Financial Analyst Data

Grace Chai

*** * ******* **., *******, IL ***** 402-***-**** adcog3@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

The University of Chicago, M.S. in Analytics August 2019- March 2021(Anticipated) Core Coursework: Statistical Analysis, Data Engineering Platform, Data Mining Principles, Machine Learning, Linear Non- Linear, Time Series, NLP, Deep Machine Learning, Big Data Platform. GPA: 4.00/4.00 University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), B.S. in Finance, B.A. in Mathematics December 2018 Major(s): Finance, Mathematics; GPA: 3.71/4.00; Honor Graduation Dean’s List from 2015-2018 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Data Mining Semester Project, Chicago, IL January 2020-March 2020

• Segmented Credit Card customers by K-Means, KO-means clustering, and Latent Class Analysis; Reduced dimension by PCA model; Conducted creditability analysis by Random Forest, Logistic Regression, Cluster-wise regression, LDA, QDA, and Ensemble models.

• Conducted unsupervised and supervised analysis for Credit Card Fraud Detection; Unsupervised analysis includes models of K-Means, PCA, One-Class SVM, Gaussian Mixture; Supervised analysis includes models of Random Forest, K-Nearest-Neighbor, Decision Tree, Gradient and Ada Boosting, SVM, Neural Network and Ensemble.

• Performed Evaluation Metrics to compare the results from different models; highlighted pros and cons of each model and offer recommendations for different business situations. Data Engineering platform Semester Project, Chicago, IL September 2019-December 2019

• Gathered NY City Street Tree data from NY Open Data and cleaned data in OpenRefine and Python.

• Created Normalization and built the EER Model in MySQL; Analyzed data in MySQL and Created data visualization in Tableau, including regression modeling, relational table, and statistical significance analysis.

• Provided constructive recommendations of tree maintaining and planting based on the species, activities, and locations. Data Analyst, Peltast Partners, Chicago, IL March 2019-May 2019

• Prepared U.S. energy consumption data, including data normalization and data cleaning in python.

• Analyzed the distribution of total energy generation and consumption by source; Created data in JMP; Analyzed the pattern of energy consumption over the past 20 years and projected the next 15 years trends by using the regression model; Provide recommendation for client’s investment in the renewable energy field. Quantitative Research Assistant, UNL Mathematics Department, Lincoln, NE May 2018-March 2019

• Conducted Brownian Motion, Drift, and Geometric Brownian Motion simulation in R studio to evaluate the accuracy of Black-Scholes model in European Options; Prepared semester research report includes definition and properties of Brownian Motion and Geometric Brownian Motion, and detailed each coding method in simulation.

• Tested the Black-Scholes model by 10,000 times simulation and compared the results with the real prices. CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Research Challenge, Lincoln, NE November 2017-March 2018

• Conducted individual research to determine TD Ameritrade’s competitive position; Executed discounted free cash flow method and coordinated with the team to evaluate the company’s stock price. Internal Coordinator, Yunnan Airport Group Co., Ltd, Kunming, China August 2007-May 2014

• Consulted 1000+ security department employees to address problems and coordinated with the upper level managers to offer solutions; Collaborated 300+ organizational cases within departments regarding the corporate strategy and policy. LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Resident Assistant, UNL Housing, Lincoln, NE August 2017-May 2018

• Planned housing events and assisted students to transit to college life; Built welcome and respectful floor community. Initiator of 1st UNL International Business Summit (IBS), UNL IB Department, Lincoln, NE October 2017-April 2018

• Initiated IB Summit includes career panel, research recognition and IB ethics discussion to improve student engagement. Students Strengths Coach, UNL Clifton Strengths Institute, Lincoln, NE August 2016-December 2016

• Led students in critical thinking discussions to help them to recognize their strengths and apply them on a daily base. ACTIVITIES & HONORS

Vice President, Lincoln, NE May 2016-December 2018 Math Club, Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honorary Society, Husker International Business Club SKILLS

Computer: Python, SQL, Tableau, R, MongoDB, OpenRefine, Neo4j, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Bloomberg Terminal, JMP Interests: Ballroom Dancing, Traveling, Reading, Hiking, Skiing, Cooking, Baking, Volunteering for education programs

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