Résumé

Education

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Candidate for Bachelor of Arts in May of 2010 GPA: 3.52/4.00

• Majors in Mathematics and Economics and a minor in Computer Science
• Relevant Coursework: Financial Accounting, Game Theory, Probability, Statistical Inference, Databases

Beijing Language and Culture University, Beijing, China

Studied abroad in Beijing with a full scholarship including stipend. Coursework in Chinese language. Summer 2006

Andover High School, Bloomfield Hills, MI

High School Diploma, GPA 3.98/4.00 June 2006

SAT Math: 760 Verbal: 800

• Dual enrolled at Oakland University to do coursework in math and biochemistry.
• Rescued debate program and led team to first ever State Finals. Chemistry Olympiad National Finalist.

Experience

The Daily Pennsylvanian

Web Editor-in-Chief 1/08 to Present

Responsible for the web presence. Web development in PHP/MySQL with Drupal and Wordpress. Oversee video production, Flash interactive content and other multimedia and blogs. Manage a staff of developers and producers.

Beat Reporter 9/06 to 12/07

Provided in depth coverage of technology issues and higher education issues. Reported with an investigative team that won a ‘Page One’ award and prize for coverage of the departure of Penn’s former Dean of Admissions Lee Stetson.

BusinessWeek

Technology Writer Intern 5/08 to 8/08

Reported on trends, news, and startups in the Silicon Valley technology industry. Created and captioned slideshows. Wrote a variety of feature and hard news pieces.

West Bloomfield Eccentric and Bloomfield Observer

Columnist 9/06 to 5/07

Wrote a column on “College Life” and issues in higher education.

Sundia MediTech Company, Ltd

Intern 5/07 to 7/07

Wrote press releases and helped with administrative duties for Shanghai based pharmaceutical company.

American Chinese School of Greater Detroit

Teacher 9/04 to 5/06

Taught an SAT verbal skills course. Lectured, led discussions, graded essays. Assisted school administration in the day-to-day operations of the school and prepared and distributed course material.

Skills

• Experienced with CSS/ XHTML, PHP and Unix. Familiar with Java, JavaScript, Python, SQL.
• Development experience with Drupal and Wordpress.
• Experience with Final Cut, Audacity, Photoshop and Flash.
• Fluent spoken Mandarin and elementary written Mandarin.
• Classical piano training and wind ensemble and marching band experience with the euphonium.