With my integrated background in Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, Product Management, I am dedicated to building constructive communication and positive relationships among people to overcome complex global information challenges in the rapidly-changing business world. Specialties: Product Management, Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, Human-Computer Interaction, Marketing Research, NLP, Conversational AITech Stack:• Programming: Python, SQL, JavaScript, R• Database: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Hadoop, Spark, AWS S3/EMR• Analytics: Excel, Qualtrics, Pandas, scikit-learn, spaCy, nltk, NetworkX• Visualization: Tableau, Power BI, D3.js, Matplotlib, seaborn• Other: Linux, Git, ssh, Amazon Mechanical Turk DesignMaster Courses (3.80/4):• Data Science & Analysis: 1) Data Manipulation & Analysis, 2) Natural Language Processing Algorithms, 3) Info Visualization, 4) Data Mining, 5) Statistics & Data Analysis, 6) Sentiment Analysis• Database Management: 1) Database Application Design, 2) SQL & Database• Software Development: 1) Mobile Experience Development (React Native)• Business Skills: 1) Contextual Inquiry, 2) Appl Business Analytics, 3) Marketing Analytics, 4) Bargain & Influencing• Mastery Thesis: Conversational Agent Experience: what makes a good skill?
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Product ManagerBytedance Oct 2020 - Sep 2023Beijing, ChinaGlobal Payment General Security (Risk Control & Compliance Platform) -
Research AssistantUniversity Of Michigan Sep 2019 - Jun 2020Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States• Built automatic Conversational Agent (CA) Evaluation System to statistically optimize CA design strategy by scrapping 200 Alexa skills customer reviews, designing experiments, stimulating conversations for a variety of intents, and labeling by Design Guideline Metrics• Established data analysis pipeline by encoding transcribed data, performing hierarchical clustering, conducting hypothesis testing, verifying assumptions -
Team Manager & Data ScientistMultidisciplinary Design Program Feb 2019 - Dec 2019Ann Arbor▣ Data Scientist• Devised reusable citation function (e.g. use, extension, argue, etc.) classification system by sorting lexicon with tf-idf score based on public academic dataset, which applied on 1000+ client-provided dissertation database• Analyzed performance of data pipeline and hierarchical clustering output by devising interactive visualization tools (t-SNE scatter plot for high dimensional data, word-cloud, hierarchical bubble chart), identifying various academic cliques of confrontation, isolation, and connection ▣ Program Manager• Translated client's requirement into tickets for cross-functional co-workers by conducting weekly meetings, prioritizing use cases, and reporting blocks and progresses• Enhanced collaboration transparency utilizing Agile Methodologies, establishing Gantt chart, writing user stories, forming contingency plan, which enhancing development efficiency by 30%*The Multidisciplinary Design Program is a one-year competitive program allows students from Computer Science and Engineering, Data Science, Business, and Information Science work together with leading industrial sponsor. I served this project in different roles operating as Data Scientist and Program Manager. -
Data ScientistProquest Jun 2019 - Aug 2019Ann Arbor, Michigan▣ Data Scientist• Led development of Quality Assurance system utilizing word2vec models for vendor labeled data, authenticating 82% of the accuracy of historical data, which saved ~$190k annual budget • Created out-of-box ML pipelines (NMF Topic Modeling) against mock datasets on AWS using Python, facilitating users to explore Digital Humanity knowledge • Secured buy-in of key stakeholder by illustrating customized data visualization narratives (Plotly)▣ Product Manager• Conducted interviews with both internal and external stakeholders to collect different needs, clustering similar use cases, and prioritizing developments for products• Managed landing page and user authentication optimization by collaborating with cross-functional team, expediating the efficiency of first-time logging-in by 40%,• Prioritized customer pain points and needs for product development by interviewing and conducting user tests with 6 global pilot partners (top-tier US-based academic institutions) of TDM Studio -
Business AnalystCommunity Foundation For Southeast Michigan Feb 2019 - Mar 2019Greater Detroit Area• Analyzed 2770 small businesses owners’ funding applications across 3 urban areas and 10+ industries using Python, leading to reusable cost-effective tool for non-technical coordinators• Persuaded executive team to adopt data-driven grant-giving strategies of $2M for small business, revamping data collection approaches and database management -
Visualization AnalystYitutech Mar 2018 - Aug 2018Shanghai• Enhanced big-data searching effectiveness by benchmarking searching flow (search 10M+ various objects by (1) user-labeled tags, (2) time-space track, (3) behavior pattern), decrementing searching time by 60% • Created re-usable high-dimensional data visualization templates to provide customized narratives for clients by partnering with cross-functional stakeholders, securing clients’ buy-in• Persuaded team leadership to initiate internal auto-visualization tool, allowing cross-functional teams without statistical background to analyze and visualize data through tool’s recommendation• Led prototype development of an office-park voice assistant by defining use cases, designing avatar and prioritizing feature development.*Yitu is a top-tier AI startup in the computer vision (such as facial recognition and image recognition) that serve clients in various industries such as Security, Healthcare, and Semiconductors -
Data AnalystAlibaba Group Apr 2017 - Oct 2017Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China• Devised dashboard product prototype for Shanghai Municipal Government by wrangling data, manipulating database, visualizing using SQL, JavaScript, turning ideas into prototype in 3 weeks • Managed product development by defining use cases, expediting cross-disciplinary communication & iteration life-cycle, winning the Excellence Award of Alibaba Global Visualization Competition -
ConsultantMercedes-Benz China Oct 2016 - Mar 2017Beijing• Developed Design Thinking tools (e.g., persona whiteboard, price-benefit matrix, user journey map, etc) and conducted service design workshop for non-design background employees, presenting to the executive team* Daimler Work Place Intelligence Project -
ConsultantSiemens Oct 2016 - Dec 2016• Conducted a focus group with 5 Ph.D. students majoring in smart transportation and public policy, in-depth interview with 4 delivery people, extracting pain points of Beijing transportation traffic• Established use cases of Smart Traffic Project by clustering 200+ qualitative data from interviewees using affinity diagrams, user journey map, and benefit-cost metrics*Siemens Smart Traffic Project -
Co-FounderShanghai University Art Fair Sep 2015 - Dec 2016• Raised funding from a variety of sponsors over ￥20,000 (~$300) to allocate fees of operation, marketing, and utilities• Led four-people team to design marketing strategies and branding of the Art Fair via multi-channels such as online social media marketing, handouts, posters, and tickets distributing, influencer marketing with representative artists and athletics on campus• Led operations by recruiting 50+ volunteers and on-boarding 20+ business partners from a variety of university clubs, organizations, and artistic individuals
Andy Zhou Education Details
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Academy Of Design, Information And Service Design -
Ece, Haptic Interface Research Lab
Frequently Asked Questions about Andy Zhou
What is Andy Zhou's role at the current company?
Andy Zhou's current role is Tsinghua Schwarzman Scholar | Ex-ByteDance | Ex-Clarivate | Global Winner of Alibaba Big Data Competition | Integrated background of Info Science and Architecture.
What schools did Andy Zhou attend?
Andy Zhou attended University Of Michigan - School Of Information, Tsinghua University, Purdue University, University Of Michigan.
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