Years Experience Sales

Li Zhang

Vernon Hills, IL

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SUMMARY: Seasoned business analyst with over 5 years experience in a

wide range of economic, financial, and statistical analysis, and a

strong educational background (M.S. in Statistics, M.S. in Economics).

EXPERTISE: Business analytics / Quantitative Modeling / Forecasting /

Market Research /Financial Modeling / Data analysis / Statistics /

Economics / Finance / Project Management / Presentation

SOFTWARE SKILLS: Excel / SAS / PowerPoint / Access / Visio /

Discoverer

WORK EXPERIENCE

Senior Business Analyst November 2005 - July 2009

Corporate Development & Strategic Planning;

Boral Industries Inc, Atlanta, GA

. Strong quantitative modeling and business analytical skills. Expert in

Excel, and PowerPoint.

Results:

o Independently designed and conducted a wide range of business

analyses to improve business operation, in areas such as pricing,

cost reduction, logistics, marketing, and sales.

o Structured and generated demand forecast for $0.8 billion product

segment, to guide business planning.

o Initiated logistics network optimization, which led to $3 million

annual cost savings.

o Successfully developed financial models and business cases for

capital investment projects, including $80 million business

acquisition, $70 million new plant construction, and $50 million

new business launch.

. Expert in market research and market intelligence gathering.

Results:

o Evaluated $0.2 billion new product development opportunity,

identifying market trends and customer preferences and forecasting

market demand.

o Analyzed U.S. housing market and used macro economic indicators to

forecast regional housing starts and impact on business.

o Monitored economic and industry trends and benchmarked competitive

costs and pricing.

. Experienced with business strategic planning process.

Results:

o Key contributor to business planning process, covering topics

ranging from market outlook to risk assessment.

o Acted as liaison between global headquarters and business units in

defining plan scope and communicating developments.

. Professional in economics, finance, and statistics.

Results:

o Provided economic and financial analysis for various business

proposals.

o Subject matter expert on statistics.

Consultant December 2003 - November 2005

Gas Strategy and Planning,

NewEnergy Associates, A Siemens Company, Atlanta, GA

. Designed the optimization algorithm for new features in company

proprietary software.

. Supported IT group in the design of web based simulation

application, using Monte Carlo simulation to measure and manage

the risks of energy price and demand volatility.

. Provided training and presentation to clients on business

solution application.

. Assisted software testing and documentation.

. Professional with Access data query and manipulation.

Research Assistant August 2000 - November 2003

The University of Georgia, Athens, GA

. Conducted studies on consumer behavior, government policy,

agricultural trade, ect, using advanced statistical and

econometric models, such as

o Linear and nonlinear regressions, 3SLS, SUR, logistic

regression, GLS, multivariate analysis, factor analysis,

principal component, time series, etc.

. Thesis "Excess supply and demand analysis of U.S. poultry exports

to China" was nominated for the "American Agricultural Economics

Association Outstanding Thesis Award" (2002).

. Expert in SAS programming.

Instructor September 1996 - May 1999

Shanghai maritime university, shanghai, china

. Gave lectures on finance, banking, and global trade.

EDUCATION

M.S. in Statistics May 2004

The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, GPA 4.0/4.0

M.S. in Agricultural & Applied Economics,

December 2002

The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, GPA 3.9/4.0

B.E.C. in Finance and Trade Management, June 1996

Yangzhou University, China

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