Michael Ching Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Northridge, Ca

Member of the Actuarial Technology Platform Team, Actuarial Engineering Chapter.* Provides guidance around actuarial assumption management.* Provides actuarial perspective and recommendations to .NET engineering team for AXIS end-to-end process automation by understanding and documenting current actuarial processes.

Woodland Hills, Ca

Member of the Individual Retirement Pricing, Modeling & Business Intelligence team. Leads the Business Intelligence & Model Strategy team.* Driving an actuarial modernization initiative by implementing platforms, tools, and software for model automation, data storage, and data visualization, using Python, C++, VBA, Snowflake, and Tableau.* Developed a Python Git client to version control and manage Excel-based model assumption data.* Developed a set of C++ data… Show more Member of the Individual Retirement Pricing, Modeling & Business Intelligence team. Leads the Business Intelligence & Model Strategy team.* Driving an actuarial modernization initiative by implementing platforms, tools, and software for model automation, data storage, and data visualization, using Python, C++, VBA, Snowflake, and Tableau.* Developed a Python Git client to version control and manage Excel-based model assumption data.* Developed a set of C++ data transformation tools, improving performance over existing Excel / VBA and Python tooling by 42x.* Provides strategic guidance to the Model Development team in terms of model architecture, design philosophy, governance, and technologies.* Provides implementation guidance to the Model Development team for complex features.* Responsible for managing Pricing infrastructure, such as modeling platforms, file shares, version control systems, documentation systems, and the cloud computing grid. Show less

Woodland Hills, Ca

Member of the Individual Retirement Pricing, Modeling team.* Lead model developer. Implemented features in actuarial models and provided direction to the Model Development team concerning model implementation, actuarial theory, testing, and coding best practices.* Managed day-to-day activities for the Model Development team.* Created an onboarding and training program for new hires and rotational actuarial students.* Created DevOps procedures within TFS, and… Show more Member of the Individual Retirement Pricing, Modeling team.* Lead model developer. Implemented features in actuarial models and provided direction to the Model Development team concerning model implementation, actuarial theory, testing, and coding best practices.* Managed day-to-day activities for the Model Development team.* Created an onboarding and training program for new hires and rotational actuarial students.* Created DevOps procedures within TFS, and later GitHub Enterprise.* Helped convert model from MoSes to RiskAgility FM, implementing existing VA and FIA pricing models in the RiskAgility FM U.S. Library.* Developed model testing and code review procedures.* Developed a pure Python Variable Annuity economic liability model, modeling platform, and Dask-based distributed computing system.* Developed a Python metaprogramming tool to wrap RiskAgility FM model inputs in a Python API.* Automated MoSes inputs by creating a Python/Excel tool through reverse-engineering the MoSes DBF backend. Show less

Woodland Hills, Ca

Member of the Actuarial Product Implementation team.* Tested administration system calculations for VA and FIA products with GMDB and GMWB riders.* Performed daily and quarterly audits of death benefit payouts for inforce business.* Ported legacy VBA tools to Python for stability and performance improvements.* Developed a query tool in Python to improve query stability and performance over ODBC/VBA methods.

Plano, Tx

Member of the Actuarial Validation Unit.* Used C# to test illustration and administration systems calculations for VUL, IUL, and term products.* Developed calculations for term and chronic and critical illness accelerated death benefit products using C#.* Developed Python / Selenium scripts to automate testing web-based illustration systems.* Created Windows XP virtual machines to mitigate hardware failure risk for legacy software.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Member of the Pricing Support team.* Performed Model Illustration Regulation (ASOP 24) profit analysis with MoSes, compliance, and regulatory filing.* Created prototype pricing spreadsheet for in-force Model Illustration Regulation testing.* Developed a PDF builder in VBA / Microsoft Word for publishing model illustration regulation certifications.

Rancho Palos Verdes

* Managed accounts receivable and billings.* Performed handyman and electrician work as needed.

Irvine, Ca

University-sanctioned educator that taught applied econometrics and microeconomics.

Irvine, Ca

Responsible for manual data entry for large data sets. Developed quicker processes to gather and enter data.

Shanghai, China

Planned, created, and executed advertising projects. Performed market research on competing dealerships.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Business Economics, 3.32

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Chinese Language & Literature, 3.23

Chinese Language

Chinese language summer program, advanced student.