Contact Details

Tim Penhey

Technical Skills

Expert C++
Python enthusiast
Experience with multithreading, C, Java, perl, bash, make, DHTML, CSS, javascript, sockets, SQL, XML
Worked on Windows, Solaris, Linux (prefer emacs to vi)

Technical Team Leader / Systems Developer

Analyst, Designer, Developer using broad knowledge base
Teaching C++ basics to graduates and mentoring more experienced developers in the workplace
Introduction and development of coding standards
Technical interviews helping employers assess programming capability of candidates

Investment Banking Knowledge

Fixed Income, reporting and price verification
Also worked in Equity Derivatives and Credit Derivatives teams
Real time financial data processing
Interest in and desire to develop skill in computational methods for financial mathematics

Professional Development

Ongoing professional development through books, conferences and association with international peer group
Active member of the ACCU, writing book reviews, reviewing papers and writing articles
Member of the British Standards Institute C++ panel

Other Skills

Good client facing skills
Problem solving and design patterns
Prefer team environment, but also self-motivated when working individually
Programming competitions, placed at international level in 1994
I was a member of a three person team, which competed in a number of programming competitions at both the national and international level. This provided a thorough grounding in analysis, problem solving, programming under pressure, understanding and appreciation of good team dynamics and communication. Our team, representing Australasia, placed 2nd in the international finals held in Phoenix, Arizona 1994.