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Matthew Kwong

Matthew Kwong

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Data and Business Analytics Consultant | MS in Business Analytics

  • Education

    • University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business

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      Master of Science - MS Business Analytics 4.0

      Activities and Societies: ❃ Class Representative ➢ 2022-2023 UCI MSBA Cohort ❃ Academic Excellence Award for #1 GPA amongst 140 graduates ❃ Dean's Scholar Award for top 12% of graduating class ❃ Beta Gamma Sigma Award for top 20% of business students worldwide ❃ VP of Operations ➢ Merage Marketing Association ❃ VP of Marketing ➢ Merage Challenge for Charity ❃ VP of External Affairs ➢ Ascend at UCI ❃ VP of Marketing ➢ Product Club

    • Harvard-Westlake School - Middle School Campus

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      Activities and Societies: [3] ❃ California Mathematics League ➢ 1st Place (#1 Individual score) in 140-school California-wide competition ❃ Concert Strings ➢ Concertmaster | 1st Chair, First Violinist ❃ Mathcounts ➢ Winning team

    • Harvard-Westlake School

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      Honor Roll & AP Scholar with Distinction

      Activities and Societies: [3] ❃ St. Vincent's Meals-on-Wheels "Dining with Music" ➢ Founder & Humanitas Award recipient ❃ Symphony Orchestra ➢ First Violin | Musical Chamber Orchestra | Concert Soloist ❃ Robotics Club ➢ FIRST Robotics Competition Quarterfinalist

    • University of Pennsylvania

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      B.A., Economics Minors: Systems Engineering, Consumer Psychology, Mathematics

      Activities and Societies: [3] ❃ Penn UTV ➢ On-Air Anchor of Live TV Show "The BullPenn" ❃ Alpha Phi Omega ➢ Officer & Executive Board Committee ❃ Pan-Asian American Community House ➢ Member

  • Experience

    • Massachusetts General Hospital

      Jan 2006 - Jan 2006
      Research Assistant

      ➢ Harris Orthopedics Biomechanics and Biomaterials Laboratory: research paper published at American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons

    • Imperial Capital, LLC

      Jan 2008 - Jan 2010
      Institutional Research Department Intern

      High Yield & Distressed Debt Analysis➢ Constructed financial models, including historical and estimated quarterly and annual financials, business segment analysis, tangible asset support analysis and cash flow analysis➢ Built capitalization tables for high-yield credits based on information available in the Companyʼs financial statements, credit agreements, indentures and Bloomberg➢ Took the initiative to update financial models and draft research publications for publication pipelineEquity Research➢ Updated pricing and rating history for companies in equity research using Bloomberg and Excel➢ Developed new templates for stock prices, capital structure analysis, ratings, and valuation chartsPublications Team & Research Portal➢ Initiated company-wide research database with research reports and company information➢ Collaborated with MIS group on redesigns of website layout, format, and infrastructure➢ Prepared and delivered presentation on findings for Research Department Managing Director Show less

    • The Wharton School

      Jan 2009 - Jan 2011
      Marketing Research Assistant

      ➢ Designed Qualtrics surveys testing general public knowledge of health ➢ Performed A/B testing➢ Analyzed results in Excel

    • The Broadsmoore Group

      Jan 2011 - Jan 2011
      Analyst

      ➢ Analyzed distribution of subsidiary company spending for CFO➢ Constructed balance sheets, P&L, and PowerPoint decks for potential investors ➢ Streamlined due diligence process, creating online database cataloguing research ➢ Reconciled transactions for company audit with company Controller

    • Union Square Hospitality Group

      Jan 2012 - Jan 2013
      Garde Manger

      ☆ Altamarea Group: Osteria Morini & Nicoletta ☆ Union Square Hospitality Group: Maialino & Union Square Cafe➢ Oversaw garde-manger station and prep areas, managing kitchen inventory

    • Ivy League Tutoring

      Jan 2013 - Jan 2017
      Mathematics Content Developer

      ➢ Designed academic guidance materials for students up to the graduate school level➢ Conceived personalized academic development regimens for students

