Yang Liu
**** ********* ****, ***. ***, San Ramon, CA 94582
Phone: 312-***-**** E-mail:**********@*****.***
SUMMARY OF EXPERTISE
Master’s Degree in Applied Statistics and Bachelor of Science in Chemistry.
Strong programming skills in SAS and R.
Excellent data handling and problem solving skills with the ability to process large volume data.
Proficiency with Minitab, SPSS, Microsoft SQL server and Microsoft Office.
Experience in statistical projects and scientific research.
Solid background in Statistics, including:
Statistical Consulting Modeling and Simulation
Design of Experiment Sampling Methods
Standard Statistical Methods Categorical Data Analysis
Time Series Analysis Nonlinear Regression
Spatial Data Analysis Longitudinal Data Analysis
Survival Data Analysis Multivariate Data Analysis
Bayesian Statistical Methods Nonparametric Methods
EDUCATION
Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL
2012-2014
Master of Applied Statistics
GPA:4.0/4.0
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2009-2011
Graduate coursework in Organic Chemistry
Shandong University, Jinan, China
2005-2009
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
SKILLS
SAS, Minitab, SPSS, Microsoft SQL Server 2012, Word, Excel and PowerPoint,
UNIX, R, T-SQL and Python
CERTIFICATIONS AND ACTUARIAL EXAMS
SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS 9.
Passed SOA Exam Probability with a score of ten.
Passed SOA Exam Financial Mathematics with a score of eight.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant/Statistical Consultant, Loyola University Chicago
2013-2014
Supervisor: Professor Timothy O’Brien
Work on projects about optimal design.
Provide statistical advice to students and professors.
Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois at Chicago
2009-2011
Lead one Organic Chemistry Lab and three discussion sessions.
Job duties include giving lectures, grading homework and exams and answering
questions from students during office hour.
Volunteer work in World Exposition 2010, Shanghai, China
2010
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STATISTICAL PROJECTS
Statistical Consulting Project: Advancing Healthy Homes and Healthy
2013-2014
Communities Initiative
Process large-volume data of Chicago buildings with Minitab, SAS and ArcGIS.
Detect spatial autocorrelations in 24 response variables and draw maps.
Research Project: Optimal Design and Robust Design Strategies for Multi-
2013-2014
Category Response Data
Perform D-optimal design by constructing expected Fisher information matrix.
Calculate a series of second order partial derivatives.
Statistical Consulting Project: Child Language Development: Syntactic Priming
2013-2014
and Semantic Animacy
Build Generalized Linear Mixed model for matched categorical responses in R.
Statistical Consulting Project: Enabling Quantitative Assessment and Interdisci-
2013-2014
plinarity: Fostering Communication and Unifying Statistical Analysis by Using R
The goal of this project is to create a product of comprehensive tutorials and
suggestions for operating R to best benefit Loyola University Chicago.
Provide statistical advice and R programming suggestions.
CDA Class Project: Modeling Correlated, Clustered Responses: GEE Approach
2013
Apply Generalized Estimating Equations approach and Generalized Linear Mixed
model to correlated categorical data using SAS.
Use Quasi-likelihood Information Criterion as a model selection tool for GEE.
SAS Class Final Project: Determinants of Child Health in Philippines in 2008
2012
Establish hierarchical logistic models between 5 categorical responses and 37
explanatory variables using SAS.
Interpret SAS output and write report.
SAS Class Midterm Project: Analysis of Risk Factors that Affect Blood Pressures
2012
and Cause Hypertension
Perform basic statistical analysis and nonparametric methods using SAS.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Summer Session, University of California at Los Angeles
2008
General English for Academic Program, University of Adelaide, Australia
2007
Chemistry Project: Separation and Recycle of Aluminum-plating Polyvinyl
2006
Chloride Film, Shandong University, China
Lead a group of four members to design and implement the experiment and to
analyze the data.
Class President, Shandong University, China
2005-2009
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