Ernest Jum

Ernest Jum, PhD has a diverse range of work experience. Ernest currently holds the position of VP, Model Risk Management at Wintrust Financial Corporation, starting in February 2020. Before this, they were an AVP in the same department, from June 2018 to January 2020. In addition to their work in the financial industry, Ernest Jum also worked as an Adjunct Instructor at Trinity International University for a period of five months in 2023. Prior to that, they were a Risk Lead Analyst at Barclays from November 2017 to June 2018. Ernest also held various roles at BB&T, including Sr. Quantitative Analyst in both Capital Analytics and Model Risk Management departments from August 2015 to November 2017. Ernest Jum's work experience also includes positions as a Graduate Teaching Associate at the University of Tennessee from August 2009 to May 2015, and as a Graduate Assistant at East Tennessee State University from August 2007 to July 2009. Ernest started their teaching career as an Instructor at the University of Buea from October 2005 to July 2007, and prior to that, they served as a Graduate Assistant at the same institution from October 2003 to July 2005. Finally, Ernest Jum had managerial experience as a Manager at Jam and Sons Business Center from 2002 to 2004.

Ernest Jum, PhD, has a diverse educational background in mathematics and computer science. Ernest began their education at CCAST Bambili, where they obtained their GCE A-Level and GCE O-Level qualifications in sciences. Ernest then pursued higher education at the University of Buea, where they completed a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Mathematics with a minor in Computer Science.

Ernest furthered their studies at the University of Buea, where they earned a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Mathematics. Ernest then proceeded to East Tennessee State University, where they completed a Master of Science (MS) degree in Mathematics. Ernest continued their academic journey with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Mathematics (Probability) from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Beyond their formal education, Ernest Jum has also obtained several certifications in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning. These certifications include "Generative AI for Everyone," "Improving Deep Neural Networks: Hyperparameter Tuning, Regularization and Optimization," "Structuring Machine Learning Projects," "Convolutional Neural Networks," "Neural Networks and Deep Learning," "Regression Models," "Getting and Cleaning Data," "Practical Machine Learning," "Machine Learning," "Exploratory Data Analysis," "R Programming," and "The Data Scientist's Toolbox." These certifications were earned from various institutions, including Coursera, DeepLearning.AI, Stanford CPD, and UVM.