Jiri Pik

Jiri Pik Singapore| -| https://jiripik.com Ultra-Fast Distributed Complex Adaptive System, cloud Computing, Financial Engineering & Artificial Intelligence Quantitative Development | Analytics | Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence | Portfolio / Risk Management & Trading Systems | High-Frequency Algorithmic Trading & Statistical Arbitrage Highly accomplished financial strategist (CFA, CAIA, FRM), cloud software architect (all 12 AWS Certification Exams passed) specializing in breakthrough innovation, ultra-low-latency distributed complex adaptive systems (trading/risk-management/market data systems @ Citi, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, UBS) and AI with exceptional execution track record (Certified Scrum Professional, PMP). Writer for Towards AI. Successful books writer. A holder of the Singaporean Tech.Pass. Living at max with no regrets - traveling, hiking, biking, alpine skiing & fitness. Selected Professional Experience RocketEdge.com Pte. Ltd., Singapore – Information Technology Industry, CEO (Aug 2022-Present) RocketEdge.com is a creative consultancy specializing in Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence and ultra-low frequency financial trading architecting complex adaptative systems across industries, and state-of-the-art MS Office addons. Dotmatics, United Kingdom – Life Sciences Industry, Chief Microsoft Office Addons Architect (Dec 2016-Present) Responsible for design, development, and deployment of Dotmatics MS Office product. AWS – Information Technology Industry, Community Builder in ML (Oct 2021-May 2024) Cure Data, Canada – Healthcare Industry, Chief Technology Officer (Feb 2023-Aug 2023) Oquant, United States – Financial Industry, Chief Cloud Architect (Aug 2022-Aug 2023) Responsible for design and implementation of AWS/IBM Cloud/Equinix/Seagate Lyve-based market data, backtesting and trading system with extensive use of NVIDIA GPUs. ESW Capital, United States – Information Technology Industry, Cloud Cost Wizard (Nov 2021-Jul 2022) A Cloud Economist for ESW Capital focusing on identifying the best practices for using AWS services in a cost-effective way and providing insights by comparing & contrasting AWS and other cloud services looking for an edge. Helped to introduce unit economics for business planning, budgeting and forecasting. Trilogy, United States – Information Technology Industry, AWS Cloud Solutions Architect (Aug 2021-Nov 2021) Trilogy provides centralized Technical Product Management for the ESW Capital portfolio of 100+ software companies. Responsible for designing strategies to cut cloud costs by 20-50%. Jiri Pik – RocketEdge.com – Information Technology Industry, CEO (September 2016-July 2022) Consulting in Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence and Big Data architecting complex adaptative systems across industries, and state-of-the-art MS Office addons. TOPTAL, San Francisco, California, USA – Information Technology Industry, Top Developer (Oct 2014-Sep 2017) JULIUS BAER, Zurich, Switzerland – Private Banking Industry, Financial Analyst (Mar 2014-Dec 2014) Responsible for tactical architecture and rapid development and migration of legacy applications to industry best practices solutions with extensive reporting. Built expert knowledge in FI cash flows. PHONAK AG (SONOVA HOLDING AG), Staefa, Switzerland – Healthcare Industry, Senior C# Test Automation Architect & Strategist (Jul 2012-Jul 2013) Architected statistically robust representative test cases generation framework and various business intelligence dashboards. QUARTAL FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS AG, Zurich, Switzerland – Financial Industry, Senior Software Engineer (Sep 2011-Jun 2012) Created, introduced, and implemented next-generation calculation engines for a privately-owned company that specializes in fee billing, revenue, and commission management products for investment banks, asset management firms, fund administrators, and custodians. DEUTSCHE BANK / DWS, Frankfurt, Germany – Financial Industry, Senior Architect Consultant (Jan 2011-May 2011) Designed and implemented a .NET / C# API for Deutsche Bank’s Sungard Martini that proved critical to the success of several statistical and data analytical tools utilized by the firm’s asset management divisions. Managed the full project lifecycle as a senior-level developer, leveraging expertise in C#, C++, Java, R, Python and Swig. UBS AG, Zurich, Switzerland – Financial Industry - Senior Consultant, Emerging Markets IT (Aug 2010-Oct 2010) CREDIT SUISSE, London, U.K. + Zurich, Switzerland – Financial Industry - Senior Consultant (Jul 2009-Aug 2010) Executed Credit Suisse’s transition from a legacy Excel-based risk management system to a robust C#-based platform that increased data analysis and pricing efficiencies for the investment banking department. Evaluated and tested artificial intelligence (AI) solutions designed to identify and automatically correct erroneous market data. Cooperated with global market data team to solve problems as liaison with technology development team. CITIBANK, London, U.K. + Zurich, Switzerland – Financial Industry - Quantitative Architect (Jun 2009-Dec 2009) Created a sophisticated portfolio analysis tool in Java, Matlab, Excel, PowerPoint and Oracle PL/SQL for Citibank’s Private Bank that enabled bankers to recommend re-allocations and risk optimization strategies to clients in real-time. Successfully reduced total production time required to generate detailed financial performance reports to minutes from days by automating data extractions from internal sources and Bloomberg pricing models. Prior Experience: GOLDMAN SACHS, London, U.K. – FICC Trading - Quantitative Developer, -) MITSUBISHI UFJ, London, U.K. - Fixed Income Division (Inflation Bonds) - Quantitative Developer (2006) J.P. MORGAN, London, U.K. – EQ Structured Portfolio & Algorithmic Trading – Quantitative Developer -) BANK OF AMERICA, London, U.K. – Interest Rates Derivatives Desk – Quantitative Developer (2004) Education & Additional Information CHARLES UNIVERSITY, Master of Computer Science, Mathematics & Ops Research, Prague, Czech Republic CHARLES UNIVERSITY, Bachelor of Arts, Economics & Finance, Prague, Czech Republic Additional courses in Finance, Operations, and Economics from Georgetown University, Humboldt University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Washington, University of Michigan, Princeton University, Stanford University, and University of California, Berkeley. Charters Held: Financial Risk Manager (FRM), Certified Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA), Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), Certified Brainbench C++ Master, Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP). Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Udacity AI Nanodegree, Udacity AI for Trading Nanodegree. All AWS Certifications. Languages: English (TOEFL 270, GRE Verbal 91%), German (DSH Passed, C1 Level). Mandarin (HSK Level 1) Representative Certificates Available at https://jiripik.com/certifications/