Yihan Wang
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Teachers College, Columbia University New York, NY, 01/2016 – 05/2017 Master of Science in Applied Statistics GPA: 3.80/4.0 Ohio State University, College of Arts and Science Columbus, OH, 09/2011-12/2014 Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science, Minor in Economics, Minor in Fashion & Retail Studies GPA: 3.6/4.0 Professional Accreditation
Passed SOA/CAS Exam P, FM, MFE;VEE Credits-Micro/Macro Economics, Corporate Finance, and Applied Statistic CFA candidate, passed CFA level I
EXPERIENCE
Columbia University
Research experience New York, NY, 01/2016-present
• Analyze the impact of Sesame Street TV series on early childhood education with SPSS by applying statistical methods, including paired sample T-tests, analysis of variance (ANOVA), multivariate analysis of variance
(MANOVA), profile analysis, discriminant analysis and classification.
• Conduct analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), multivariate regression and canonical correlation on paired associated test scores' impacts on kindergarten kids' cognitive scores with different socio-economic classes.
• Organized childhood longitude study by investigating contributing factors’ impact on science score, calculating factor correlations and selecting the most appropriate regression models by developing R programming models.
• Research on Behavior Finance, specialize in behavior bias in decision making under risks. Blue Diamond Advisory
Equity Research Intern New York, NY, 05/2016-07/2016
• Facilitate day-to-day financial analysis and consultancy support for clients in various industries on financial reporting updates, responsibilities include collecting clients’ data from financial statement, running Discount Cash Flow models and generating investment reports to support senior consultants’ decision making.
• Perform financial benchmarking analysis by running Comparable Companies Analysis model to provide deliverable results to clients regarding their financial status within the industries.
• Conduct historical interest rates and volatility analysis to optimize future investment strategies. Abercrombie & Fitch
Sales Associate Columbus, OH, 01/2015 – 04/2015
• Led a team of 5 to manage warehouse storage by developing color based numeric order, organizing discount products assortments and creating pricing management profile for all products.
• Provided sales and customer care services to clients and coordinated products displays in store. CBS interactive
Brand editor Beijing, China, 07/2014-04/2015
• Conducted market research on fashion trend and consumer’s behavior regarding to branding and design, used the research outcomes as a guideline for fashion editorials and reached an average of 20K views per article.
• Connected with fashion designers of start-up fashion companies and developed potential advertising client. Xindaboyu Investment Consulting Company Co. Ltd
Risk Analyst Trainee – Trading Group Beijing, China, 05/2014-07/2014
• Organized short-term market trend technical analysis by investigating historical candlestick charts, identify trend patterns, analyze price-based indicators to determine the optimal trading strategies.
• Participated a Mock Trading Campaign with a focus on forex trading, and ranked top 1 among 15 trainees. Bank of Harbin
International Business Intern Harbin, China, 06/2013-08/2013
• Maintained a proprietary banking system to develop monthly and quarterly income statement and balance sheet, created written financial report and made presentations about the banks operations to senior leadership.
• Supported loan application and processing for clients by managing clients’ financial information and documentations, and assist senior managers with developing efficient relationship with clients. EXTRACURRICULAR & LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES
• Student leader/membership: Ohio State University – Actuarial Club
• Volunteer Activity: Middle East Asian American Association Conference TECHNOLIGY & LANGUAGE SKILLS
• Proficiency skills: SPSS, Excel, R, SAS, Python, Bloomberg Terminal, Excel AddIn using C++
• Bilingual: English, Mandarin Chinese