Alex Vavra

Lead Software Engineer, Algorithm Development at Northwestern Mutual Life Ins Co

Role: Lead Software Engineer, Algorithm Development at Northwester Mutual Life Ins Co
Location: Morristown, NJ, US
LinkedIn followers: 500 followers

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About Alex Vavra

Accomplished and solutions-minded professional commanding more than 20 years of progressive and dynamic IT leadership success, specializing in alignment of technology solutions and financial/business objectives. Fiscally-conscious technologist known for managing sensitive data, including valuation of client portfolios and corresponding risk/margin collateral requirements. Prime Brokerage Subject Matter Expert well versed in multi-asset classes, financial product offerings, and margin/risk theory, in addition to several regulatory margin methods. Possess track record of consistent performance. Natural leader who effectively guides and mentors cross-functional team members.Specialties: Project Management | Cost Control | Process Improvement | Needs Assessment | Team Building & Leadership | Consulting | Strategic PlanningProduct Management | Budget Administration | Risk Management | Financial Analysis | Software Development

Experience

Lead Software Engineer, Algorithm Development
Northwester Mutual Life Ins Co
Jan 2020 — Present · New York, NY, US
Within the FinTech space, the Blazewater Algorithm team works on thebleeding edge at the intersection of technology and financial modeling. Recently, our small team of talented engineers endeavored to re-architect ourcore financial-planning algorithm from the ground up, utilizing functionalprogramming in Scala to radically rethink how heuristics-based financialmodeling can be implemented at scale.

Education

University of Iowa
BA, Finance
1985 — 1989
University of Iowa
M.S., Computer Science
1989 — 1991

Skills

Equities
Agile Methodologies
Management
Javascript
Options
Derivatives
Financial Analysis
Java
Equity Derivatives
Software Development
Trading Systems
Leadership
Prime Brokerage
Financial Markets
Investment Banking
Financial Services
Risk Management
Valuation
Hedge Funds
Apache Spark
Rest
Fixed Income
Capital Markets
Market Risk
Sdlc
Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
Portfolio Management
Interest Rate Derivatives

Contact information

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Current company

Northwestern Mutual

Financial Services · 38K employees · Founded 1857 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

At Northwestern Mutual, our financial advisors are ready to meet you where you are and stay with you long-term. Get financial clarity with a people-first plan designed to uncover new opportunities and potential blind spots. The right time to plan is right now. With $265.0 billion in assets under management, $28.1 billion in revenues, and over $1.8 trillion in life insurance protection in force, we've served more than 4.5 million people through our life, disability income, and long-term care insurance, annuities, brokerage, advisory services, trust services, and discretionary portfolio management solutions. Our wealth management company and investment services manage over $125 billion in client assets. We're proud to support our growing field force of financial advisors across the country, as well as our corporate office employees in Milwaukee and New York. As we continue to grow, we believe diversity makes us stronger in shaping the future of financial security. Explore career opportunities with us: https://jobs.northwesternmutual.com/. Financial representatives and interns are independent contractors, not Northwestern Mutual employees. https://www.northwesternmutual.com/social-media-guidelines

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