Our people

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We are a group of passionate professionals working together to build best-in-class financial risk management software

Often we hear the following type of feedback from our people: "What we really like about RiskFinTech is the opportunity to work on intellectually challenging problems, thinking creatively  to combine quant and technology – and doing this in a collegiate and supportive environment."

Below we show selected profiles of people who have made significant contributions to Pluto.
Craig Tucker
Craig Tucker
Role
Regulatory workstream lead, Bank of England and European Banking Authority reporting templates, synthetic data generation
Specialisms
Stress testing, regulatory reporting, banking regulation
Relevant client experience
Lloyds Bank, Standard Chartered, NatWest, Silicon Valley Bank, Close Brothers
Education
BA and MA in Economics
Dr. Alexander Markov
Dr. Alexander Markov
Role
Trading book rules and models, stress testing reporting templates
Specialisms
Risk management and stress testing of derivatives for all asset classes, risk regulation, knowledge of third-party risk and front-office systems
Relevant client experience
Tier 1 European banks and US hedge funds, including development of in-house quant library code base in C++
Education
MSc Mathematics, PhD in Mathematical Modelling
Rashid Mehmood Tabassum
Rashid Mehmood Tabassum
Role
Regulatory and stress testing templates, synthetic data generation
Specialisms
Stress testing, regulatory reporting, banking regulation
Previous positions include
Various roles in regulatory reporting in Asia
Education
MA in Economics, MBA Banking and Finance
Mateusz Jedrzejewski
Mateusz Jedrzejewski
Role
Technology lead and software architecture, microservices, DevOps, Spark, AWS, orchestration of stress testing
Specialisms
Domain-driven design, microservice architectures, cloud computing, Kafka, Kubernetes, Spark, AI, Java, Scala, Agile methodology
Previous senior developer roles include
Nordea, Sky TV, Gamesys UK, HMRC and DWP UK, Intel
Education
MSc and Engineering degree in Computer Science
Zhargal Ichigeev
Zhargal Ichigeev
Role
Rules and models, stress testing templates
Specialisms
Development of quant libraries, financial modelling of derivatives, stochastic control systems,  Python, JavaScript, R, C#, VB
Relevant client experience
European investment and commercial banks and Russian Oil and Gas firms, including US CCAR model validation, data analytics, Big Data
Education
MSc Mathematics
Natalia Pomortseva
Natalia Pomortseva
Role
Overall quality assurance, rules and models, stress testing templates
Specialisms
Model validation techniques and stress testing methodologies, risk regulation, backtesting, Python, R, VBA, SQL
Relevant client experience
US and EU investment banks, Russian energy firms, CCAR models, stress testing model validation, RNIV framework, Machine Learning
Education
MSc in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science
Nina Djokovic
Nina Djokovic
Role
Agile project/product manager
Specialisms
Agile project management, Certified Scrum Master, Jira, Kanban, excels in coordinating international teams and has a big passion for data
Relevant client experience
Project manager, scrum master, and IT project manager roles in various industries
Education
BA Management, MA International Business
Dr. Sinisa Milicic
Dr. Sinisa Milicic
Role
Sandbox development in Python, rules library and execution
Specialisms
Data science, functional programming, software architecture, Python, C
Relevant client experience
East European banks and corporates, including design of core banking system and interest rate calculations
Education
MSc Mathematics, PhD Mathematics
Ezhil Vendhan
Ezhil Vendhan
Role
Technology lead and software architecture, microservices, DevOps, Spark, AWS
Specialisms
Domain-driven design, microservice architectures, cloud computing, Kafka, Kubernetes, Spark, AI, Big Data, Java, Scala, Agile methodology
Relevant client experience
Senior developer roles across industries in Singapore and India
Education
MSc and Engineering degree in Computer Science
Prateek Yadav
Prateek Yadav
Role
Front-end development
Specialisms
Front-end development using Angular, React, HTMLS, CSS3, and Sass to develop responsive apps, dashboards, and email templates at a pixel-perfect level of detail
Relevant client experience
Projects serving millions of users in sports betting, gamification, healthcare, and fitness domains
Education
BSc in Computer Engineering
Anton Roolaart
Anton Roolaart
Role
UX and UI design, user journeys
Specialisms
UX design, research, and strategy for desktop and mobile
Relevant client experience
Lead roles in product design, UX design, branding design at various Tier 1 firms including financial institutions
Education
BSc in Electrical Engineering
Faruk Pasalic
Faruk Pasalic
Role
Rule compilation and execution, sandbox, orchestration of stress testing, Spark
Specialisms
Software development, machine learning, TensorFlow, Java, Python, Pandas, Numpy
Clients and experience
Various software development and machine learning engineer roles
Education
BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science
Stanislav Davydov
Stanislav Davydov
Role
Backend development, Java, Scala, AWS, Kubernetes
Specialisms
Web development, eCommerce, high-load complex web services, and data mining/scraping/processing, Java, Python, AWS
Relevant client experience
Senior developer and software engineer roles across industries
Education
University degree in Computer Science
Dmitriy Berezin
Dmitriy Berezin
Role
Overall quality assurance, rules and models, stress testing templates
Specialisms
Complex system integration and automation, designing and building of quant libraries, data analytics and modelling, machine learning and NLP algorithms
Clients and experience
European investment banks and Russian energy firms, including VaR, RNIV, CCAR and machine learning models for forecasting extreme events
Education
MSc in Applied Mathematics and Cybernetics