Specialised in Excel and Front-Office development

Excel, VBA & add-in support

Troubleshooting, debugging, rapid fixes and new development for front-office spreadsheets, VBA tools and add-ins.

Excel modernisation & integration

Upgrade existing Excel and VBA investment tools with better performance, data integration, controls and custom add-ins.

Excel-to-platform migration

Move established Excel workflows to web applications and cloud services where the operating model requires it.

AI-enabled workflow automation

Apply AI capabilities directly in Excel to pricing and risk analytics, reporting and workflow automation.

Analytics architecture advisory

Consulting on bespoke front-office tooling, workflow design, analytics architecture, Excel control and migration roadmaps.

Excel, VBA & add-in support

Troubleshooting, debugging, rapid fixes and new development for front-office spreadsheets, VBA tools and add-ins.

Excel modernisation & integration

Upgrade existing Excel and VBA investment tools with better performance, data integration, controls and custom add-ins.

Excel-to-platform migration

Move established Excel workflows to web applications and cloud services where the operating model requires it.

AI-enabled workflow automation

Apply AI capabilities directly in Excel to pricing and risk analytics, reporting and workflow automation.

Analytics architecture advisory

Consulting on bespoke front-office tooling, workflow design, analytics architecture, Excel control and migration roadmaps.

Front-office coverage

Pricing, risk and portfolio workflows

Pricing: Valuation models, curve construction, market data
Risk: Greeks, sensitivities, scenarios, VaR, controls
P&L: Daily P&L, attribution, reconciliation workflows
Portfolio Analytics: Positions, exposures, performance, analysis
Market & Reference Data: Data integration, mapping, custom add-ins
Reporting Workflows: Repeatable outputs, commentary, distribution

Technology stack

Excel engineering

Excel & VBA: Workbooks, formulas, controls, VBA, automation
Excel to Python APIs: Excel-connected analytical services, REST APIs
Excel add-ins: Python calls, C#/.NET, Excel-DNA, VSTO, COM, Office.js
C# / .NET: Windows applications, APIs, add-in components
C++ libraries: High-performance numerical, analytics libraries
Data & delivery: SQL, authentication, CI/CD, production deployment

Contact Us

Free initial consultation. Briefly outline your business area, workflow or technology requirements.

Emailinfo@desktooling.com

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Mintautas Jackunas, Principal Consultant

Specialist front-office technology experience

DeskTooling services are provided by Cydonia Technologies Ltd, registered in England and Wales.

Mintautas Jackunas, Principal Consultant, brings over 15 years' experience designing and developing risk analytics, pricing and workflow automation tools for investment-banking environments. His consulting experience includes work at Morgan Stanley, UBS, Credit Suisse, Lloyds Banking Group and Investec Bank.

He holds a Master's degree in Financial Economics and a Bachelor's in Information Technologies.

Where a project calls for additional specialist expertise, DeskTooling can draw on a network of trusted associates in areas of high-performance C++ libraries, trading connectivity and Linux-based production environments.

Based in London, England.Available globally for remote or in-person engagements.