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CLASS OF 2020 PROFILE BOOK Graduates available from June 2020 UBC Master of Business Analytics Photo: MBAN class in September 2019
CLASS OF 2020 PROFILE BOOK
Graduates available from June 2020
UBCMaster of Business Analytics
Photo: MBAN class in September 2019
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Class Profile
473 2647% 98%
average agefemalegraduatesaverage years of work experience
speak two or more languages
19% 9%Economics Technology
23% 9%Businness Engineering
15% 4%Commerce Management
9% 13%Science Other
Academic Experience
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Table of ContentsAt the time of publication, some students may have already accepted full-time positions.
4 Charlie Q. Cao
4 Melody Gao
5 Danning Hao
5 Mariia Karibova
6 Huijian Liang
6 Ziyun Liu
7 Denton Li
7 Elena Lopez
8 Suguna Menon
8 Sherry Qi
9 Yilei Ren
9 Teguh Samudra
10 Jatin Sharma
10 Claire Qinyi Tan
11 Pratibha Thakur
11 Zhuoya Wang
12 Sasha Yang
12 Justin Yu
13 Zora Zuo
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Charlie Q. Cao
Melody Gao
Detail-oriented marketing analytics professional. Passionate about technology, design, and community engagement. Over five years of experience in cross-cultural sales and customer service. Enabling decision-making through data analysis and visualization.
Seven years of accounting and one year of tech immersion experience. Proven history of creating values for firms by utilizing a variety of technologies and applications. Passionate about coding and problem-solving. Seeking a challenging role in data science and data analysis.
• Increased marketing campaign response rates by 18% for a major book retailer with over one million customers by building a promotion response prediction model.
• Recommended tailored discounts and contracts for a wireless service company after identifying high churn-risk customer segments using machine learning models.
• Won multiple recognitions and rewards for exceptional customer service and sales performance during several past positions as office assistants and sales associates.
Business Analyst Intern, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Sales Lead, Levi Strauss & Co., Bloomington, USA Student Manager, University Dining Services, Minneapolis, USA
• Master of Business Analytics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• Bachelor of Science, Apparel Design, University of Minnesota College of Design, Minneapolis, USA
• Prepared sales data analysis with SQL to evaluate transactions, utilizing Python NPL to decrease fraud annd misconduct by 20%.
• Assisted client to implement data analytics by using Access and Tableau to generate marketing analysis and inventory report templates. This improved profit margin by 4 million RMB.
• Assisted client to successfully acquire $300,000 investment from a VC firm by continuously revising business plans.
Audit Associate, Deloitte, Beijing, China Investment Banking Department Analyst, MingShengBank, Beijing, China Consultant, Yitai consulting firm, Beijing, China
• Master of Business Analytics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• Master of Auditing, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
• Bachelor of Accounting, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Work Experience
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www.linkedin.com/in/charlieqcao
www.linkedin.com/in/melodyyifangao
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Danning Hao
Mariia Karibova
Self-motivated and self-directed business analyst with a strong finance background. Enthusiastic about problem solving and gaining insights from data. A team player with excellent communication skills in English and Mandarin Chinese. Positive and open-minded towards challenges and utilizes strong adaptability from previous experience. Key skills: Python, R, MySQL, Arena, Tableau and Microsoft Office.
A goal-oriented feminist, mentor and problem solver who performs equally well in team and self-directed settings. Rich experience in simulation modelling, predictive business analytics and data forecasting using programming tools R Studio, Python and MySQL. Driven with a desire to combine Data Science programming with business to explore insights from big data.
• Collaborated with the International Labor Organization to collect and clean data related to product safety from 1000 enterprises in Beijing to ensure SCORE (Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprise) program is conducted efficiently.
• Updated existing accident database for the Ministry of Emergency Management of People’s Republic of China. Added information for the other twenty countries and visualized data to support the final research paper which gained 2nd prize in the Nationwide Emergency Thesis Contest in 2019.
