Sales Data

ZHI ZHANG

* ********* **, *** ***, Hartford, CT *6105

740-***-**** ***.*****@*****.***

www.linkedin.com/in/zhangzhi28

EDUCATION

School of Business, University of Connecticut, Hartford, CT December 2015 Master of Science, Business Analytics and Project Management GPA: 4.00/4.00 Department of Economics, Ohio University, Athens, OH August 2012 Master of Financial Economics GPA:3.97/4.00, Rank: 2/40 Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS June 2008

Bachelor of General Studies with concentration in International Finance GPA: 3.67/4.00 ANALYTICS PROJECTS

Ford Alert System September 2014-December 2014

Cleaned data and performed exploratory analysis to provide insights of how this system operates

Built predictive models in JMP by using decision tree, neural, and logistic regression techniques, then changed cutoffs to improve accuracy and reduce economic cost Many Mentor (STEM Education Non-Profit Startup) February 2014-April 2014

Transformed ledger into official non-profit organization financial reports and created the budget by using Macro function to help Many Mentors have access to input and modify the following years’ figures

Collected data from listing non-profit companies at early stage to derive models to forecast its growths Financial Intelligence Unit Response Request Database Development October 2014-Noverber 2014

Modeled the bank’s fraud and investigation process into entity-relationship diagram using Visio and built the database in Oracle SQL, eliminating paperwork to cut down request processing time by half Alteryx Competition- Walmart Sales Performance Prediction April 2015-May 2015

Entered The 6 Finalists among 24 teams

Got familiar with the new software platform, created models to predict sales performance in departments and stores, and developed the Search App which can search relevant information by setting different criteria RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Department of Economics, Ohio University Athens, Ohio Teaching Assistant to Professor Khosrow Doroodian January 2011-August 2011 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Qilu Bank Jinan, China

Manager, West Market Branch January 2009-June 2010

Led the personal loan business of the branch. Achieved the best earnings performance among 69 branches

Supervised the risk management of loan portfolios. Developed a new system of credit evaluation, approval, monitoring, and collection to minimize undue risk. Reduced the default rate to its all-time low China Minsheng Banking Corporation Jinan, China

Intern, Jingqi Road Branch May 2008-August 2008

Played a key role in the marketing and sale of investment products, including mutual funds, separate accounts, annuities, insurance plans, and alternative investments. Built and maintained client relationship

Assisted clients with corporate banking transactions, including cash management and project financing SKILLS AND LANGUAGE

Software: EViews, SAS, STATA, Excel, JMP, Oracle SQL, Visio, Microsoft Project, Alteryx, R, Hadoop, Tableau

Languages: Chinese Mandarin (native), English (fluent) CERTIFICATES AND EXAMS

Securities Qualification Practitioner Certificate, China, 2009

CFA Level 3 Candidate, June, 2015

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