Investment Analyst, Columbia University (STEM)

Yinger Zhang

+1-929-***-**** **** Crescent Street Apt 1209, Long Island City, NY 11101

adcly4@r.postjobfree.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/yinger-zhang/ EDUCATION

Columbia University New York, US

Master of Science in Applied Analytics (STEM), GPA 3.89/4.00 09/2018-02/2020

• Coursework: Security Analysis, Storytelling with Data, Research Design, Strategy and Analytics, Analytics and Leading Change University of York York, UK

Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Business Finance and Management, First Class Honors 09/2015-07/2018

• Coursework: Financial Accounting, Quantitative Methods, Corporate Finance, Financial Econometrics, Capital Markets EXPERIENCE

Haitong-Fortis Equity Fund Management Co., Ltd Shanghai, CN Investment Analyst 08/2019-09/2019

• Accomplished fundamental research and analysis on Chinese Internet of Things sectors, utilizing Wind database to perform financial modeling and forecast future earnings and cash flows for public companies

• Conducted multiple valuation analyses on a CNY 456 million new material company, including discounted cash flow models and comparable company analysis, resulting in capital increase of 13% over 3 year holding period

• Built IRR model for investment in an environmental protection solution provider, attending management discussions, preparing information memoranda, organizing financial analysis results as part of the investment proposal UN Women New York, NY

Executive Board Secretariat 05/2019-07/2019

• Assisted in all aspects of the work of the Executive Board including the execution of 2 Bureau Meetings and 2 Joint Briefings

• Coordinated with Board secretariats of UN Funds and Programs to ensure harmonization of practices within the UN System

• Provided analytical support to the Board and Country Representatives via extensive translated documents, meeting highlights and background papers on gender equity and macroeconomic policies State Grid Corporation of China Hangzhou, CN

Market Research Analyst 07/2018-08/2018

• Performed customer analysis based on electricity consumption data to help control power load in different time periods and improve the effectiveness of customer acquisition

• Conducted research to identify cross border business innovation opportunities such as new energy utilization, smart grid services and financial services

• Assisted senior manager in developing annual business plan balancing commercial strategy and asset configuration China Huarong Assets Management Co., Ltd Hangzhou, CN Business Sector Analyst 06/2017-08/2017

• Assisted in reconstruction of distressed assets which involves business analysis, study of company’s potential & industry risk & prospects, business and financial restructuring

• Implemented fundamental analysis such as DCF, NPV and multiple valuation analyses for multiple investment targets

• Drafted and prepared internal execution documents, such as descriptive memoranda and various investment commitment reports AWARDS & PROJECTS

2019 Capstone Project: Accenture Dow Jones Credit Risk Analysis - A+

• Evaluated portfolio credit risks for 10 leading banks using unstructured data to help reduce risk in the lending process

• Applied Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques to come up with a classification model which achieved a 64% accuracy

• Translated quantitative results into understandable words and presentations ensuring accuracy, completeness and timeliness 2019 Huawei Finance Case Competition - Winning Award

• Diagnosed 4 financial pain points of the client in 2018 and forecasted 5 potential challenges in 2019 given the context of legacy assets disposal and investment in 5G wave spectrum

• Prepared business solutions for Huawei to cope with the changing provisions in bid and proposal (B&P) 2018 Kaggle Project: Airbnb Rental Price Prediction Model - Top 20%

• Applied multiple feature selection techniques on 25,000+ NYC rental data to determine key features for pricing

• Built and optimized the regression model to predict rental prices listed on Airbnb using Random Forest method

• Visualized data insights into reporting to illustrate significant trends, key patterns, and compelling correlations 2018 SCC Consulting Case Competition: Facebook Market Entrance - 2nd Place Award

• Analyzed industry trends and competitive dynamics for a smooth and efficient entry into Asia market

• Identified potential acquisition targets and developed growth strategies to increase Asia monthly active users (MAU) of 610 million, improve annual revenue by USD 9.08 billion and service revenue by 10% by the end of 2020 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Skills and Languages: R, Wind, SQL Server, Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint, Mandarin (Native), English (Fluent)

• Interests: Reading (20+ books per year), Watching Soccer Games, Making Desserts

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