Data Analyst Intern & Research Assistant, Ministry of Emergency Management, Beijing, China Business Analyst Intern, Marketing Department of The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA
• Master of Business Analytics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA
• Developed Excel database focused on IoT projects’ commercial performance in CIS (energy management) and participated in automation of its segment analysis in Python (100% automated, conduction - 5 times faster).
• Provided excellent mentorship and unique insights in consulting and analytics (Changellenge Business School, Rome Business Game) that enabled two teams to get the winning place in their competitions.
• Conducted Python simulation of resource assignment in shipping industry, concentrating on enabling model to fit several optimal strategies of resource usage and to include policy changes when relevant.
Project Analyst, Center for Operations Excellence (UBC), Vancouver, Canada EcoStruxure Project Coordinator, Schneider Electric, Moscow, Russia Intern (Research Department), CBRE Group, Moscow, Russia
• Master of Business Analytics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• B.A., Economics, New Economic School (NES), Moscow, Russia
• B.A., Economics, National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE), Moscow, Russia
Work Experience
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www.linkedin.com/in/danning-hao
www.linkedin.com/in/mariia-karibova-bc/
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Huijian Liang
Ziyun Liu
Data science enthusiast with a human touch and a language background. Passionate about exploring data analytics tools, and utilizing them to gain business insights. Demonstrated experience in consulting practices in varied domains with an interdisciplinary perspective to goal-setting and problem-solving. Works well under pressure, always takes the initiative with new challenges.
Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills from experience in big four accounting firms. Excellent multi-tasking and time management skills developed through internships with startups. Proficient in Python, R, SQL, Tableau, Power BI and Excel to build models and visualize data to provide insights. Highly experienced in communicating with both management and clients and adapting to changing environments.
• Programmed new sales reps maps for pharmaceutical company with minimized disruption and overall distance with linear programming and integer programming.
• Used crosstab, factor analysis, cluster analysis and factor analysis to analyze customer behavior and develop marketing strategy for mini-van company.
• Developed various model (regression, random forests) to develop machine learning models to predict Airbnb price with Scikt-learn package.
Business Analyst Intern, Center of Operation Excellence, UBC, Vancouver, Canada Consulting Intern, Roland Berger, Shanghai, China Consulting Intern, Detecon Consulting, Guangzhou, China
• Master of Business Analytics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• Bachelor of Business Administration & Management, General, Shantou University, Shantou, China
• Bachelor of English Language & Literature/Letters, Shantou University, Shantou, China
• Improved search engine by using linguistic processing, inverted indexing, fuzzy matching, and Visual Studio Code.
• Built API similarity model using NLP to generate features of APIs and evaluate the effect of various API dimensions.
Business Analyst, TeejLab, Vancouver, Canada Risk Advisory Intern, Deloitte Consulting, China Financial Specialist, Openwords LLC, USA
• Master of Business Analytics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• Bachelor of science, Accounting and Finance, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
Work Experience
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Key Accomplishments
www.linkedin.com/in/johnny-liang
www.linkedin.com/in/ziyun-lily-liu/
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Denton Li
Elena Lopez
Data science and statistics learner. A collaborative team player who contributes and facilitates the process of projects. Provides data-driven business insights with logical and philosophical arguments and can work well in a demanding environment. Passionate about supply chain, marketing analytics, and machine learning. Enjoys participating in Kaggle competitions and reading philosophy classics.
Highly skilled business analyst with a track record of leveraging data, critical thinking and communication skills to generate key insights to help clients optimize their businesses. A strong team player with five years of experience as a consultant in a management consulting firm and a business development analyst focused on statistical and data analysis and strategic planning. Experienced in SQL, Python, R, Excel and Tableau. Valued contributor who leads with integrity and strives for results.
• Completed undergraduate degree in three years with a specialization in management, a major in philosophy, and a minor in economics, which usually takes an average student five years.
