Kevin Chen
Email: *********@********.***
Address: **** **** **
City: Middle Village
State: NY
Zip: 11379
Country: USA
Phone: 917-***-****
Skill Level: Entry
Salary Range: $62,000
Willing to Relocate
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ZHONGYE(KEVIN) CHEN
8441 60th Drive, 1st FL, Middle Village, NY 11379 Tel: 917-***-**** Email: *********@********.***
EDUCATION
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
The Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
M.S. Mathematics in Finance (09/12 - expected 05/13), GPA: 3.5/4.0
Mathematics & Finance: Options pricing with Monte Carlo simulation and Trinomial tree method, Quantitative Portfolio Optimization, Yield Curve Principal Component Analysis
Computing: Object oriented programming(Java) financial framework, Database(MySQL) design
Concentration Coursework: Stochastic Calculus, Advanced Risk Management, Quantitative Investment Strategies, Interest Rates and Fixed Income Models, Time Series Analysis and Statistical Arbitrage
Polytechnic Institute of New York University
M.S. Financial Engineering (01/08 - 01/10), GPA: 3.8/4.0
DONGHUA UNIVERSTY, Shanghai, China
B.S. Applied Mathematics (09/02 - 07/06)
WORKING EXPERIENCE
Bond Analyst (03/10 - Present) Structured Finance Analytics, BNY Mellon, New York
Analyze, model, and report USA ABS, CMBS and RMBS, and European ABS securitization products
Lead a team of bond analysts at Pune to report monthly non-agency RMBS deals
Monitor and validate cash flows statements for ABS, CMBS, and RMBS deals with Shifting Interest, Overcollateralization, and Re-remic structures
Valuate, and back-test bond structure based on assumed prepayment rate and loss severity scenarios
Shadow more than 100 RMBS waterfall structures on Java and Asset Securitization AnalysisPro platform
Improve workflow efficiency by developing Bloomberg VBA API to interface with Bloomberg terminal, and developing Excel Macro for data collection and filtration
Advise and coordinate with underwriters, investors, servicers, and rating agencies on the accurate of deals` distributions and the consistent interpretation of legal documents
Summer Intern (07/09 - 11/09) Office of HR Information Systems, United Nations, New York
Participated in preparing HR strategic workforce report for improving recruitment efficiency
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Quantitative Investment Strategies (Bloomberg, Matlab)
Researched, modeled, and back tested quantitative investment strategies
Applied Hidden Markov and Gaussian mixture Models for portfolio optimization
Reconstructed commodity ETF with rolling method, and took advantage of steep contango
Created Volatility ETN portfolio, and calibrated best hedge ratio during trading period
Value at Risk Analysis (Bloomberg, Excel VBA)
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 and parametric methods, and performed stress test analysis on hypothetical scenarios
Calibrated and back tested Value at Risk models in Excel VBA
Finished project under guidance of Dr. Peter Cai, Managing Director of Morgan Stanley Market Risk Department
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Professional Achievement: CFA Level II candidate