Xinyan Zhao has experience as an assistant project manager and research assistant. She has a master's degree in electrical and computer engineering from Purdue University and a bachelor's degree in telecommunication engineering from Jiangnan University. Some of her responsibilities have included leading an IT team to design a logistic management website, creating detailed project plans, obtaining client feedback, and reporting project status. She has also co-managed transportation projects, proposed algorithms to enhance system efficiency, and overseen the development of an Android application for road snow detection.

1. 1260 North Dearborn St,
Chicago IL 60610 XINYAN ZHAO 317-292-7767
yanyanzxy@gmail.com
EMPLOYMENT
Assistant Project Manager WHFTech Inc Sep 2016 - Present
 Lead the IT team to design a logistic management website to enhance the efficiency (50%) of warehouse;
 Create a detailed project plan with tasks and milestones based on clients requirements;
 Obtain clients feedback and requirements, communicate with development team to revise and implement
the features;
 Assist in managing reports and necessary documentation for future website function expansion;
 Report project status and customer feedback to senior leaders in regular
Research Assistant
Acted as Project Manager
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Jan 2014 - May 2015
 Co-managed and oversaw the project (Department of Transportation, 10+ team numbers, $0.5million);
 Mitigated risk factors through analysis of human resources, lab conditions and other ongoing projects;
 Collaborated with team members and outsourcing teams to identify alternatives or solutions;
 Documented, shared team learnings, drew on project team experiences to enhance the success of project;
 Delivered technical briefings, project reports, and analysis to senior leaders;
 Guided and proposed Greedy-Medoid, hierarchical clustering algorithms and optimization methods;
 Directed and conducted simulations to verify the effectiveness of the algorithms, enhanced system efficiency
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
Projects
Android Application for Road Snow Detection 2015
 Designed picture collection, image compression and snow condition identification modules;
 Created detailed project plan with well-defined tasks, milestones, assigned tasks to proper team members
 Oversaw the developing progress and reduced project completion time (3 weeks in advance)
Driver Behavior Distraction System 2014
 Coordinated “Driver Behavior Distraction System” test with the team of five (100+ subjects)
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE AND AWARDS
Presenter and Front Desk Coordinator at CrIS UTC annual meeting 2014
 Presented “Network AEB Systems Through V2V (Vehicle to Vehicle) to Improve Safety”
Test Engineer 2014
 Collaborated with team members to implement the AEB (Automatic Emergency Braking) system testing
Languages and Technologies
 C; Visual Studio; Pre-Scan; Matlab/Simulink; MS Office; MS Project
 VoIP, UDP, TCP/IP, IP subnetting, VLANs, Ethernet; NS 2; Protocol SAE J273, J1939
EDUCATION
INDIANAPOLIS, IN PURDUE UNIVERSITY May 2016
 Master of Electrical Computer Engineering
 Graduate Coursework: Optimization Methods; Lumped System Theory; Algorithms; Communication
Networks; Computing Multimedia Applications; Discrete Event Dynamic System
WUXI, JIANGSU JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY Aug 2013
 Bachelor of Telecommunication Engineering
 Bachelor Coursework: Digital Circuit; Signals and Systems; Microcomputer Principle and Interface Technology;
Mobile Communications; Principle of Commutations; Microwave and antenna technology