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Houston Martinez is an accomplished financial professional with extensive experience in portfolio management, currently serving as Vice President and Portfolio Manager at BlackRock since November 2017. Houston specializes in unconstrained, leveraged finance, and liquid credit trading strategies, having previously held roles such as Senior Associate Portfolio Manager and Associate Multi-Sector Fixed Income Portfolio Manager. Notably, Houston developed automated Python tools to enhance portfolio-management processes and improve efficiency across multiple portfolios. Prior experience includes a role as a tutor in computer science at Princeton Tutoring and a Global Fixed Income Summer Analyst position at BlackRock, where innovative risk management solutions were implemented using advanced programming techniques. Houston holds a Bachelor's Degree in Financial Engineering from Princeton University.