QUAN YUAN
**** *. *** **. #*** Tempe, AZ, ***** ******@***.*** 480-***-****
EDUCATION
Master of Public Policy Analysis GPA: 3.82/4.0 May 2012
School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Courses: Public Service Research, Adv Policy Analyses, Geographic Info System, Urban Economics & Public Finance, Program Evaluation, Advanced Regression
Honors: Manion Fellowship Endowment & Barrett Endowed Scholarship from the ASU
Bachelor of Economics, majored in: International Economics and Trade GPA: 84.1/100 June 2010
School of Economics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, CHN
Honors: HUST Progressive Student Scholarship
WORKING EXPERIENCE
Economic Analyst in Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center Spring 2012
Conducted cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness studies of identified obesity prevention strategies
Prepared for a conference paper for American Public Health Association annual conference
Internship in City of Phoenix, Public Transit Department Fall 2011
Organized research on transit tax referendum, reported to department managers and informed them with policy recommendations
Led electronic payment project to help seniors and disabled people get better access to the public transportation
Internship in Ascendant Capital & Trading LLC., NYMEX Summer 2011
Handled market research on crude oil refinery industry and collected information of Top 10 companies
Designed and developed main websites for the company with Dreamweaver
Internship in Kingsoft Corporation Limited (3888.HK) Summer 2009
• Assisted of Department Manager of Corporate Development, engaged in the arrangements of CFO’s agenda
• Analyzed the stock price performance, financial metrics and online game industry
• Attended the quarterly summary meeting and became acquainted with company’s operating system
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
The Course Project of Advanced Policy Analyses: Arizona New Immigration Law Fall 2011
• Examined the impact of Arizona New Immigration Law on police force and illegal immigrants
• Used both qualitative and quantitative methods to analyze the Arizona new immigration policy
The Course Project of Advanced Regression: Criminalization of Homelessness and Crime Rates Fall 2011
• Examined the way in which criminalization of homelessness affects crime rates at the city level.
• Used STATA to modify the models and test hypothesis
• Proposed policy implications based on the empirical results
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
The Microsoft Imagine Cup 2009, First Prize of Multipoint Awards in China Spring 2009
• Selected as the leader of group of four members from different departments
• Held a customer survey of the software in a middle school and improved the software according to the feedbacks
• Constructed and wrote the interpretative document and instructions of the software and the final report
STRENGTHS &SKILLS
GIS: Utilizing ArcGIS including ArcCatalog and ArcMap to analyze data and produce maps and geographic reports
STATA&SPSS: Performing statistical analysis of data, Predicting and Testing
Language: English, Mandarin
Dreamweaver:Simple website design