An informal (and way too general) cover letter
An ideal position for me would be that of responsibility and influence,
combine business aspects with research and quite possibly software
development management, and be intellectually challenging. Contact with clients
and end users is essential. I am no stranger to running R&D groups and projects in companies of varying size, ranging from tiny to not so tiny startups to some of the largest multinationals in different industries. I have extensive experience in managing and co-ordinating development around the globe, in long term maintenance of sizeable projects, and in close communication with demanding clients. I also have significant research and teaching experience in the academia. Research-wise, I have expertise and experience in computer science, applied mathematics, algorithms, financial analysis, trading technologies, design and development of novel computer systems and system software, network architecture and protocols, and physics. The order of the above is completely random, and I do know what I am talking about, having developed industrial-strength pseudo- and quasi-random number generators for Monte Carlo pricing of financial derivatives... I have extensive experience in industrial-strength server- and client-side software development, userspace and kernel, from software engineering and design to coding to long-term maintenance to software configuration management. I also have lots of experience in system architecture and design, including both software and hardware. I have been, and still am, in the trenches, and proud of it. My "official" CV is available in the following formats: This is the full version, including brief descriptions of some projects and products. If you wish to have a brief summary, here is a shorter, 2 page version: If you are a headhunter and wish to have my CV without the contact details, here are the versions you are looking for: I do not provide my CV as a Microsoft Word document. If you absolutely cannot handle anything but Word, you may try to open the HTML files in Word and then save them as Word documents. The result is likely to be ugly, e.g., it will retain some HTML artefacts such as visible table borders, ragged whitespace, etc. If you are a headhunter then you should be interested in presenting my CV to your clients in the best light, shouldn't you? Thank you very much. |