Tradebot
Mark Pugel is an experienced equity trader and software developer, currently employed at Tradebot since January 2003, where expertise includes technologies such as Python, Java, Postgres, and Big Data tools. Prior to this role, Mark served as a Senior Programmer/Analyst at Intellisoft from August 1998 to September 2002, working with major firms and utilizing tools like Powerbuilder and SQL. Consulting experience at Defoor Consulting involved serving the National Association of Insurance Commissioners with Powerbuilder and Sybase technologies. Earlier roles included developing a Natural Gas Management System at Pinnacle Systems and event-driven application development at ConAgra. Mark holds multiple bachelor's degrees in Business Administration and Management Information Systems from The University of Kansas and the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Tradebot
Tradebot does high-frequency stock trading. Dave Cummings owns Tradebot. He started the company out of a spare bedroom with a $10,000 investment in 1999. Over the years, the company has made well over $1 billion in trading profits. Small in headcount and large in impact, we make millions of trades per year. Our edge comes from our technology. We have one of the fastest systems in the industry. Big data makes us smarter. Markets keep changing. We keep improving our system.