Machine Learning, Statistics, finance, Data and Quantitative Analysis
Resume:
Zahra Faraji
Rockville, MD, *****
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www.linkedin.com/in/zfaraji
https://neginfaraji.design.blog/
A problem solver with propensity for learning quickly. Technical and business skills include, but not limited to:
SUMMARY OF EXPERTISE
● Machine Learning Techniques
● Data Science Tools
● Deep Learning
● Predictive Modeling
● Bayesian inference
● Deep Learning
● Causal Inference
● Financial Engineering and Risk
Management
● Risk Modeling
● Statistics
● Data and Quantitative Analysis
● Data Visualization
● Project management
● Decision making techniques
● Financial Services Markets
● G-Computations
● Data mining
● Good communication and
presentation skills
● Critical Thinking
SKILLS
Statistic Tool:, R and R studio, Python, SQL, SAS, SPSS, MATLAB, SPSS Data Visualization: ggplot2, Tableau
Document Markup: LATEX, RMarkdown, MikTex
Control Project: PERIMAVERA, P3 and P6, MS Project, JIRA Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, Outlook, Power Point, Visio EDUCATION
PhD. Candidate in Financial Service Analytics 2020 University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
Master Degree in Industrial Management (Minors: Operation and Production, GPA: 4) 2013 University of Tehran, Faculty of Management, Tehran, Iran Bachelor of Degree in Industrial Management, GPA: 4 2010 University of Tehran, Faculty of Management, Tehran, Iran EMPLOYMENT
Research Assistant, Financial Service Analytics Department, Fall 2016 - Present Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, University of Delaware, Delaware, US.
● Design, implement and validate statistical models and machine learning models
● Model and visualize the financial observational data with Bayesian causal models, RStan and ggplot2 for corporate diversification decisions
● Visualization by different tools like ggplot2 and Tableauggplot and Tableau
● 4 years of hands-on experience with programming languages such as R, Python and common machine learning packages such as dplyr, gbm, glmnet, randomForest, caret, H2o, etc.
● Develop a hybrid feature selection technique for classification purpose as an optimization problem and gini index
● Apply predictive modeling and machine learning techniques such as Linear Regression, Logistics Regression, Decision Trees, Random Forest, Gradient Boosting, Bagging, SVM, KNN, Neural Network, Deep Learning and A/B Testing
● Evaluate, integrate, manipulate and analyze data from multiple databases with R, SQL, SAS and Python
● Investigate the causal relation between corporate diversification and firm risk with WRDS data
● Demonstrated experience in working with relational datasets with SQL CTR (Cost, Time and Resource) Engineer, Project Management 2013 - July 2016 SAZEH Consultants Co. Tehran, Iran.
● 3+ years of hands-on experience with project data using PERIMAVERA, P3 and P6, MS Project
● Develop, manage and monitor Critical Path Method (CPM) schedules
● Review project documents and specifications to accurately develop baseline schedules
● Perform progress schedule updates for time, cost & resources and prepare reports
● Update, inform and clarify project outcomes, deliverables, potential problems and project risks Control Project specialist, IT Projects,Behpardaz Jahan Co. Tehran. Iran. 2011 - 2013
● 2+ years of hands-on experience with project data using PERIMAVERA, MS Project
● Develop, maintenance, and monitoring of construction CPM Schedules
● Plan, organize, and control project schedules and budgets, productivity and quality
● Prepare internal and client progress reports
● Processing owner billings and project related accounting issues PUBLICATIONS
● “Overstatement of Firm Diversification effect on Bankruptcy Risk Reduction”, Int. J. of Applied Decision Sciences, Int. J. of Applied Decision Sciences, 2020.
● “Identifying and Evaluating Enterprise Architecture Risks through FMEA and Fuzzy VIKOR”, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Springer Publisher, 14 February 2014
● “Supply chain Performance Measurement by combining criterions of SCOR, Gunasekaran and BSC models with REGIME Technique”, J. Basic Appl. Sci. Res. 2014 4(3): 297-308. TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS
Decision Analytics & Visualization, University of Delaware. Fall 2018 Operation and Production Management, University of Tehran. Fall 2012 - Spring 2013 Decision Making Techniques, University of Tehran. Fall 2012 - Spring 2013 Decision Making Techniques: TOPSIS, VIKOR, SAW, AHP, ANP, REGIME LANGUAGES
English: Fluent Persian: Native language Arabic: Elementary Proficiency HONORS AND AWARDS
JPMorgan Chased & Co. Graduate Scholarship,JPMorgand Chase & Co. Fall 2016-2020 University of Tehran Graduate Scholarship, University of Tehran, Faculty of Management. 2011-2013 Outstanding graduate Student, University of Tehran, Faculty of Management. 2013 Outstanding Undergraduate Student, University of Tehran, Faculty of Management. 2010 Outstanding Student, National University Entrance Exam to Iranian Universities, (Top 1%) 2006
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