Anthony Whitford
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Senior Technology Executive
Building Competitive Advantage With Technology
- Versatile and talented technology executive known for delivering business value and competitive advantage.
- Hands-on problem solver that enjoys building sophisticated mission-critical solutions.
- Capital markets experience with a wide range of responsibilities in global asset management.
- Influential and collaborative for achieving alignment with company mission and objectives.
- Strategic thinker with strong skills in programming, data management, system architecture, and optimization.
Skills
- Java
- Scala
- SQL
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- Python
- Dart
- Go
- HTML5
- CSS3
- Groovy
- Docker
- Linux
- Windows
- Apple
- Android
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Firebase
- NodeJS
- Apache Tomcat
- Flutter
- React
- ExtJS
- Akka
- Play
- Spring
- Hibernate
- Material
- Bootstrap
- Serverless
- Meteor
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Oracle
- Cloud Firestore
- MongoDB
- Apache Spark
- S3
- Snowflake
- Denodo
- Liquibase
- GitHub
- Jenkins
- JIRA
- Confluence
- Artifactory
- Apache Maven
- Hashicorp Vault
- npm
- Atom
- Visual Studio Code
- Travis
- Apple App Store
- Google Play Store
- IntelliJ
- JProfiler
- Agile
- Scrum
- DevOps
- Twelve-Factor
- Reactive
- Responsive
- Progressive Web Applications
- OWASP Top Ten
- Data-Centric
- Microservices
- REST Web Services
- Networking
- Open Source
Interesting Projects
I have been fortunate to work with great people on some interesting projects. Here are some of those projects where I had a leadership role.
Agile Transformation
Led an enterprise wide agile transformation, resulting in greater customer engagement, frequent delivery of business value, ability to quickly respond to business needs and optimized rollout risk.
Compliance Service
Industry-leading portfolio compliance integrated into trading workflow.
Data Architecture Modernization
Modernized the data architecture capabilities to promote data governance, and enable advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Enterprise DevOps Pipeline
A sophisticated, automated software production line enabling efficient delivery from concept to customer.
Enterprise Technical Architecture Program
Enterprise Technical Architecture Program for managing strategy, standards, innovation, and technical debt.
Kozzet
Kozzet is an innovative hospitality platform that empowers guests by allowing them to order what they want, where they want, and how they want.
PRISM
Portfolio Risk Information System Management, a global investment management platform eliciting digital transformation.
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Open Source Projects
Almost all developers have come to rely on open source solutions. We all benefit when we also give back. Contributions to an open source solution can range from bug reports, to patches, or even ideas. I have contributed to some popular projects, such as Apache Maven and Apache Tomcat. Below are projects where I made a notable contribution.
Animated Text Kit
Animated Text Kit is a Flutter package that contains a collection of some cool and awesome text animations.
Flutter Form Builder
Flutter Form Builder is a Flutter package that helps creating and managing forms in Flutter.
Lombok Maven Plugin
Project Lombok is an innovative Java library where one can use shorthand to generate code. I built the official Maven Plugin for the project.
OWASP Dependency Check
OWASP Dependency Check is an open source solution designed to detect known vulnerabilities from dependencies. I helped optimize the code so that it would run faster, making it easier to integrate into a CI/CD pipeline.
Experience
Head of IT Common Services
Led and managed the IT Common Services group, including application delivery teams tasked with servicing their respective business units, as well as crosscutting teams servicing IT and other application delivery teams. Engaged business sponsors and department heads to develop a vision / roadmap, identify projects, and negotiate priority. Served as resource manager of 80, responsible for annual budget of $15M+ and influenced an overall annual IT budget in excess of $60M.
Chief Technology Officer
Managed the Global Asset Management Technology Group. Oversaw system architecture, proprietary application development, integration projects, and support of key systems, including Portfolio Risk & Investment System Management (PRISM), the global accounting system (Geneva), data feeds, and database administration.
Head of Application Development
Managed all aspects of proprietary application development and systems integration projects throughout the firm. Functioned as architect, project and product manager for PRISM, an internally developed global platform offering risk management, investment guideline compliance monitoring and enforcement, real-time trading tools with pre-trade compliance, straight through processing capabilities, performance attribution, GIPS performance reporting, and more.
Education
Simon Fraser University
Co-operative Education distinction