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RYAN LARKIN

RYAN LARKIN

Tulsa,OK

Summary

Leadership: 15+ years of experience building, coaching, mentoring, and directing high-performing technology teams. Experience leading global multinational internal and outsourced teams in high-pressure, fast-paced environments.

Engineering: 25+ years of software architecture and engineering expertise building scalable, fault-tolerant, full-stack applications and platforms using SOLID and Test-Driven Development principles. Expert in building greenfield development and CI platforms using Azure, TeamCity, and Jenkins.

Data: 20+ years of experience working with multiple relational and non-relational database vendors, both cloud and on-prem. Deep understanding of database concepts, performance tuning, and administration. Expert in building data-centric applications, analytics, and business intelligence platforms to drive automation and decision making in organizations.

Professional Highlights

  • Recruited and led new Agile software engineering & business intelligence teams for Mabrey Bank. Led architecture discussions to implement a data warehouse, custom ETL, microservice REST API, and several Azure Cloud based SaaS applications to streamline internal processes and workflows. This vastly improved turnaround times and overall interaction quality for customers.
  • Architected, engineered, and maintained a large-scale multi-channel data distribution platform for quants, traders and sales staff while leading over 50 software engineers across 4 countries for Citibank in London.
  • Improved the Federal Reserve cybersecurity audit AS CTO of Mabrey Bank to a highly coveted “1” for 2 consecutive examinations by assessing and implementing a security hardening roadmap across the bank.
  • Decreased IT budget by over 25% as CIO at Oklahoma Central Credit Union by scrutinizing software utilization, accounting ledgers and renegotiating multiple vendor contracts.

Work History

Chief Technology Officer

Mabrey Bank
Bixby, OK
Mar.2019 - Nov.2023
  • Managed all technology teams (infrastructure, helpdesk, software engineering, business intelligence) to successfully deliver multiple complex projects on time and within budget
  • Spearheaded multiple modernization efforts, replacing legacy systems with cutting-edge cloud technology solutions that improved performance and maintainability while reducing costs
  • Led all Agile SDLC phases using Azure DevOps
  • Directed architecture and development efforts across the bank and contributed code-wise on all back-end projects, including the API build-out and ETL platform
  • Identified and automated over 200 manual tasks across the bank by setting up JAMs enterprise workload scheduler with Python scripting, resulting in 3+ FTE of cost savings
  • Aligned IT strategy with organizational goals by fostering collaboration between technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Drove innovation and created a culture of continuous improvement by leveraging technology throughout the bank
  • Implemented ServiceNow for closer adherence to ITIL standards
  • Implemented a change management philosophy which improved communication and transparency
  • Contributed to corporate strategy discussions, providing valuable insights based on technological trends and industry developments.

Chief Information Officer

Oklahoma Central Credit Union
Tulsa, OK
May.2017 - Mar.2019
  • Streamlined IT operations by consolidating systems and implementing process improvements
  • Championed change management efforts to drive successful implementation of new technologies or processes
  • Promoted organizational transparency concerning IT strategy, budget allocation, project statuses, and performance metrics
  • Expanded the data warehouse and developed an analytics platform measuring advanced KPIs, such as products per household and wallet share for CEO / Board reporting
  • Cultivated strong vendor relationships, negotiating favorable terms for hardware, software, and support contracts
  • Reduced total cost of ownership by strategically outsourcing select IT services while maintaining control over critical functions.

VP of Software Engineering

Citibank
London, United Kingdom
Mar.2015 - Apr.2017
  • Directed global commodities market data team, while overseeing full lifecycle of data from storage and management to generation and publication, used by traders, analysts, quants, and sales teams across bank
  • Guided diverse, multilingual team of engineers through creation of robust solutions for business requirements, while contributing to hands-on development
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative software solutions which met customer needs and exceeded expectations
  • Increased software development efficiency by implementing Agile methodologies and refining project management processes
  • Provided regular feedback to both junior engineers and senior leadership on individual performance metrics and observations
  • Mentored junior engineers, helping them develop their skills and advance their careers within the company
  • Implemented best practices in software architecture, resulting in increased system stability and reduced maintenance costs.

VP of Software Development

Barclays Capital
London, United Kingdom
Aug.2008 - Mar.2015
  • Lead a team of quantitative developers, working closely with structured product desks to translate complex index models in Excel, MATLAB, and R into a consolidated C# calculation and publishing engine
  • Architected and engineered a near real-time calculation and publishing engine using 3rd party pricing APIs, TIBCO SmartSockets, C++ and C# to widen product offering and increase revenue
  • Worked tirelessly to instill SOLID principles within the team with an emphasis on TDD and adhering to best practices.

Quantitative Software Developer

AXA Investment Managers
London, United Kingdom
Aug.2006 - Aug.2008
  • Worked with a team of mathematicians and research academics to build a pricing and alpha fund optimization application balanced an active currency fund.

Programmer, Consultant

American Airlines / Sabre / Lufthansa / Avis Europe
Mar.1997 - Aug.2006

Education

Bachelor of Science - Finance

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
Stillwater, OK

Skills

  • C#
  • Java
  • C
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • Blazor
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • SQL
  • SQL Server
  • Oracle
  • MongoDB
  • Cosmos DB

Community Service

  • FBC Caring Center / Caring Closet, Volunteer Software Engineer (WPF Application, MySQL Cloud Database), 02/2018 to present
  • Tulsa CIO Network, Member, 04/2019 to present
  • 501tech.net, Volunteer Board Member, 04/2019 - 12/2023

Work Availability

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Interests

Travel

SCUBA Diving

Reading

Cooking

Timeline

Chief Technology Officer

Mabrey Bank
Mar.2019 - Nov.2023

Chief Information Officer

Oklahoma Central Credit Union
May.2017 - Mar.2019

VP of Software Engineering

Citibank
Mar.2015 - Apr.2017

VP of Software Development

Barclays Capital
Aug.2008 - Mar.2015

Quantitative Software Developer

AXA Investment Managers
Aug.2006 - Aug.2008

Programmer, Consultant

American Airlines / Sabre / Lufthansa / Avis Europe
Mar.1997 - Aug.2006

Bachelor of Science - Finance

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

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