Eric Appleman is a seasoned financial systems administrator with 16 years of IT experience and over nine years focused on capital markets systems at FIS, where he manages, upgrades, and projects for a 3-layer SaaS platform serving hedge funds. He blends Windows/Linux administration, Microsoft SQL/MySQL database management, Citrix and VMware virtualization, and hands-on disaster recovery expertise to keep mission-critical accounting and reporting systems resilient and performant. Eric led a major datacenter migration of 100 servers and 500 users and introduced UAT, continuous delivery, and capacity management to the platform offering. With a Master’s in Computer Science and early roots supporting students and small businesses, he pairs deep technical troubleshooting with a pragmatic, operations-first approach to delivering reliable financial software. An often-overlooked strength is his cross-disciplinary background in political science, which informs clear stakeholder communication and risk-aware decision making.
16 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Masters, Computer Science, Masters, Computer Science at Hofstra University
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Eric Appleman - Financial Systems Administrator, Asset Management Cloud Services - Hedge Funds (VPM)