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My name is Joseph Cruise born and raised on Cape Cod Massachusetts. I attended undergraduate school at Bowdoin College in Maine, where I majored in Computer Science and Russian. I played Football and Baseball there at Bowdoin as well. Shortly after graduation I moved to Chicago to trade agriculture futures and options at the Chicago Board of Trade.
Seven years ago, I made a career change and started working as a Trading System Support Analyst at Belvedere Trading. I have been with Belvedere for seven years. I am currently acting as a Project Manager/Systems Engineer/Systems Specialist for our Expansions/Middle Back Office team. I have been married to wife Leslie 8 years. I have a son Ronan who is 4. We live in the west lakeview/roscoe village neighborhood. I play hockey and softball recreationally and volunteer through Belvedere teaching robotics to at James Ward elementary school in Garfield Park.
