About Me

Welcome to my website! My name is Cloris Chen, a versatile analyst with 4+ years of cross-functional experience in quantitative and qualitative research within the private sector and higher education. I've honed my skills across a number of roles in Marketing, Engineering, Statistics, Public Health, and STEM Education. I'm skilled in using R, SQL, and Excel to manage and analyze a diverse range of internal and external data sources. Proficient in all aspects of data analysis, including collecting, cleaning, exploring, transforming, modeling, visualizing, interpreting, and reporting data. 

Who am I?

I am a generalist with cross-functional expertise in marketing, engineering, public health, statistics, and education. 

Over the past four years, I have completed five quantitative research projects across various disciplines and engaged in statistical analysis from start to finish for a variety of analyses. My greatest accomplishment so far is that I completed a data science project from start to finish where I independently (1) cleaned and analyzed two large-scale datasets (10,000+ entries, 3,000 variables) and (2) built 40 regression models.

I’ve intentionally engaged in a variety of projects to transcend disciplinary boundaries, which has allowed me to learn by analogy, draw connections between fields, and generate insights from one domain to inform another. My diverse expertise and experience position me as a well-rounded, versatile talent capable of collaborating with professionals from various backgrounds, addressing multifaceted challenges with a holistic approach, and contributing to diverse projects and responsibilities.

My business experiences included 1) interning for 3 summers at a private healthcare company, and 2) competing in multiple case competitions, where I won 1st place in PwC’s Challenge by developing a strategy for a gaming company. My engineering experiences include 1) currently coaching four engineering design teams. 2) have taught over 300 undergraduate students in 20+ engineering labs and/or professional development sessions, 3) completing a computer-aided excavator design and analysis project, and 4) engaged in 1+ years of human factors engineering research, for which I was awarded 1st place for my research talk at a university-wide conference. The combination of technical and business skills enables me to effectively bridge the communication gaps between IT and business teams.

My public health experiences include co-evaluating a nutrition education intervention and analyzing two large datasets independently to identify key components in local public health infrastructure in accomplishing best practices in public health. My education experiences include 1) mentoring over 500 students in research and professional development contexts, and 2) working on projects that analyzed the impact of curricular complexity on study abroad participation at my university and assessed students' systems thinking competencies in solving complex problems.

I’m a cross-culturally competent professional.

For the past 4 years, I’ve worked with numerous colleagues from different countries/cultural backgrounds in various team environments (e.g., co-organizing a university-wide conference, co-coaching engineering design teams, co-developing a program or a curriculum). I’m confident that I can work with a variety of people in a way that is culturally sensitive and appropriate.

I’m an effective communicator and presenter.

Having presented orally and in writing for 4 projects to 200+ technical and non-technical audiences in 3 university venues, 3 national conferences, and 5 peer-reviewed research papers, I believe I stood out for my communication and presentation skills. I’m often the first person to notice when there’s a misunderstanding or when we are not on the same page in team settings, and I’m also often the person who initiates constructive conversations to resolve communication issues using my 4 rules of communication: 1) be honest; 2) keep current; 3) attack the problem, not the person, and 4) act, but don’t react. 

I’m a quick learner.

I’ve figured out my way of learning anything new fast and effective. When I was an undergrad, I was able to test out three chemistry courses myself by studying materials on my own without going through the courses like others using my own learning method. I also learned how to help others learn effectively through my current major in engineering education, where I focused on improving my teaching and mentorship for STEM students and guiding them to succeed in their studies and professional practices. 

I deliver work with excellence.

I prioritize making my work as accurate and as timely as possible. I rarely get things beyond deadlines, and I’m a very organized person in my work and I hold myself accountable to high standards. I was awarded a university fellowship to pursue graduate education at Purdue, and the fellowship was awarded based on the candidate’s character and intellectual ability. I’m confident in my character and ability to deliver work responsibly, ethically, and beyond the expected quality.

You can count on me to get things done on time.

I prioritize tasks based on deadlines, focusing on the most urgent and important ones first to ensure nothing is delayed. I communicate with my team to understand project dependencies and adjust priorities accordingly. I break down my deadlines/situations into smaller, more manageable tasks and prioritize them accordingly. I also plan buffer time to make sure I meet the hard deadline in the end.

I’m passionate about creating positive social impacts.

I care about those in the world who are hurting and in need, especially those of the disability population. I’ve served in a disability camp and wrote a blog on my experience: Diversity Matters: Lessons Learned from Serving the Disabled.