Yingzhou He
Ph.D. Candidate In Actuarial Science At University Of Connecticut
Storrs,CT
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time position in Actuarial Science or Data Science that offers professional challenges utilizing my experienced actuarial skills, data analytical skills, interpersonal skills and problem-solving skills.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Actuarial Research Assistant
Goldenson Center for Actuarial Research
Storrs, CT
08.2016 - Current
- Healthy Life Expectancy & Live Health Score: Developed and modified current HLE calculator to perform more accurate and consistent computations of Life expectancy, Health Life expectancy; Established a Monto-Carlo simulation model in R to prove the accuracy of the HLE model; Designed a brief structure of a live health score calculation for potential users based on the HLE model.
- Phoenix Life Enterprise Data Warehouse: Established data warehouse and built a mapping platform, to increase operating efficiency and save expenses; Replaced APL disabled lives model with an Excel model via transcoding; Presented progress to clients in weekly meetings and facilitated internal discussions
- Prudential & Lincoln Financial Group Claim Tracking and Monitoring (SOA CAE Grant): Led a group of seven to identify mortality issues and modify mortality rates and underwriting patterns; Developed a universal R package for A/E ratio calculation and trending analysis for blocks of business; Performed routine actuarial research, ad hoc analysis and compiled reports for actuarial studies
Teaching Assistant
Department Of Math, University Of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
08.2018 - Current
- Hold discussion sessions of Calculus 1 and Calculus 2 to help students better understand course materials and illustrated related homework examples.
- Recorded grades for coursework and tests in online reporting system.
- Partnered with teacher to plan and implement lessons following school's curriculum, goals and objectives.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Tutored struggling students individually and in small groups to reinforce learning concepts.
Tutorial Teacher
Student Support Services University Of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
07.2022 - 07.2022
- Worked with the SSS program to help new first-generation college freshman to accustom to the college life through the summer school.
- Collaborated with students to complete homework assignments, identify lagging skills and correct weaknesses.
- Planned lessons for allotted time to strengthen weak subjects and build student's interest in math learning
- Met with students and discussed educational goals and expectations.
- Improved test scores by focusing on reading comprehension, math and critical thinking skills through one-on-one tutoring sessions.
Competitor
Kaggle Case Competition
04.2017 - 10.2021
- Led the team and ranked in top 20% with case Titanic: Machine Learning from Disaster
- Identified and categorized passenger types and corresponding tragedy survival rate utilizing Random Forest Model in R
- Classified, analyzed and visualized data using package dplyr and ggplot2; examined features impacting survival rate
- Completed cases House Prices: Advanced Regression Techniques and New York City Taxi Trip Duration
Competitor
Travelers Case Competition
Storrs, CT
10.2016 - 11.2020
- Developed a TD boost predictive model to predict claim amount of auto insurance policies using R
- Established an ensembled stack machine learning model to predict retention rate in house property policies
- Conducted data analysis and detected fraud claims in auto insurance utilizing multiple predictive models
Actuarial Intern
MIB Group, Inc
New York, NY
05.2017 - 08.2017
- Examined miscellaneous validation and syntax logic errors for SOA Extended Analysis Database using SQL and Excel
- Performed reserve calculation using retrospective reserve method, and compared reserve using different methodologies
- Conducted claim tracking and monitoring for a 20 million database using SQL and R
Actuarial Intern
China Life Insurance Co., Ltd
Jiaxing
01.2015 - 03.2015
- Reviewed and detected fraud claim reimbursement by examining the corresponding policy details
- Gained deep knowledge of standard life insurance products and documents management tools
YouTuber
YouTube & Bilibili
11.2019 - Current
- Applied current editing and photography tools to tell great stories.
- Developed original content using social listening and independent sources.
- Found appropriate stories and ideas for programming to engage target audiences and hook advertisers.
Education
Ph.D. - Mathematics, Actuarial Science
University of Connecticut (UConn)
Storrs, CT 08.2018 - Current
Master of Science - Actuarial Science
University of Connecticut (UConn)
Storrs, CT 01.2016 - 12.2017
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics & Applied Mathematics
Zhejiang University
09.2011 - 07.2015
Skills
Actuarial Skills, Data Analytical Skills, R, Adobe Premiere Pro
Advanced Excel, Microsoft Office, SQL, Matlab, Python, C
SAS, Stata, Eviews, Access, Adobe Photoshop
Actuarial Exams
Exams Passed: Exam P/1, Exam FM/2, Exam MFE/3F, Exam C/4, Exam MLC
VEE Fulfilled: Economics, Corporate Finance, Applied Statistics
Timeline
Tutorial Teacher
Student Support Services University Of Connecticut
07.2022 - 07.2022
YouTuber
YouTube & Bilibili
11.2019 - Current
Teaching Assistant
Department Of Math, University Of Connecticut
08.2018 - Current
Ph.D. - Mathematics, Actuarial Science
University of Connecticut (UConn)
08.2018 - Current
Actuarial Intern
MIB Group, Inc
05.2017 - 08.2017
Competitor
Kaggle Case Competition
04.2017 - 10.2021
Competitor
Travelers Case Competition
10.2016 - 11.2020
Actuarial Research Assistant
Goldenson Center for Actuarial Research
08.2016 - Current
Master of Science - Actuarial Science
University of Connecticut (UConn)
01.2016 - 12.2017
Actuarial Intern
China Life Insurance Co., Ltd
01.2015 - 03.2015
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics & Applied Mathematics
Zhejiang University
09.2011 - 07.2015