Alex Adranghi

Current

Financial Software Developer at Bloomberg

Past

Software Engineer at Gambit Research
Post-University Gap Year at None
Technology Operations Director at Evendrive Systems

Summer Student, Software Development at nCipher
Industrial Placement Student at LogicaCMG
Consultant at Kent IT Clinic
Partner at Ionic Hosting Partnership

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Education

London School of Economics and Political Science, U. of London
Jami't Dimasa
University of Kent

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Connections

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Industry

Financial Services

Alex Adranghi’s Summary

An entrepreneur and problem solver.

My inspiration is to become an inventive client-facing systems architect and business leader. I am proactive in solving both business and technical problems. I am always looking for challenges and am driven to develop elegant, relevant, maintainable solutions.

Experienced in entrepreneurship, business, software and system architecture specialising in distributed, concurrent and adaptive systems.

Interests in abstract systems, computer science, economics, finance (especially equities and FX OTC Derivatives), mathematics.

Alex Adranghi’s Specialties:

Languages: C++, C, Python, C#, Java, Occam, Javascript (server side).

Distributed systems, data mediation systems, concurrent programming, user interface development, server software development, adaptive systems. Windows, Linux and UNIX derivatives. Cross-language development, network design. public speaking, leadership, and policy making.

Alex Adranghi’s Experience

Financial Software Developer

Bloomberg

(Privately Held; Financial Services industry)

January 2009 — Present (1 year 1 month)

FX Derivatives analytics software.
Software Engineer

Gambit Research

(Computer Software industry)

October 2008 — January 2009 (4 months)

Developing the external data translation and communication components of our trading and hedging system with Python.
Post-University Gap Year

None

(Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

September 2007 — August 2008 (1 year )

Spent a year exploring cultures and continents all over the globe, visiting countless of places and over two dozen countries along the way. Lots of museums, sightseeing and trekking, I also took up SCUBA diving for the first time, and took it through to the professional grade of Divemaster. Spent July 2008 in Syria learning Arabic at the University of Damascus.
Technology Operations Director

Evendrive Systems

(Information Technology and Services industry)

April 2004 — April 2007 (3 years 1 month)

Ran the technology consultancy and services team of the company. Responsibilities covered all aspects of the operation.
Summer Student, Software Development

nCipher

(Public Company; NCH.L; Computer & Network Security industry)

June 2006 — September 2006 (4 months)

Developed new infrastructure build platform and porting C++/Python product to platform. Performance profiling and risk analysis for adding support for Microsoft CNG to a product.
Industrial Placement Student

LogicaCMG

(Public Company; LOG; Information Technology and Services industry)

June 2005 — June 2006 (1 year 1 month)

Outsourced to Vodafone's Network Test Environment in Newbury, UK. Worked in Technical Services focusing on network and system design.
Consultant

Kent IT Clinic

(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

December 2004 — June 2005 (7 months)

Assisting clinic coordinator on a wide range of tasks, including project management, recruitment, training and bid work. Consultancy in Linux security, VOIP and web consultancy to local SME's. Member of the Steering Committee.
Partner

Ionic Hosting Partnership

(Internet industry)

March 2002 — September 2003 (1 year 7 months)

Co-founded the group. Ran the marketing and external relations at the low-cost web hosting group. Jointly worked with the others on web design, and web software development.

Alex Adranghi’s Education

London School of Economics and Political Science, U. of London

BSc (Hons) , Mathematics and Economics , 2008 — 2012 (expected)

External Degree (Distance Learning)

Activities and Societies:

Fencing Club, Sub Aqua Club, Organiser of social science study group for London. Undergraduate Student Representative.
Jami't Dimasa

Arabic 2008 — 2008
University of Kent

BSc (Hons) , Computer Science with a Year in Industry , 2003 — 2007

Year in Industry at LogicaCMG

Activities and Societies:

Computing Society, Badminton Club, Fencing Club, Archery Club, Kent Union Faculty Representative for Science Technology and Medical Studies

Additional Information

Alex Adranghi’s Interests:

Distributed Systems, System and Software Architecture and Engineering, Leadership Training and Development, Finance and Economics, Politics and Current Affairs, Fencing, SCUBA Diving, Archery, Open Source Development, Skill development.