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Beijing, China

conduct diligence and analysis of clients' compliance with accounting principles, analyze financial statements, validate financial accounts and inventory during final audit phase.

Northwestern University

Attended guest speaker sessions from analysts and operating executives from companies such as UBS and Evercore. Practiced finance skills in DCF analysis, equity evaluation, investment strategies, etc in technical workshops. A great opportunity for me to get in touch with professionals in the industry and develop a business mindset.

Northwestern University

Participated in Chapter meetings, Sunday dinners, quarterly recitals. Held meetings to address issues and members that go against chapter by-laws. Sang for old folks’ homes quarterly as part of the Miles Music Mission charity work. Fulfilled service hours quarterly.

Vancouver, Beijing

Tutored highschoolers and middleschoolers (approx. 15 students one-on-one) on maths, physics, chemistry, English, social studies, history, SAT, and IELTS.Communicated regularly with parents via texts and calls. Created detailed study plans and revision notes for every student; Organized each student’s progress into folders and conducted periodic analysis of grade trends and statistics for parents. Coordinated in-person study and revision sessions before midterms and finals.

Beijing

Completed comprehensive market research across infrastructure, toiletries, securities, and various other industries, resulting in tailored research reports and deliverables for government and private clients.Assisted in formulating and executing innovative strategies for 15 projects, drawing insights from client filings (e.g. 10K), research, and customer outreach; led team meetings to ensure project timelines and quality standards were met, fosteringcollaboration and communication among team members.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Conducted market research on the medical inventory management, roofing, and packaging industry including market sizing, competitor landscape, and M&A opportunities, wrote 60 page thesis and presented to partners; conducted due diligence on portfolios and collected investor materials, business operating models, auditing papers and three statements

Northwestern University

Conducted SWOT analysis, stocks projection analysis, and cash flow analysis for Crocs Inc to conclude the company is undervalued. Determined short / long term catalysts for company growth such as its recent acquisition.Collected stocks data, compiled operating data from annual revenue reports and IRS tax forms, and visited local retailers to gather data. Used Excel, R, and PowerPoint to create graphics and statistical summaries for pitch report.

Gathered over 500 data entries from international schools based in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen. Produced a 20-page report with visualizations and graphics on data analysis.Used Tidyverse and regression in R to wrangle and analyze raw data; applied methods such as comparing confidence levels, conducting p-tests and t-tests, as well as graphing scatterplots and bar graphs to build models and extract data.Extended results into a prediction model. Estimated students’ performance on SAT using TOEFL scores. Helped parents & college application agencies to evaluate student academic outlook and set application strategies.

Engaged with advanced topics in Number Theory, Abstract Algebra (e.g. Group Theory, Ring Theory, finite fields).Examined and proved prominent results and theorems (i.e. Euler’s Theorem, Fermat’s Little Theorem, Minkowski’s Theorem in 2 dimensions, cyclicity of unit group for prime numbers) in daily lectures, discussion groups.Participated in weekly seminars on combinatorics, Galois Theory, and Linear Algebra.