    • UncommonGoods

      Jan 2013 - Jan 2013
      Data Analyst

      ➢ Conceived algorithm in Python to forecast winter holiday season staffing needs➢ Designed real-time workforce recommendation dashboard, extracting data from SQL➢ Constructed weekly financial analysis to present to CEO and senior level management➢ Managed inventory projections and operational efficiency of drop ship deliveries➢ Developed analysis reports on inventory projections and supply chain

    • LogicPrep

      Jan 2015 - Jan 2017
      Quantitative Techniques Consultant

      ➢ Directed individualized test prep regimen and support materials for over 200 academic clients➢ Developed academic counseling plans and weekly progress reports leveraging testing analytics➢ Co-authored five proprietary 100+ page published softcover books on quantitative techniques➢ Drove 45% score improvements on average, with STEM-specialization across ACT, SAT, SSAT, ISEE, AP, SAT II: Subject tests, physics, statistics, and mathematics up to college-level calculus

    • The NoMad Hotel New York

      Jan 2017 - Jan 2018
      Guest Relations Specialist - The NoMad Bar & The NoMad Restaurant

      ➢ Collaborated with service team to optimize daily resources, staffing, and logistics for 5-star hotel operations across Michelin-starred restaurant (The NoMad Restaurant) and Best Bar in North America (The NoMad Bar) and coordinated curated luxury stays (The Magician, The Library) for high profile (8-figure net worth) clients➢ Managed digital communication, interfaced with high profile clients, maintained CRM database

    • JEAN-GEORGES MANAGEMENT

      Jan 2018 - Jan 2018
      Maître d'Hôtel

      ➢ Led front of house operations and delegated responsibilities among all front-of-house staff➢ Directed management-led projects between Jean-Georges and Nougatine Restaurants➢ Oversaw new employee training on service protocol and hospitality principles

    • Bea Restaurant

      Jan 2019 - Jan 2020
      Manager

      ➢ Managed 50 employees, scheduling, DOH compliance, inventory, supplies➢ Resolved financial reconciliations, party arrangements, guest issues, special events➢ Engendered a culture of hospitality excellence and conviviality with regular guests➢ Drove 10-20% improvements in online ratings, restaurant sales, and profit YOY

    • Radlink, Inc.

      Jan 2020 - Jan 2022
      Medical Technology Product Specialist

      ➢ Collaborated with top Orthopedic Surgeons at Cedars-Sinai, UCLA, and NYU Langone on launches of revolutionary patented 3D medical imaging analysis software➢ Advised engineering and development team on enhancements for machine learning-based products, optimizing accuracy and precision of imaging analytics with user experience and ROI of surgical outcome➢ Conceived and curated comprehensive training manuals to streamline sales channel representative onboarding process for Philips Healthcare-integrated products➢ Managed accounts of multiple top 10 hospitals in Southern California, including weekly interfacing with product champions and key opinion leaders➢ Spearheaded West Coast, Midwest, Southeast, and East Coast business expansion efforts ➢ Oversaw sales closures with #1 ranked children’s hospitals in Pacific and Midwest regions Show less

    • Buxbaum Loggia

      Jan 2023 - now
      Business and Data Analytics Consultant

    • Anaheim Ducks

      Jan 2023 - Jan 2023
      Analytics Project Manager

      ➢ Served as project manager for 6-month capstone project analyzing season ticket holder behavioral data, demographic data, and transactional data to provide Ducks Marketing and Ticketing Teams with a model to predict customer churn and maximize retention of annual season ticket holders➢ Conducted massive data cleaning process spanning thousands of columns and millions of rows and created additional variables to maximize statistical power of prediction models➢ Iterated through multiple modeling techniques and variable combinations to determine most informative model incorporating several diverse groups of variables to predict customer churn➢ Delivered project summary presentation on-site to Anaheim Ducks VP of Marketing, VP of Ticketing, and Director of Retention & Customer Service Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications