Nolan Choy

**** **** ******, *** *********, CA **122

415-***-**** adkm8c@r.postjobfree.com linkedin.com/in/nolan-tyler-choy github.com/nolanchoy

EDUCATION

Boston University, Boston, MA Expected May 2021

Bachelor of Arts, Major in Economics, Minor in Statistics 3.14 GPA

• Relevant Coursework: Econometrics, Data Structures and Algorithms, Object-oriented programming, Analysis of Variance, Calculus, Python, SAS, R, Java

• Dean’s List

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Programing/Statistical Languages: R, Python, SAS, SQL, Stata/IC

• Statistical Skills: Pandas, NumPy, Caret, Data Visualization, Data Wrangling/Manipulation

• Other: Microsoft Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Git & Version Control

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Quantitative Finance Pricing Competition Boston University January 2021

• Placed 1st, collaborating with team members to price the fair value of a hybrid financial instrument

• Created 3,000 time-series simulations from market data to project future payout paths

• Responsible for calculating interest payments for each path across the simulated 3-year time horizon

• Methods Used: Monte Carlo Simulation. Programs: Python, Pandas, NumPy, Excel Tennis Win Predictive Model October – December 2020

• Predicted tennis player win probability with 82.7% accuracy, higher than alternative models

• Classified 551 players into 28 clusters based on play style from historical data

• Cross-validated models using data from over 18,800 matches

• Methods Used: PCA, K-Clustering, Logistic regression. Programs: R, Excel, caret, tidyverse, ggplot2. Carbon Emissions Regression Analysis Boston University April 2020

• Analyzed the impact of economic growth on carbon emissions from Chinese provincial time series data

• Identified 3 categories of provinces and offered tailored emission reduction strategies based on category

• Methods Used: Fixed effects regression. Programs: Stata/IC, Excel

WORK EXPERIENCE

Camp Counselor Tree Frog Treks Camp, San Francisco, CA Summer 2016 & Summer 2017

• Coordinated elementary scientific experiments with other counselors, led groups of 15-20 kids ages 7-12 on organized hikes around the Bay Area

• Assisted parents with morning drop-offs, afternoon pick-ups, and aftercare

• Led activities focused on educating kids about reptiles and was responsible for handling live reptiles

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Clinic Volunteer Institute on Aging, San Francisco, CA February – July 2016

• Provided care to elderly with dementia and Alzheimer’s

• Led board games, physical and social activities, and talked to and cared for elderly at the day care

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