Mary Zhang

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Financial Educator | Entrepreneur | Empowering individuals and businesses with financial literacy

  • Education

    • University of auckland

      2010 - 2013
      Bachelor of engineering (hons) electrical and electronic engineering first class honours

      Mathematical Modelling, R, Wholesale electricity planning and pricing optimisation

    • Westlake girls high school

      2007 - 2009
      Ncea ncea level 1,2,3 excellence endorsement

      Information Technology, Calculus, Statistics, Physics, Chemistry, English

    • University of victoria

      2019 - 2020
      Master of engineering - meng applied data science 8.7/9.0

      Python, MATLAB, Data Modelling, Data Science Projects

  • Experience

    • Mercury nz

      Nov 2013 - Aug 2019

      • Set up retail energy prices and prepare pricing recommendations for regular pricing reviews, new marketing campaigns as well as new products and services• Maintain nationwide residential and commercial energy pricing in complex Excel database and monitor yields to ensure expected outcomes are delivered• Continuously develop and automate Excel VBA based pricing database architecture, tools and systems • Evaluate new pricing products and provided the management team with analytical support to make informed decisions • Monitor and analyse competitors’ pricing movement and quantify such insights into the pricing model• FBT analysis, EBIT analysis• Energy margin, energy change and competitor position reporting Show less

      • Customer & Marketing Analyst

        Sept 2017 - Aug 2019
      • Pricing Analyst

        Nov 2013 - Sept 2017
    • Vodafone

      Nov 2020 - Feb 2023
      Data & insights analyst

      • Self-service reporting – data requirement translation, modelling, transformation and dashboarding• Digital transformation (local to cloud data platform and systems integration)• UAT testing of cloud data warehouse in Snowflake• Digital wallet (customer rewarding programme)• Customer experience and satisfaction enhancement• All sorts of data analytics queries and provide actionable insights

    • Edward jones

      Mar 2023 - Jan 2024
      Data & bi analyst

      • Full-stack data analyst doing data transformation, analytics, visualization, insights and automation• Project-based role interacting with all business units requiring data support

    • Qm financials inc.

      Feb 2024 - now
      Insurance and securities advisor

      Our team of professionals provide financial literacy classes (in-person and online) surrounding key areas of personal and corporate finances.With access to 40+ financial institutions across Canada, as independent advisors, we not only provide education, but also the power of choice.Education Topics Include: Investing (Stocks, Bonds, Funds, Real Estate), Accounts (TFSA, RRSP, FHSA, RESP, RDSP etc.), Insurances (Life, Critical Illness, Accident, Disability, Travel etc.), Estate Planning, and more! Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Life licence qualification program (llqp)

      Insurance council of bc
    • Canadian investment funds course (cifc)

      Ifse institute
    • Natti ccl english-chinese interpretation

      Naati
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Mary Zhang
      CIGRE NZ National Committee Prize 2013 CIGRE NZ National Committe Apr 2014 This prize is awarded annually to fourth year students who are specialising in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering or Software Engineering and who obtain the highest grade in the power systems team project report in ELECTENG 700B on a topic of particular relevance to the New Zealand electricity supply industry.
    • Awarded to Mary Zhang
      Dean's Honours List 2013 University of Auckland Dec 2013 Awarded to excellent academic achievers.
    • Awarded to Mary Zhang
      First in Course Award University of Auckland Dec 2013 Awarded the top student in the course ELECTENG 731 Advanced Power Systems.
    • Awarded to Mary Zhang
      Best Final Year Research Project (Power Systems Engineering) University of Auckland Sep 2013 This project is to comprehensively investigate the appropriate maximum allowable fault clearance times for different distribution bus voltages based on local and international standards, latest development in protection technology and good industrial practices. The project will also look into the corresponding minimum acceptable grading margins between different devices in typical Powerco’s 66/33/11 kV network configurations. It is expected the project will deliver a report detailing all the… Show more This project is to comprehensively investigate the appropriate maximum allowable fault clearance times for different distribution bus voltages based on local and international standards, latest development in protection technology and good industrial practices. The project will also look into the corresponding minimum acceptable grading margins between different devices in typical Powerco’s 66/33/11 kV network configurations. It is expected the project will deliver a report detailing all the analysis and findings with conclusions and recommendations for appropriate minimum grading margins between various protection devices for different Powerco’s network configurations. Show less
    • Awarded to Mary Zhang
      Best Lighting Design Project University of Auckland Apr 2012 The design of a lighting system for the new premises of Computer Forensics NZ Ltd. CAD design was established in DIALux.