Li ZHANG
US Green-card Holder
Cell phone: 617-***-****
Email: *******@**.***
EDUCATION
Boston University, Boston, MA
M.S. in Actuarial Science, Cumulative GPA: 3.56 (Cum. Credits Earned:
39/41)
Anticipated Dec 2010, available for a full-time position immediately
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
M.S. in Engineering (MicroElectronics-Photonics), GPA: 3.78
Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing
B.S. in Physics, GPA: 3.20
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SOA exam status:
. Exam 1/P July, 2008
. Exam 2/FM August, 2009
VEE Courses completed:
. Corporate Finance . Regression and Time Series (Applied
Statistics)
Related Coursework:
. Actuarial Mathematics . Pension Mathematics . Database Management
System (SQL)
. Mathematical Statistics . Probability . Mathematics of
Compound Interest
. Advanced Mathematics (Multivariable Calculus, Differential Equations)
. Lab for Actuarial and Financial Data Analysis (VBA)
. SAS Programming and Application
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COURSE/CONTRACT-RELATED PROJECTS
Claim Data Analysis
. Perform data sorting, data validation, regression statistics using
Excel
. Create tables using SUMIF, Pivot table and Array, VLOOKUP and HLOOUP,
Large, Match & Index functions
. Create user defined functions and advanced macro using VBA
Customer Survey Analysis
. Update and analyze customer survey data for data presentation using
VLOOKUP, text processing/comparison, conditional formulas &
formatting, statistical and financial functions.
. Use statistical concepts, their proper application and related Excel
functions (i.e. SLOPE, TDIST, CORREL, STDEV, etc.) to present business
survey report
Database Design: The University Accommodation System Database System
. Design and implement of a university accommodation system using SQL
(Oracle)
Stock Risk Analysis
. Use efficient portfolio comparison, Beta stability analysis, unique
risk analysis, standard error analysis, Beta analysis and Capital
Asset Pricing model to present business report
Statistical Models
. Perform method of hypotheses testing; Two-variable and multiple
regression model; Estimate and forecast with time series models
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WORK/RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Waltham, MA
Data Analyst (Contractor), Marketing/Customer Service Dept.
. Perform data analysis of collected customer survey and financial data.
Work with both the Director and VP of Customer Experience to determine
the structure and format of the final survey report. Most of the data
was supplied in the form of Excel spreadsheets
Intellisense, Woburn, MA Jan.
2007 to Present (part time)
Application Engineer
. Build demo models and tutorial examples for customers to design MEMS
fabrication steps.
. Perform testing for new software products and prepare user's manual
documentation
Northeastern University, Boston, MA Aug.
2004 to Oct.2006
Research Specialist, Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) Laboratory
. Perform semiconductor thin film experiments for data collection and
data analysis
Achievements: Published 3 papers in Journal of Applied Physics 98, 106101
(2005), Applied Physics Letters 86, 143106 (2005) and Institute of Physics
Conference Ser. Num. 184 (Institute of Physics, Bristol, 2005) as the first
author
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COMPUTER SKILLS:
MS Excel, MS Access, PowerPoint
VBA, SAS, SQL, Mathematica,
Software documentation: Help and Manual