Data Engineer Intern, DeepND, Vancouver, BC, Canada Receptionist, China Everbright Bank, China
• Master of Business Analytics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• Bachelor of Commerce (Management, Philosophy, Economics), University of Toronto
• Built a forecasting model to predict sales and conducted store clustering with Python for optimum inventory allocation for a Canadian retail company.
• Created a system for consistent monitoring of business performance using SQL and Tableau that reduced the client’s operating budget by 21%.
• Developed a Transformation Plan for an organization, leading to an 8% increase in revenue, by collecting and analyzing data, tracking performance metrics and applying optimization techniques.
Consultant, Future-Moves Group, Singapore Business Development Analyst, Centre for Industrial & Technological Development, Singapore Financial Analyst, ENISA, Madrid, Spain
• Master of Business Analytics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• Bachelor of Financial and Actuarial Economics, Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid, Spain
Work Experience
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www.linkedin.com/in/denton-li/
www.linkedin.com/in/elenalopezfreijo
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Suguna Menon
Sherry Qin
A highly collaborative team player and keen problem solver pursuing MBAN at UBC Sauder with over three years of work experience as Business Intelligence Developer and Software Developer at Microsoft Gold Partnered Organizations. Proven team leader, detail oriented and responsible for managing customer expectations.
A highly motivated professional, with great passion for data and marketing analysis. A detail-oriented problem solver equipped with logical thinking, teamwork skills, quick learning and a calm mind. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Data manipulation skills: Excel, Tableau, Python, R, MySQL, Machine Learning.
• Implemented user-interactive simulation model in Python indicating customers’ ROI; trained prediction model for additional harvest in solar panels using random forest.
• Improved project stakeholders’ decision-making efficiency by 20% by building dashboards in Power BI with 20+ critical KPIs.
• Developed ETLs for pre-processing data from large data sources and optimized performance for complex SQL queries, stored procedures and views by 70%.
Data Analyst, Daanaa Resolution Inc., Vancouver, Canada Sr. BI Developer, Intech Systems, Ahmedabad, India Software Engineer, MAQ Software, Mumbai, India
• Master of Business Analytics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• Bachelor of Technology (Computer Engineering), Nirma University, Ahmedabad, India
• Earned four scholarships for excellent school performance and graduated with Dean’s Honor for Bachelor’s degree.
• Developed and implemented sales strategies for an online course about artificial intelligence that was sold ten thousand times in one month.
• Wrote a program to predict Airbnb listing prices in Berlin using machine learning skills in Python.
Business and Market Development Associate, TeejLab Inc., Vancouver, Canada Marketing Assistant, Beijing KaiKong Control Co, Beijing, China Marketing Intern, Sinovation Ventures, Beijing, China
• Master of Business Analytics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• Bachelor in Science, Food Market Analysis, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Work Experience
Education
Key Accomplishments
www.linkedin.com/in/suguna-menon
www.linkedin.com/in/sherry-qin/
Work Experience
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Yilei Ren
Teguh Samudra
Detailed-oriented, analytics enthusiast with a passion for applying analytics skills and economics to help optimize business performance. Has keen business insights, good observation skills, and organization abilities. Key skills include Python, R, SQL, Stata and Tableau.
A highly motivated self-starter. Passionate about Data Science with strong problem -solving skills. Has three years of work experience in analytical environment working as a technical engineer and a business analyst. Excellent at turning data into business insights through data visualization.
• Analyzed and projected data trends for a company with $200M+ in assets.
• Reconciled over 100+ data errors through ERP systems to fix $200,000 in lost assets and designed a compliance framework to help implement an information system to avoid future numerical mistakes.
• Implemented machine-learning models (logistic regression, random forest classifier and K-Nearest Neighbor model) in Python for revenue optimization for Kickstarter platform based on historical data.
