Sean M. Kessler
2 Rose Court
Fort Salonga, N.Y. 11768
516/262-0924

	Solid background in the development of business applications and systems software using Borland and Microsoft 	'C++'/'C' compilers and linkers.

	1 Business Application Design, Coding and Testing.
	1 Microsoft Windows SDK v3.1, Windows '95, Windows NT v3.51/4.00 .
	1 Microsoft ODBC/SQL API using Borland C++ .
	1 Microsoft WINSOCK API (TCP/IP).
	1 Microsoft Multimedia API, Microsoft WING Graphics API.
	1 Virtual Device Driver development using Mircosoft MASM v5.10b.
	1 Software development using C++ with Assembler optimizations.
	1 GUI and Image Processing under MS Windows.
	1 C++ Interface to Communications Equipment.
	1 Data Structure/Algorithm Design and Testing.
	1 Windows, MS DOS and Novell Operating Systems.

Experience
	Software Engineer
	Fortis Advisers
	Quantitative Analysis Area	(10/97-Pres.) New York, N.Y.
	Wrote application for portfolio managers, using visual C++, sybase ODBC, which calculates the cost of trading actual holdings (turnover), given tax 	basis and then translates the dollar cost into a curve tightening in terms of a basis point spread that is needed 	to offset losses.  The application is used 	extensively during portfolio rebalancing to identify tax efficient trades.  Designed, developed and implemented a financial language compiler and 	interface wizard using visual C++ that allows actuaries and non-programmers to write financial forecasting models.  The interface allows the actuarial 	staff to use a menu driven interface to construct various financial environments.  The interface then generates source code, similar to C++, which is 	compiled and run/interpreted by the scanner, parser and assembler components of the language.  This allows the actuary to concentrate on the 	objectives of his/her task without having to worry about the technical aspects of higher level languages.

	Software Engineer
	Moodys Investors Service
	Administrative Systems	(11/96-10/97) New York, N.Y.

	Senior Software Engineer
	Global Advanced Technology Corp.,
	Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Area	(04/92-11/96) New York, N.Y.
	Developed Mortgage Server application in C++ under MS Windows 3.x/95.  This application manages a 1.5 gigabyte database containing mortgage 	pool information with historical factor and geographics.  The software allows the client to create generic mortgage pools in order to generate cashflows 	on pools that have not yet been issued (TBA's).  The software can work together with our CMO product to allow the user to structure various 	scenarios and generate those cash flows as well.  Cold DDE links are used to support interprocess communications between Lotus 123, MS Excel and 	other internal Fixed Income software.  Developed communications software using Windows 3.x/95 Comm API and Borland C++ v4.52.  This 	application featured, among other things, terminal interface, XMODEM, XMODEM CRC, YMODEM, YMODEM-1k protocols and supports RFC 	959(FTP).  Developed Windows 3.1 Heap Walker program using virtual device drivers.  This application is currently being used by developers to 	determine sources of memory leaks and to remove 'stuck' Tasks and DLL's without having to terminate Windows session.  Assist junior level 	programmers and PhD staff 	in project organization and programming techniques.  Design low level software for development staff  such as 	CatmullRom cubic 	spline algorithms, templated (C++) block and linked list algorithms etc.,  Wrote API spy program to assist in the debugging of 	third party DLL's.