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Matthew Black
Vice President and Senior Programmer Analyst at Canyon Capital Advisors LLC
About
Matthew Black is Vice President and Senior Programmer Analyst at Canyon Capital Advisors in Los Angeles. In this role, he leads the development and implementation of software solutions that support the firm's investment operations, focusing on maintaining and enhancing technology platforms for the analysis and management of complex investment strategies.
His career at Canyon Capital Advisors spans over eight years, starting as a Programmer Analyst in 2016 before advancing to his current senior leadership position in 2023. Matthew’s expertise lies at the intersection of technology and finance, where he contributes to optimizing workflows and analytics in support of the firm’s multi-strategy asset management, which covers sectors such as credit, real estate, distressed securities, and structured products.
Matthew holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from California State University-Long Beach. His background as a Senior Software Engineer at Western Digital further underscores his expertise in enterprise software development and large-scale data processing, enabling him to deliver robust technology infrastructure critical to Canyon's investment processes.
Career History
| Organization | Role | Date Range | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Capital Advisors | Vice President and Senior Programmer Analyst | Jan 2023 to Present | — |
| Canyon Capital Advisors | Programmer Analyst | Jul 2016 to Jan 2023 | Design of software tools to aid financial professionals with daily tasks. Full Stack web development using the .NET suite, SQL databases, and a number of javascript libraries. |
| WD, a Western Digital company | Senior Software Engineer | Jun 2015 to Jun 2016 | Design of software tools to help in the process of designing hard drives. Majority of tool development being done using C#. In house web tool development for use by other WD employees. Full Stack web ... |
| WD, a Western Digital company | Software Engineer | Jun 2014 to May 2015 | Design of software tools to help in the process of designing drives. Majority of tool development being done using C#. Also, creating web based GUIs in order to aid in the use of our tools using Javas... |
| WD, a Western Digital company | Software Engineer - Intern | Mar 2014 to Jun 2014 | Design of software tools to help in the process of designing drives. Majority of tool development being done using C#. |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation | Engineering Intern | Jul 2012 to Jan 2014 | Played integral role in design of test equipment for flight hardware. Started with design of circuit board that implemented many circuits that coexist with PIC microcontrollers and an FPGA. Lead progr... |
Education
California State University-Long Beach
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Engineering
2011 — 2014
Others at Canyon Capital Advisors LLC (19)
| Name | Role | Location |
|---|---|---|
A Andrew Duran | Senior Associate | Los Angeles, CA , United States |
 | Associate | New York, NY , United States |
 | Partner | United States |
C Chris Bryant | Associate | Los Angeles, CA , United States |
 | Partner | Los Angeles, CA , United States |
J Jean Paul Cativiela | Quantitative Analyst | Dallas, TX , United States |
 | Head of Global Debt Trading | Southlake, TX , United States |
C Chelsea I | Research Associate and Global Affairs | New York, NY , United States |
 | Partner | New York, NY , United States |
H Hannah Rollman | Investment Professional | Los Angeles, CA , United States |
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