Wei Xiang TAN

Wei Xiang TAN

Operations & Planning Intern

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Shopee Express | E-Commerce Logistics Strategy and Operations

  • Education

    • National University of Singapore

      2016 - 2021
      Bachelor of Social Science (First Class Honours), Quantitative Economics Specialisation Economics

      Academic Achievements:• Dean's List (Top 5% of Cohort)Research Assistant (Transport Economics)• Utilised discrete choice models and heuristic algorithms for revealed preference analysis to estimate Singapore train commuters' preferences and willingness-to-pay for travel and transfer attributes.Undergraduate Teaching Assistant• Taught 140 students Microeconomics (EC2101) over three semesters.• Teaching Excellence Award - AY2019/20 Sem 1/2• Teaching Honour Roll… Show more Academic Achievements:• Dean's List (Top 5% of Cohort)Research Assistant (Transport Economics)• Utilised discrete choice models and heuristic algorithms for revealed preference analysis to estimate Singapore train commuters' preferences and willingness-to-pay for travel and transfer attributes.Undergraduate Teaching Assistant• Taught 140 students Microeconomics (EC2101) over three semesters.• Teaching Excellence Award - AY2019/20 Sem 1/2• Teaching Honour Roll - AY2020/21 Sem 1 Show less

    • National University of Singapore

      2016 - 2021
      Bachelor of Engineering (First Class Honours), Top Graduate Industrial and Systems Engineering

      Activities and Societies: 180 Degrees Consulting NUS, NUS Ultimate, Eusoff Hall Ultimate Academic Achievements• Lee Kuan Yew Gold Medal (Best Graduate)• IES Gold Medal (Top Graduate)• NASA Exchange Scholarship• Dean's List (Top 5% of Cohort)NUS Ultimate - Member (Aug 2016 – May 2021)• Local: 5 Golds• International: 4th in Run to Taiwan, Taichung Eusoff Hall Ultimate - Vice-Captain (May 2017 - Dec 2018)• Led 50 people at the Inter-Hall Games (IHG)• IHG 16/17 and 17/18 – 1st and 2nd

    • Hwa Chong Institution

      2012 - 2013
      GCE 'A' Levels

      Activities and Societies: Hwa Chong Ultimate Frisbee

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

      2019 - 2019
      Industrial and Systems Engineering (Spring 2019 Student Exchange)

      Activities• International House: Hosted cultural events for students and faculty from 18 different countries.• GT Ultimate Frisbee (Men's): Competed in College Division I Sectionals and Regionals.Technical classes taken• Capital Investment Analysis, Cornerstone Design, and Supply Chain Modeling: Logistics.

  • Experience

    • PSA Corporation Limited

      May 2018 - Aug 2018
      Operations & Planning Intern

      • Conducted predictive analytics using machine learning in R and Octave for decision support.• Designed a dashboard in QlikView to aid in demand forecasting. Intelligence obtained was used in guiding requirements for a million-dollar logistics contract for Singapore Terminal 1.• Skills used: R, Octave, QlikView (Data Visualisation and Dashboarding) and Machine Learning.

    • Revenue Management Solutions

      May 2019 - Jun 2019
      Operations Research Intern

      • Optimised profits for a multi-billion F&B company using stochastic optimisation (Genetic Algorithm and Particle Swarm Optimisation) in Python, reducing convergence times by 50% while achieving a better optimum 100% of the time.• Skills used: R, Python and Stochastic Optimization.

    • Shopee

      Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
      Regional Operations (Seller Ops) Intern

      • Identified a system loophole via data analysis using SQL, Python, Apache Spark and Hadoop, improving the accuracy in identifying errant sellers.• Assessed firm performance using data and provided data-driven recommendations.• Structured a framework using a data-driven approach to classify sellers across seven (7) countries and the corresponding engagement required to prepare them for campaigns.• Skills used: SQL, Python, Apache Spark, Hadoop and Data Analytics.

    • 180 Degrees Consulting

      Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

      • Go-to-market strategy for a Taiwan medical software development company. • Digital consumer strategy for a Singapore e-commerce social enterprise.

      • Deputy Project Leader

        Aug 2020 - Dec 2020
      • Project Analyst

        Jan 2020 - Jul 2020
    • Shopee

      Sept 2021 - now

      Regional SPX Express, Strategy Team• Top 5 graduate of Shopee and SeaMoney's Leadership program - SG Accelerated Development Programme (ADP) 2024 Regional SPX Express, Last-mile Ops Team• Cost and Special Projects LeadRegional SPX Express, Strategy Team Regional SPX Express, Last-mile Ops Team

      • Assistant Manager

        Jul 2024 - now
      • Senior Associate

        Jan 2023 - Jun 2024
      • Associate

        Sept 2021 - Jan 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • IBM Data Analyst Professional Certificate

      IBM
      Aug 2021
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    • Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N3

      The Japan Foundation
      Aug 2023
    • Rutgers University Supply Chain Management Specialisation Certificate

      Rutgers University
      Sept 2021
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    • IBM Data Engineering Foundations Specialisation Certificate

      IBM
      Jul 2021
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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Wei Xiang TAN
      Lee Kuan Yew Gold Medal National University of Singapore Jun 2021 Awarded to the best graduating student of NUS (Class of 2021) in Bachelor of Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering.https://credentials.nus.edu.sg/ec36f2c6-d93b-4441-8bb7-a5cf1d9e6154
    • Awarded to Wei Xiang TAN
      Dean's List Awards (NUS Faculty Engineering and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) National University of Singapore 2021 Faculty of Engineering• Awarded for being in the top 5 percent of undergraduates in the faculty for AY2017/18 Semester 1 and 2Faculty of Arts and Social Science• Awarded for being in the top 5 percent of undergraduates in the faculty for AY2020/21 Semester 2
    • Awarded to Wei Xiang TAN
      IES Gold Medal National University of Singapore 2021 Awarded to the top graduating student of NUS (Class of 2021) in Bachelor of Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering. https://credentials.nus.edu.sg/8bc0135a-ebf2-4a1c-b486-a944deb79b43
    • Awarded to Wei Xiang TAN
      1st Runner-up at Micron NUS-ISE Business Analytics Case Competition 2020 (Qualitative Challenge) Micron Technology and NUS Jul 2020
    • Awarded to Wei Xiang TAN
      Champions of PSA unboXed Data Analytics Challenge 2020 PSA unboXed Pte Ltd Mar 2020
    • Awarded to Wei Xiang TAN
      Teaching Excellence Award for Undergraduate Teaching Assistants National University of Singapore 2020 Awarded for being one of the top teaching assistants in AY2019/20 Semester 1 and Semester 2
    • Awarded to Wei Xiang TAN
      NASA Exchange Scholarship - AY2018/19 Sem 2 National University of Singapore Dec 2018
    • Awarded to Wei Xiang TAN
      Gold at the 36th International Conference of the Systems Dynamics Society at Reykjavík, Iceland 2018 for Research Poster Systems Dynamic Society Aug 2018 Paper: Skills mismatch and information and communications technology manpower shortage in Singapore
    • Awarded to Wei Xiang TAN
      Singapore National Sportsman - Singapore Beach Ultimate Frisbee - 2017 Represented Singapore internationally at the World Championships of Beach Ultimate (WCBU) held in France, Royan for Beach Ultimate Frisbee in 2017.