jack healy

Managed Merrill's financial obligations to market data vendors by coordinating and resolving disputes and inconsistencies between market data inventory and invoices. Worked with vendors in correcting invoices to accurately reflect inventory.

Responsible for the installation and repair of market data systems used in the Global Securities and Corporate Finance Divisions. Directly responsible for managing RICH engineers under contract to maintain RICH and later, Triarch Systems

Liaison between market data vendors, exchanges and third party vendors and Bear Stearns users on Fixed Income and Equity Trading Floors Responsible for negotiating contracts with market data vendors, exchanges and third party services. Discuss terms, length of agreement, billing and obligations to insure that the contract was in the best interests of Bear Stearns

Responsible for migration and relocation of all IT services for the Yard Law Offices from their Jericho NY to their present location

Site Manager responsible for all aspects of market data management and administration as it relates to the individual business units located in the New York and New Jersey offices. Manage an eight person team with responsibility for the integration, installation, and administration of all market data products and syatems utilized by our internal clients. Responsible for the coordinating regional and global projects as they relate to market data for various system upgrades, business acquisitions, and departmental relocations. Responsible for vendor management, partnering with the various suppliers in providing best of class service to our internal clients, including product intergration, commercials and contractual obligations. Developed framework for unit pricing, cost savings and over/under recovery of funds of various products within the USO Organization Catalog

Act as liaison in working with Prudential Securities Business units (OTC, Block Trading, Equity Research) in the evaluation, budgeting, testing and eventual installation of market data systems (Reuters, Bloomberg, Bridge, ILX, etc...) that are deemed necessary in keeping Prudential competitive. Planned, coordinated and managed project plan for Y2K transition weekend. Assigned work, delegated responsibilities and devised test schedule to insure that all market data systems where indeed Y2K compliant. Directed efforts of Prudential personnel throughout weekend at Prudential Securities' Command Center, coordinated tasks with other technology groups (network engineering, mainframe, PC Support) and follow through with market data vendors on the correction of various problems Member of the Market Data Infrastructure Subcommittee sponsored by the SIA. Subcommittee responsible for evaluating vendors and exchanges preparation and progress in upgrading infrastructure for Decimalization