Cindy Y. Liu
Permanent Address
Cell Phone: 515-***-****
Morrisville, NC 27560 E-mail: ********@*******.***
CAREER PROFILE
Master of statistics expert in data manipulation, quantitative analysis, credit risk management, loss forecasting, portfolio management, strategy development, and statistic
modeling.
Master of accounting with demonstrated abilities in financial analysis, enterprise risk management, audit, and project management.
OBJECTIVE
Seeking full time position in Statistics/Finance/Risk Management /Compliance or related field
KEY SKILLS
Business-
* 6 years Database Analysis- Marketing Data, Operational Data, Mortgage Database
* 5 years Financial Analysis- Data Validation, Financial Exposure Analyzing
* 2 years Enterprise Risk Management
* 4 years Credit Risk Management- Credit Card, Real Estate Lending
* 4 years Quantitative Analysis- Marketing Database Analyzing, Portfolio Performance Analyzing
* 5 years Strategy/Policy/program Development- Credit Card Marketing Effort Strategy, Corporate Operation/Compliance Policy, Loss Mitigation Programs Rollout
* 3 years Project Management - Corporate Internal Audit Project, Loss Mitigation Programs Monitoring, Real Estate Portfolio management
Technology/Application-
* 4 years SAS application - Data Manipulation, Statistical Modeling, Methodology Development
* 2 years ACL application- Data Analyzing, Fraud Investigation
* 1 year Access application- Database Management
* Advance Microsoft Office application- Excel, Power Point, etc.
Working Ethics-
* Detail Oriented
* Strong problem solving
Proven time management skills, ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and multi-tasking
* Excellent Team builder and individual contributor
EXPERIENCE
CitiGroup, Stamford, Connecticut 10/2010- 03/2011
Citi Mortgage Real Estate Lending
VP, Credit & Portfolio Risk Manager
* Update and maintain portfolio information, including risk and financial information.
* Monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders.
* Track project deliverables using appropriate tools. Interact with counterparts in businesses to
* coordinate and drive credit review data needs and analysis.
* Participate in evaluating consumer real estate lending based on economic and housing market
analysis and analysis of portfolio performance through the review of delinquency trends,
vintage analysis, and default model.
* Effectively communicate related analysis to various groups.
* Assist in regular and ad hoc reports and analysis on credit quality such as origination, portfolio
and collection/recovery performance.
* Prepare reporting and analysis presentation materials covering mortgages and home equity loans.
* Deliver in-depth risk analysis, key portfolio insights as well as highly effective loss mitigation strategies.
* Develop/implement/enhance major loss mitigation programs - HAM, CSM, HAM-PRA, 2MP,
short sale/DIL, short pay, innovative collection strategies as well as Responsible Refi program
* Provide critical credit input and analytical support for asset sale execution. On track to achieve
non-performing asset sale of $6B for 2010
* Successfully developed key loan modification tool kits - short sale pricing, REO evaluation and
foreclosure bid haircut, in addition to frequent updates of HAM NPV tool
* Significantly improved NCL(Net Credit Loss) forecast accuracy by introducing HAM monthly
vintage forecast process and HPI/Unemployment sensitivity by delinquency bucket
Wells Fargo Bank , Charlotte, North Carolina 06/2010 - 10/2010
Wellsfargo Home Mortgage
Risk Management Consultant
* Performing monthly real estate portfolio (Pick-A-Pay portfolio) forecast using mathematical, statistical models and other tools (ie, roll rate model, SAS, Excel).
* Performing complex analysis and/or modeling that maximizes profits and/or asset growth and minimizes credit and/or operating losses and other risk exposures
* Developing and maintaining mortgage delinquent models. Using models to provide forecasts
* Providing analytical support on retail credit, operating losses and other product strategies to ensure company goals are met
* Segmenting and monitoring various product groups, vintages, NPVs. Making recommendations to management based on those trends
* Producing performance monitoring and benchmarks regarding growth, mix delinquency, losses and overall profitability and performance
* Coordinating the production of monthly, quarterly, and annual performance reports for senior management; reviewing and analyzing trends in current population distributions
and recommending strategies
* Develop more complex programming models to extract data and/or manipulate databases to provide statistical and financial modeling.
* Create and maintain high quality model procedure documentation.
