WORK & INTERNSHIP ExperienceS
STRATEGY&, PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS (PwC) NEW YORK CITY, NY
INCOMING DEALS STRATEGY SUMMER INTERN MAY-SEP 2022
Strategy consulting-related work related to deals and private equity work; TBD until summer 2022
STRATEGY& RECOMMENDATION LETTER - TBD
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US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON D.C.
OFFICE OF STRATEGY & ENGAGEMENT (OSE) SPRING INTERN JAN-JUN 2022
The Office of Strategy & Engagement (OSE) is the consulting/think tank division of the International Trade Administration (ITA), US Department of Commerce
Conducted analysis of commercial service and global markets budget data from historical presidential administrations’ in Excel, used to present findings to executive leadership
Conducted analysis of historical budget data used to present findings to executive leadership
Researching blockchain technology in supply chains, including key market players and systems utilized or considered by US and intl supply-chain stakeholders by developing linear regression models
Assessing the impacts of the coronavirus on US supply chains, incl effects on trade and commodity flows using Excel
Analyzing and preparing datasets on major supply chain industry and market trends using STATA statistical analysis software
Used Power BI and Microsoft’s Learning Path for consumers and end users to carry out strategies in change management
Created X datasets and visualizations using advanced Excel and business analytics
Created the first-ever OSE intern newsletter that collects updates, announcements, and shoutouts to ITA-wide colleagues
Collected data from Past Congressional Budget Justifications, calculated marginal changes in Excel, and managed the presidential budget for the Biden Administration
OFFICE OF STRATEGY & ENGAGEMENT (OSE), ITA RECOMMENDATION LETTER - TBD
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KRAVIS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE - LAB FOR SOCIAL IMPACT CLAREMONT, CA
FIRST-GENERATION MENTOR SEP-DEC 2021
Helped first-generation students develop core skills to success in college in a 8-week program, such as goal-setting, time-management,
Lead 8 weekly workshops Facilitated weekly meetings and lead X.
Facilitated X one-on-one meetings with mentees to discuss their barriers to college success, and unique challenges they face as first-gen students
Tracked mentee academic, social, and emotional/interpersonal goal-setting progress using Excel
ERNST & YOUNG (EY) SHANGHAI, CHINA
CONSULTING SUMMER INTERN MAY-AUG 2021
Aided the digital transformation strategy implementation for a $4.9b nutrition company in a team of 5 by implementing design thinking processes, researching customer pain points, and producing a 39-page deliverable presented to the VP of Sales.
Analyzed ecommerce and sales data using V-LOOKUP in Excel to create pivot tables, competitor comparison charts, identify market trends, customer pain points, and evaluate company performance in comparison to other players in the global market.
Quantified consumer purchasing behaviors for a $1.9 billion medical-technology company by analyzing customer segmentation methodologies, assessing customer health scores, conducting qualitative interviews, and collecting data on sales volumes as a design thinking facilitator.
Synthesized key findings from market research and competitor analysis to craft a recommendation strategy that culminated in a 24-page PPT deliverable proposal to 3 EY project leaders and 6 senior consultants.
EY CASE PROJECT SAMPLE
Read more details about my responsibilities as an EY intern in my day-in-the-life feature, which documents my experience as an advisory consultant intern.
You can also read about my performance report summary and referral.EY RECOMMENDATION LETTER - from Project Manager Ray Hu, who directly supervised me
FINANCIAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AT CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY CLAREMONT, CA
FINTECH RESEARCH ASSISTANT DEC 2020-MAY 2021
Took a graduate FinTech course concurrent alongside Master’s in Financial Engineering and MBA students at the Drucker’s School of Management at Claremont Graduate University
Collaborated with a MBA student in the financial engineering department to develop a case study about Indian FinTech company PayTM
Only undergraduate from the handful of selected graduate case studies out of 3.7k+ MBA/Master’s in Financial Engineering students to have my case study published in Imerman and Fabozzi’s upcoming textbook "The Economics of FinTech" sponsored by the MIT press.
