David Reynolds

CTO

Chicago, Illinois, United States28 yrs 1 mo experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led technology team growth to over 100 employees.
  • Architected high frequency trading applications.
  • Developed real-time trading platforms for systematic trading.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with a strong focus on trading systems and high-performance computing.

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Skills

Core Skills

Trading SystemsSoftware DevelopmentCloud ComputingNumerical AnalysisAlgorithms

Other Skills

Amazon AWSAmazon Web Services (AWS)Bonds TradingBusiness DevelopmentBusiness developmentC++Capital MarketsData processingDerivativesDesign PatternsEnterprise SoftwareEquitiesFPGAFPGA engineeringField-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA)

About

Creating and leading small, agile teams of C++ software developers who build state of the art trading systems.

Experience

Citadel securities

2 roles

Garden Leave

Promoted

Jan 2023Mar 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Head of Systematic Trading Technology

Dec 2018Dec 2022 · 4 yrs

  • Responsible for real-time trading platforms and low-latency software development.
Real-time trading platformsLow-latency software developmentTrading SystemsSoftware Development

Leder lane consulting, llc

Consultant

Jan 2018Nov 2018 · 10 mos · Texas, USA

  • Software development in Amazon AWS for medium size family office limited partnership, including data processing, operations, and fundamental research.
Amazon AWSData processingOperationsFundamental researchCloud ComputingSoftware Development

Quantlab financial llc

Chief Technology Officer

Aug 1999Aug 2017 · 18 yrs

  • From 2001 through 2017, made a critical contribution in helping Quantlab to grow from a small firm to becoming a leading player in the high frequency trading industry. Original architect of Quantlab's high frequency trading applications, working closely with traders, quantitative scientists and technologists to deliver the cutting edge system that was key to the firm's success.
  • Grew Quantlab's technology team from a handful of developers and IT engineers to more than 100 employees across multiple offices, managing multiple concurrent projects through five technology directors. Areas of responsibility included software development, trading systems and infrastructure, enterprise applications and infrastructure, business development, FPGA engineering, and litigation support.
High frequency trading applicationsSoftware developmentTrading systems and infrastructureBusiness developmentFPGA engineeringTrading Systems+1

Mdc technology, ltd.

Mathematician

Oct 1997Oct 1999 · 2 yrs

  • Played a leading role in developing the firm's next generation real-time optimization software, converting multivariate numerical algorithms to sparse matrix formulation.
  • Worked closely with engineers and sales managers to help develop and integrate the new applications to customer environments, and also incorporate the new code within systems developed by business partner firms and technology integrators.
Real-time optimization softwareMultivariate numerical algorithmsSparse matrix formulationSoftware DevelopmentNumerical Analysis

University of newcastle

Research Associate

Jul 1996Oct 1997 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Lead researcher for developing structural optimization algorithms for design and optimization problems. Developed breakthroughs in the field of self-designing structures using finite element methods and grid smoothing techniques.
  • Developed algorithms which reduced the run time of differential equation solvers by two orders of magnitude and published the results in industry journals.
Structural optimization algorithmsFinite element methodsGrid smoothing techniquesAlgorithmsSoftware Development

Education

Glasgow Caledonian University

PhD — Mathematics

Jan 1993Jan 1996

University of Strathclyde

MSc — Mathematics

Jan 1992Jan 1993

University of Glasgow

BSc — Mathematics

Jan 1988Jan 1992

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