Jiahe (Michelle) YANG
Houston, TX C: 832-***-**** **************@*****.***
Summary
4+ years of working experience in managing complex projects in both financial service industry and oil & gas industry. Strong background in project/program/portfolio and change management. Expertise in Scaled Agile Framework for enterprise.
• Certified SAFe 5.0 Scrum Master, ICAgile Certified Professional – Business Agility Foundations
• Strong background in Mathematics, Statistics, Econometric Modeling, and Finance
• Goal-driven and result oriented, highly organized, a fast learner and good team player, strong analytical, with excellent problem-solving and time management skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills Working Experience
Consultant II September 2019 - Present
MI-GSO Pcubed Houston, TX
• Managed and maintained financial controls, project budgets, and spending plans for client’s complex global projects in various business units
• Reported financials and resource planning to PMO, Product Owner, Scrum Master on a monthly basis
• Completed monthly Project Controller Deliverables, which included reconciling workbooks with SAP Reports, managing accruals, actuals, Estimates at Completion, shared resource capacity and planning, updating financial forecasts on Microsoft PPM and workbooks
• Supported client in Agile Transformation efforts by adopting Agile best practices for ceremonies’ execution by using Microsoft Azure DevOps, coaching and helping Agile team in their adoption of Agile roles and responsibilities, promoting Agile values and principles for continuous improvement
• Responsible for processing contract demand requests for the procurement of supplier services by using various platforms, e.g. PACTs, Fieldglass, Ariba
• Maintained good client relationships by providing excellent quality in PMaaS (Project Management as a Service) Data Analyst II March 2015 - August 2018
Virtus Partners, LLC Houston, TX
• Managed transactions and financial data, prepared and integrated weekly and monthly reports, interpreted and comprehended legal documents that govern structured finance deals
• Researched deal discrepancies and initiated resolution, liaised with counterparts to ensure accuracy of transaction flow
• Monitored deal transactions to ensure all cash, trades, and other deal activities are updated and recorded properly. Prepared and analyzed hypothetical transactions according to deal requirements
• Maintained good client relationships with portfolio managers, underwriters, investors, rating agencies and other related third parties to the transactions. Managed and grew client base by providing excellent quality service Data Analyst I October 2014 - February 2015
Virtus Partners, LLC Houston, TX
• Prepared daily reconciliation of cash transactions, managed transactions and monitored account balances
• Reviewed agent bank notices in Laserfiche, updated quick fields and distributed specific notifications to appropriate parties accordingly
• Monitored deal transactions to ensure all cash, trades, and other deal activities are updated and recorded properly. Prepared and analyzed hypothetical transactions according to deal requirements Insurance Marketing Analyst Intern June 2014 - August 2014 Farmers Insurance Agency Houston, TX
• Collected and analyzed data on customers, their preference, demographic features between 2013 and 2014
• Built a statistical Logit model with STATA to select the optimal products based on 5 independent variables
• Managed sales data and optimized product portfolio to maximize overall profit Economic Analyst Intern July 2012 - August 2012
People’s Bank of China Gansu, China
• Built an Econometrical model of Foreign Direct Investment in the local industry by using E-views and SAS
• Accomplished an excellent policy and economic report Education
Master’s Degree in Applied Economics August 2014
University of Houston GPA 3.5/4.0
Bachelor’s Degree in Economics June 2013
Northeastern University (China) GPA 3.8/4.0