Yitian (Tina) Tang
ytang30@illinois.edu | 1109 S. Third St., Champaign IL, 61820 | (217) 979-1074
EDUCATION
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Expected Graduation Date: May 2016
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
Bachelor of Science in Statistics, minor in Computer Science
Cumulative GPA: 3.73/4
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Dean’s List: Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014
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Receipt of Fred S. Bailey Scholarship on community leadership for service and activism 2014-15 and 2015-16
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Receipt of the Illinois Club Make a Difference Award
Entrepreneurship without Borders Study Abroad Trip, Mendoza, Argentina
March 2015
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Helped facilitate workshops in the local community to increase the literacy on economic theories
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Interviewed local families on their entrepreneurship practices to give feedback on improvement
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Visited subsistence marketplaces in both urban and rural settings to get first-hand observation of those places
WORK EXPERIENCE
The Brookings Institution
Washington, DC
Business Analytics Intern
June 2015-Present
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Create monthly reports for research programs to track performance metrics of the blog posts, papers and articles
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Perform quality assurance tests by generating test flow reports for blog posts
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Update Adobe Analytics training guides and other instructional process documents.
Office of the Dean of Students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Orientation Student Coordinator
November 2014-May 2015
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Assisted the professional staff in developing all training sessions and evaluations for retreats and training sessions
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Researched new programming ideas for the Office of New Student Programs to implement
Office of Volunteer Programs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Staff Member
May 2014-May 2015
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Organized a weekend service trip to St. Louis and Chicago for the school year of 2014-2015
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Collaborated with non-profit organizations in St. Louis and Chicago to organize service trips assisting the homeless
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Introduced new students to resources that the office offers during the summer resource fairs
Economics Tutoring Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Tutor
February 2014-May 2015
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Assisted 50 students with general questions and concepts for core undergraduate economics courses and Calculus classes
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Provided feedback on students’ academic performances
CAMPUS LEADERSHIP
Undergraduate Research Experience in Statistics
Champaign, IL
Participant
January 2015-Present
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Experimentally and theoretically study statistical methods of detecting changes in systems that are monitored in real time
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Presented the project of online change detection system regarding cyber security at the Undergraduate Research
Symposium
Department of Economics
Champaign, IL
Economics Ambassador
March 2014-Present
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Represent the Department of Economics by promoting the major and program
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Serve as tour guides for alumni and visitors of the Department
Volunteer Illini Projects
Champaign, IL
Vice Chair
January 2014-Present
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Collaborate with local non-profit organizations to create volunteering projects
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Facilitate the recruitment of volunteers for volunteering projects
Alternative Spring Break
Champaign, IL
Trip Facilitator
May 2014
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Led a group of 13 students from UIUC to volunteer with Catalina Island Conservancy in Santa Catalina, California
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Accomplished 40 volunteering hours by taking out invasive species, removing fences and maintaining hiking trails
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
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Language: Mandarin (Native Speaker), English (Fluent)
Computer Skills: Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Analytics, intermediate knowledge of
Java and C++ programming, SAS and R