Yongqiang Shen
About Yongqiang Shen
Yongqiang Shen is a Technical Team Manager at Thomson Reuters, where he has worked since 2011. He has a strong background in software development and project management, with previous roles at Gemalto and Nortel, and holds multiple degrees from Tsinghua University.
Work at Thomson Reuters
Yongqiang Shen has been employed at Thomson Reuters since 2011, serving as Technical Team Manager in Beijing Suburb, China. In this role, he has successfully built a young startup team into a mature and highly competitive unit within two years, gaining high recognition from senior management. Prior to his current position, he worked as Principal Software Engineer at Thomson Reuters from 2009 to 2011. During his tenure, he implemented strategic planning and agile development adjustments to align projects with individual development plans.
Previous Experience at Gemalto and Nortel
Before joining Thomson Reuters, Yongqiang Shen worked at Gemalto as a GGS developer from 2002 to 2004. He led a project that achieved an 80% performance improvement on the original system for processing over 100 MBS feeds with different layouts. Following his time at Gemalto, he worked at Nortel as a Senior Software Developer and System Design Authority from 2004 to 2009, where he contributed to various software development initiatives.
Education and Expertise
Yongqiang Shen studied at Tsinghua University, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Automation Control from 1995 to 1999 and a Master's degree in Automation from 1999 to 2002. His educational background has provided him with a strong foundation in technical and engineering principles, which he has applied throughout his career in software development and team management.
Achievements in Project Management
Yongqiang Shen has successfully initiated the STIR/MM project at Thomson Reuters, which created structural relationships between millions of instrument codes, receiving excellent feedback upon implementation. He also conducted a proof of concept for loading MBS pool data into HBase for analysis after extraction and transformation. Additionally, he completed a proof of concept for migrating two main mort feeds to the AWS platform after receiving AWS training in the US, earning praise from the management team.
Team Management and Development
In his role as Technical Team Manager, Yongqiang Shen has effectively managed to mitigate the turnover rate of his team to below the average through coaching and team engagement activities. His leadership has fostered a collaborative environment that emphasizes individual development and project alignment, contributing to the overall success of his team.