Master of Management in Analytics
Jul 2026 – PresentMcGill University — Desautels Faculty of Management · Montreal, QC
Evelyn (Yawen) Zhang
SQL · Python · Machine Learning · NLP · LLMs · Optimization
About Me
I am a Master of Management in Analytics student at McGill University with experience in financial analysis, applied research, machine learning, optimization, and data-driven decision support. I am interested in using financial reasoning, statistical analysis, and technology to solve practical business problems and translate complex data into clear, decision-ready insights.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce
Aug 2023 – May 2026McGill University — Business Analytics and Finance · Montreal, QC
GPA: 3.87/4.00; Robert Bruce Scholarship (2025); Dean's Honour List.
Relevant Coursework: Probability, Business Statistics, Data Handling and Coding for Analytics, and Optimization.
Exchange Program
Jan 2025 – May 2025Nanyang Technological University — Nanyang Business School · Singapore
Exchange GPA: 4.72/5.00.
Experience
Research Assistant — Prof. Han
Mar 2026 – PresentMcGill University · Montreal, QC
Clean and analyze AI-generated conversations and survey responses in Python, apply structured coding and reliability checks, and support text-based measures for statistical analysis.
Group Insurance Business Intern
May 2026 – Jun 2026CITIC-Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited · Tianjin, China
Built Excel reimbursement ledgers and reconciled five years of enrollment records, flagging discrepancies, employee changes, and missing supporting materials.
Undergraduate Research Assistant — Prof. Zavosh
Sep 2025 – Mar 2026McGill University — Integrated Management Student Fellowship · Montreal, QC
Studied corporate acquisitions, capital allocation, and managerial incentives, and standardized executive-level data collected from company filings and regulatory sources.
NLP · Finance
Financial Sentiment Analysis
Compared LSTM, attention, and Transformer-based models for financial-text sentiment classification.
View on GitHub →Optimization · Gurobi
Best Timetable Generator
Built an optimization tool that generates conflict-free schedules from timetable data and student preferences.
View on GitHub →Predictive Analytics
Airbnb Pricing Analysis
Evaluated regression, tree-based, and boosting models to identify key drivers of short-term rental prices.
Data Engineering · Markets
Reddit & Bitcoin Analysis
Combined Reddit sentiment with market data to study relationships with short-term Bitcoin returns.
Machine Learning
Kickstarter Success Analysis
Developed a launch-time classification model and used clustering to identify distinct project profiles.
Finance · Strategy
PwC Integration Project
Analyzed market, competitive, and cultural factors and developed strategic integration recommendations.
Skills
Programming
Python, SQL
Libraries & Tools
Pandas, NumPy, PyTorch, NLTK, Matplotlib, Excel, Gurobi
Analytics
Statistical Modeling, Machine Learning, Regression, Classification, NLP, Optimization
Languages
Mandarin (Native), English (Fluent), French (Intermediate)
Contact
I am interested in opportunities across finance, business analytics, and data analytics.