Security Pricing, R, VBA, Python

Disha An

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Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ Expected 12/2017 Master of Science in Financial Engineering GPA: 3.8/4 The Master’s Fellowship Award Top 5%

Coursework: Stochastic Calculus for Financial Engineers, Computation Methods in Finance, Pricing and Hedging, Portfolio Theory & Applications

Liaoning University, Shenyang, China 07/2015

Bachelor of Art in Finance GPA: 90/100

The 2nd Price for Excellent Undergraduate Thesis

Skills

Mathematics Stochastic Calculus, Monte Carlo Simulation, Partial & Stochastic Differential Equations Finance Derivative Instruments, Pricing Models, Risk Management IT R, Python, SQL, VBA, MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) Professional Experience

Stevens Institute of Technology, Graduate Assistant, Hoboken, NJ 09/2016-Present

• Assist international and lab students with English skills.

• Oversee and maintain computer and software products within the language lab. Hohhot Ruyi Branch of China Merchants Bank, Retail Supervisor Assistant Intern, Hohhot, China 07-09/2014

• Provided superior customer service, promoted gold products and actively sold financial products. Beijing Centralized Citigold Associated Team of Citibank, Sales Intern, Beijing, China 07-08/2013

• Introduced financial products and basic deposit-taking business, coordinated face-to-face with customers.

• Assisted with any and all needs/inquiries.

Projects Experience

Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ

House Price Prediction Project 10-12/2016

• Implemented the data given by Kaggle, cleaned and analyzed 79 explanatory variables describing almost every aspect of residential homes in Ames, Iowa.

• Used Logistic Regression Method, KNN Method, and Tree model to predict the price of houses in Ames, Iowa. Portfolio Optimization VBA Project 10-12/2016

• Implemented Harry Markowitz Modern Portfolio Theory using VBA with the embedded Solver.

• Created a user form that allows users to enter 10 stock symbols and by clicking through the user form, to get the optimized portfolio suggestion.

Liaoning University, Shenyang, China

Research on New Commercial Activities of Finance in Shenyang 09-11/2014

• Collected financial data, analyzed machine learning techniques.

• Developed an array of dimensional data models to establish final report.

• Coordinated with staff of Shenyang Financial Department. Establishment & Promotion of Huashanfang Restaurant, Project Leader 09/2012-04/2014

• Provided superior team leadership in conducting investigation.

• Implemented project plans, made external contact, organized all activities, and coordinated finances and funding.

• Made posters and presentations and got the chance to represent the School of Economics, LNU, to present the final project in front of several venture capital and angels in Shenyang City. Activities

New York Cares, Volunteer, Brooklyn, NY 05/2016-Present Provide time and support through kitchen duties and serving breakfast to the homeless. Citicup Financial Innovation Contest, Team Leader, Shenyang, China 08/2013 Effectively coordinated students from a myriad of majors, arranging and adjusting the working process. Designed payment platform, supervised during software development, and wrote financial budget and conclusion. Liaoning University English Debate Association, Trainer, Shenyang, China 10/2012-07/2013 Actively participated in LNNU-COEN Northeast China Regional Debate Tournament and got third prize. Provided training support to English debaters in Liaoning University.

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