Hugh C. Kennedy
   
    Philadelphia, PA 19147
    
   kennedyh@umich.edu
   http://www.umich.edu/~kennedyh
   
Objective

   A chance to apply my skills on some interesting projects.
   
   My current research and professional interests cover a wide range of
   topics, including:
   software maintainability and testability, interpersonal messaging, 
   software process design and improvement, network protocol design and
   implementation, operating systems, distributed systems, 
   hard and soft real-time systems, and systems administration.
   
Education

   The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
   BSE Computer Engineering with honors
   1999
   Cumulative GPA: 3.328/4.00
   
Computer Skills

  Programming Languages
  
     * C#
     * Java SE
     * Perl5 (CPAN contributions)
     * C / C++
     * Python / Lua 
       
  Operating Systems Programming
  
     * Linux
     * OpenBSD
     * Solaris
     * MacOS X
     * Android
       
  Databases
  
     * PostgreSQL
     * MySQL
     * Oracle
       
  Miscellaneous
  
     * Author of RFC 3091 and RFC 3252.
     * C#/Java/C/C++/Perl network application design and implementation.
     * Network application protocol design and implementation.
     * Code contributor to mozilla, and OpenBSD.
     * ASN.1 work in C++ and Java.
     * TIBCO middleware programming.
     * U.S. Citizen
       
Work Experience
   2010/07 - present
          SIG
          Software Developer, cat herder

   2006/04 - 2010/04
	  XO Capital Group      (proprietary trading group; closed down 2010/04)
          Director of Technology

	  Designer/implementor of extensive bespoke algorithmic Automated 
          Trading System framework and support tools as part of a small team.
          Trading data model and Risk Control System implementation; supported 
          equity index, metals, foreign exchange, interest rates (US Treasuries 
          and Eurodollar) futures and FX cash markets.
          Futures Exchange/OMS integration: built our zero-copy CME 
          FIX/FAST market data system.  Custom system analysis and market data 
          visualization tools. In-house code quality assurance/build automation.  

   2004/02 - 2006/03
          Chicago Mercantile Exchange
          Lead Programmer Analyst
          
          Design and implementation lead for integrating the Exchange's
          next-generation electronic Eurodollar options functionality
          with both legacy and new proprietary trading systems
          interfaces. Custom FIX implementation work, market data and
          order state management.

	  Designed and Implemented a dynamic, model-driven Automated 
	  Trading System for options, interfacing with Exchange order 
	  entry and trading engines using FIX MassQuotes.
          
   2002/11 - 2004/02
          Chicago Mercantile Exchange
          Senior Programmer Analyst
          
          Author of several programmatic interface components to the
          GLOBEX trading engine. Implementations in Java of TIBCO
          middleware and NSC/RLC and MDAPI messaging.
          
          Began serious software process improvement within my group,
          increasing reliance on frameworks instead of in-house code, and
          extensive automated testing with the junit framework.
          
   2001/03 - 2002/11
          Parlano, Inc. (acquired by divine, inc.);
          Software Engineer
          
          Primarily responsible for Windows NT Single-Sign-On
          design/integration work with Java-based client software and
          native Windows C++ and Delphi code.
          
          Design lead of a cross-platform distributed trust framework and
          network authentication system, and responsible for its portable
          implementation in Java and C++.
          
          Responsible for numerous code deliverables and troubleshooting
          efforts in both the client and server environments as part of
          several small developer groups.
          
          
Honors & Activities

   1997/12 Eta Kappa Nu (Computer Engineering Honor Society)
   
   I write client and parsing software for wigle.net
   I hack on various software systems for fun.
   
Professional Society Memberships

   ACM
   IEEE / Computer Society
   USENIX/SAGE
   
References

   Available upon request.
   
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