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1 XIAOYU (MONICA) ZHANG, 1609 Rainbow Drive, Richardson TX, ' xiaoyuzhang@my.unt.edu LinkedIn SUMMARY I'm a highly motivated, optimistic professional with 3 years of experience in big data analysis, business analysis, project management, and localization. Graduated from UT Austin with Bachelor of Journalism in 2014, and currently pursuing Master of Science in Information Science at UNT, expected gradating in May Proficient in Python, MySQL, HTML, CSS, SAS Enterprise Miner, Excel (Pivot Table, V-Lookup etc.), MS office, Adobe Photoshop, and InDesign. Experiences with R, SAS, Objective C and Google Analytics. ì EDUCATION University of North Texas Denton, TX M.S in Information Science GPA 4.0/4.0 Areas of Concentration: Information Systems Aug Present Core Courses: Information and Knowledge Professions, Information Organization, Information Access and Knowledge Inquiry, Information Retrieval and Design, Data Modeling for Information Professionals (SQL), Computational Methods for Information Systems (Python), Dynamic WWW Control Structures (PHP), Data Mining (SAS), Information Architecture, Web Content Development and Maintenance (HTML), Information and Cyber-Security, Data Analysis and Knowledge Discovery, Project Management for Information Systems The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX Aug Dec 2013 Bachelor of Journalism GPA 3.5/4.0 Areas of Concentration: Multimedia Journalism Core Courses: Intro Mobile Program, Mobile App Design, Journalism Portfolio, Social Media Journalism, Culture and Communication, Reporting Words, Critical Issues in Journalism, Media Law and Ethics, News Media Writing and Editing, Theories of Mass Communication, Organizational Communication, Women and the News ì HONORS AND AWARDS Frasier McConnell Endowed Scholarship, UNT Fall 2016, Spring 2017 LIS Excellence Scholarship, UNT Fall 2017, Spring 2018 University Honors, UT Austin Fall 2013 & COURSE RELATED PROJECTS 0 Data Analysis Program Design (Python) 1 Applied data processing and analysis techniques included manual and automatic data clean-up, key phrase identification, statistical analysis, text classification, link analysis, and model building with Python. Conducted a comprehensive data analysis of traffic violation data for the City of Denton in 2016 and 2017 with a teammate. Delivered an analysis to understand the number and

2 type of traffic violations most common in Denton, the geographic locations where more violations take place, and the actions taken by the police department in response. 0 Web Database System Development (MySQL and PHP) 1 Designed and implemented a web database system with three teammates using MySQL and PHP, which is an online database system collecting the information about the people related to data science. For this project, we applied data collecting (collect data from digital sources or others), organizing (design the database table to hold collected data), cleaning (process raw data to meet the needs of database storage), and uploading (design web interface and write PHP program so data can be added to the database interactively and/or automatically) techniques. 0 Database System Design and Implementation (Microsoft Access) 1 Designed and implemented a database system with a teammate to be used by E-Car Rental, an online rental car company, specializing in renting cars to customers. It is an online database system through which customers can view available cars, register, book car and check reservation. 0 Data Mining (SAS Enterprise Miner) 1 Performed segmentation analysis, market basket analysis and logistic regression analysis in SAS Enterprise Miner along with SQL on Housing Affordability Data System in a team of 3 people. Used SAS Enterprise Miner to build a regression model successfully and get better understanding of the variables that will affect the monthly housing cost. Build another regression model with PCA variable and compare the previous model. Run a cluster model successfully by placing variables into groups, and look for characteristics in each clusters. To get better understanding on business intelligence and transforming data into insight that informs business decisions. 0 Website Design (HTML & CSS) 1 imoney: provides financial literacy resources and tools, including online courses, articles, deals, videos, and budgeting worksheets for college students. 0 Information Organization System Development and Implement (Libib) 1 UNT Shutterbug Collection (Project deliverable: a 30-page written report in the form of a technical manual that describes the organization system and its implementation in a specific database management system.) 0 Instructional Information Service Development 1 Worked with two teammates to design, develop and deliver an instructional information service platform to teach senior citizens to use Instagram. 0 ios App Development (Objective C, Adobe Photoshop) 1 Glos Guide for Journalists Worked with six teammates to develop an ios app contains the information of an AP style guide, a digital catalogue and study tool for News writing style. Released in App store in September Won Best Overall App of UT Austin Apps Demo Day Texas 4000 for Cancer Worked with a teammate to develop an ios app for users to check the information of all the Texas riders, including the routes, photos, videos, and donation options. & RESEARCHES AND PAPERS 0 Jiangping Chen, Duha Al Smadi, Xiaoyu Zhang, Zhiwu Xie. An Investigation of Cyberinfrastructure Adoption in University Libraries. (Accepted). iconference Jiangping Chen, Xiaoyu Zhang, Zhiwu Xie. Evaluation Measurements of Big Data Frameworks for Digital Libraries. (under revision). 0 Research Participant at UNT Intelligent Information Access Laboratory 2

