Raymond Zhao
Melbourne,Australia
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Bioinformatics Training Associate
Melbourne Bioinformatics, University of Melbourne
Melbourne , Victoria
03.2025 - Current
- Co-facilitating bioinformatics workshops for students and researchers.
- Designing and leading bioinformatics workshops based on current research.
- Translating complex bioinformatics concepts into accessible content for diverse audiences.
Multi-Omics Solutions Intern
Illumina
Melbourne , Victoria
03.2025 - 06.2025
- Researched and summarized Illumina’s multi-omic product portfolio, including genomics, transcriptomics, epigenetics, and proteomics solutions.
- Conducted market research on industry trends, competitor offerings, and customer needs to support product positioning and strategy.
- Assisted in the analysis and interpretation of customer feedback and industry data to identify product improvements and inform marketing strategies.
- Developed and delivered presentations to internal stakeholders, effectively communicating complex technical information in a clear and accessible manner.
Event Casual
University of Melbourne Student Union
Melbourne
12.2021 - 12.2022
- Collaborated and communicated with team of 3 other students to help assist running of college events such as summer and winter orientations etc.
Air Defence Weapons Operator
Singapore Armed Forces (SAF)
Singapore
03.2018 - 12.2019
- Conducted trouble shootings and specialised in electro-optical device to track aircrafts
- Completed outfield missions with squadron members during National Service as a air defence weapons operator
- Supervised work of contracted employees on system maintenance to keep on task for timely completion
Education
Master of Science - Bioinformatics
The University of Melbourne
Melbourne12-2025
Bachelor of Science - Data Science
The University of Melbourne
Melbourne12.2023
GCE A-Level -
National Junior College
Singapore12.2017
GCE O-Level -
Gan Eng Seng School
Singapore12.2015
Skills
- Python
- C
- R
- SQL
- Statistical analysis
- Bioinformatics analysis
Project Experiences
Real Estate Consulting Project (07/2023 to 11/2023)
- Predicting rental prices in Victoria as part of a generic real estate consulting firm. This is a project focusing on web scraping, regex, geospatial analysis, heuristics, APIs, and clustering.
- Led the design and development of Machine Learning (ML) pipelines using PySpark for processing large geospatial datasets in a distributed environment, optimizing for efficiency and scalability.
- Developed and implemented various ML models to predict future rental prices in Victoria; conducted an in-depth analysis to identify the most livable and affordable regions, providing key insights for real estate investment.
- https://github.com/MAST30034-Applied-Data-Science/realestate-industry-project-open-source-industry-project-56.git
Websites
Certification
- Certificate of service in the Singapore Armed Forces
- Grade 8 Trinity Music Exams in piano
Hobbies and Interests
- Coffee
- Piano
- Esports
- Hiking
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Bioinformatics Training Associate
Melbourne Bioinformatics, University of Melbourne
03.2025 - Current
Multi-Omics Solutions Intern
Illumina
03.2025 - 06.2025
Event Casual
University of Melbourne Student Union
12.2021 - 12.2022
Air Defence Weapons Operator
Singapore Armed Forces (SAF)
03.2018 - 12.2019
Master of Science - Bioinformatics
The University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Science - Data Science
The University of Melbourne
GCE A-Level -
National Junior College
GCE O-Level -
Gan Eng Seng School
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