Ben Ross
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Human Resources |
| Occupation | Sr IT and Quant Recruiter |
| Location | Brooklyn, NY, United States |
| Links | Wishlist |
| Introduction | Executive Recruiter for Electronic Trading, Algorithmic Trading, HFT. Interested in GRID, GPU, FPGA, Machine Readable News, CEP and other game changing technologies. I am interested in connecting with people who are well versed in Agile Development processes. Currently seeking top tier quants and software engineers to work with top investment banks, prop trading firms, funds and financial software firms using C++, Java, Python, C#. Looking to network with professionals in FX as well. I see HFT in FX as the next important development in E-Trading. People with network programming, Linux Kernel tuning/rewriting, RDMA, NIC Tuning. |
| Interests | Java, Spring, Swing, Flex, C#, WPF, WCF, Silverlight, Linux, UNIX, .NET,C++, Python, Jython, Lisp, Algo Trading, OMS, EMS, Quant, CEP, RDMA, InfiniBand, NIC Tuning Golf, Football, Jazz Singing, Technology and Startups |
| Favorite movies | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Constant Gardener, City of God, Zoolander, Curse of the Golden Flower |
| Favorite music | Jazz Standards, Cole Porter Songbook, Muse, Pat Metheny, Paul Oakenfold, Stevie Wonder, Sting, The Police |
| Favorite books | Love in the Time of Cholera, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Fountainhead |
Which is easier to make a model airplane out of and why: a banana peel or a wet sock?
Neither. Stop being an idiot and use balsa wood.