3 1 LCI (Library Cyberinfrastructure) Projects: Be responsible for preparing the materials for the publication. Be responsible for collecting survey participants contact information. Be responsible for the literature review and related study. Be responsible for the paper formatting. Participant in Virginia Tech and UNT co-host Journal Club. 1 MLIA (Multilingual Information Access) Projects: Participant in the Relevance Judgment User System : PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Wells Fargo, Dallas, TX March 2015 March 2016 Business Systems Analyst (Full-time) Ø Interaction with the Subject Matter Expert and business users for requirements gathering by conducting more than one JAD sessions to identify specific project needs, perform appropriate market research analysis, interpret analytic results, and provide data facts that can support business decisions. Ø Elicited and gathered user and business requirements through open-ended discussions, brainstorming, and prototyping. Ø Gathered requirements to describe the business needs in creating the requirements deliverables and work products. Ø Played a major role in database design with the help of PDD (Project Definition Document) and BRD (Business Requirements Definition) documents. Ø Used MS Visio and UML for use-case flow diagram and design documentation. Ø Organized requirements gathering work sessions with application users and translated the results into use cases, activity diagrams, web page mockups and recommended the system changes on existing applications. Ø Managed requirements through Requirements Traceability Matrix. Ø Reviewed test cases and test procedure templates and guidelines to be used by the QA team. Ø Selected Projects: v Digital Payments v Credit Card Migration v New Product Development v Rewards Management: Early Month on Book v Collection Risk Governance Management Tool Apple Inc., Austin, TX Jan 2014 Jan 2015 Localization Production Artist (Full-time) Ø Responsible for producing static and interactive visual guidelines on the Apple support website, OS X operating systems, and ios devices. 3

4 Ø Updated and prepared Apple Support website content from English to 36 other languages including Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Portuguese. Ø Managed, monitored, and ensured high-quality content and images that are produced by other localization teammates. Ø Selected Projects: v Project Management: Managed 19 ios 7.1 localization projects for multiple teammates to finished, ensured content quality and timelines of projects deliveries. v Pre-launch 2014: Produced new images to help users easily understand new features of Yosemite and ios 8. v Internal Online Training: Created localization images within two weeks for company internal online training program. UT Austin Cockrell School of Engineering, Austin, TX Sep 2012 Jan 2014 Development Associate (Internship) Ø Assisted executive level management by maintaining the database and preparing all materials, mailings, and communications. Ø Coordinated events by scheduling volunteers, promoting events and arranging staff needs. Ø Managed website posts, article marketing, and social networking. Ø Created, designed, and edited infographics, promotional videos, and event posters. Emmis Austin Radio, Austin, TX Jan 2013 Jun 2013 Digital Content Editor (Internship) Ø Researched, developed, and created original content for Emmis Austin Radio websites: 101X, KGSR and KLBJ. Ø Wrote reviews and edited videos and photos for events such as SXSW and KGSR for over 15,000 listeners. Ø Edited content using appropriate software, improved content by adding music, sound, film or artwork, and kept track of developments in digital technology Ø Ensured that all published content meets a certain standard of quality, is relevant, and deemed useful for the audience. Ø Monitored and reported visitor behavior, web presence and traffic by reviewing website statistics. Ø Managed all social media platforms and developed marketing strategies for their events and promotions. ACTIVITIES Ø Report & Photographer at The Daily Texan (UT Austin) Ø Blogger & Photographer at CollegeFashionista.com Ø Mentor at Metz Elementary School H.O.S.T.S program Ø Reporter & Editor at Social News Network Ø Content Contributor at Orange Magazine 4

5 : SKILLS Ø HTML CSS R SAS MySQL Python3 PHP Objective C Ø MS Visio MS Access Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign LANGUAGES Ø Mandarin & Cantonese Chinese: Native proficiency Ø English: Bilingual proficiency Ø German: Elementary proficiency Ø Korean: Elementary proficiency 5