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Curriculum Vitae

Before entering NUS, I spent my high-school years in Macleans College, Auckland, New Zealand. 

In my spare time I enjoy playing the guitar, following public markets, and reading sci-fi.

Education


Aug 2023  - Present

National University of Singapore

  • MA in Philosophy
  • Focus on political philosophy and political economy, with interests in relevance to financial markets



Aug 2019  - May 2023

National University of Singapore

  • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 
  • CAP: 4.12 / 5.00 
  • Modules: Quantitative Methods for Economic Analysis; Microeconomic Analysis; Econometrics; Logic; Political Inquiry 



Jan 2012 - Nov 2016

Macleans College

  • CIE A Levels


Experience

May 2022  - Jul 2022

Bayfront Infrastructure Asset Management
Intern

  • Automated workflows for portfolio tracking, risk management, and regional limits
  • Assisted in drawing up transaction documents for assets between portfolios
  • Gained exposure to the sustainable-bond issuance process


Feb 2022  - Mar 2022

Insight Asset Management
Research Intern

  • Wrote research reports on equities in industries including:
  • Information Technology, Tourism, Electric Vehicles, and Semiconductors
  • Presented pitches on a weekly basis for internal use


May 2020  - Jul 2020

Eight Mercatus
Intern

  • Conducted market research and implemented marketing strategy, involving:
  • Graphic design, web design, copy writing, and social media


Apr 2017 - Apr 2019

Singapore Armed Forces
National Serviceman Full-time

  • Two years as a conscripted soldier serving the nation
  • Attendant experience expected from being a soldier


Extra-Curricula Experience

Jun 2021 - Jul 2021

Data Science Projects
Self-directed 

  • Analysed sovereign bond credit ratings against the rule of law index using linear regressions in R; with data gathered and cleaned from World Bank datasets 
  • Modelled non-fungible token prices through classification techniques including linear regressions, decision trees, and random forests on Python  


Aug 2020  - Jul 2021

Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Club
Partnerships Director

  • Source engagements with leading public and private sector individuals for a student body of 67 through cold calling and email 
  • Lead a team of 8 to develop pitches for prospective partners and organize logistics for industry informational sessions


Aug 2019  - Jul 2020

King Edward VII Hall
Member of Various Committees and Co-Curriculars

  • Hall Choir, External Relations Committee, Hall Affairs Board, Dinner and Dance Committee, Amplitude Committee
  • Produced creative content, involving filming, video editing, and content writing, for a cumulative audience of 2,000 


Skills and Interests

Certifications & Awards 

  • CFA Institute Investment Foundations; Google Analytics Qualification; Google Fundamentals of Digital Marketing; Chinese Proficiency Test Level 4; New Zealand Economics Competition Distinction Award 2014-2016

Competencies
  • Excel, VBA, SQL, Tableau, R, Python 

Course Certifications
  • Financial Markets - Yale
  • Global Financial Markets and Instruments - Rice
  • Reading Financial Statements - CFI
  • Corporate Finance Fundamentals - CFI
  • Data Analysis and Visualisation - SUNY

Interests
  • Fingerstyle Guitar, Philosophy, Science Fiction 
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