ZHONGYE(KEVIN) CHEN
? **** Colonial RD, *nd FL, Brooklyn, NY 11209 ? 917-***-****
? *****@***.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
. M.S. Mathematics in Finance from NYU Courant, in-depth knowledge of
quantitative, market and credit risk
. Almost 3 years of experience in the areas of structure finance and
risk control.
. Computer Skills: C++, Java, Python, VBA, Matlab, R, MySQL, Access,
Bloomberg.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Bond Analyst (03/2010 - 12/2012)
Bank of New York Mellon, New York
. Reported and reverse engineered Mortgage-Backed Securities deals for
Corporate Trust group utilizing the proprietary modeling tool, Java
and Excel.
. Validated and resolved incorrect cash flow models over Shifting
Interest, Overcollateralization, and Re-remic structures, reduced the
bank legal and operational risks.
. Measured bond risk exposure and sensitivity to prepayment rate and
loss severity based on loan level analysis.
. Improved workflow efficiency by developing VBA tool to interface with
Bloomberg terminal, and developing Excel Macro for data collection
and filtration.
. Supervised and trained onshore and offshore junior analysts on
monthly trustee payments.
. Advised and coordinated with lawyers, underwriters, investors,
servicers, and rating agencies on the accurate of deals'
distributions and the consistent interpretation of indenture and
prospectus.
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
Statistical Arbitrage Investment (Fall 2012)
NYU Courant, New York
. Designed model-driven statistical program trading strategies in U.S.
equities.
. Generated trading signals from cointegration strategy with mean-
reversion residuals, based on time series and statistical factor
model.
. Applied Markov switching strategy in predicting excess return with
Gaussian mixture model.
. Implemented technical analysis algorithm, with trend and momentum
indicators as MACD, RSI and TSI.
. Cleaned 10 years of daily data of S&P 500 stocks and ETFs, and built
back-testing frame in Matlab.
Value at Risk Analysis (Fall 2009)
NYU Polytechnic, New York
. Analyzed Value at Risk of a complex portfolio with exposure to
multiple market risk factors.
. Constructed and implemented Value at Risk measurements, using
historical simulation, parametric and monte carlo simulation methods.
. Performed stress test analysis on hypothetical scenarios.
. Calibrated and back tested Value at Risk models in Excel VBA.
EDUCATION
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
The Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
M.S. Mathematics in Finance (09/2012 - 05/2013)
. Mathematics & Finance: Black-Scholes Model and Greeks, Stochastic
Calculus, Derivatives pricing, Portfolio optimization, GARCH, B-
splines and Yield Curve, CDS, Default Intensity and Survival
probability
. Concentration Courses: Time Series Analysis and Statistical
Arbitrage, Credit Markets and Models, Interest Rates Models and Fixed
Income, and Algorithmic Trading and Quantitative Strategies.
Polytechnic Institute of New York University
M.S. Financial Engineering (01/2008 - 01/2010)
DONGHUA UNIVERSTY, Shanghai, China
B.S. Applied Mathematics (09/2002 - 07/2006)
Others
. Professional Certification: CFA Level II candidate.[pic]