1. Ian Kane
Vista, CA 92081
(760) 560 - 6532 | ianpk92@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Finance May 2015
Minor in Computer Science
California State University San Marcos
• GPA: 3.83 / 4.0, magna cum laude
• Honors: Awarded Outstanding Student in Finance, Recipient of The Hypercube Scholar Award, Dean’s List 10
consecutive semesters
• Finance Related Coursework: Advanced Investments, Advanced Corporate Finance, Operations Research,
International Financial Management, Data Analysis
• Technology Related Coursework: Advanced Object Oriented C++, Database Management, Data Structures, Decision
Models, Android/iOS Mobile Programming, Software Engineering, Calculus, Discrete Mathematics, Computer
Networks
Additional Education
• Machine Learning: Coursera – online education site
o Linear/Logistic Regression, Support Vector Machines, K-means, Clustering, and Neural Networks
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Data Analytics
• Quantitative Research
• Decision Modeling
• Financial Analysis
• Neural Networks
• C++, Java, PHP, SQL, Python, Swift
• Microsoft Office/Excel
• Time Management
• Self-Starter
• Detail Oriented
• Team Player
PROJECTS
Summer Scholar at CSUSM – Sponsored by ViaSat Inc. San Marcos, CA
Non-linear Modeling of Dimeric Aryl Diketo Acids to Predict HIV Drug Performance June 2014 – Current
• Researched evolutionary algorithms for feature selection
• Researched artificial, general regression neural networks to model data
• Developed an evolutionary algorithm and neural network in Python
• Analyzed results to select the best acid features that lead to most accurate predictions of HIV drug performance
WORK EXPERIENCE
Student Assistant of Systems Development San Marcos, CA
California State University San Marcos May 2014 – Current
• Developed a purchase requisition form and database for technology department employees
• Developed a firewall management web application
• Programmed in PHP, MySQL, jQuery, HTML
• Utilized CodeIgniter and Twitter Bootstrap frameworks
Research Associate Carlsbad, CA
GSG Capital Advisor 2011 – 2012
• Used spreadsheets to develop models, analyze financial data, spot trends
• Used data to measure financial risk associated with investment decision
• Analyzed company financial statements
• Focused on trends impacting different industries
• Confirmed confidence in employer’s current holdings
Cash Vault Assistant Carlsbad, CA
Legoland California 2009 – 2011
• Posted debits and credits to collect and bill customer vouchers
• Prepared bank deposits and transmitted cash, checks, and other forms of payment to the bank totaling $200,000 daily
• Received, recorded, and banked cash, checks, and vouchers
• Checked figures, postings, and documents to ensure mathematical accuracy