Ye Yu
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EDUCATION
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Master of Finance, GPA: 3.35 / 4.0, May 2011
• Relevant Coursework: Corporate Finance, Valuation, Financial Accounting, Econometrics, Real Estate.
• Freeman Consulting Group: Aided KIPP New Orleans in addressing administrative compensation packages.
Hunan University, Changsha, China
Bachelor of Economics, GPA: 3.60 / 4.0 June 2010
• Honors: Hunan University Scholarship (2007, 2008, 2009); “Excellent Student in Research” Scholarship (2009)
WORK & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Ace Capital LLC New York, NY
Financial Analyst, Hedge Fund, July 2011- February 2012
• Managed a one-million portfolio under the umbrella of a multi-strategy investment firm with a return about 6% in 2011 and 3% in 2012.
• Used technical and fundamental analysis to develop tactical and intraday trading ideas for large cap tech equities (Apple, Google, etc.), ETFs, and derivatives
Pestcoe, Schwed &Associates, New Orleans, LA
Analyst, Consulting, October 2010- May 2011
• Worked with a team of professionals to research and quantify the financial losses stemming from 2011’s Deepwater Horizon oil disaster.
• The research was used as the starting point of settlement negotiations between clients and the Gulf Coast Claims Facility.
Burkenroad Report, New Orleans, LA
Analyst, Equity Research, January 2011- May 2011
• Produced a buy-side equity research report on Sharps Compliance (NASDAQ: SMED), a $62 million market- cap waste management firm, for the Hancock Horizon Burkenroad Fund (HYBUX).
• Performed financial statement forecasting and utilized discounted cash flows and market comparables to derive a forward looking price target on the common equity.
• Interviewed the senior management team at the company's headquarters.
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Quanzhou, China
Intern, Commercial Banking Rotational Program, January 2010 - March 2010
• Engaged in the day to day activities of several commercial banking operating segments.
• Used risk management models to identify underperforming assets.
• Monitored the International Settlement Account of foreign import companies.
Student Innovation Training, Changsha, China
Team Leader, Research Competition, June 2007- May 2010
• Won first prize in the National Research Projects Competition sponsored by the China Education Department.
• Developed a dynamic model to measure technological advances versus outward direct investment.
• Co-authored “R&D, Technology Spillovers and Firms without Advantage” published in the IEEE and distributed at the 2009 International Conference on Engineering Management and Service Sciences.
SKILLS
• Skills: Excel, Powerpoint, Stata
• Languages: English, Mandarin (Chinese), Minan Dialect (Chinese)
• Activities: Hunan University Student Government, Freeman Graduate Finance Club, Wall-St. Training