Ge (Valerie) Wu

Business Development Consultant at Johns Hopkins Innovation Factory

Baltimore, MD

acd5n8@r.postjobfree.com - 443-***-****

Master of Science in Finance graduate from Johns Hopkins University with strong quantitative skills and

programming experience. FRM Level II Candidate, CFA Level III Candidate, SAS Certified Advanced

Programmer.

Comprehensive working experience in fundamental and quantitative active management approaches with

thorough understanding of related US and international accounting standards. Well versed in collaborating

and leading cross-department teams to achieve organizational goals.

Technical Skills:

• Excel – Utilizing Excel for PivotTables and PivotCharts generation, datasets lookup, macro creation, data

analysis, constraint problems solving, and report presentation. Utilizing VBA for modeling financial statements,

building efficient portfolios, calculating variance-covariance matrix, event study, array processing, and loop

creation.

• SAS – Performing advanced queries using SQL; creating and using Macro programs; administering

database.

• Others –Using STATA, MATLAB, SPSS, and Eviews for correlation and regression analysis, event study,

financial products valuation, and Monte Carlo simulation.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Business Development Consultant

Johns Hopkins Innovation Factory - Baltimore, MD - February 2014 to April 2014

• Built a platform for PE/VC, accelerator, high-net-worth individuals and other investors to commercialize the

great ideas affiliated to The Johns Hopkins University.

• Organized "Shark Tank" style business competition and networking events.

Research/Teaching Assistant

Johns Hopkins Carey Business School - Baltimore, MD - June 2013 to March 2014

RA/TA for three courses(Advanced Hedge Fund Strategies, Corporate Governance, and Economics for

Decision Making).

• Searched and and prepared merger and acquisition data from 700+ entertainment companies for event study

paper.

• Held TA sessions to facilitate student understanding and practice of course material.

• Maintained a professional working relationship and effective communication with faculty, students and

administrative staff.

Research Assistant

ZeroFOX Inc. - Baltimore, MD - June 2013 to December 2013

• Conducted overseas products pricing analysis for cloud-based cyber security platform (Facebook App:

FriendGuard).

• Applied simulation models to real world networks risk management, and detecting malicious social media

accounts.

Financial Advisor

Everbright Securities Co., Ltd. - Jiangsu, China - July 2011 to August 2012

• Researched daily asset allocation reports by 8 major agencies from buy side, sell side, and independent

institutions.

• Detected investment opportunities in bear market; provided guidance to customers‘ investment decisions

according to IPS.

• Facilitated communication between financial consultants and account managers; promoted usage of the

CRM system.

Founder and President of Youth Volunteer Society in Nanjing Charity

Nanjing Charity - Jiangsu, China - September 2010 to September 2011

• Created team regulations, built management team, and designed operation programs.

• Recruited over 2000 team members and led this team in various community activities.

Accountant

Jiangsu Hongda Healthcare Products Co., Ltd. - Jiangsu, China - December 2010 to May 2011

• Maintained and reconciled accounting vouchers, journals, ledgers; prepared financial reports using

QuickBooks.

• Cost allocation, SG&A expense management, DCF valuation, capital employment and cash flow analysis.

• Performed job duties and responsibilities in compliance with related policies and procedures.

Financial Analyst

Bank of China - Jiangsu, China - July 2010 to September 2010

• Processed and recorded routine transactions including deposits, withdrawals, and money transfers.

• Ensured compliance with internal controls and established policies and procedures using BANCSLINK

system.

• Promoted and advised on the bank's products and services for customers; identified sales opportunities.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Finance

Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, MD

2012 to 2014

Bachelor of Management in Accounting

Nanjing Audit University - Nanjing, China

2008 to 2011

SKILLS

Financial Tools: Thomson Reuters, HFR, Barclays, Morningstar, Bloomberg, Enterprise Resource Planning,

QuickBooks.

LINKS

http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=171357770

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

SAS Certified Advanced Programmer.

FRM Level II Candidate.

CFA Level III Candidate.

Language Skills: Fluent English, Native Chinese.

Interests: Photography, Reading, Badminton, Jogging.

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