On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 4:54 PM, eckinator <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd be careful Dave - if they google you and find this post including > the 1972 Seneca comment and their consultant's direct number, they may > not be too amused. > Cheers & good luck > Ecke
It does say if i know of anyone that would be interested, so i passed it on.;-) BTW this was a totally unsolicited email. I have no, repeat no knowledge of programming, trading etc. I am also NOT lead hand material for sure. Dave > > 2010/2/19 David J Brooks <[email protected]>: >> I had no idea that my Fortran IV classes at Seneca back in 1972, would >> lead to this dramatic job offer. >> >> Who needs a bus license now, eh., >> >> Dave >> >> On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 11:54 AM, Ben Beardslee <[email protected]> wrote: >>> David, >>> >>> >>> >>> I had come across your details this morning by way of kx.com. I am a >>> recruiter with the Hagan-Ricci Group, a 20 year old executive search firm >>> that works exclusively with the leading automated trading shops in the >>> industry. We have helped build many of the most prestigious teams in this >>> business. One of my top clients is a well-known high frequency trading >>> group in Chicago. They are in desperate need for someone with top-notch KDB >>> expertise, so I thought I should bring it to your attention. >>> >>> >>> >>> Please let me know if you, or anyone you know, would be interested in >>> learning more about the following opportunity: >>> >>> >>> >>> The Senior KDB Support Administrator will satisfy the Trading, Quantitative >>> and Quantitative Research teams' demand for new KDB functionality by writing >>> q scripts and applications and providing support of existing KDB >>> applications. Another major responsibility will the Data Cleaning of KDB >>> Time Series, development of sanity checks, filters and adaptive data >>> cleaning algorithms. Our KDB includes real-time and historical data used >>> across the entire firm and across a wide range of asset classes. >>> >>> The Senior KDB Support Administrator will develop functions that provide >>> access to KDB from various development platforms, including python and C++. >>> He/She will actively participate in troubleshooting day-to-day problems with >>> data quality and data flow. Other responsibilities will include managing >>> the KDB time series repository and associated q library, developing tools to >>> monitor the data acquisition integrity and the data quality and maintaining >>> Sun’s time series database and associated q libraries. >>> >>> The ideal candidate will have: >>> >>> -At least 3 years of experience with the KDB database >>> >>> -Proficiency in Q programming language (q-god level) >>> >>> -Knowledge of scripting language, preferably Perl and Python >>> >>> -SQL and data modeling skills >>> >>> -A strong background in financial markets, financial products and historical >>> market data. >>> >>> >>> >>> If you’re open to other opportunities in general, let me know. We’ve got a >>> lot going on and I’d be happy to discuss further. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> >>> >>> Ben Beardslee >>> HRG / 914.273.6222 >>> >>> www.hrg.net >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. >> www.caughtinmotion.com >> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >> York Region, Ontario, Canada >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
