George Farquhar has over 20 years of experience developing real-time financial systems using languages like C, C++, Java, and scripting languages. He has extensive experience with databases like Oracle, Sybase, and MySQL, and operating systems including Linux, Solaris, and Windows. At his most recent role at SunGard, he developed feed handlers, disaster recovery systems, monitoring portals, streaming services, alert systems, and real-time databases. Previously at IDD Information Services, he replaced a proprietary pricing database with an object-oriented design and developed quote servers and historical databases storing trade and pricing data. He has a BS in Mathematics from Worcester State College and an MS in Mathematics from Worcester Polytechnic

1. George Farquhar
147 Milk St # 9
Westborough, Ma 01581
508-735-5529
Email:farqy@verizon.net
Skills:
Operating Systems: linux, solaris, windows
Languages : C,C++,Java, HTML,XML,awk, perl, shell scripting,
DataBases: Object Store, Oracle,Sybase,MySQL
Communication protocols: (IP) tcp , udp. (socket interface), CORBA
GUI: motif, java swing
Class libraries: ObjectSpace, Rogue Wave, STL, Boost, Quantlib
Tools: lex,yacc,purify, quanitfy, dbx, gdb, jdb, cvs, svn,make, Eclipse
Design: UML, OO specific design techniques based on Booch, Rumbaugh, and Jacobson and
Design Patterns (gang of four - Gamma,Helm,Johnson,Vlissides).
Experience:
February 2002 – June 2015 SunGard
Principal Engineer
• Developed real time feed A/B multicast line arbitrator. Arbitrated between two threaded input
lines to increase the reliability and guarantee of the multicast input.
• Developed and supported real time feed handlers written in Java. Basic functionality to pull
data from various sources (usually an exchange) and make it available in a normalize form for
clients via multicast and/or tcp. Output messages in self describing format similar to FAST.
• Developed disaster recovery message server written in C++.
• Developed real time monitoring and statistics portal. Applet and servlet written in java and
stored in Tom Cat.
• Developed a streaming service which facilitated high volume distributed client streaming
access (tcp based) to real time/delayed financial messages.
• Developed real time server (Request Manager) which manage client requests sent out to a
database farm.
• Developed real time alert service primarily triggering on issue based financial and news
events.
• Developed real time fully threaded database server PDP (Power Data Processor) which stored
intraday issue based financial information and daily trade history. Also provided other
functionality as option chains, top lists and derived hedging items such as Black Scholes
Greek values and implied volatility. An xml interface was provided to the client to access the
data.
August 94 – February 2002 IDD Information Services
Principle Engineer
• Replace proprietary pricing database with OO designed database. Architecture was
client/server based and CORBA compliant. High speed middleware product was used for real
time pricing updates from the feed. I was responsible for the database design and
implementation. Platforms Linux and Solaris.
• Quote server web application. Provided real time and delayed pricing data. Responsible for
database design and several other processes in the overall architecture.
• Real time historical database containing trade, quote, index, and summary feed information
for a universe in excess of 300,000 issues. System provided features as recovery, fail over,

2. logging, monitoring. System was client/server based using proprietary middleware called
IBUS. Communication protocol used both shared memory and tcp. Responsible for database
design and implementation and also some of areas of the shared memory interface.
Education:
Worcester State College – BS (Mathematics)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute – MS (Mathematics)