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San Francisco, California, US

Riverwoods, IL, US

• Managed end-to-end modeling projects covering both first-party and third-party fraud in credit card andpersonal loan business, saving Discover an estimated $15 million annually.
• Fostered collaboration with business partners, ensuring timely delivery of high-impact models.
• Provided mentorship and guidance to direct reports, empowering them in model development,implementation, and performance monitoring.
• Spearheaded the development of a model performance monitoring automation toolkit, streamliningprocesses and saving 10 hours of work for the team monthly.
• Effectively communicated project results to senior management, influencing strategic decision-making.
• Partnered with internal and external audit teams to proactively identify, mitigate, and prevent risksthroughout the model life cycle.

San Jose, CA, US

• Leveraged advanced SQL skills to collaborate with data teams and design complex queries acrossdiverse platforms, efficiently extracting data from multiple sources for critical compliance testing.
• Automated reporting processes and reduced manual work by over 80%. This streamlined approachsignificantly improved efficiency and freed up valuable resources for the team.

New York, NY, US

• Spearheaded the development and integration of a multi-touch attribution (MTA) model within thecompany-wide digital acquisition platform.
• Leveraged cross-device data and MTA to unlock mobile acquisition opportunities, optimizingfragmented cookie journeys for improved campaign performance.
• Developed insightful KPI reports to guide strategic decision-making in digital acquisition and empowerdata-driven budget allocation across various digital channels.
• Streamlined campaign setup processes and provided real-time performance analysis, enabling rapidoptimization and maximizing card member acquisition
• Completed and coordinated with the marketing team on ad hoc data requests and statistical analysis.
• Championed knowledge sharing by educating internal teams on MTA and facilitating theimplementation of adaptive attribution models.

New York, NY, US

• Identified new fraud patterns and developed strategies with high sensitivity and specificity to preventfraud losses, resulting in a projected net benefit of $2.3MM per year.
• Collaborated with front-end operations to optimize fraud targeting accuracy through operationalefficiency analysis, leading to a 40% improvement in fraud hit rate.
• Conducted in-depth quality and performance analysis of fraud queuing procedures, ensuring optimalresource allocation and fraud mitigation.
• Established robust reporting processes to provide continuous monitoring of losses due to fraud.

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, US

• Leveraged expertise in SAS programming with macros to build and maintain complex routines forpredictive modeling, statistical analysis, data management, and comprehensive reporting.
• Developed critical industry studies, key performance metrics, and historical references, providingsenior management with actionable insights to guide strategic planning.
• Played a key role in setting operational goals at all levels and helped the airline achieve a significantimprovement to #2 in the DOT rankings.
• Initiated the single engine taxi analysis and significantly reduced unnecessary fuel costs.

Tempe, AZ, US

Assisted the course instructor for a web based self-oriented undergraduate-level mathematics course. Helped students to solve math problems and gave them detailed explanation on course content.

Tempe, AZ, US

Graded assignments from undergraduate-level statistics courses.

• Improved customer and business impact through using a process focused improvement approach.
• Identified areas for process improvement or development; built processes, including process maps, to ensure appropriate management and governance of critical processes.
• Documented and communicated new/revised process.

Tempe, AZ, US

• Implemented statistical analysis on human blood antibody profiling and extracted critical information for pre-diagnosis and early diagnosis in a clinical trial.
• Provided statistical interpretation for binding agent selection in a project of rapid pathogen detection and treatment.

Tempe, AZ, US

• Assisted lecturers in a graduate-level course by performing teaching or teaching-related duties, such as developing teaching materials, preparing and giving examinations, and grading examinations or assignments.
• Present subject matter to students under the direction and guidance of teachers.

上海, Shanghai, CN

Projects:1. Transgenic mice produced by retroviral transduction of male germ-line stem cells.2. Natural Recovery of Spermatogenesis of Mice after Treated with Busulfan.

上海, Shanghai, CN

Chemistry tutor for high school students.

Master, Statistics

Arizona Regional Extention Center (Rec) Workforce Development Program

Master, Biological Design

Bachelor, Biotechnology And Engineering

Summer School

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