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Development in a New York Minute

John Verel

Employer: Advisen Ltd.

Job: Data Architect

DDJ: Where do you work?

JV: I work at Advisen Ltd. in midtown Manhattan. Advisen is a Web-based information service, providing real-time research and analytics to the commercial property-casualty insurance marketplace.

DDJ: What's your job there?

JV: I am a Data Architect. My responsibilities include Oracle database design, with special emphasis on financial data. I am the firm's principal resource for integration of financial markets domain knowledge with database design, as I came to technology after many years in the financial markets.

DDJ: What do you like about your job?

JV: I enjoy having the ability to take a project from concept to implementation, to see it from end to end. I enjoy solving problems that involve finance and technology, integrating domain knowledge into the application.

DDJ: What do you find challenging about your job?

JV: We have a fairly short development cycle. Requirements and specifications are frequently done in parallel with code development, which can be challenging. Also, we are in the midst of reengineering our application so as to better encapsulate business logic.

DDJ: What have you found that makes your job easier?

JV: Our collaborative work environment. Everyone is ready and willing to help anyone who needs it. Also, having our customers involved on a continuous, real time, face-to-face basis, is a plus.

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