Eric Weil

http://weil.cv.fm

Morgan Stanley Capital International - MSCIBarra

From January 2000 to Mid 2001 : Centura senior developer.
In charge of the specifications analysis and implementation. Test phases and non-regression. Database design (Sybase).

Put in place a set of graphical user interfaces (security management, index definition, commodities, countries and currencies, etc...) based on object oriented 4GL, still in use today.

Database design with Geneva and London DBAs. Sybase.



From mid 2001 to end 2002 : in charge of the electronic products production and delivery.
Close relationship with the client service in London and with the product design team (spread over 3 different continents). Interface with the Morgan Stanley group in order to use their internal distribution platform (COMET).
Multiplied by 4 the number of delivered products. Automatization of the production system. Increase the robustness and scability of the processes and improve the time-to-market deliveries.



From 2002 to 2004 : responsible for the maintenance of the main calculator (index level and ratios, security ratios).
Feasibility studies and project management. Main task : transform an unstable system into a robust and scalable one. Develop new calculations.
Develop features such as rebalancers based on new methodologies (US TMI and Global VG), hedge calculator, 10/40 indices, daily and monthly Zscores. Sybase. Perl. Java. C#.



Since 2004 : IT Vice President.
In charge of all the business projects, planning, technical and business specifications, resource planification, developments, testing phases, rollout and maintenance.
Close relationship with all the business units, throughout the world (New York, Mumbai, Hong Kong, London, and Geneva).

Leader of a 5 senior + 5 junior colleagues team.
Participation to the recruitment / interviews.
Coach.
Member of the IT board.
In charge of the 360° evaluation process for my team.
Numerous successful projects such as 10/40 phase 2, China A indices, Japan Domestic, REIT, China A absolute Value/Growth, Gulf indices, High dividend Yield indices, GIMI.

Work closely with the Research team in order to speed up the transition between the different departments and IT. (methodologies analysis, translation into IT concepts).

Increase the IT team in Geneva.
Put in place some project management methods (MBA) such as GDPM, or progress plans, dash boards.

Data Content Services department creation - in charge of the
centralization of our data sources and data integrity. Worked closely with the London DBAs to set up a trial environment to evaluate the MS ETL. Sybase IQ. Hyperion.

Project office. MS Project.