Summary
Paul York is an experienced IS Team Leader with over 12 years in technology leadership and a 30+ year career in financial services and public-sector software. He combines hands-on technical roots as a former senior programmer with strategic leadership roles at Edward Jones, Wells Fargo, and A.G. Edwards, driving integrations, business intelligence, and requirements-led delivery. Paul holds a Computer Science degree and a Master’s in Workforce Development, which he leverages to coach teams and translate complex regulatory and trading domain needs into practical systems. He also maintains an academic connection as an IT and Computer Science professor, bringing classroom rigor and real-world discipline to mentoring and process improvement. Series 7–licensed, he pairs deep industry knowledge of brokerage operations with a pragmatic IT perspective on compliance and data-driven decision making. Notably, he persists in active teaching and development work despite significant visual impairment, underscoring resilience and a focus on accessibility.
12 years of coding experience
29 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Workforce Development and Training, Master's degree, Workforce Development and Training at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Murphysboro High School