Yifu Zuo

Experience

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  US Army Corps of Engineers

  Jan 2019 - Nov 2022

  Technical Engineer
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  University of Minnesota boxing team

  Jan 2021 - Jan 2023

  President and founder
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  US Army

  Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

  Acting platoon leader
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  Securian Financial Services Financial Focus Group

  Jun 2023 - Sept 2023

  Actuarial Analyst

  ● Proficient utilization of R Studio for extensive data sampling and analysis.● Conducted comprehensive cash flow analysis at the University of Minnesota, employing R to develop a customized tool for user-driven data selection, comparison, and calculation across diverse categories.● Expertise in employing VBA for the seamless merging and calculation of extensive Excel files.● Demonstrated exceptional teamwork and collaboration skills while contributing to the formulation and execution of departmental quarterly objectives and strategies.● Spearheaded rigorous asset management initiatives within the retirement product sector, performing detailed analysis of market data for Class A and BBB assets against the US Treasury rate.● Collaborated closely with the asset management division to conduct in-depth Hedging analysis and ALM Duration assessment, predicated on variations in the US Treasury rate by basis points.● Instrumental in the retirement department's Mortality analysis during the COVID-19 period, investigating and elucidating the ramifications within the annuity and life insurance realms. Show less

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  University of Minnesota

  Dec 2024 - Feb 2025

  UMN RITC Team Leader

  Led the development of high-frequency and algorithmic trading strategies across multiple competition cases at RITC 2025, achieving top-tier performance against 38 international teams.ALGO Arbitrage Case: Built a high-frequency trading algorithm that executed trades 5–100x faster than competitors, achieving a 0.02 spread vs. 0.2 industry average. Captured 50% of total market P&L, ranking 1st globally.Sales & Trader Case: Developed an automated valuation and signal-generation algorithm for tender offers and arbitrage opportunities. Significantly improved trader decision-making efficiency.CAPM Forecasting Case: Engineered a real-time prediction model integrating CAPM, market data, and statistical tools to forecast returns and drive automated execution via RIT API.Led strategy formulation, coding, and testing for 3 of the 5 competition cases. Team placed Top 10 overall globally. Show less

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  US Army

  Jan 2025 - now

  Platoon Leader

  434 SMC 3rd platoon PL