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Vivian Xiaofei
Canada-Ontario-Kitchener
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Seeking Investment Analyst position with a dynamic investment group. Responsibilities would include conducting investment analysis, creating and managing decision analysis tools, and working with team.
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ficiency in handling econometric models and large financial data sets with programming languages such as SAS
Working knowledge of C and C++
Strong quantitative, math, research, and analytical skills
Advanced MS Excel/Office skills
Excellent communicator and presenter
Seminar/Conference presentation experience
Ability of managing multiple tasks and meeting deadlines
Self-starter as well as team-oriented
High standards of work ethics and integrity
Willing to relocate to GTA area and nearby regions
Willing to take part-time and contract positions
EDUCATION
2007 Ph.D. in Economics
University of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Specialization in International Economics and Econometrics
G.P.A.: 3.65/4.0
2002 Master's in Economics
University of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, Colorado, USA
G.P.A.: 3.65/4.0
1997 Bachelor in International Finance
University of International Business & Economics
Beijing, China
G.P.A.: 3.62/4.0
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Economics Department, University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Adjunct Assistant Professor
2007-present
Taught courses at both undergraduate level (International Trade and International Economics) and Master's level (Economic Analysis of Global Governance)
Average teaching evaluation is 4.4/5.0, well above department average of similar courses
Motivated students? enthusiasm in Economics and provided them with hands-on application to real economy phenomena
Encouraged interested students to pursue professional training and designation such as CFA charter
Economics Department, University of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Instructor
2003-2006
Taught students how to use quantitative tools to solve problems in Economics and business-related area
Developed a financial project which asked students to do personal financial planning with quantitative and financial knowledge such as present value and future value
Teaching Assistant
2000-2003
Assisted professors and instructors in teaching, grading, and project evaluations
Gave four recitations every week to a class of around 20 students
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
Dow Jones & Company
Beijing, China
Financial News Editor
1999-2000
Translated and edited news from WSJ and Newswire into Chinese version
Worked in the group which first launched the real-time Chinese version of Newswire on North American financial market
Implemented tasks in a timely fashion to provide accurate and time-sensitive financial news reports
Trained new employees in financial news editing work
Xincheng (Beijing) Textiles Co.
Beijing, China Export Agent
1997-1999
Helped to manage a team of 6 staff in exporting sweaters to Europe and Japan
Handled multiple contracts at the same time and met deadlines of different processes
Communicated with export and related authorities and prepared relevant administration to ensure efficient and positive relations
Liaised with all suppliers and sweater factories to establish and maintain effective purchasing and overall operating functions
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Completed a thesis entitled "Domestic Innovation and Joint Ventures: Intellectual Property Rights, Tariff, and Spillovers"
Observed, analyzed, and reduced complex data sets to build econometric models
Spoke and made presentations at national conferences
Conducted analysis of all Canadian companies listed in COMPUSTAT on topics like accounting accruals and Fama-French three factors adjusted returns
Performed complicated analysis of large financial data sets on remote servers using Unix
COMPUTER SKILLS
Business: Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Publisher) and Windows
Econometrics/Statistics: SAS, STATA, Eviews, and Matlab
Database/Other: C, C++, GAMS (an optimization language), VBA, WRDS, COMPUSTAT, and CRSP
PRESENTATIONS
Economics Department, University of Waterloo, 2008
Conference on Empirical International Trade, Wilfred Laurier University, 2008
Engineers without Borders, University of Waterloo, 2007
Economics Department, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2006
Southern Economics Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, 2004
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Member of the CFA Institute (formerly AIMR)
Member of CFA Society of Toronto
OTHER DATA
Languages
Native in Chinese (Mandarin); fluent in English
Accreditations
Passed all three levels of the CFA program and may be eligible for the CFA charter upon completion of the required work experience
Interests
Skiing, cooking, and Sudoku
Working status in Canada
Permanent Resident
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