WANTING CHEN

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LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/chenwanting

EDUCATION

Columbia University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences MA in Statistics, GPA: 3.93/4.00

New York, NY

Feb 2016

Relevant Coursework: Data Mining, Machine Learning, Time Series, Stochastic Processes for Finance, Simulation Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU), School of Science BS in Mathematics, GPA 3.94/4.00 (top 2 percent in school) Beijing, China

Jun 2014

Awards: First Prize of Scholarship at BJTU; Excellent Award of Beijing College Student Innovation Program University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Summer Exchange Program Major in Mathematics, GPA: 4.00/4.00

Los Angeles, CA

Jun 2012 – Aug 2012

Relevant Coursework: Finite Mathematics, Financial Economics for Actuarial Students EXPERIENCE

Sogou.com Internet Technology Co. Ltd.

Intern, Data Analyst - Assistant Product Manager, Department of Mobile Search Beijing, China

Aug 2013 – Jan 2014

! Utilized Excel to collect and quantify user satisfaction monthly regarding the voice assistant mobile App (android Siri)

! Answered inquiries from customers, both online and through phone calls, about mobile App products and services

! Focused on App evaluation and revision by discovering bugs hidden in user satisfaction, communicating with developers, and writing the weekly status report to department manager, which improved satisfaction by 15% during the internship

! Prepared PPT for senior staff to present customer satisfaction and market share data at internal and external conferences Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) Intern, Data Analysis Support

Beijing, China

Jul 2013 – Aug 2013

! Utilized SAS to apply sampling procedures for national sample surveys towards Chinese families’ lifestyle and health status

! Implemented SAS to statistically estimate and visualize the prevalence of chronic diseases like hypertension and diabetes according to both sample surveys and clinical detections

! Attended academic conferences and presented posters on research outcomes, which included smoking trends in China RESEARCH

Prediction of Online News Popularity

Project, based on R programming

New York, NY

Sept 2015 – Dec 2015

! Collected and cleaned data from Mashable.com and preprocessed by standardization and feature selection

! Utilized R to apply machine learning regression and classification methods (such as Random Forest) to predict the popularity; evaluated the performance of different models and explored the influential rank of factors for news popularity

! Wrote report to explain the popularity scale qualitatively and quantitatively; presented conclusions using data visualization Optimization of Ordering Strategy under Newsvendor Model and CVaR Criterion Oct 2012 – Jan 2015 Project, A Risk-Averse Newsvendor Model with Limited Capacity and Outsourcing under the CVaR Criterion

! Mathematically revised newsvendor model in case of limited capacity to get optimal marketing efforts and order quantities

! Utilized Mathematica to simulate revised newsvendor model under different distribution assumptions on marketing demand

! Publication: Zhenwei Luo, Jinting Wang, and Wanting Chen. Published in Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering (China). 2015, 24(1): 49-67.

ACTIVITIES

! Course Assistant, Data Mining, Columbia University

! Volunteer, social media marketing for Harlem Renaissance Jazz in New York

! Teacher Assistant, Beijing New Oriental Education & Technology Group

! Group Leader, Conducted Survey of Satisfaction in Quality of Life among College Students Sept 2015 – Dec 2015

Sept 2014 – Feb 2015

Mar 2012 – Jun 2012

Nov 2011 – Mar 2012

SKILLS

Computer: R (proficient), SAS, SQL, Matlab, C, Python (intermediate), Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Access) Language: Chinese (native)

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