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QIWEI ZHANG

Waterloo,ON

Summary

Analytically-minded professional with a Master of Management Science degree from the University of Waterloo and proficiency in Lean principles, R, and Python for statistical analysis and data modeling. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team environment with strong attention to detail and organizational skills. Seeking an analyst and consultant position to utilize skills in Lean methodology and statistical analysis to contribute to the success of the organization.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Young Business Professional

Ministry of Transportation Ontario
Toronto, ON
09.2022 - 04.2023

Key Responsibility:

  • Led project research and stakeholder analysis to identify business opportunities and challenges in Ministry of Transportation Ontario
  • Analyzed business processes to evaluate current working conditions and performance with applying lean six sigma knowledge such us Kaizen, Journey Mapping and Voice of Customers
  • Provided insightful suggestions on projects continuous improvement
  • Conducted training sessions to educate employees on new processes or technologies

Key Achievement:

  • Conducted more than 24 interviews, synthesizing information and extracting insights for outputs
  • Managed and executed more than 8 projects, teaming up with cross-functional team to ensure successful results delivery
  • Led the development and implementation of 3 new software system for clients
  • Developed a complete database for all projects and team capacity for branch
  • Utilize data mining techniques to analyze large datasets and reduce more than 5 errors

Business Development and Marketing Consultant

National Capital Commission
Ottawa, ON
05.2022 - 08.2022

Key responsibility:

  • Developing business cases for new initiatives and tenant projects.
  • Conducted independent market research and delivered essential insights
  • Perform data analysis to uncover sales patterns and trends
  • Assisted teams with aligning marketing strategies and objectives based on data-driven insights.

Key achievement:

  • Researched and developed a new marketing strategy for a heritage building re-purpose project, resulting in a potential 30% increase in revenue.
  • Proposed a new transit line in city of Ottawa, resulting in an extra $300,000 gross revenue for National Capital Commission

Business Analyst

Savills (Real Estate Advisory Service)
03.2021 - 07.2021

Key responsibility:

  • Communicated with clients to achieve the best understandings of what they actually need and perform the relative works.
  • Reported findings from on-site research to senior analyst and conduct professional reports regarding the project of Wuhan Chow Tai Fook Finance Centre.
  • Shared knowledge with team members on Python programming and Tableau to enhance communication and operations.

Key Achievement:

  • Completed more than 8 business reports for major clients
  • Conducted extensive market research and analysis, identifying a new business opportunity that valued more than $200,000

Education

Master of Science - Management Science

University of Waterloo
Canada
04.2023

Master of Science - Civil & Environmental Engineering

University of Wisconsin – Madison
United States
08.2020

Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science And Technology

Universiti Putra Malaysia
Malaysia
04.2018

Skills

-Professional skills

  • Advanced in Lean Six Sigma and Continuous Process Improvement
  • Proficient in data visualization (eg Tableau)
  • Proficient in Data analytics tool (eg R)
  • Proficient in programming language(eg Python, VBA)

-Personal skills

  • Professional Interpersonal and consultative skills
  • Critical thinking and problem solving
  • Detail-oriented
  • Certified in First Aid/CPR skills

Certification

  • Certified Lean Six Sigma White Belt , CSSA - 2022
  • Certified HeartSaver First Aid CPR AED, American Heart Association - 2021
  • Course Certificate in Customer Analytics, The Wharton School,University of Pennsylvania - 2021
  • Course Certificate in What Is Data Science, IBM - 2020

Publications

  • Qiwei Zhang. "Development of an Affordable Soil Moisture Sensor System with Mini-VNA Tiny and Smartphone." Pertanika J. Sci. & Technol., Vol. 27, No. 3, 2019, pp. 1121-1129.

Timeline

Young Business Professional

Ministry of Transportation Ontario
09.2022 - 04.2023

Business Development and Marketing Consultant

National Capital Commission
05.2022 - 08.2022

Business Analyst

Savills (Real Estate Advisory Service)
03.2021 - 07.2021

Master of Science - Management Science

University of Waterloo

Master of Science - Civil & Environmental Engineering

University of Wisconsin – Madison

Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science And Technology

Universiti Putra Malaysia
QIWEI ZHANG