YI CHEN
DeKalb, IL, *****
m00dwo@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Applied Probability & Statistics, August 2011
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, USA GPA:3.6/4.0
Relevant Coursework: Statistical Methods and Models, Statistical Computing Packages,
Design Analysis of Experiment, Stochastic Processes, Statistical Consulting,
Practice of Bayesian Statistics
Bachelor of Science in Information & Computing Science, June 2009
Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China
COMPUTER SKILLS
SAS, R, WinBUGS, C, Matlab, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office Suite
(MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook)
CLASS PROJECTS
The Association between Antidepressants and Suicidality, Spring 2011
Use proc mixed to set a final model to analyze the large data set
Participated on team to support the case of the company and argued in support of the drugs as statistical consultants by a pharmaceutical company
Analysis on the Effect of Performance of players on Salaries, Fall 2010
Transform the data on hitters and avoided outlier distortion
Designed the final model to explain differences in the salaries of major league baseball players and did Cross-Validation Analysis
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Statistics in Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
August 2010 to August 2011
Be a tutor in statistical assistance center
Assisted professors with instructional responsibilities
Computer Administrator, Hangzhou Maritime Safety Administration, Hangzhou, China
December 2008 to February 2009
Developed file management system and office automation system
Assisted in the training center for using new OA systems
Surveyor, Jingjin Marketing Strategy Consulting Company, Shanghai, China
June 2008 to August 2008
Designed scientific questionnaire and collected data
Examined data and disposed missing value with Imputation adjustment method
Honors & certifications
Prize for Outstanding Graduate, 2009
Annual Award for Statistical Elite, 2009
SAS Certified BASE programmer, 2011