Robert Estes
Director, Investments Operations IT Development, Engineering Solutions
Sammamish, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolRobert Estes is a seasoned technology leader and director at The TCW Group, guiding Investments Operations IT Development and Engineering Solutions with over two decades in regulated financial services. He began as a hands-on software developer, programmer, and analyst, earning leadership roles while continuing to write performant code. He specializes in modernization, harmonization, and migration initiatives—driving transformation in response to mergers, acquisitions, and industry shifts—while maintaining a bias for action. A skilled facilitator, he helps teams collaborate, turn ideas into solutions, and has shipped tangible improvements such as a nightly processing dashboard that improved visibility of bottlenecks and trading floor headroom. He bridges legacy and modern tech with deep expertise in COBOL, JCL, and CICS, and holds a BA in Business Administration and Information Systems from Washington State University; based in Sammamish, WA.
11 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Business Administration and Information Systems, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Business Administration and Information Systems at Washington State UniversityGithub contributions (5)
tcstx/phpstorm-settings
Nov 2015 - Jul 2017
Contributions:299 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
tcstx/aws-rasng
Mar 2016 - Jun 2016
Contributions:81 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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