Conducted market sizing analysis, valuation, and leveraged Clayton Christensen’s Disruptive Innovation Matrix to evaluate PayTM as an organic vs inorganic innovation and on an sustaining vs disruptive innovation scale
Revised case study under the discretion of Nirvikar Jain, Stanford Graduate School of Business Sloan Fellow, and Michael Imerman, head of the Financial Engineering department at CGU and former finance professor at Princeton University
GRADUATE FINTECH CASE STUDY: PUBLISHED IN MIT-PRESS - Read my case study about the rising Indian FinTech juggernaut, PayTM.
FINANCIAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION LETTER - From Dr. Imerman, the head of the financial engineering department at the Drucker’s School of Management in CGU. Dr. Imerman taught me as a student in his graduate FinTech class, and directly supervised me in on the revision and development of the case study, with additional input from Mr. Jain.
CITI GROUP VIRTUAL
ECONOMICS RESEARCH INTERN JUN–SEP 2020
Facilitated in-depth analysis about the Japanification of China’s economy by drawing comparative insights for Ligang Liu, Chief China Economist; culminated in a 73 page research paper from English to Mandarin to be published in Liu’s book.
Delineated similarities and differences between China’s current economy with those of Japan’s before and after its asset bubble in the 1980s with respect to their growth strategies, industrial policy, labor productivity, property bubbles, geopolitical trade tensions with the US, financial/capital account liberalization, and high external demands.
Drew implications from research to predict future foreseeable patterns about China’s economy such as leveraging low per-capita income to make supply-side reforms and tackling corporate debt issues through policy control.
GRADUATE FINTECH CASE STUDY: PUBLISHED IN MIT-PRESS
Read more details about my responsibilities as an EY intern in my day-in-the-life feature, which documents my experience as an advisory consultant intern.
You can also read about my performance report summary and referral.
COLLABORATIVE STRATEGIES VIRTUAL
CONSULTING INTERN JUN-SEP 2020
Conducted white paper research Help with the Executive Search branch of the firm by creating synopses of publications pertaining to talent identification, succession management, strategic planning, analytics & performance improvement, advisory board development, and recruitment
WORLD OF ART BRUT CULTURE (WABC) SHANGHAI, CHINA
NON-PROFIT MARKETING INTERN JUN-SEP 2019
Generated actionable insights directly working with the CEO to diversify art therapy treatment frameworks and applications for the mentally handicapped, and collaborated with 12 international schools in Shanghai and presented in front of the executive board using Microsoft Powerpoint, with the action plan successfully adopted.
Designed marketing material by creating 2 WeChat ads using Photoshop used for their nation-wide art auction campaign to raise funds for the autistic community in Shanghai, bringing in 15 million yen ($2.27 million) from donations.
Wrote 6 art-therapy articles that were published in 20+ major media outlets including ABC News, Fox News, The Daily Herald, SNN News, AZ Central, Asia Lounge, ScienceTech Today, and more.
Created and managed WABC social media handles on instagram, facebook, and snapchat; grew WABC’s social media presence by 1500% and achieved nation-wide reach in China.
WABC INTERNSHIP
Read more details about my responsibilities as an EY intern in my day-in-the-life feature, which documents my experience as an advisory consultant intern.
You can also read about my performance report summary and referral.
THE LITTLE STAR MAGAZINE SHANGHAI, CHINA
STUDENT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AUG 2019-FEB 2020
Lead an editorial team of 9 members for largest English international education magazine in Asia, achieving a reach of over 50,000 through personally reviewing over 125 submissions and curating 13 content articles.
Pioneered the alumni interview series, totaling 7 interviews concentrating on alumni advice for high-school students.
SELF-EMPLOYED SHANGHAI, CHINA
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST AUG 2013-OCT 2018
REFERENCES
Current Internship - US Department of Commerce
Financial Engineering Department of Claremont Graduate University - FinTech Graduate Research Assistant
President of the Student Government - Chair of the Executive Board
EDUCATION
CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE
POMONA COLLEGE
CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY,
DRUCKER SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
SHANGHAI AMERICAN SCHOOL
PUXI CAMPUS
Philosophy Double Major, sequence in Logic (2021-2023)
Cognitive Science Double Major, concentration in Artificial Intelligence (2019-2023)
Master’s in Management, concentration in Strategy (2020-2023)
High School Diploma, (13 AP courses, x2 National AP Scholar) (2019)