Elisheva Kalinsky
About Elisheva Kalinsky
Elisheva Kalinsky is a Manager at TD Ameritrade, specializing in Risk, Legal & Compliance Technology, with previous experience as a Vice President at Goldman Sachs in Securities Middle Office Technology.
Current Role at TD Ameritrade
Elisheva Kalinsky currently holds the position of Manager, Project Manager - Risk, Legal & Compliance Technology at TD Ameritrade. She has been with the company since 2016. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing technology projects that intersect with risk management, legal regulations, and compliance standards, ensuring that the firm's technology infrastructure supports these critical areas effectively.
Previous Experience at Goldman Sachs
Before her current role, Elisheva Kalinsky worked at Goldman Sachs as Vice President of Securities Middle Office Technology from 1999 to 2016. During her 17-year tenure, she led several key initiatives, including the capacity program for Securities Middle Office technology which enhanced application performance and supported new business functionalities. Her technical leadership involved designing and building testing tools, automating deployment processes, and managing a global software deployment team.
Education Background in Computer Science
Elisheva Kalinsky studied Computer Science at Yeshiva University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree from 1997 to 1999. This education provided her with a strong foundation in computer science, which she has utilized throughout her career in technology management and project leadership.
Technical Achievements
At Goldman Sachs, Elisheva Kalinsky designed and built a capacity testing tool that significantly reduced testing time from months to 2.5 days per instance. She also developed a Java component to replace a legacy application critical to the matching functions of the booking application, following test-driven development principles. Her initiatives in automating the manual deployment process through shell scripting, rpm packaging, and Sybase improved efficiency and reduced errors.