CHENJIE(Julie) XU
626-***-**** *******.******@*****.*** Los Angeles, CA 90024
EDUCATION
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Los Angeles, California, United States Master of Applied Economics Sept. 2016-Jun. 2017
Relevant courses: Econometrics, Money and Banking, Financial Crises and Exchange Rate Forecasting, Evidence-Based Policy Analysis, Asset Pricing and Portfolio Theory in Practice IESEG School of Management Lille, France
Bachelor of Business Administration Sept. 2013-July. 2016 Cumulative GPA:3.61/4.0 (WES)
Relevant courses: Calculus, Multivariate Statistical Analysis and Optimization, International Economics and Exchanges, Conjuncture and Economic Fluctuations, Accounting, Finance Fundamentals, Financial Analysis Korea University Seoul, South Korea
Exchange program Sept. 2015-Jun. 2016
Relevant courses: Investment, Futures and Options Market, Industrial Economics and Corporate Strategy WORKING EXPERIENCES
LPL Financial Manhattan Beach, CA, United States
Associate Aug.2017-Nov.2017
• Received training including day to day operations, portfolio design and maintenance, financial planning
• Studied different types of accounts- IRA, SEP IRA, 401(K), 403(B), Trust, Individual, and the tax implications
• Participated in calls, client service, preparing PowerPoints, picking mutual funds, doing forecasts and building portfolios
Jiaxing Gas Group Jiaxing, China
Assistant to Finance Manager, Department of Finance Dec. 2015-Feb. 2016
• Assisted manager in monitoring group’s working capital, profit margin, sales turnover, liquidity ratios and other key financial indicators and summarized relevant information to facilitate the manager’s decision making process
• Participated in testing control systems and auditing financial statements of subsidiaries of the group
• Supported the modification of internal financial regulations and reporting processes Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Jiaxing, China Intern Credit Analyst, Corporate Banking Jan.2015-Feb.2015
• Studied the internal corporate credit models and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) credit policy for PRC
• Assisted with writing industry analysis report on domestic real-estate industry
• Participated in credit evaluation of corporate clients by conducting background information check Grand Resources Group Ningbo, China
Intern, Accounting Department Jul.2014-Aug.2014
• Assisted with compiling journals on the basis of everyday transaction
• Handled inter-company remittance, bill of acceptance submission, statement of account and other banking affairs
RESEARCH & ACTIVITIES
Grand Junction Case Analysis
• Analyzed the potential influence on acquisition offer from Cisco and launching IPO
• Conducted valuation of Grand Junction’s through various methods, including NPV method, adjusted NPV method, comparable approach and Black-Scholes Option Pricing method Research on Portfolio Construction
• Selected five stocks in KOSPI and calculated their individual monthly return, excess return and covariance
• Applied the efficient frontier theory and calculated the Sharpe ratio to decide the proportion of each stock in an optimal investment portfolio
SKILLS
Languages: English, Chinese, Korean, French
IT Skills: MS Office, Photoshop, Moviemaker, R, LeTax, EViews, Stata. Certificate: Bloomberg Market Concept(BMC)