1. TIANYU CHENG
541.790.1630 | tianyuc@umich.edu | Sunnyvale, CA
EDUCATION
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 05/2015
Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration, Major in Economics
University of Oregon 06/2013
Pre-Business School
Dean’s list of Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Fall 2012
Relevant coursework: Financial and Management Accounting, Game Theory, Econometrics, International Finance,
Regression Analysis, Government Tax Policy, Industrial Organization, and Stock Trading.
PROJECT & EXPERIENCE
Financial Analyst Intern | New Era stock Branches, Shanghai, China 08/2012-09/2012
- Analyzed the price change of China Mobile, Lenovo and etc. to predict performance in the last quarter of 2012.
- Advised the manager investing decisions based on the moving average convergence/divergence.
Data Analyst | Traffic Death and Beer Tax, University of Michigan 02/2015-05/2015
- Simulated the effect of beer tax on traffic death in the ordinary least square model.
- Used omitted variable bias to check if the regression is positive. Added panel data to see changes in individual.
- Offered instruments to solve omitted variable bias, thus minimize measurement errors and simultaneous causality.
Tax Advisor | International Tax Compliance Model, University of Michigan 09/2014-12/2014
- Built a model with simulating a U.S. corporation with subsidiaries in Japan and Ireland.
- Determind the optimal amount of investments when facing different tax rates.
- Simulated a new up-front investment in Bermuda, and determined the optimal lay out with 10% annual pre-tax
return.
Programming Languages: C++, SQL, PHP, MySQL, Matlab, Mathematica, STATA, and R.
Expert in Excel and PPT. CFA Level 1 candidate, Bloomberg EMS (MACD, KDJ) user, WolframAlpha.
Languages: Chinese (Fluent), Japanese (Basic)
Financial Planner | Apple E-book Collusion, University of Michigan 09/2014-12/2014
- Studied U.S. Department Of Justice sued Apple and five publishers allegedly hatched an agreement to control the
price of E-books.
- Expatiated to professor by PPT about how DOJ outlaws every contract and conspiracy, in restraint of commerce.
- Located the price parity provision used by Apple to forced other retailers switch to agency model.
- Differentiated monopoly from monopolization. Analyzed the rationale behind Apple’s $450 million settlement.
Financial Planner | Game Theory Matrix Model, University of Oregon 03/2013-06/2013
- Built a model simulating oil trade of Chinese, Iran and Saudi Arabia’s from 2005 to 2011.
- Recorded the trading amount, determined the Nash equilibrium using Kuhn’s theorem and simulated the players’
strategy under the “tit for tat” scenario.
- Determined the model’s simultaneity/sequentiality and evaluated the players’ cooperativeness.
SKILLS
LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY SERVICE
Minister of the General Department | Student and Scholar Association, University of Oregon 10/2011-01/2013
- Led a five-person team and fundraised $5000 from top 500 companies such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz and
Chase for event budget.
- Organized a Spring Festival celebration for more than 1200 students, supervised the production of shows, and
communicated with sponsors to prepare for the auditorium.
OBJECTIVE: Business/Financial/Data Analyst