Brian Shydlo

Brian Shydlo is a CTRM/ETRM software expert with a vast experience in executing and upgrading commodity trading and risk management systems for investment banks and hedge funds in North America and Europe. Throughout his career, Shydlo has specialized in markets such as crude oil, refined products, power, natural gas, softs/ags, base metals, and precious metals, and CTRM/ETRM Systems, including OpenLink Endur/Findur, Beacon, and Allegro from the ION Group Horizon. With a finance MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and a BS in Economics from University of Pennsylvania, Shydlo has worked in roles ranging from commodities options trader to instructor of statistics at the graduate level at NYU. His expertise includes market risk, stress test reports, VaR (Value-at-Risk), settlements, confirms, accounting, P&L Explained (PnL Attribution), QA, Automated Testing, Training, and derivatives; swaps & options. Shydlo currently works as a Partner at Essentia Advisory Partners LLC, delivering CTRM/ETRM software projects, while his history includes Director at Sirius Solutions, LLLP, Manager at KPMG LLP, and Senior Vice President Customer and Product Support at OpenLink Financial.