EXPERIENCE:

Jul 2011 - present Confidential, Evanston, IL
Independent Script Developer for Inquisit Psychology Measurement Software

• Implementing cognitive measures commonly used in psychological research literature.
• Determine detailed algorithms and procedures of a given measure as described in journal articles.

May 2011 - present Confidential, Northwestern University Evanston, IL
Research Assistant, Marketing Department

• Implementing behavioral marketing research experiment on Inquisit software platform.
• Assisting with data collection, cleaning as well as opinion coding tasks.

Sept 2008 - Jun 2011 Confidential, Northwestern University Evanston, IL
Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant, Accounting & Information Management

• Experienced with time series, cross-sectional and panel data regression and hypothesis testing.
• Experienced with data set import, export, conversion, cleaning and manipulation in R, Stata, SAS.
• Prepared power point presentation and led financial accounting recitation sessions.
• Organized and participated in business case and exam grading for 500+ MBA class.

May 2007 - Jun 2008 Confidential, San Jose, CA
Characterization Engineer, CMOS Image Sensor R & D Team
Interacted closely with core R & D team on new image sensor design. Responsible for sensor performance evaluation and technical/logistical/supervisory functions in setting up the sensor characterization lab:

• Developed Matlab programs to extract image sensor performance parameters from raw images.
• Prepared detailed technical report on electro-optical performance of 1st generation image sensor.
• Developed automated sensor performance evaluation program on industry-standard sensor tester.
• Directed all aspects of mechanical design of tester light source with subcontractor.
• Directed the mechanical integration of the sensor tester and its accessory components.
• Prepared packaging materials, detailed assembly instructions and POs for image sensor test chip.
• Documented and transferred all work responsibilities and functions to replacement engineer.

Mar 2006 - May 2007 Confidential, Sunnyvale, CA
Product Engineer, CMOS Image Sensor Product Engineering Group
Performed broad technical and logistical functions to ensure newly developed sensors meet design specs as well as the smooth fabrication and delivery of production-level image sensors:

• Installed Kodak-proprietary bench-level image sensor testing/characterization equipment.
• Worked closely with project manager to resolve customer-raised sensor technical issues.
• Conducted combined lens and image sensor optical performance measurements.
• Coordinated with sensor testing subcontractor in Taiwan to identify and resolve production issues.

Jul 2005 - Mar 2006 Confidential, Rochester, NY
Research Engineer, Capture Software and Imaging Science Team
Engaged in research assignment under the guidance of Dr. Robert Parada. The goal was to explore the feasibility and implementation of an on-camera image quality gauging and feedback feature:

• Collaborated with Kodak business unit to determine current digital photo quality dissatisfactions.
• Conducted comprehensive survey of relevant Kodak in-house image processing algorithms.
• Proposed suitable technical solutions for on-camera image defect detection/quality measurement.
• Surveyed DSC competitive landscape and contributed to the bi-monthly team newsletter.

June 2004 - May 2005 Confidential, Ithaca, NY
Research Assistant
Participated in the development of optical targeting subsystem for the hi-power X-ray diffraction facility at
Wilson lab. My role was to devise software-based image sharpening solution for the targeting subsystem.

• Researched and developed image deblurring program in C for custom video streaming software.
• Researched fast image denoising and segmentation methods to improve deblurring performance.

EDUCATION:

Master of Science in Accounting
Master of Engineering | Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Bachelor of Science | Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering

CAREER TRAINING:
Aug 2005 - Aug 2006 Eastman Kodak Company, Image Science and Technology Career Development Program Rochester, NY

RELEVANT RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

Oct 2010 - Feb 2011 Confidential, Evanston, IL
Summer research project under guidance of sell-side analyst expert Prof. Beverly Walther at Kellogg
School of Management. The goal of my research is to examine the relationship between analyst coverage
and a firm's R & D activities as measured by patent output volume and impact. Ultimately I wanted to look
at the usefulness of patent data as supplemental information to traditional financial statements:

• Reviewed and explored related literature on patent measures as economic indicators.
• Located and processed an open source patent database at National Bureau for Economic Research.
• Tested relationship between analyst coverage and patent citation via OLS and Fixed Effect regression.
• Preliminary results suggest firms with more patent output and citation receive lower analyst coverage.

RELEVANT COLLEGE COURSES:
Applied Econometrics I/II - Probability Theory, Estimation Theory, MLE, GMM, OLS, Panel Data, IV, Logit, Probit, Selection Model
Theoretical Econometrics - Identification & nonparametric estimation, Asymptotic theory and point estimation, Linear Models
Graduate Level Microeconomics - Consumer and Producer Theory, General Equilibrium, Game Theory
Capital Market Research Seminar - Event Study, CAPM/EMH, Fama-French Factors Model, Econometric issues in C.M. research
MBA Business Courses - Corporate Finance, Financial Accounting, Derivatives Market

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Technical Skills: Highly proficient in Matlab, R, Stata and SAS programming. Experienced w/ C/C++ and UNIX environment
Foreign Languages: Fluent in written and spoken Chinese (Mandarin).
Interests: Chess, volunteering, tutoring, tennis, skiing, cycling, hiking, photography.

References: Available upon request.

*Work Authorization: US Citizen
*Willing to relocate at own expenses