Susan Lin
NYU Stern & Courant | Prev @ NTU, IBM, WorldQuant, PIMCO, DBS, Deloitte
Finance Background with Expanding Expertise in Software Engineering
EXPERIENCE
Work Experience & Participation
Throughout the years, each of my professional experiences has been an opportunity to learn and grow, and has greatly contributed to the person I am today. Please check out my full background below to learn more.
October 2023 - August 2025
WORLDQUANT | RESEARCH CONSULTANT
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Researched and developed trading strategies from diverse data fields, coding them into alpha signals
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Submitted alphas to the BRAIN platform, passing rigorous quality tests
July 2024 - August 2024
IBM | ASSOCIATE APPLICATION CONSULTANT INTERN
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Participated in system backend development using Maven and Java Spring Boot to implement functionalities
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Performed API testing with Postman and automated workflows using Python and JavaScript, achieving an 80% reduction in testing time
June 2023 - August 2023
PIMCO | ACCOUNT ANALYST INTERN
Employed Excel, VBA, and Python to optimize report models and extract data
Participated in the China Asset Management Companies and Bank Wealth Management Overseas Investment project
Composed monthly fund reports and generated weekly fund performance reports
September 2022 - June 2023
NTU CONSULTING CLUB | PROJECT MEMBER
• Participated in virtual projects to help Waymo increase user numbers
• Proposed strategies to increase Waymo’s usage by 1.2 million and achieve breakeven in the sixth year by defining AS-IS, proposing feasible strategies, conducting quantitative analysis, strategies schedule planning, risk measurement, and profit and loss analysis
• Won the Best Presentation Award in the project competition
October 2022 - December 2022
IBM TCP PROGRAM
• Participated in application consulting project
• Provided solutions for Foxconn Technology Group’s MIH platform by analyzing the electric vehicle market, discovering the potential pain points of the platform, and designing a one-stop solution service platform for MIH
• Won first place in the final presentation contest
Jul. 2022 – Aug. 2022
DBS BANK | SUMMER INTERN
• Participated in Citi merger project
• Carried out iChatBot UAT to ensure quality before new features launched
• Conducted iServe CSAT analysis to optimize the chatbot
• Participated in horizontal operations project and reported to senior management
Jul. 2021 - Sep. 2021
DELOITTE CONSULTING | SUMMER INTERN
• Developed actuarial models using Excel and Prophet
• Implemented the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 17
• Optimized the policy pricing model
• Sample check
Oct. 2020 – Feb 2021
NTU SECURITIES CAMP | STAFF OF DEPARTMENT OF ACADEMIC, COUNSELOR
• Organized camp activities
• Guided team members to write the stock research report
Oct. 2021 - Jan. 2022
DELL TECHNOLOGIES TCP PROGRAM
Participated in Products marketing project
Made business proposal through pain points analysis, STP analysis, competitors analysis
Sep. 2021 - Jan. 2022
NAN SHAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. PROGRAM
• Participated in ICS project
Feb. 2022 - Apr. 2022
ATCC BUSINESS COMPETITION
• TSMC group
• Acted as project manager
• Clarified project scope, developed project plans and schedules
• Collaborated with group members to write a business proposal
Sep. 2020 – Oct.2020
LINE FRESH BUSINESS COMPETITION
• Wrote a business proposal
Jun. 2017 – Aug. 2017
COMPETITION ASSISTANT OF 2017 SUMMER UNIVERSIADE
• Schedule arrangement
• Roll-call before the competition