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Wei (Jessica) Zhang

(U.S. Citizen)

**** ************ **., **********, ** 30005 (Open to relocation) 706-***-**** (Cell) ad24gu@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Over fourteen years of experience as a professional data analyst with SAS/SQL/Python/Tableau/Big Data tools

Highly motivated professional with extensive exposure to statistical analysis, machine learning, and modeling

Demonstrated experience in project management, exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities with high accuracy and attention to detail in a cross-functional team

Five papers published in peer-reviewed journals (Two papers with the first author on obesity) EDUCATION

M.S. in Statistics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 2009 (GPA: 3.9/4.0)

Ph.D. in Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 2007 (GPA: 3.8/4.0)

M.S. in Public Health, Harbin Medical University

Bachelor of Medicine (M.D. equivalent), Harbin Medical University, China PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Associate VP, Fraud Strategy Account Management, Synchrony Financial, Atlanta, GA 09/2016-11/2023 (40 hr/wk)

Led development, testing, and rollout of transactional fraud strategies (such as ATO, L/S, NRI fraud) for all 30 Dual Card clients ($7 billion Sales and $40MM fraud every month), including developing the ticket request, obtaining approvals, partnering with implementation teams to implement changes, ensuring appropriate controls, and completing performance reviews with SAS EG, SQL (Spark), and Excel Pivot Table

Led development of weekly high-risk merchant (HRM) report, deep dive root causes, identified challenges, and quantified performance risk and ad hoc analyses based on Tableau dashboards, alert reports, and other automated fraud detection processes

Partnered with project manager, authentication team, vendors, fraud operations, and technology teams to effectively manage current and develop new fraud tools

Provided mentorship to new staff members, conducted regular check-ins to assess the progress and challenges of mentees, and offered constructive feedback and solution

Top monthly performer on my team in terms of the number of tickets submitted Statistical Consultant, Equifax, Atlanta, GA 12/2013-09/2016 (40 hr/wk)

Created automated modeling development (AMD) tools for risk scorecard modeling (patent approved), standardized modeling development process (one configuration macro and forty sub-macros SAS/Python files), increased efficiency and accuracy in model development, and allowed the manager to compare model performance on the same scale – winner of Quarterly Equifax AWARD

Developed customized consumer modeling attributes for Farmers Insurance and Autotrader – winner of ONE Equifax AWARD

Developed and validated the performance flags on the Hadoop System – winner of Quarterly Equifax AWARD

Validated Bankruptcy Navigator Index 4.0 (BNI 4.0) and Equifax Risk Score (ERS) modelings

Assessed the lift for the trended time series attributes by the logistic regression using AMD tools Public Health Analyst, Dynamic Research Corporation (contractor to CDC), Atlanta, GA 07/2012-11/2013(40 hr/wk)

Prepared logistic regression, epidemiological, and surveillance analyses of national HIV behavior surveillance data (NHBS) in the form of reports, tables, graphs, and charts on incidence, prevalence, risk factors, relative risk, morbidity, and mortality

Conducted data requests on NHBS data for the HIV Incidence and Case Surveillance Branch (HICSB), Enhanced Comprehensive HIV Prevention Planning (ECHPP), Human Resources for Health (HRH), Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and Quantitative Sciences and Data Management Branch (QSDMB)

Prepared poverty and race data from the American Community Survey (ACS) for geo-mapping by ArcGIS 2

Published a paper in a peer-reviewed journal and prepared the poster at a conference Statistical Research Coordinator 3, the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 08/2009-03/2012 (40 hr/wk)

Analyzed Texas Medicaid and CHIP Claim, Pharmacy, and Enrollment data and summarized annual healthcare quality reporting using quality measurement standards such as NCQA HEDIS® and AHRQ’s Quality Indicators

Created and maintained large Medicaid Claim data files, with associated format libraries, codebooks, and computer program/file documentation

Extensive knowledge of healthcare/medical economics data such as healthcare industry coding systems ICD-10, CPT/HCPCS, Revenue Codes, MS/APR-DRGs, and APC codes Statistical Consultant, Statistical Consulting Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 01/2008-08/2009 (20 hr/wk)

Conducted general consulting in multidisciplinary fields

Performed statistical analysis such as T-test, ANOVA, logistic regression, Cox Proportional hazards regression, generalized linear models, and mixed models

Prepared charts, graphs, and tables to present data

Assisted in writing and evaluating proposals, theses, and reports SKILLS AND TRAINING

SAS Base/Advanced/Clinical Trials Programming (9.0) Certificate

Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP), PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Power BI

Statistical/Epidemiological Methods: ANOVA, Complex survey data analysis, Logistic Regression, Experimental Design, Multivariate Analysis, Mixed Model Analysis, Survival Analysis, and GLM Analysis

BRFSS Pre-Conference training on SUDDAN, Atlanta, GA 2013

CDC University course on analyzing public health using GIS, Atlanta, GA 2013

Udemy Certificates: The Complete SQL Bootcamp: Go from Zero to Hero; Master SQL for Data Science

Udemy courses: The Simplest Guide to Clinical Trials Data Analysis with SAS, Good Clinical Practice ICH GCP for Clinical Research, Tableau 2022 A-Z, The complete Oracle SQL Certificate Course, Data Analysis with Python: NumPy and Pandas Masterclass, NLP- Natural Language Processing with Python SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Early HIV infections among men who have sex with men in five cities in the United States AIDS Behav. 2015 Dec;19(12):2304-10 G Paz-Bailey, A Smith, S Masciotra, W Zhang

Zhang W, Baile CA. Leptin modulated changes in adipose tissue protein expression in ob/ob mice Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011 Feb; 19(2):255-61

Zhang W, Baile CA. Adipose tissue gene expression profiles in ob/ob mice treated with leptin. Epub. Life Sci. 2008, 83(1-2):35-42.

Differential induction of innate immune responses by synthetic lipid derivatives. J 2010 Sep 17;285(38):29375- 86 Gaekwad J, Zhang Y, Zhang W

Kim HK, Nelson-Dooley C, Della-Fera MA, Yang JY, Zhang W, and Baile CA. Genistein decreases food intake, body weight, and fat pad weight and causes adipose tissue apoptosis in ovariectomized female mice. J Nutrition 2006, 136(2):409-14.

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