1. Jack Whyte
487 Bergen Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07304
jackwhyte@aol.com
201.915.1826/mobile 917.804.6004
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BUSINESS ANALYST / DEVELOPER / TECHNOLOGIST / DATA ANALYST
Application/UI Developer, Technologist, Business and technical analyst with strong
interpersonal skills, project management experience and business acumen (particularly in
financial insurance and non-profit markets), coupled with broad technical expertise (including
quantitative analysis, product interface design, web development, programming and advanced
Excel and office with enterprise VBA development skillset) seeking contract or permanent
opportunities in challenging business setting
Career Achievements:
 Hired by global insurance brokerage to create company-wide reporting system;
subsequently led development team in building web-based application from my prototype,
which was rolled out to sales and marketing teams in 130+ offices worldwide (involved top-
to-bottom analysis of data, identifying flaws in processes; working with industry and
product practice leaders to create metrics and quantify what constituted valid data; in role
of business analyst fixed or changed data collection tools; working with the clean data set
created dashboard application in Excel with VBA and powerpivot and SQL data access;
presented to company staff from C-level to brokers, gaining universal acceptance)
 Lead technologist in complex, global investment banking environment, focusing on M&A;
knowledge of market data providers, interaction of their software/feeds with client system;
lead researcher on emerging technology, feasibility studies on implementing, impact of
change on end users; working with vendors to influence their product development to
better fit accounting and reporting requirements; usability studies; cost-benefit analysis and
budgeting
 Investment banking clients: MS Office upgrades globally plus user documentation; design
and implementation of Windows network, with Active Directory structure, supporting 1000
users
 Nonprofit organization: running SBS 2003, Microsoft Exchange, Webmail, VPN, FTP, SQL
apps; managing Mac users; overhauling/restructuring existing setup; developing backup
strategy
 Developing and maintaining websites (using standard systems and packages, plus hand
coding); design of a role-specific Windows user interface
 Developing custom reporting tools, automatic presentation creation packages with
standards, Chinese wall compliance across business process corporate branding; integrating
accounting

2. Jack Whyte
487 Bergen Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07304
jackwhyte@aol.com
201.915.1826/mobile 917.804.6004
2
Employment History
Willis Group – Senior Business Analyst/Software Developer, NYC (2013 – 2015)
Create/develop internal reporting for business intelligence/market snapshot application across
all business lines for this global insurance broker (analytics, compliance); project management,
documentation, quality assurance; product development stakeholder; SQL server back end,
extensive use of Excel and SharePoint; reporting product became indispensable analytics/
bench-marking tool; ad hoc reporting module added; rolled out to London office then globally;
further upsell potential
Whyteco Inc (2006 to date)
Formed own company to provide consulting services for investment banking boutiques using
skills acquired in previous positions, as well as business solutions for NYC corporations, and
extending my web developer business; clients include Lazard Capital Markets, Centerview
Partners, DataStream Technologies, CSG Partners
Wasserstein Perella through merger to DrKW – Business Analyst, NYC (1988-2004)
 Part of team that turned a startup into a lean, efficient global operation; key to success was
developing light, flexible systems and avoiding monolithic investments
 Considered/tested new technology for adoption; needs assessments, implementation and
training on new features/products/market data at offices globally; in charge of desktop
production – many of the bankers I trained went on to run their own boutique firms
 Post-merger responsible for integrating all M&A applications and technologies with
Dresdner Kleinwort systems; transition strategies; systems inventory and comparison to
recommend best of breed; key contact for bankers
Technical Skills
Programming + productivity tools (MS Windows/Visual Basic for application development,
Lotus Notes, MS Office - Excel, PowerPoint, PowerPivot, Project, SharePoint, Web Parts, Word);
web content management and development (HTML5, JavaScript, Drupal, Apache, PHP); original
photography, sound/image/video editing (Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Fireworks)
Education
BA, Catholic University of America
Interests
The Arts – Dance, Theatre, Photography; classicalpianist; writer