Zhi Zhao
Sydney,NSW
Summary
I am making a professional switch from academia to industry for personal reasons. Although I am aware that my professional experience as an associate professor may not be useful in my job search, I did stay closely connected to the industry frontier.
In short summary, I am a dedicated researcher with solid mathematics, statistics and economics background who is excel in economic modelling and data mining within various coding environment and possesses profound comprehension and sharp perspective in real-world business conduction.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Professor in Economics
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Chengdu
11.2018 - Current
- Instructed a list of undergraduate and graduate level courses: Intermediate Microeconomics (undergraduate), Intermediate Public Economics (undergraduate and graduate), Topics in Public Economics (doctoral field course). Maintained 160 credit hour lecturing load yearly.
- Supervised undergraduate and graduate students on their dissertations as well as theses for academic competitions.
- Advised undergraduate and graduate students on academic matters such as course selection and career paths.
- Conducted research on monetary policy and monetary transmission mechanism, real estate market and housing bubbles, fiscal policy and government debt in China. Attended domestic and international conferences to present findings from research studies.
- Provided consulting to fiscal and finance departments of local governments regarding policy design, government investment evaluation, government bond issuance review, local industry development planning, state-owned assets financialization planning, financial stability assessment and systemic risk evaluation etc. and was deeply involved in real-time practice.
Cheif Data Scientist
Chengdu Lvjun Risk Management Co., Ltd.
Chengdu
05.2019 - 12.2023
- Developed non-performing asset pricing model and consumption loan debt collecting model according to specific business modes.
- Used theoretical economic model to create fundamental client analysis structure.
- Implemented machine learning algorithm in the iteration process to improve model performance
- Formed a set of statistical analysis methods to provide assistance in the business decision making process.
- Partnered with functional teams to set up a new business operational system and advise on data fetching data format and data dictionary.
- Developed build-in algorithms to monitor business activities and locate possible misconduct.
Education
Ph.D. - Economics
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA, U.S.12-2018
Bachelor of Economics - Public Finance
Renmin University of China
Beijing, China07-2013
High School Diploma -
Chengdu No.7 Middle School
Chengdu, China07-2009
Skills
- Economic Modeling
- Statistic Analysis
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Python(PyTorch), Matlab, MySQL Coding
- Lectures and Workshops
- Team Leadership
- Team Collaboration
- Fast Learning and Problem Solving
Timeline
Cheif Data Scientist
Chengdu Lvjun Risk Management Co., Ltd.
05.2019 - 12.2023
Associate Professor in Economics
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
11.2018 - Current
Ph.D. - Economics
University of California, Riverside
Bachelor of Economics - Public Finance
Renmin University of China
High School Diploma -
Chengdu No.7 Middle School
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