Michael Tu

About Me

Software Engineer with a product background within hedge fund platform. When I’m not writing code, I enjoy playing ultimate frisbee and backcountry snowboarding

Location

New York City, NY
Holmdel Township, NJ
Education
    Rutgers University-New Brunswick
    September 2009 - May 2013
    degree
    Bachelor's
    major
    Finance
    App Academy
    November 2018 - March 2019
Work Experience
    Bank of America Merrill Lynch
    AVP of Hedge Fund Platform
    New York City, NY, United States of America
    March 2016 - October 2018
    company
    Bank of America Merrill Lynch
    title
    AVP of Hedge Fund Platform
    overview
    • Launched and managed hedge funds on the $45 billion wealth management platform • Fetched data using SQL to create KPIs and metrics for project planning and execution • Integrated over 4,500 clients’ tax documents onto a portal, reducing advisor inquiries by 95% • Streamlined the operations between internal and external technology, business development, and investor relation teams to launch and maintain funds on the platform • Coordinated with stakeholders, technology, and operations to introduce fund specific requirements
    Prudential Financial Inc
    Sr. Alternative Products Associate
    Newark, NJ, United States of America
    October 2013 - February 2016
Fun Fact

I gravitate towards topics or talks I don't understand in order to gain a better understanding.

Passion

Software engineer with a demonstrated history of working across the full-stack in web development. Skilled in the latest web frameworks and languages with a slight preference for Rails and React. I have a strong desire to learn and advance my knowledge in order to push the boundaries of technology.

Skills
APIAWSCSS3DockerDOMFirebase DBHerokuHTML5JavaScriptjQueryPostgreSQLRailsReact (hooks)Redux (hooks)RubySQLiteWebpack
Leadership
    Web Development Fundamentals
    Tutor
    September 2019 - present
Hobbies
Ultimate Frisbee
Snowboarding
Skiing
Cooking