Yitong (Jerry) Chen
*********@*****.*** • **** Haste St. Berkeley, CA 94704 • 510-***-****
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATES
University of California, Berkeley GPA: 3.7 Berkeley, CA B.A. in Statistics Graduated Dec 2019
● Courses:Probability & Stochastic Process, Statistics, Introduction to Finance, Data Structures, R programming, Data Base, Linear Models, Numerical Analysis, Time Series, Principal of of Data Science, Econometrics, Nonlinear Optimization, Machine Learning, Business Analytics, Causal Inference,
● Honors: Bill Middleton Memorial Award (Merits-based scholarship for students with outstanding academy) Student Government Presidential Award (Granted for Extraordinary Student Government leader) SOA(Society of Actuaries) Certificates:
● Exam P(Probability) Mar 2019
● Exam FM(Financial Math) Apr 2019
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
NexChange Internship – Data Analyst(Financial Technology) Hong Kong 06/2018 – 08/2018
● Data Collection & Feature Selection:Gathered Data and selected features that quantified the maturity of the different markets(HK, Singapore, Switzerland), features includes the size of banking system, size of developer community, etc.
● ICO Projects(Risk Evaluation):Evaluated the risks of Blockchain startups, by looking at the volume of money raised in the previous rounds of funding, the investor community, service provider, size of consumer entity.
● Data Visualization:Collected and contemplated numeric and text data on crypto currencies using web scraping tools, and visualize data in graphical format to facilitate executive decision and public presentations. KPMG Internship – Marketing Analyst Guangzhou, China 06/2017 – 07/2017
● Financial Statement Analysis:Reviewed annual reports(10-k) of more than 200 listed companies on US stock exchange, developed an excel template to collect financial data(market value, P/E, liquidity ratio), and conducted financial analysis.
● Corporate Tax Advisory:Analyzed tax compliance status and related risks to meet company (Zeiss Inc.) business compliance requirements, and identified applicable taxes and calculating tax liabilities to increase Zeiss Inc’s post-tax benefits by 10%.
● Regulation Compliance:Researched on the implications and requirements of new regulations by representing clients in front of 7 government institutions. Developed a feasibility report to help clients anticipate and adapt to regulatory changes. RESEARCH & PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Database Project Team Lead Berkeley, CA 08/2018 – 12/2018
● Data System Construction:Developed a data system structure for an educational company, using EER diagram for system infrastructure design, and Microsoft Access for data storage and management.
● Supervised & Unsupervised Learning:Made SQL Queries from the database, built Machine Learning models for sales predictions, service enhancements, and client’s classifications(with logistic regression, KNN classifiers, Random Forest). Airbnb Project Berkeley, CA 12/2018 – 01/2019
● Data Cleaning: drop redundant and distracting data; visualized and summarized data through Python matplotlib and R ggplot.
● Statistical Analysis:Conducted A/B tests (chi-squared test, T-test) on raw data from Airbnb user log to test significance of enforcing a minimum text requirement on guests and host communications. Scooter-Sharing System Project Berkeley, CA 11/2019 – 12/ 2019
● Model Building: Built a usertype classifier with Expectation-Maximization Algorithm, applied the method to the datasets in Chicago, New York and DC, achieved an accuracy of 85% in python jupyter environment.
● Experiment Design:Estimated the effect of precipitation on “# of bike rentals” by causal inference methods such as 2SLS. IHackHealth Appathon, HealthCare App Development Contest San Francisco, CA 02/2020 – 03/ 2020
● UI Design: Designed the interface and functionality of a healthcare app keeping track of cancer patients’ symptoms, developed a clickable app demo.
● Database Management:Created a cloud user authentication system via Firebase, constructed a local database by CoreData.
● IOS Development:Realized the Chemotherapy tracker features by applying Apple API such as CareKit, ResearchKit in Xcode. SKILLS
Analytic Skills:Python, R, SQL, Excel, Matlab, C++, java, Swift, Microsoft Access, Latex, Git, EER Diagram