Cathy Liu

Experience

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  SmartHire.io

  Jan 2018 - Apr 2018

  Operations & Logistics Analyst

  • Created and refined financial projections using Excel (income statement, cash flow, balance sheet) and other financial models (revenue model, loan schedule, etc.)• Built and tested various pricing and cost models in STATA through multi-linear regression, which improved the accuracy of cash out rate evaluation for cryptocurrency by 34.6% • Launched various marketing campaigns including exhibitions and events, which resulted in 160+ additional customers month over month• Designed newsletters and managed social media channels to communicate with investors increased investor satisfaction and engagement rate by 43.2% Show less

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  UMAI Restaurant Software

  Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

  Associate Analyst

  • Analyzed weekly cash burn to utilize expenses and researched on methods to reduce transaction costs by 78%• Created a recruiting cost calculator that computes hiring cost through VISA type, taxation, and many other variables, which improved overall recruiting process • Prepared monthly Cash Flow Statement, Income Statement, Forecasting and valuation model, Breakeven and profitability analysis as well as Monthly investors report that helped raise 180,000 SGD fund• Analyzed weekly marketing campaign results and communicated strategies with clients to utilize campaign data and improved restaurants profit by 5,000 SGD• Internally audited for year 2018 by preparing general ledger, yearly expense and profit summary; performed daily book keeping and reconciliation using bank statements and accounting software Xero Show less

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  Midland Group of Companies, Inc.

  Mar 2019 - Sept 2020

  Financial Analyst

  • Developed a wide range of financial reports used by stakeholders for decision making such as performance analysis, asset allocation reports, etc.• Analyzed risk and return matrix using Excel and VBA for over 30 funds (hedge, long only and private equity) and withdrew underperforming investment worth more than 7 million CDN• Prepared timely investment commentary and ad hoc performance reports with high degree of accuracy and quality, and automated repetitive analysis to improve efficiency Show less

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  PromagEnviro.com

  Jan 2022 - Apr 2022

  Software Engineer

  • Developed and deployed a robust Django web application with RESTful APIs, enabling seamless management of users, devices, sensor data, PostgreSQL database integration, and AWS MQTT broker communication.• Orchestrated the implementation of a customized client and role-based permission framework using Django REST framework and integrated third-party LoginRadius API for efficient user role management.• Collaborated on the design and implementation of React front-end, ensuring seamless integration with the Django back-end. Show less

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  DNA Romance

  Sept 2022 - Dec 2022

  Full Stack Developer

  • Increased traffic to new features by 30% through the design and implementation of RESTful APIs, Microservices, and frontend using JavaScript and HTML.• Enhanced payments and promotion system resulting in a revenue increase of 23% by integrating the Stripe API using Django REST framework (Python).• Improved website performance, conducting extensive testing, resolved major bugs, and achieved a dynamic user experience on the development server, resulting in a 30% performance improvement.• Extracted business data using complex SQL queries, designed and developed the database, and collaborated with version control systems such as Bit Bucket, Git, and Agile methodology. Show less

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  ClearWay Law

  Jan 2023 - now

  Full Stack Developer
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  CSC Financial Co., Ltd.

  Apr 2023 - Aug 2023

  Quantitative Developer

  • Constructed stock portfolios and developed rotational models to evaluate trading strategy performance using Python and third-party API.• Developed tradable stock pools using fundamental data, experimented with rotation criteria, and conducted backtesting for strategy validation while utilizing platform's API to retrieve financial and options data.• Calculated option historical and implied volatility using Newton-Raphson iteration and binary search algorithms.