Business Assistant, SAMSON Group, Shanghai, China Technology Consulting Analyst Intern, Deloitte Consulting, Shanghai, China
• Master of Business Analytics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• Bachelor of Science, International Economics and Trade (Honor), The University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo, China
• Created an optimization model for resource allocation that reduces company’s overtime hour and cost.
• Increased company’s production capabilities by designing new modification to production tool and implementing a new method.
• Improved consistency in product quality and cut process time by 10% by redesigning the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).
Data Analyst, Centre for Operations Excellence, Vancouver, Canada Business Analyst, Lightwave Photonics, St. Paul, MN, USA Mechanical Engineer, Lightwave Photonics, St. Paul, MN, USA
• Master of Business Analytics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Work Experience
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Key Accomplishments
www.linkedin.com/in/yilei-ren/
www.linkedin.com/in/teguhsamudra/
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Jatin Sharma
Claire Qinyi Tan
A critical thinker and team player with over five years of analytical experience. Passionate about solving complex business problems by deriving meaningful insights from data. Has strong business acumen and an ability to communicate data insights to non-technical audience & business leaders. Experienced at providing business solutions through statistical and machine learning models, real time analytics and dashboard reporting.
Detail-oriented business analyst striving to bridge business needs and technical solutions with translating skills in R, Python and Tableau. Student leader talented at bringing positivity, adapting to new things, being empathetic, strategic and maximizing team potential. Proven experience and skills in database management, statistical analysis, scenario simulation and optimization, team coordination and event planning.
• Built user churn prediction model on a dataset of 25 million users using logistic regression, with an accuracy of 88%. It helped to improve customer retention by 3%.
• Created an annual user traffic prediction model using cohort analysis with an accuracy of 99%.
• Developed streamlined workflow for Google analytics. Defined events that get triggered on user action. Increasing the accuracy of captured data by 50%.
Data Science Intern, Roomvu , Vancouver, Canada Data Scientist, Gaana, Delhi, India Research Manager, Kantar IMRB, Delhi, India
• Master of Business Analytics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• Master of Business Administration (International Business), Delhi University, Delhi, India
• Bachelor of Technology (Power Engineering), Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi, India
• Revamped a 12-week production schedule to Falcon Die Casting, to optimize balance between overtime hours and costs, by building a complex simulation model with more than 40 decision variables in Python (with Gurobi library).
• Synchronized inbound and outbound shipments for a local warehouse of a large grocery chain store by diving into the ordering, inventory, delivery and Warehouse Management System data, investigating process flows and aligning needs from suppliers and local stores.
• Won first place in the Cortex Analytics Simulation organized by SAS in May 2020.
Data Analyst, Centre of Operations Excellence (UBC), Vancouver, Canada Administrative Assistant, Confucius Institute at BCIT, Vancouver, Canada
• Master of Business Analytics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• Bachelor of Commerce, Global Supply Chain and Logistics Management (Minor in Computer Science), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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www.linkedin.com/in/jatin-sharma03
www.linkedin.com/in/claireqinyitan/
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Pratibha Thakur
Zhuoya Wang
A results-oriented professional with strong statistical and problem-solving skills demonstrated through three years of work experience in consulting and smart automation. Seeking to utilize proven analytical and technical expertise to leverage data and drive crucial business decisions.
Graduated in top 10% in Information Systems at University of Washington. Gained experience in how data analytics influences diverse business industries such as health, infrastructure and consulting through projects in Python, R and SQL. Utilizes skills to transform data into business insights, aiding in problem-solving. Interested in positions as either a Marketing Data Analyst or Business Intelligence Engineer.
• Devised Time-Series based forecasting model to analyze SCADA wastewater data in North Vancouver and simulated an optimal strategy through stress testing that minimized power consumption and environmental impact due to leaks effectively.
• Executed ETL analysis and implemented statistical models for smart automation to find the optimal bid for the transportation of consignments for one of the world’s biggest brewing companies that increased yearly profit by $1 million in the North America.
• Received two Extra Miler and On-Site recognition awards during my stint at Ernst & Young for exceptional work and client service.
