Alexander Nikolov

System Design, Data Management, Test Management, Quality Management, Management Support, Training and Knowledge Transfer, System Knowledge, Business Analysis

•System and Interface Design, Coordination of the BUs •Business process confirmation with the vendor •Business and interface specifications •Quality Assurance – evaluating the documentation and technical specification •Test Management – defining the test cases and monitoring the test phases •Consulting the PM on project deliverables and facilitating the decision making process •Data Management – conceptual design and realization of the data migration

System Design, Data Management, Test Management, Quality Management, Management Support, Training and Knowledge Transfer, System Knowledge, Business Analysis

- ACP-SA Allegro Certified Professional- System Administration; - ACP-RM Allegro Certified Professional- Risk Management; - OpenLink University; - Consulting Business Essentials I and III;

- Modification und customizing of Allegro - Business Support

- Establishing transparency and acceptance of the business processes - Defining the exact level of detail of the business processes as basis for the upcoming scoping - Creation and quality assurance of an IT-compatible Business Requirement Document - Working closely together with the business unit - Goal-oriented adaptation of the business processes to the systems peculiarities - Fit-Gap Analysis

- Design and development of a complex trade book structure within an Allegro ETRMS - Configuration of risk reports and risk management valuations (VaR, PnL, MtM) - Increasing the ease of use of the ETRMS - Ongoing Business Support

- Definition of functional requirements - Gap Analysis with the business unit - Development of technical specifications - Building and integrating extension components into an Allegro ETRM system - Interface Specification - Business Testing of the components - Preparation and performance of a KEMA Test - Coaching of schedulers and system administrators

• Responsible for various historical and statistical market research analyses in the area of derivatives • Preparing different weekly and monthly competitive analyses for the Advisory Board and the Exchange Council • Responsible for the design and construction of the new database of the department (Access) • Automating the working processes within the department (VBA) • Closely working with MS Excel, MS Access, VBA, Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters • Coordinating a small team of student colleagues

• Developing a SOA web-based portal using the CrossVision product family in a team of 7 people • As Project Manager organizing and coordinating the team and taking important decisions concerning the deliverables

• Teaching Assistant in the area of Computational Engineering- Mathematical Modeling • Supervising the forum of the study course • Having a weekly office hour

• Modern Portfolio Management • Advanced Corporate Finance • Advanced Investment and Pension Finance • Capital Market and Asset Pricing • Integrated Risk Management • SAA in Practice • Interest Rate Derivatives • Advanced Management • Consulting • Management of Emerging Risk Types

• Software Engineering: Project Management • Software Engineering: Design • Mathematical Modeling • Mathematical Statistics • Partial Differential Equations • Numerical Methods