Houman Khorasani

Experience

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  UBS Global Asset Management

  May 1998 - Jul 2003

  Part Time Software Developer

  • Active member of development team of bespoke VBA Access/Excel banking software applications.

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  Hamilton Sundstrand

  Sept 2003 - Dec 2003

  Intern / Software Developer

  • Successful in the completion in the Aerospace funded project at UWP University, as part of Masters degree

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  Comverse

  Apr 2005 - Jul 2006

  Consultant

  • Contributed towards enabling the largest UK landline operator to provide billing solutions to 3rd tier operators.• Directly responsible for design and development of XSLT transformations, XSD validations for systems integration.• Wrote and maintained SQL queries on the Oracle 10g database backend of the company’s flagship product.

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  Sigma Systems (Former Tribold Ltd)

  Aug 2006 - Mar 2009

  Software Engineer

  • Analysis, prototyping, design and development of Enterprise Product Life-cycle Management software.• Played a pivotal role on the Engineering team as C# .NET developer, with use of WCF, WPF, WinForms, SQL.• Responsible for requirements gathering, and gaining deep understanding of technology fundamentals.• Worked in a fast-paced, scrum based Agile development environment, with stringent deadlines and milestones.

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  Barclays Capital

  May 2009 - Apr 2011

  Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (Analyst Developer)

  • Developed platform for managing Commercial Mortgage-backed Securities for asset managers. • Responsible for maintaining, improving and extending the software utilising C#, .NET, Winforms and WPF.• Made use of multi-threaded code and performance profilers to improve application performance.• Utilised SQL Server, Stored Procedures, UI controls such as Infragistics, MVVM, Agile.

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  Credit Suisse

  Apr 2011 - May 2012

  Fixed Income eTrading Front Office C# .NET WPF Developer (Contract)

  Responsible for the development of a new eTrading system for the front office, interfacing directly with traders.• Developed WPF front-end from scratch using C#, .NET, PRISM, MVVM, replacing existing legacy systems.• Solved many key issues, from finding memory leaks in trading activity books, to addressing performance issues by caching trade data, to processing & displaying thousands of grid updates per second over EMS/Tibco.• Worked closely with traders to understand their needs, working in an Agile team, providing 3rd-line support. Show less

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  Feeltracker

  Jan 2013 - Mar 2014

  Co-founder

  Responsible for the design and development of simple and robust tracking apps for iPhone and iPad with Python-based website/backend.• Worked in an iterative agile development style.• Communicated with users, worked on feedback, developed/executed market strategy, improved engagement.• Developed with Objective-C, UIKit, Cocoa, Xcode, Core-Data, Core-Graphics, GAE, Python, Flask, JSON.• Developed a complete set of secured REST APIs for the iOS app to connect to on GAE based back-end.• Created web app and Facebook app, followed by native iOS apps for iPhone and iPad.• Over 10,000 downloads, with thousands of returning active monthly users. Show less

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  R/GA

  Apr 2014 - Sept 2014

  Technical Team Lead

  Responsible for leading a multi-disciplinary team in the development of a digital ad campaign for Google, with the aim of improving brand identity for their Mobile Search App.• Co-designed and authored the architecture of a backend engine based on GAE/Flask/Python to make use of key APIs 10,000+ times per day, to generate location-based relevant content for each digital ad display.• Delivered the project on time, through four weeks of analysis followed by six two-week development sprints.• Ensured a collaborative approach between the creative design and development teams, while managing customer expectations.• Applied Scrum and Kanban principles, supported by toolsets, such JIRA and GitFlow.• Developed components as a hands-on leader of the team.• Authored the Technical Design, security audit and DevOps documentation. Show less

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  DrugDev

  Oct 2014 - Sept 2017

  Principal Solution Architect

  Responsible for all technical aspects of the Investigator Registry Platform, including architecture & security design, software development & testing, SDLC and team leadership. Major responsibilities include:• Advising the CTO and liaising with technology colleagues within other geographically distributed departments to guide the overarching product roadmap across the company.• Designing a scalable solution architecture and component design in a manner that is consistent with technical standards, industry best practice, and internal quality management system.• Leading all aspects of DevOps incl. hands-on deployment on AWS.• Setting up production and staging environments (AWS/Jenkins).• Implementing the system within a highly regulated industry, ensuring compliance with Life Sciences validation directives and SOC 2 Type II (security & availability) standards.• Evangelising about good agile practices using tools (such as JIRA, Confluence, Jenkins) and robust processes for product prioritisation, backlog refinement, estimation and sprint planning & retrospectives.• Recruiting and managing a multi-disciplinary team of technologists, including front- and back-end developers, QA, designers and DevOps. Show less

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  IQVIA

  Oct 2017 - Jun 2021

  Senior Director of Engineering & Data Architecture

  • In this position I directed 19 technical employees to attain the company’s strategic goals. • In addition, the position facilitated cross-platform integration with DrugDev Data Services in support of IQVIA’s access to the services.• Directed the establishment of Security Standards and Standard Operating Procedures for cloud and software engineering activities such as development, testing and infrastructure.• Established the approach to technical delivery of features and enhancements proposed by the business team.• Collaborated with product staff across DrugDev code bases to share best practices, capitalize on efficiencies, and ensure consistency in approach and delivery.• Recruit and onboard new technical staff.• Development, training, and professional mentoring of technical staff.• Management of the hosted solution including monitoring, security and vulnerability testing, performance, and disaster recovery on AWS.• Ensured that solutions are architected and implemented in line with the product roadmap.• Balanced architectural concerns with delivery priorities.• Collaborated with other architects across the Enterprise to ensure compliance with IQVIA’s objectives. Show less

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  Nmible

  Jun 2021 - Jan 2022

  Chief Technology Officer

  • Joined as CTO to simplify and revolutionise reimbursements to Clinical trial participants via mobile phone apps.• Built a new remote team for both backend and iOS/Android frontend.• Introduced FastAPI framework to build a non-blocking backend API.• Worked hands-on with the coders on the early version of the backend in Python, mentored the coders and explained how FastAPI works.• Code review of mobile apps both in Swift and Kotlin.• Delivered early cuts of the product within 16 weeks and achieved the first end-to-end solution within the space of 6 months. Participants in USA could use the app to capture the receipt and claim their expenses after undergoing a clinical trial. The reimbursement would be transferred to them via bank account or cheque after an automatic or manual approval process based on specific thresholds.• Applied Scrum methodology to coordinate the entire team based on best agile practices.• Captured the business requirements and converted them into actionable Kanban tickets on GitHub for the dev team.• Re-evaluated assumptions of the business about the existing payments system and made the necessary strategic changes. Show less

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  Venus Cloud Ltd

  Jan 2022 - now

  Founder