Piers Mitchell Holden
D.O.B.: 4^th May 1987
Email: piers@kisanhub.com
Telephone:+44 (0)750 777 4178
 

Co-head of Engineering - Enterprise Solutions, KisanHub (June 2017 - present)

• Responsible for delivery of functionality for enterprise customers
• Jointly responsible for a team of >15 engineers; providing managerial support, mentoring and technical guidance
• Iterative improvements in development process
• Fostering automated-testing practices
• Management of infrastructure and architecture design

Full-stack Engineer, KisanHub (November 2015 - May 2017)

• Development of backend applications in Python/Django framework
• Working with both SQL and NoSQL DBMS
• Experience using Django REST framework to build RESTful APIs
• Development of front-end interfaces in Angularjs
• Data visualisations with Highcharts (JS visualisation library built on D3.js)
• Independently designed and implemented quality-control monitoring and reporting application
• Designed and led development of bespoke crop-management & decision-support application for potato growers

BlackRock Investment Management: Investment Analyst & Junior Portfolio Manager (2010 - 2014)

• Joined the firm full-time through the 2010 graduate scheme (normally a 2 year rotation programme)
• Initial placement on the Natural Resources team; offered a permanent role on the team after 6 months
• Part of a team of 2 responsible for BlackRock’s global agriculture strategies (?<?$750m): evaluating & investing in a range of asset classes across the global agriculture value chain:
  • Long/short equities
  • Commodity futures & options
  • Direct investment in UK farmland
• Represented the team & firm on international research trips; travelling to assess assets & prospects in Brazil, Argentina, USA, Canada, Europe & India
• Analysis responsibilities included both financial modelling & commodity analysis/forecasting

Other Professional Experience:

• BlackRock Investment Management: Summer Internship (2009) - Portfolio Management Group
• BlackRock Investment Management: Summer Internship (2008) - Account Management Group
• PricewaterhouseCoopers Gap Year Scholar (2005 - 2009)