Business Systems Analyst - Applied Econometrics

Zheminghao (Max) Zhou

Los Angeles, CA 858-***-**** **************@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/zheminghao-zhou Education

University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA

M.S. Applied Economics and Econometrics, GPA: 3.7/4.0 Dec. 2025 University of California San Diego San Diego, CA

B.A. Economics, Minor in Finance, GPA: 3.6/4.0 Mar. 2024 BA Professional Experience

Business Systems Analyst Feb 2026 – Present

True Grow Dynamics, Los Angeles, CA

• Led the design and deployment of a Workforce Operations Management System across 8 production facilities, centralizing employee management, production tracking, payroll processing, and operational reporting

• Partnered with supervisors, finance personnel, and business stakeholders to gather requirements, map oper- ational workflows, and translate business processes into scalable system architecture and reporting solutions.

• Designed and implemented a centralized data model supporting 50+ employees and 20,000+ production records, enabling real-time visibility into workforce productivity, labor costs, payroll calculations, and facility-level performance.

• Automated payroll and production reporting processes that previously relied on manual calculations, signif- icantly reducing administrative effort while improving reporting accuracy and supporting daily operational decision-making through management dashboards.

Market Intelligence Analyst May 2025 – Jul 2025

First Generation Reborn Biotech Group, Chengdu, China

• Conducted strategic benchmarking across 10+ global regenerative medicine and healthcare organizations, evaluating business models, commercialization strategies, and partnership opportunities.

• Synthesized market intelligence into executive-facing reports and recommendations for senior leadership, supporting market entry decisions and a successful collaboration initiative in the TCM wellness sector. Business Analyst Intern Jun. 2023 – Aug. 2023

Born To Learn Education Technology, Chengdu, China

• Supported the development and implementation of government-facing education technology platforms, in- cluding student vision health management, student transfer management, and foreign teacher administration systems serving regional education bureaus and K-12 schools.

• Conducted requirements gathering and stakeholder interviews with education bureau officials, school ad- ministrators, and project managers to document business processes, define functional requirements, and develop workflow diagrams and system prototypes.

• Collaborated with product, engineering, and implementation teams throughout the software development lifecycle, supporting requirement reviews, UAT, deployment, and the development of analytics dashboards used across multiple schools serving thousands of students. Research

Starbucks Location Strategy Analysis Apr. 2025 – May. 2025

• Built a ZIP-code-level dataset integrating Google Places API, ACS Census, and business pattern data to analyze the distribution of 283 Starbucks locations across Los Angeles County.

• Developed logistic and Poisson regression models to identify key drivers of store concentration, including population density, business activity, and proximity to commercial centers.

• Generated location intelligence insights and expansion recommendations by identifying underserved ZIP codes with strong market potential.

Skills

Technical Skills: SQL, Python, R, Tableau, Power BI, Excel, Supabase, PostgreSQL, React, TypeScript, Axure

Languages: English, Mandarin Chinese

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