Incoming Sales & Trading Analyst Cornell Graduate Data Analytics

HyungJun Choi

Ithaca, NY Email: *****@*******.*** Mobile: +1-352-***-**** LinkedIn

EDUCATION

Cornell University College of Arts & Science Ithaca, NY Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and Economics (Double Major)Aug 2022 - Dec 2025

● GPA: 3.8

● Jobs: Teaching Assistant (CS4300: Language and Information, CS4750: Foundations of Robotics); Economics Tutor

● Relevant Coursework: Equity Research (MBA); Machine Learning; Game Theory; Risk & Insurance; Market Design WORK EXPERIENCE

SMBC Nikko Securities New York, NY

Credit S&T Analyst July 2026 - Present

● Incoming sales and trading analyst on credit desk. Mizuho Americas New York, NY

Software Engineer Intern on Credit Risk Technologies May 2025 - Aug 2025

● Deployed SnowSQL ETL jobs for variance detection within intraday trading feed for counterparty exposure assessment.

● Reduced Snowflake compute costs in pricing pipelines by automating concurrent model calibration and EPE calculation.

● Improved counterparty exposure and stress testing data integrity by building a full-stack Snowflake override application. GCM Grosvenor New York, NY

Business Analyst Intern on Investments Technology Team June 2024 - Aug 2024

● Developed GPT API-based table extraction for fund performance storage in Azure from our fund management interface.

● Implemented an AGM tracker, eliminating manual inputs and reducing event oversight through our DealCloud platform.

● Built an Excel/DealCloud template that fully automated client-facing documentation for private equity fund assessments. Juniper Valley Capital Long Beach, NY (Remote)

Analyst Jan 2023 - May 2024

● Prepared valuation models and investor decks while running expert calls and market research to test key assumptions.

● Advanced progress of leveraged buyout of vibration analysis company via collaborative development of CIM and LOI.

● Sourced a hospital maintenance company that advanced to the LOI stage by investigating entrepreneurial organizations. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Cornell Business Analytics Ithaca, NY

Vice President Sep 2023 - Dec 2025

● Built web scrapers detecting outliers on secondary-market share prices from EDGAR and CapIQ data for a fintech client.

● Backtested historical sportsbook purchase data to identify average closing value inefficiencies in the bet pricing model.

● Advised an efficient data storage strategy for a hedge fund's FICC operations via SQL database management systems. Cornell Fintech Club Ithaca, NY

Technical Project Manager Feb 2023 - Dec 2025

● Directed analyst deliverables and constructed the project development schedule for an AI-driven earnings call product.

● Developed a data pipeline for importing 10Q reports from the SEC to be cross-referenced alongside recent earnings calls.

● Presented an investment thesis for a sustainable energy firm by jointly developing a 3-statement model and DCF model. PROJECTS

UFC Fight Predictor Python, Keras

● Developed a UFC fight outcome predictor using a neural network and logistic regression trained on historical event data.

● Automated data retrieval by implementing a web scraper leading to UFC event results and fighter statistics databases.

● Designed a two-stage machine learning model forecasting dynamic stats and then subsequently the winner of the bout. Fed Sentiment Tracker Python, TensorFlow

● Engineered a sentiment analysis system with NLTK for Fed rate adjustment predictions using machine learning models.

● Integrated news aggregation APIs to be processed through NLTK and directionally categorized through an SVM model.

● Analyzed feature importance in the SVM interest rate forecast, highlighting key contributors using linear coefficients. SKILLS & INTERESTS

● Technical Skills: Python, Java, SQL, Stata, Snowflake, MongoDB, Tableau, HTML/CSS, Linux (CLI, Bash)

● Interests: Swimming, UFC/MMA, DJing, Fitness/Weightlifting, Behavioral Evolution, Philosophy

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