Yang Zhao

**** * ******* ***, *** ****, Urbana, IL, USA, 61801

c6hq2k@r.postjobfree.com, (001)217-***-****

EDUCATION:

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Master of Science in Finance, GPA 3.72/4.0 May 2011

Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE)

Bachelor of Management in Finance, GPA 3.5/4.0 June 2006

Candidate of Certified Financial Analyst Level III

EXPERIENCE:

American Appraisal Limited Co, Shanghai, China Sept 2007-May 2010

Senior Financial Analyst

Specialized in providing independent valuation & consulting services covering business enterprises, intangible assets, intellectual property, and equities and other financial instruments for the purposes of IPO, merger and acquisition, purchase price allocation etc.

Collaborated with both local and multinational companies which adopted the accounting principal of US GAAP, co-operated with their auditing, legal and financial advisers and helped address the valuation process issues.

Took charge of IPO valuation projects independently, including Sinoed Group Corporation, Ebao Corporation, Nobao Renewable Energy Limited Co, and Trony Solar Energy Co etc; Carried on intensive investigation in the related industry such as hospitalities, education and related services, software and programming etc.

Helped set up and modify valuation models customized for different projects, instructed and assisted Junior Analysts for earnings estimate, aging report and assets schedule etc.

GE (China) Co, Ltd, Shanghai, China Jun 2006-Aug2007

Treasury Specialist

Managed the special benefits of over 200 Local Hired Non-PRCs’ within whole China; manual kept balance report and reimbursement report for each LHNP in accordance with benefits system; checked invoices and receipts for accuracy.

Arranged foreign currency exchange with Foreign Currency Exchange Bureau and local I/E Company; managed daily CNY/USD cash pool transaction between internal biz.

Provided cash flow reporting requests by businesses; participated in quarterly balance sheet review and month/quarterly reviews to enhance the corporate governance mechanism.

Duff and Phelps Jan 2011

Practicum leader

Directed a competitive analysis of D&P Investment Banking Group in the middle market based on publicly available information, presented the report and discussed with senior management.

SKILLS:

Be adapt at usage of VBA, Matlab, Bloomberg, and Thomson for financial modeling

Elected as Chairman of Association of Painting & Calligraphy, SUFE 2004-2005

AWARDS:

Second class Scholarship of SUFE as of 2003, 2004 and 2006 2003/2004/2006

The outstanding contribution individual of Junior Achievement org May 2007