Yating (Margaret) Lan
***A Tehama Street, San Francisco CA 94103
acv2g4@r.postjobfree.com 812-***-****
SUMMARY
Motivated team player, passionate about data analyst and business operation, with proven leaning agility, attention to details, strong business acumen and technical understanding, is seeking an entry level opportunity in business technology analytics.
EDUCATION
Stevens Institute of Technology, Howe School of Technology Management Hoboken, NJ
Master of Science in Business Intelligence and Analytics (GPA: 3.69/4.00) May 2016
Core Courses: Optimization and Process Analytics, Strategic Data Management, Social Network Analytics, Web Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Supply Chain Analytics, Knowledge Discovery in Databases
Indiana University Bloomington, Kelley School of Business Bloomington, IN
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Finance and Technology Management December 2013
Core Courses: Accounting Information Systems, Communication for Accountants, Working Capital Management
SKILLS
Advanced in MS Office, SAS, PowerPivot, and Financial Modeling
Experience in Oracle SQL, MS Visio, MS Access and Tableau
Knowledge of SDLC, Data Modeling, ETL, Use Case and Workday
SAS Certified Base Programmer Certified
Fluent in Chinese and English
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
User Response Analysis Fall 2014
• Designed survey for past participants and analyzed users valuation decision factors for online courses system by implementing ANOVA F-test, multiple comparison and different randomized design and tests in SAS
Financial Performance Insights from Tweets Spring 2015
• Analyzed 3 month tweets to predict company financial performance with the assistance of SAS Enterprise Miner text mining analysis and social neural network analysis in R, compared with company 10K fillings and Q1 earnings report
DW and BI Design for Nielson Television Market Fall 2015
• Developed relational database for Nielson local digital media sector including entity-relationship and schema design, implementation and analysis, to help with company marketing strategy planning
Text Analysis – Track of Disease From Medical Documents Fall 2015
• Analyzed and classified text in 247 SDB related articles to identify potential pattern of symptom and treatment, figured out main researcher, topics, location and their future research trends; generated a social networks graph using NodeXL
What Make a Popular News Fall 2015
• Compared and implemented best machine learning method and model in SAS Enterprise Miner to find popularity decisive factors to online news, studied and analyzed most influential news contributor
Hidden Meaning in Titanic Disaster Spring 2016
• Cleansed and processed titanic data set for predictive analysis, studied and analyzed most recognize pattern, classify decisive factors, and visualized prediction for future events
EXPERIENCE
Stevens Institute of Technology, International Student and Scholar Services Hoboken NJ
Graduate Assistant September 2014 – June 2015
Assisted international students and scholars on preparation and completion of non-immigrant work authorization, travel applications and other immigration documents
Processed initial hard copy and electronic files for designated school officials and immigration advisors
Maintained and updated student data into university based student information system
Interpreted during meetings and for documentations when necessary
Indiana University Bloomington, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Bloomington IN
Tax Consultant Tax Season 2011 – 2012
Provided personal tax advisory and assistance to people with low-to-moderate income, senior citizens, persons with disability and others who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns
Completed over $2000 total tax return for people who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns
Conducted pre-screenings interviews focusing on various tax credits that low income taxpayers may receive
Provided language interpreter services to customers who are not fluent in English
Beijing Xing Hua Certified Public Accountants Beijing China
Audit Intern July 2011 - August 2011
Participated in fiscal year auditing for 8 international schools and consulting firms with an aggregated value of $ 200,000
Performed account reconciliation for accounts receivable, accounts payable and payroll, translated English written financial documents and supported the development of the ending certification reports
Generated reconciliation reports for fixed and capital assets based on historical invoices and balance sheets
Collected, organized and copied client working papers for audit consolidation and archives