Richard Cann, Ph.D.

President, Black Diamond Systems, Inc.

124 Harbourton-Woodsville Road

Lambertville, NJ

08530-3015

(609) 818-9288

Richard@BlackDiamondSystems.com

Synectics Financial Engineering



2005 – present


Code review, organization and cleanup of a web based portfolio optimization system.
Final implementation to be realized on a 100x Mac G5 cluster.




On the Web



2002 - present :: RichardCann.net


Design and implementation of dynamic web based Content Management Systems.

Customized Websites for the presentation and sale of objects: Show It, Sell It




User controlled webware to manage Itineraries: Manage My Gigs




User friendly software to Web edit and display database data: Add a Database

Web hosting and server administration.

The Dinogroup


2000 - present :: Dinosaur Securities, LLC


Design and implementation of the Dinogroup's web/database Content Management System

Implement email archiving system to satisfy SEC requirements

Design and implementation of the Dinogroup's web/databaseTrade Entry and Clearing System

The Independence Clearing System



1993 - present :: Tullett and Tokyo Liberty, Liberty Brokerage, Patriot Securities and Cowen Government Brokers


Design and implementation of the Independence Back Office Clearing System (Indy).


• Supports complete trade cycle handling for Mortgage Backed Securities, Corporate Bonds, Repo, LDC, Interest Rate Derivatives, Canadian Repos and T-Bills;
• Client/Server architecture: Windows NT clients, Unix server utilizing Ingres and Oracle relational databases;
• Real Time communications with Clearing Institutions and Banks via FTP and MQ, including STP.
• Setup and maintain remote networked installation in Hong Kong.


Design and implementation of the Independence Repo Collateral Substitution system (ReCess).


• Client/Server architecture: Windows clients, Unix server utilizing an Ingres relational database;
• Automatic faxing of substitutions to interested parties.


1998 -2001 :: Garban InterCapital, Inc.


Implementation and ongoing maintenance of an Independence Repo Collateral system.

2000 - present :: Atlantic Trading & Technical Services



Evaluation of Internet Stock Trading and other Financial Systems for purchase and/or lease by Atlantic.


• User interface, servers, database, backbone, redundancy, scalability, documentation and stress tests.

Real Time Financial System Development 



1987 - 1992, 1997 - 1998 :: Market Data Corporation


Design and implementation of MDC's real time Broker System

• Client/Server architecture at the Brokerage: Windows clients, Unix server.
• Customer side PCs driving multiple video displays.


1985-1986 :: Cantor Fitzgerald


Design and implementation of the real time data distribution system C/Speed.

 

Intelligent Telemarketing Systems

1981 - 1986 :: CRC Information Systems, Inc.



Design and Implementation of the Athena interactive telemarketing system.
Installation and maintenance at DuPont, GTE and several dozen other sites.


Miscellaneous

1979 - 1983 :: Response Analysis Corporation, Princeton, NJ



Design and Implementation of multiple interactive systems for the collection and analysis of research for the US Department of Energy.

1980 - 1981 :: US Department of Energy, Washington, DC


Programs for the analysis of research data, including standard statistical analysis.

1976 - 1979 :: Health Products Research, Somerville, NJ


Microprocessor based programming for the real time collection and analysis of health related data.

1975 - 1979 :: Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ


VAX programming for real time collection and analysis of child interaction data.

C/C++, PHP, SQL, Perl, Centura/Gupta, Visual Basic, HTML/Javascript, Pascal, PL/1, PL/M, FORTRAN, PICK, COBOL, numerous assembly and scripting languages.

Oracle, MySQL, Ingres, Sybase, SQL Server

Linux, Unix, Windows, Macintosh, DOS, CPM, PICK, various proprietary minicomputer and mainframe systems.

1978    Ph.D., Princeton University
1972    BA, Princeton University

An Analysis / Synthesis Tutorial, a chapter in “Foundations of Computer Music”, MIT Press 1985

”Bonnylee” (computer realized composition), recorded on “Electronic Music Winners”, Columbia records, 1976
Guitarist on “Fireworks”, MCA Songbird records, 1982

American Go Association (2-dan tournament rating)
United States Chess Federation (lifetime member)
Recording Industry Association of America

Active Jazz / Avant-Garde guitarist, pianist, violinist.