This document is a resume for Yifan Sun that outlines his education and experience. He is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Economics at USC with a 3.8 GPA and expects to graduate in May 2015. He has a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Huazhong University of Science and Technology with a 3.5 GPA. His relevant coursework includes mathematics, finance, and economics courses. For professional experience, he has interned at Morgan Stanley Huaxin Securities, Bohai Securities, and is currently a research assistant modeling chemical activities for Professor Cymra Haskell at USC. He also attended a training camp in New York. Additionally, he held a leadership role as president of the student government body

1. Yifan Sun
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EDUCATION
University of Southern California (USC) Los Angeles, CA
Master of Arts in Economics
GPA: 3.8 / 4.0
Expected: May 2015
Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) Wuhan, China
Bachelor in Economics
GPA: 3.5 / 4.0
Sep. 2009 – Jun. 2013
University of California-Riverside (UCR) Riverside, CA
Exchange Student
GPA: 4.0 / 4.0
Sep. 2012 – Jun. 2013
Relevant Coursework:
 Mathematics: Probability & Mathematics Statistic(A), Applied Probability & Stochastic Process(A-), Numerical
Methods(A-), ODEs(A), PDEs and Stochastic Calculus & Mathematical Finance(in progress)
 Finance: Derivative Markets(A), Fixed-Income Securities(A), Security Analysis and Portfolio Management(A+),
International Trade & Finance(A), Financial Theory(A), Corporate Finance(A), Intermediate Financial Accounting(A)
 Economics: Advanced Macro & Micro Economics(A), Practical Econometrics(A), Methods for Economic Survey(A)
PROFESSIONAL & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Career Dream New York Training Camp New York, NY
Program Trainee Oct. 2014
 Trained on modeling, like DCF, Comparable companies, and quantitative analysis skills needed for an analyst in
Investment Banks, by representatives from Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Blackstone Group, etc.
 Researched a listed company (Tesla), preformed a stock pitch (mainly by analyzing comparable companies and giving
a leadership premium to Tesla) and clarified our comments (short)
 Discussed career development and the current trade of finance with leaders of Financial Institutes on Wall Street
Cymra Haskell, Associate Professor of Mathematics, USC Dornsife Los Angeles, CA
Research Assistant Aug. 2014 – Present
 Topic: Integrating Data from Assays to Determine the Activities of Chemicals on the Estrogen Receptor Pathway
 Modeling: developed a system of ODEs to represent the activities of chemicals on the estrogen receptor pathway, by
using relative ratio of reactions as undetermined coefficients for ODEs system and solving for the equilibrium
 Used Matlab to run the numerical solutions and to optimize the parameters (relative ratio of reactions) given the
concentration of Chemicals, mainly by descend gradient method
Morgan Stanley Huaxin Securities (MSHX) Beijing, China
Summer Analyst, Fixed Income Division(FID) Jul. 2014 – Aug. 2014
 Researched the CSRC’s(China Securities Regulatory Commission) new policies for the first batch preferred stock
issuers, and gave a presentation on the most important provisions on convertible and repurchasing agreement
 Assisted the director in preparing the bidding process of one large commercial bank preferred stock’s underwriting,
an 60 billion AA+ private placement issue
 Assisted in identifying potential debt issuers by building books on relevant accounting ratios and credit rating
information, mainly focusing on corporate bond sector in China
Bohai Securities Tianjin, China
Summer Analyst, Financial Engineering & Industry Corporation Division Jun. 2012 – Aug. 2012
 Prepared industry research reports to demonstrate the conditions and trends of the shipping industry
 Conducted the optimization of present valuation models to assist with research in shipping industry
LEADERSHIP
Student Government, HUST School of Economics Wuhan, China
President (2000 Students Body) Oct. 2009 – Mar. 2012
 Organized Cast Study Competition, the “East and West” Cultural Festival, Innovative Technology Festival
SKILLS, ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS
Languages: Native in Mandarin, fluent in English
Technical Skills: Proficiency in C++, Matlab, Stata, Bloomberg
Activities: Debater in School of Economics Team (named “Excellent Debater”, 32 out of 32000 students in HUST)
Interests: Swimming (national second class athlete), Soccer (captain of school team)