Julius Zhang

Julius Zhang has a diverse work experience in the finance and data analysis field. Julius started their career as an Intern at the Agricultural Bank of China, where they gained experience in credit risk evaluation and financial statement analysis. Julius then worked as a Trainee at HSBC, furthering their knowledge of banking operations.

Julius then joined Micromeritics Instrument Corporation as an ERP Reporting Analyst, where they specialized in data manipulation, analysis, and visualization using advanced Excel formulas and VBA automation. Julius successfully reduced reporting time and improved work efficiency for corporate managers and executives.

Later, Julius served as a Research Assistant at Georgia State University, where they conducted information gathering and data manipulation for research projects in empirical asset pricing. Julius also gained experience in using R to generate tables and manipulate data.

Following their time at Georgia State University, Julius interned as a Quantitative Analyst at GreenSky, where they contributed to data manipulation and analysis, helping to reduce credit risk and make prudent credit authorization decisions.

Currently, Julius is working as a Financial Data Analyst at MeridianLink, where they are responsible for the entire process of banking data analysis. Their tasks include data preprocessing, quality assurance, aggregation, and data cleaning. Julius also uses R and Excel to generate tables, graphs, and scorecard models, improving efficiency and verifying custom models for clients.

Throughout their work experience, Julius has consistently demonstrated strong analytical skills and a commitment to improving work processes and efficiency.

Julius Zhang completed their education history with a Bachelor's degree in Finance, General from Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, where they studied from 2011 to 2015. Julius then pursued a Master's degree in both Quantitative Risk Analysis & Management and Actuarial Science from Georgia State University, from 2016 to 2019. In addition, they have obtained certifications in SOA Financial Mathematics and SOA Probability and Statistics from the Society of Actuaries, although the specific dates of certification are not provided.