Ph.D., Economics, Washington State University, Pullman, 2016
Dissertation: Essays on Food Consumption and Fruit Marketing
M.S., Statistics, Washington State University, Pullman, 2016
Project: Bootstrapped Standard Errors
M.S., Agricultural Economics (minor in Statistics), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2011
Thesis: Food Expenditures away from Home by Type of Meal and by Facility
B.S., Economics, and B.L., English, Dalian University of Technology, China, 2009
Valedictorian Thesis: Modelling Trade of Agricultural Products in China
Director, Model Risk Management, Upgrade, Inc. 2025-present
Manager, Model Risk Management, Zions Bancorporation, 2016-2025
Validate various asset liability management models, DFAST stress testing models, credit loss models and fraud and technology models
Assess extensive modeling methods including complex stochastic process, time series models, survival models, logistic regression, qualitative approach and stress scenarios design
Monitor model performance, breach remediation, model change and issue resolution
Maintain effective communication with regulators, internal auditors, model owners, subject-matter experts and outsourced validators
Oversee and supervise analysts and interns
Research Associate, Washington State University, Pullman, 2011-2016
Generated six conference papers, one professional report and multiple technical reports
Collaborated with a multinational and interdisciplinary research team
Built complex econometric and theoretical models
o Estimated a 14-equation demand system with seemingly unrelated regression
o Modeled intra-household resource allocation decision with a multivariate Tobit model
o Modeled producer remove/plant decision using generalized method of moments
o Derived numerical solutions of a partial equilibrium model by differential transformation and simulated economic impacts in case of tree fruit disease outbreaks
o Simulated and predicted the economic return of advertising for tree fruit
o Remediated statistical challenges such as autocorrelation, contemporaneous correlation and endogeneity
Dealt with a broad range of data structures
o Managed a novel data platform with 200,000 observations and hundreds of variables
o Collected and cleaned data from laboratories, research institutes and state government
Designed comprehensive survey studies, conducted survey experiments and utilized survey data for estimation
Lecturer, Washington State University, Pullman, 2014-2016
Designed and lectured an introductory microeconomics course
Lectured more than 20% of a Ph.D. level statistics and econometrics course
Led recitations and guest lectured for multiple graduate-level econometrics courses
Research Associate, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2009-2011
Provided marketing strategies and policy deliberations by investigating socio-economic factors that alter consumption behaviors
Improved statistical efficiency using a multivariate sample selection system
Published 2 first-author peer reviewed journal articles and presented in 2 conferences
Business of Banking (ABA)
Introduction to Data Science (Coursera)
Applied Machine Learning in Python (Coursera)
Commercial Loan to Business (Omega)
Commercial Real Estate (Omega)
Deposit Modeling Workshop (Atlanta, 2018)
Presentation at 2019 ABA Quantification Forum in Dallas
Panelist at 2023 RMA MRM Summit
SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS 9
R
Python
GAUSS
STATA
MATLAB
Advanced Excel
English (Fluent)
Mandarin (Native)
Mentor, It Takes A Village, 2022-present
Financial Planning, Budgeting Strategy and Organizational Accountability, Utah Arts Alliance Connect, 2019-2020
Patron Service, Salt Lake County Center for the Arts, 2016-2019
Volunteer, Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute, 2015
Participating Artist, Reinterpreting Reality Art Exhibit, WSU, 2013
President of Organization Department, Dalian University of Technology, 2008
Team Leader of Liaisons, World Economic Forum, Dalian, 2007
Undergraduate Mentor, Dalian University of Technology, 2006
Outstanding Performance Fellowship, University of Tennessee, 2009-2011
Outstanding Graduate Award, City of Dalian, China, 2009
Excellent Undergraduate Thesis Award, 2009
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd Scholarship, 2007-2008
Excellent Student Award and Scholarship, Dalian University of Technology (five consecutive academic years), 2004-2009