Divya Samuel
About Divya Samuel
Divya Samuel serves as the Vice President of Application Development at Wedbush Securities, specializing in full stack .NET architecture and customer-facing application development. With over 13 years of experience, she has led significant projects in healthcare and finance, demonstrating expertise in project management and team leadership.
Work at Wedbush Securities
Divya Samuel has served as Vice President of Application Development at Wedbush Securities since 2019. In this role, she focuses on full stack .NET architecture, emphasizing customer-facing application development. Her responsibilities include project management, testing, and optimization of applications to enhance operational efficiency. Samuel's leadership in application development contributes to the company's technological advancements in the financial sector.
Education and Expertise
Divya Samuel holds a Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) from the University of Madras, where she studied from 1999 to 2002. She furthered her education at Women's Christian College, earning a Master's degree in Information Technology from 2002 to 2004. Samuel specializes in full stack .NET architecture and has over 13 years of experience in .NET technologies, focusing on complex projects and resource management.
Background
Divya Samuel began her career as a Junior Developer at HCL Technologies in 2004. She has held various positions in notable organizations, including serving as a BizTalk Consultant at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey from 2006 to 2007 and as a Senior Programmer Analyst at Credit Agricole CIB from 2007 to 2012. Samuel also worked as an Integration Architect at Centerlight Health System from 2012 to 2014 and as VP Technical Lead at CLSA from 2014 to 2019.
Achievements
Throughout her career, Divya Samuel has architected billing systems for HIPAA processing in multiple healthcare companies. She led the development of a middle and back office system for a broker that manages approximately 1 billion USD daily across 15 markets. Samuel is experienced in managing high-performing development teams and mentoring junior developers, utilizing agile methodologies to enhance team performance.