Zikun Yang
Waterloo,Ontario
Summary
Innovative Economics Graduate adept at developing probing questions, designing experiments, and generating meaningful results. Experienced at identifying and using new technologies and resources. Works effectively and collaboratively with teams and individuals.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Researcher intern
WUCHANZHONGDA Futures Co., Ltd.
07.2023 - 08.2023
- Got familiar with the futures delivery process
- Analyzed and forecasted the asphalt futures trend based on the dynamic laws of supply and demand, as well as the trend of the U.S
- Oil index
- Participated in the company's futures simulation challenge competition and attained an overall positive return of 40%
- Collaborated with other interns to organize the asphalt delivery process on the Shanghai Futures Exchange
Intern
Zijin Branch, Bank of Nanjing Co., Ltd.
07.2022 - 08.2022
- Assisted in writing due diligence reports, reviewing loan requests and assessing clients’ financial status, making approval of loan amount and repayment methods
- Helped to review assets and qualifications of small and micro enterprises, including auditing business statements, analyzing business financial statements, and conducting corporate credit ratings to determine the company’s creditworthiness
Education
Master of Arts - Economics
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON06-2026
Bachelor of Arts - Applied Economics
Macau University of Science And Technology
Macau06-2024
Skills
Coursework: Equities and Investment Analysis, Financial derivatives, Cost Benefit Analysis, Advanced Risk Analysis, Financial Management, Fundamentals of Accounting, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics
Project Management: Effective in collaborating with diverse teams to prioritize tasks and manage multiple deliverables under competing deadlines
Communications: Trained in writing briefs of complex data analysis and research papers, presenting impactful summaries to management and consulting with various stakeholders
Data Analytics: experienced in constructing algorithms to collect data and conducting econometric and Machine Learning based analysis
Software: Stata, Python, Matlab, Canvas, Microsoft Office
Languages
English
Full Professional
Mandarin
Native or Bilingual
Awards
Second Prize (for the group) in the National Data Statistics and Analysis Competition for College (China, 10/2022)
Timeline
Researcher intern
WUCHANZHONGDA Futures Co., Ltd.
07.2023 - 08.2023
Intern
Zijin Branch, Bank of Nanjing Co., Ltd.
07.2022 - 08.2022
Master of Arts - Economics
University of Waterloo
Bachelor of Arts - Applied Economics
Macau University of Science And Technology