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York 06/2008 - 06/2010
Corporate Audit Department
Internal Auditor
* Plans, supervises the execution thereof, as well as reporting the results of all audits conducted to Senior Management and Corporate office
* Ensures adequate controls exist and are relevant to the business environment
* Reacting to and being proactive on any additional projects and assignments (as requested) on an ad hoc basis
* Pays close attention to detail and accuracy, and is successful with meeting deadlines
* Monitoring and assisting with the company's compliance efforts
* Monitoring management timely completion of assigned action plans
Wells Fargo Financial, Des Moines, Iowa 10/2007 - 06/2008
Consumer Risk
Risk Management Analyst
* Forecast losses, delinquencies and foreclosures on real estate portfolios using mathematical and statistical models, economic trends and the current business environment
* Analyze portfolio performance each month, including a review of real state losses, variances between forecast and actual losses, and trends and changes in the portfolio
* Present forecasted real estate losses to business partners including Financial Planning, Collections Group and Portfolio Management
* Work with business partners on development and implementation of Basel II models across lines of business
* Performing data and model analysis, drafting findings and issuing final validation report that include identification of issues, development of appropriate solutions, and
presenting recommendation to Lines of Business and senior management
* Calculate the forecasted losses in accordance with regulatory requirements. Prepare reports summarizing portfolio experience, including information about the current
business environment, portfolio trends, expected portfolio losses, and the forecast assumptions
* Active participation in strategic initiatives, which includes leading, organizing, and facilitating initiatives and/or meeting from a risk perspective
* Identify areas of improvement through various policies, procedures and follow up, and track and monitor those through completion and/or closure
Wells Fargo Bank, West Des Moines, Iowa 03/2005 - 10/2007
HM&Consumer Fin/Card Services/CRD SVC Finance
Risk Management Analyst
* Using SAS, Hyperion Essbase, and other soft-wares collect reporting results from multiple sources and compiling weekly and monthly management reporting documents and
communicating them to various attendees
* Developing, validating, updating and documenting reporting system
* Variance reporting and analysis of monthly, year to date and budget results
* Creating and maintaining models used to support financial reporting and forecast results on an ad-hoc basis
* Providing data supporting and statistical consulting for various project on a timely basis
* Participate in various initiatives and projects, such as ABC and EFO/Re-IP
* Interpreting relevant financial information
* Working closely with other finance group and senior management, recommend business approaches based on various analysis
Kingland System Inc. , Ames, Iowa 5/2004 - 01/2005
Data Research Analyst (intern)
* Fund linkage research
* Shares linkage research
* Securities import exceptions research
* Entities import exceptions research
* Mutual fund break point analysis
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 9/2000 - 8/2002
Graduate Teaching Assistant
* Instructed pre-calculus and calculus courses.
* Completed research on risk theory and survival models.
* Analyzed collection/loss data and recommended collection/loss prevention strategies.
EDUCATION
Master of Accounting
Iowa State University (ISU), Ames, Iowa
Graduated, December 2005 G.P.A. 3.5/4.00
Financial Value & Corporate Decisions, Accounting for Strategic Management, Tax Implications of Business Decisions, Advanced Auditing and Assurance Services, Advanced
Financial Management, Advanced Federal Taxation
Master of Science, Mathematics/Statistics,
Michigan Technological University (MTU), Houghton, Michigan
Graduated, August 2002 G.P.A. 3.61/4.00
Mathematical Statistics, Multivariate Statistical Methods, Loss Distribution/Credibility Theory, Regression Analysis, Linear Models
Honors and Accomplishments:
Recipient, Teaching Assistant Scholarship from Mathematics Department
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics
Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
Graduated, July 1995 G.P.A. 3.8/4.00
COMPUTER/ SOFTWARE SKILLS
SAS, Hyperion Essbase, ACL, MATHEMATICA, MS OFFICE, Windows, UNIX, Excel, Access
LANGUAGES
Bilingual. Fluent in both Chinese and English
ACTIVITIES
* Member of MWSUG (Mid-West SAS user group)
* Member of IASUG (Iowa SAS user group)
* Member of ASWA (American Society of Women in Accounting)
* Silver member of BAP (Beta Alpha Psi)
REFERENCE
Available by request