# Richard Shyong

> Software Engineer at Facebook

Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/richardshyong

Financial analyst turned full stack developer, I love the challenge of coding as well as the experience of learning new technologies.

Whenever I find time, I like to play basketball.

Proficient: Javascript (ES6), Node, Solidity, Express, React, Redux, PostgreSQL, HTML5, CSS3, Git

github.com/rshyong

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Facebook
Jan 2020 – Present | Menlo Park

### Backend Engineer (Balanc3) @ ConsenSys
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Greater New York City Area
▪	Utilized Cassandra to cache data from public blockchains (including Ethereum) in order to enhance the OLAP functionality of the API (Chain-API)
▪	Monitored and debugged the Parity node scraper for various issues, such as not saving down blocks properly
▪	Exposed different endpoints in the API and tested them using Mocha Chai
▪	Hardened the API by validating inputs (Joi), load testing the various endpoints (Artillery), and putting a framework in place for versioning the API
▪	Implemented other frameworks and services into the Chain-API, such as rewriting the codebase to incorporate a controller-services design pattern as well as integrating in Docker and Jenkins
▪	Documented the parameters and expected responses from the 10+ endpoints in the Chain-API using Swagger

### Software Engineer @ DigiFi
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | New York, NY
▪ Developed an online decision engine platform to help clients create strategies, run simulations, and integrate AI models to
streamline and automate complex decision processes
▪ Integrated more than 10 different APIs, including Plaid, LexisNexis, Zillow, TransUnion, and Equifax
▪ Contributed to open-source projects that are used as part of our applications, including periodicjs,
periodicjs.ext.user_access_control, periodicjs.ext.oauth2server, and convertjson2xml
▪ Managed the relationship with one of our clients, including debugging various issues as well as
implementing new features

### Credit Analyst @ Goldman Sachs
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016
- Managed various team responsibilities including monitoring distressed credits, reporting and analyzing default trends, and providing regulatory and credit views on over 100 companies within the technology, media & telecom and diversified industrials sectors

- Analyzed the agency rating impact of M&As, LBOs and other capital markets transactions on corporate clients’ credit ratings by calculating the pro-forma agency-adjusted metrics as well as understanding the new business and financial risk profile

- Built and evaluated over 50 financial projections, stressing growth, margins, and cash flows in order to assess the credit worthiness of a company and its ability to withstand various levels of debt and ultimately determine regulatory comfort with various deal structures

- Led the development of 2 new systems within the department by partnering with other areas of the firm, including investment banking, operations, controllers, legal and technology, sorting through and ensuring data quality, and testing and enhancing user interfaces

- Presented on objective trends in the leveraged lending market using market factors (CDX spreads, leveraged loan backlog), deal terms (average flex and contractual commitment) as well as fundamental credit factors (leverage, interest coverage, LBO equity contribution)

- Mined large data sets such as market default rates for identifiable trends across different industries, ratings, and countries

### Credit Analyst @ Societe Generale
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013
- Analyzed and prepared credit reports for over 60 different commercial banks, investment banks,
 broker-dealers, and real estate investment trusts located in North America

- Performed financial statement analysis, researched industry and economic trends, and examined
management strategies to develop comprehensive risk profiles of financial institutions

- Maintained RISQ database with the latest rating updates and interacted with operating centers regarding trading limit requests, with a focus on CVAR replacement, debtor, execution, delivery, and indirect risk

- Prepared back-of-the-envelope analysis on potential broker dealers for Lyxor Asset Management

- Spearheaded the development of a new format for presenting credit risk reviews

### Financial Aid Office Assistant @ New York University
Jan 2008 – Jan 2009
- Updated NYU’s financial aid database by processing student loan requests, scholarship funds,
and other financial aid

- Sorted highly sensitive financial aid documents for financial aid counselors 
in NYU’s Student Information System database


## Education
### B.S in Finance & International Business; Finance
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY STERN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Jan 2008 – Jan 2012

### BEIJING UNIVERSITY
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010

### High School Diploma
Stuyvesant High School
Jan 2004 – Jan 2008


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/richardshyong

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