Analyst, Schneider Electric, Bangalore, India Associate Consultant, Ernst & Young, Bangalore, India
• Master of Business Analytics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• Bachelor of Technology (Electronics & Communication Engineering), SRM University, Chennai, India
• Designed “Spotify Social” and “Spotify Ticket” for the Spotify Mobile App to compete with ticket agencies. Promoted exclusive Spotify Live to attract more premium customers after applying data visualization.
• Designed conjoint analysis for to test customer preference on different products with similar features and estimate most appropriate pricing.
Business Analyst, Sightclassic LLC, Seattle, WA, U.S. Analyst Internship, Investment Banking and Asset Custody Department, China Everbright Bank, Changchun, China Director of Career Development, UW Chinese Students and Scholars Association, Seattle, USA
• Master of Business Analytics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• Master of Information Systems, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
• Bachelor of Economics (Minor: Mathematics) , University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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www.linkedin.com/in/pratibha-thakur/
www.linkedin.com/in/zhuoya-wang
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Sasha Yang
Justin Yu
Strong educational background in business and data analysis. Motivated to develop and communicate unique insights from data using knowledge from both areas. Responsible team player and problem solver with good time management skills. Quick learner for new tools and skills for constant self-improvement. Fluent in in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese for working in a diverse environment.
Critical thinker who enjoys challenging work that exercises my strong quantitative and analytical skills. Creative problem solver equipped with deep business acumen and proven proficiency in multiple cutting-edge programming languages. Excellent team player with the ability to perform well under pressure and take initiative. Committed to accomplishing collective goals through delivering high quality work in a timely manner and efficient communication among team members.
• Initiated a three-fold savings increase for the UBC Latin Dance Club using cost benefit analysis in collaboration with other executives.
• 2nd place in SAS Cortex Analytics Simulation Challenge 2020.
Project Analyst, UBC Center for Operations Excellence, Vancouver, Canada Treasurer, UBC Latin Dance Club, Vancouver, Canada Intern, Guangzhou Xindongshan Tax Consulting Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, China
• Master of Business Analytics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• Facilitated the efficiency of deal sourcing at a private equity firm through distinguished trends in the global e-commerce market by analyzing disordered data of historic e-commerce sales.
• Independently prepared and performed eleven presentations, which were further endorsed by the directors and shown to the investors to demonstrate investment profitability in data centers in China.
• Extracted and distilled insights for business solutions from multiple large and tangled data files composed of millions records by utilizing big data analytical tools.
Project Analyst, Centre For Operations Excellence, Vancouver, Canada Analyst Intern, InfraRed NF Investment Advisers Limited, Hong Kong
• Master of Business Analytics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• Bachelor of Commerce with Honours (Finance), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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www.linkedin.com/in/yongxinyang/
www.linkedin.com/in/justinkmyu
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Zora Zuo
An active problem-solver and a quick learner equipped with Python, R, SQL and visualization skills. Proficient in conducting regression models and utilizing data to gain business insights. Strong team-work ability and communication skills developed through previous team-based projects and leading dance team.
• Forecasted monthly energy use for the Vancouver International Airport (YVR) by developing ETS and Arima models and generating forecasting visualizations.
• Predicted customer’s wine preference and provide better wine service by building logistic model with data pre-processing and hyperparameter tuning on 100 thousand wine review data.
• Investigated relationship between age group unemployment rates for various Canadian provinces by setting up database for 20 variables and running 5 different regression models - analysis results were used by research team to put forward policy suggestions to reduce unemployment in Canada.
Data Analyst Intern, Centre for Operations Excellence (UBC), Vancouver, Canada Investment Department Intern, Ideate Investments, Shanghai, China Research Intern, Mitacs Globalink Research Internship, Fredericton, Canada
• Master of Business Analytics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• Bachelor of Arts in International Economics and Trade, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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www.linkedin.com/in/zora-zuo
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