# Xuan Yao Zhang

> Client Facing Software Engineer at Thought Machine

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/xuanyaozhang

## Work Experience
### Client Facing Software Engineer @ Thought Machine
Jan 2022 – Present | New York, New York, United States

### Software Engineer @ Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021
- Built Python-based unified platform for low latency intraday trading risk and P&L generation serving front office trading desks
- Scheduled multi-dependency jobs and process said jobs on a distributed CPU grid
- Designed and developed trade reconciler between legacy and target-state risk pricing systems 
- Developed, tested, and planned release schedules for large scale changes that impacted various daily processes and downstream teams
- Trained new joiners, maintained documentation, and provided guidance on completing technical tasks

### Business Analyst @ Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | Greater New York City Area
- Designed, tested, and deployed intuitive user interfaces and process flows for a dynamically linked Risk Management system that provides reporting tools, daily feeds, and regulatory reports to business stakeholders
- Lead projects from early stages through post-implementation of projects by: assessing business impact of software changes, eliciting feedback from business users to ensure satisfaction, deploying, and monitoring production stability of code
- Pioneered the first wave of the bank’s CPRT project which consolidates millions of daily trades of various legacy trading systems into one centralized repository.
- Responsible for migrating 30% of CPRT deal population, helped streamline and establish testing and release processes with various constituents

### Research Assistant @ Syracuse Biomaterials Institute
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Syracuse University
- Developed a wound healing assay using shape memory polymers in order to study cell migration
- Drove projects by assisting other researchers in the design and execution of experiments
- Performed thin film deposition techniques on polymer films in order to generate nanoscale wrinkles and characterized them using thermoanalytical instruments such as TGA, DMA, and DSC

### Research Assistant @ Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Greater New York City Area
- Explored the relationship between PSMA and CD338 using a tumor spheroid model
- Maintained 3D tissue cultures and developed IHC staining protocols for tissue samples
- Utilized flow cytometry and fluorescent microscopy to detect and visualize protein expression as well as monitor 3D tissue growth
- Administered antiangiogenic drugs to tissue samples in order to observe their effects of on proliferation

### Research Assistant @ Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012
- Studied the role of tumor-associated macrophages in cancer progression by using targeted nanoparticles
- Prepared in vivo mice tumor models via injection techniques and monitored their growth
- Utilized tissue processing techniques to prepare tumor samples for fluorescent microscopy assays
- Prepared single cell suspensions from tumors to screen for specific cell populations by utilizing flow cytometry

### Group Leader @ Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center
Jan 2010 – Jan 2011
- Introduced students to various fields of science through the STEM program
- Motivated and participated with students in community service projects, such as canned food drives
- Led a group of 25 second graders and coordinated with other group leaders to put on a Lion King performance for over 300 parents
- Served as a translator between parents and staff using my bilingual skills

### Summer Camp Counselor @ Educational Alliance
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010
- Led and participated in group activities with students
- Chaperoned students during field trips
- Served as a Mandarin translator between students, parents and teachers
- Coordinated with fellow camp counselors and prepared students in order to put on a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory play


## Education
### Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Syracuse University

### Biomedical/Medical Engineering
City University of Hong Kong


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-13