Yanyan Zhang

Yanyan Zhang is an experienced Data Scientist with 3.5 years of professional experience in the field, specializing in Machine Learning and Visualization.

Yanyan has a strong programming background and is proficient in Python (Pandas, Numpy, Scikit-learn, XGBoost, Keras, Plotly), JavaScript (Bootstrap, JQuery, Plotly, Mapbox), HTML, R (ggplot, Leaflet), Matlab, and Java.

In terms of databases, Yanyan is skilled in MySQL, Spark (PySpark), and Hadoop.

Yanyan pursued a Master of Science (M.S.) in Data Science at Columbia University in the City of New York and holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Financial Mathematics (summa cum laude) from The Ohio State University.

Yanyan has held positions such as Quantitative Engineer at Facebook, Senior Data Scientist at BriskPoint, and has experience in churn detection through a Capstone Project at Synergic Partners.

Additionally, Yanyan has worked as a Software Engineer Intern at Columbia University, Data Scientist Intern at MyCounterpane, Research Assistant at The Ohio State University in the Department of Economics, Data Analyst Intern at GE, and Actuarial Analyst Intern at Manulife-Sinochem.