Ping-Fen Chung

*** ********* **** ***., ****** CA 91789

626-***-**** • gs9jkx@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

MBA graduate with 5 years experience in financial analysis and business operations from

investment bank and high-tech industry. CFA Level 3 Candidate and CPA Candidate with strong

accounting and financial modeling skills.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Emphases in Corporate Strategy and Finance, May 2010

Member of Consulting Club, Finance Club, and Hong Kong Forum Coordinator

Served as Student Ambassador for admission office and VP of Alumni Relations

GPA: 3.7/4.0

CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY – John Molson School of Business, Montreal, Canada

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Major in Finance, Minor in Management Information Systems, June 2003

Math Department Tutor in Calculus, Linear Algebra and Quantitative Methods

Four month quantitative internship at Honeybee Technology Co.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2010

BAIN & COMPANY, Chicago, Illinois

Intern Consultant

 Conducted market research on the telecommunication market to build perspective of carriers’ value on equipment purchasing decision and industry trends over next 5 years.

 Advised a top telecom equipment company in US on its 5-year wireless and optical equipment strategy; key findings include synergy extraction from 2G wireless business and expansion in distribution channel in Greater China.

 Developed competitive study on global telecom equipment makers to understand fixed/variable costs and business operations through massive interviews with industry leaders; completed an Excel-based model to predict revenue, expense, budget and possible solutions.

Summer 2009

INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES, Pune, India

Summer Financial Analyst

 Formulated 3-year royalty pricing tables and expansion strategy focusing on Software as a Service (SaaS) and outcome based fee structure; 20% revenues increase projected.

 Reviewed and monitored monthly and annually revenue trends, variable costs and financial forecasts to provide highlights of operating related issues to senior management team to make necessary decisions.

 Assessed holistic view on large Transformation deals in global financial firms, identified growth opportunities for next generation of IT investment, such as Cloud technology, and expanded business to East Asia with cost saving marketing campaign.

2009

MICROSOFT CORPORATION, Redmond, Washington

Business Analyst

 Created strategy to restructure worldwide after-sales services channel based on data collected from 57 onsite interviews in 10 countries.

 Developed a framework to identify potential partners and technician staffs for recruitment in each region and set up a ranking system to track performance of partners and contractors.

 Defined an Excel-based ecosystem model for business partners to meet Microsoft 3-year revenue targets by creating a field execution roadmap plan and fulfill subsidiaries’ requirements.

 Analyzed monthly competitive report on industrial trends, events, and consumer market status to understand new product design and features.

 Maintained client relationship as central liaison between corporation and business partners or contractors.

2006-2008

FUBON FINANCIAL HOLDING, Taipei, Taiwan

Global Markets Associate

 Responsible for an across divisional team to develop and launch 24-hour on-line overseas trading platform, completed the project 4 months earlier than expected.

 Grew platform revenues from $0.8M to $3M in 24 months and increased gross margin from 30% to 40%, created 2nd largest market share with $500M in transaction volume.

 Led a post-merger team to integrate HK and Taiwan customer centers by harmonizing IT systems and operations, realized synergies of $0.3M.

 Designed and implemented foreign exchange procedure for client accounts, resulting in 20% decrease in settlement period to four days.

 Implemented an Oracle based ERP/CRM system to track customer orders and historical data on-line, raised customer satisfaction by 100% and reduced service costs by 20%.

 Constructed financial models using Bloomberg and historical data to determine success rate of structural products to reduce risk for client’s transactions.

2003-2006

KGI SECURITIES, Taipei, Taiwan

Research Associate

 Researched Asia industry trends and outlooks in real estate, construction, and manufacturing industries, initiating buy/sell recommendations to wide range of clients.

 Co-authored the ʺREITs-Real Estate Investment Trustsʺ, published in 2004.

 Executed global equity markets transactions for institutional investors, resulting in 200% growth in US market and $2 million in commission revenues during 2005.

 Maintained relationships with institutional clients through writing daily updated market highlights to ensure account retention.

 Developed detailed financial models to assist senior sales members in evaluating appropriate allocation of client’s portfolio resources.

ADDITIONAL

 Native in Mandarin Chinese, working level French and Cantonese; US Permanent Resident

 Computer Skills: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project, Quicken/QuickBooks, Oracle, ERP/CRM, SQL, C/C++, Java, and VBA

 Financial Platform: Bloomberg, FactSet, and ThomsonOne

 Certification: CFA level 3 candidate, CPA candidate

 Expert skier, avid traveler, and recreational ice hockey player

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