User Computing" within the organization, addressing problems ranging from the integration of Microcomputer Networks with Departmental Servers to the integration of Heterogeneous Mainframe Networks with Departmental Servers and Banks Distributed Data. During this period, he represented Banco Itaú within several government committees through the ABNT, for the development of standardized communication protocols of a future national network of electronic funds transfer (TEF/TED). Also during this period, he carried out the very first connections of the company's networks to the ARPANET network, which would later become the INTERNET. Banco Itaú S.A. – Technical Support Analyst Period: Setember-1980 to June-1985 Duration: 4 years e 10 months São Paulo, Brasil He developed routines and procedures to ensure the security and integrity of the organization's computer systems. It programmed extensions to the MVS operating system to optimize the proper use of the company's mainframe terminal networks. He participated in the daily maintenance workforce of the MVS Operating Systems within a network of "mainframes" with more than 2,000 terminals. He also developed an automated control system for the bank's technical library. And he was awarded a full scholarship for the Master of Science in Computer Science program at Columbia University, during the period from June-1983 to June-1985. Figueiredo Ferraz Consultoria e Engenharia de Projeto S.A. – Scientific Programmer Period: January-1976 to March-1980 Duration: 4 years e 3 months São Paulo, Brasil He collaborated with the development of several simulation programs (in FORTRAN IV G/H) for the study of the dynamic behavior (electrical and mechanical) of electric railways and subway systems in projects developed by FFCEP. In addition, he also worked in the training of FFCEP's clients in the use of these programs, writing manuals and offering training sessions, having participated in projects for Ferrovia do Aço, Metro do Rio de Janeiro, FEPASA, and Metro de São Paulo. IV- Academic Education: Columbia University in the City of New York -) Master of Philosophy in Computer Science Columbia University in the City of New York -) Master of Science in Computer Science Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo – Poli-USP -) Engenheiro Eletricista – Eletrotechnical Engineer – Power Systems V- Publications Learning Algorithms in Neural Networks [CUCS-062-90] - CS Department - Columbia University VI- Languages Reads, speaks, and writes fluently in English and Portuguese.