Kyle Zhang
kyle100@wharton.upenn.edu |
https://github.com/RiptideStar |
http://RiptideStar.com |
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ZhangKyle/
Experience
Carenostics, Philadelphia, PA. Product Development Intern May 2023 – August 2023
- Executed comprehensive QA analysis for physicians at Hackensack Meridian Health, verifying and refining the accuracy of machine learning models to ensure reliable predictions and decisions.
- Leveraged Google Cloud BigQuery and Compute Engine to write sophisticated code, calculating and processing large-scale data for enhanced efficiency and insights.
- Initiated and led the QA Automation Project at Carenostics, identifying the potential for automation to save both time and resources for the startup.
○ Outlined and conveyed the vision to the R&D department, collaborating with engineers to design an automation tool that eliminates the need for human oversight in the QA process, resulting in significant time and cost savings.
- Utilized SQL to extract and analyze specific data on patients, medications, drugs, and dosages, enabling targeted insights and personalized care approaches.
Irrational Capital, Philadelphia, PA. ML and Quantitative Research Intern May 2023 – August 2023
- Directed the Title Conversion Project, leading researchers in NLP analysis of over 100k Glassdoor job postings within Fortune 500 companies. The insights gained directly informed R&D efforts, enhancing strategies that resulted in a 15% improvement in predictive accuracy, contributing to better investment decisions for both the firm and its clients.
- Played a key role in refining four behavioral science and mathematical-based trading strategies, coarse and fine-tuning the models after conducting comprehensive comparisons using 15+ statistical metrics to evaluate performance and effectiveness, contributing to informed decision-making and strategy optimization.
- Spearheaded the founding, design, and development of the groundbreaking platform that addresses a significant pain point for the Valorant gaming community, revolutionizing how players create, share, and search for lineups.
- The platform has provided interactive, dynamic, and real-time support to over hundreds of thousands of Valorant players worldwide, resulting in a significant increase in player engagement and improved gameplay experience. We have averaged 5k active users/day & 6k Upvotes on Reddit
- More info (PPT) @ http://t.ly/8gOZ
UPenn / Wharton Experiences - August 2022 - Present
- M&T Innovation Fund Project Manager
- Wharton Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Club Technology Committee
- UPenn Machine Learning Research Business Development Committee
- Wharton Hedge Fund Club (WHFC) Quant Macro Team
- Advisory Board member for Wharton Undergraduate Founders and Funders Association (WUFFA)
- US FTX Quant Trading Competition
- UPenn Game Development and Research Club Development Lead
- UPenn Student Federal Credit Union Information Systems Committee
- Wharton Undergraduate Fintech (WUFT) Special Project Committee
- Wharton MUSE, the Marketing Undergraduate Student Establishment, Innovation Committee
- Wharton Asia Exchange Quantitative Global Macro (QGM) Team
- Penn Innovators in Business marketing and content committees
- UPenn Y-Prize Startup Competition runner up: Bubble - Solar-Powered Drones
- Ambassador for Meet an M&T
- Athlete: UPenn Tennis
- UPenn Autism Alliance Tennis Coach and Mentor
DECODE 2022 Technology and Innovation Conference - Program Director, May 2022 - Present
- DECODE is a non-profit organization with a mission to democratize knowledge and opportunities around the future of work in tech and entrepreneurship, and bridge academia with industry.
- With roots from being the largest tech and innovation conference co-hosted with UC Berkeley and Stanford students and alumni, DECODE aims to provide a platform where students and working professionals can better adapt to the future of work enabled by exponential technologies.
- Directing the program team for the 2022 Decode Conference & cooperate the program with the teams of partnerships/sponsorships, community and operations
- As a University of Pennsylvania student and one of DECODE’s first direct connections towards the east coast, I serve a bonus role of unifying the east and west coast of startups, companies, and academia.
- Conference will be held on November 5 (@ UC Berkeley) and November 6 (@ Stanford)
Quant & Strategy Development Intern, WaterValley Capital Management, April - September 2021
WaterValley is a quant hedge fund in HongKong. Trading future contracts and calculating trends in securities markets demands sophisticated algorithms and AI. As an intern on their small exceptional research team, I learned tremendously and was able to accomplish a lot -
- Processed / aggregated China futures tick data
- Applied the data into CTA backtest framework
- Tuned the parameters and algorithms to optimize the quality of backtest performance
- Recommendation letter available upon request from CEO Tom Tang
Technology Instructor, ITeach-ILearn & CFAP Youth Council, May 2020 to August 2022
Designed three online technology courses with hands-on projects. Taught 180+ students thru online classes offered by ITeach-ILearn & CFAP Youth Council, two non-profit organizations for fostering leadership and technology interests in the youth. (https://github.com/RiptideStar/2021SummerTechClasses)
Initiator & Developer, Covid19 Vaccine Finder website http://vaccine19.us/, April 2021
- Designed and Developed a Covid19 Vaccine Finder website for helping people find and register for vaccine shots.
- The website keeps crawling / checking / reporting covid19 vaccine sign-up sites for availability.
- Registered users are notified immediately when available vaccine spots are found.
- Technology stack: Python + Flask + Shell Scripts + SQLite + html
- Source code is open in my Github: https://github.com/RiptideStar/covid19signupStatus
Research Intern, Nan Cancer Research Lab at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), June - Sept. 2019
- In 8 weeks under the supervision of Dr. Nan in his Lab, a leading Cancer Imaging Lab nationwide, I implemented and automated multimodal microscopy with NanoJ-Fluidics using low-cost Lego hardware controlled by ImageJ-based software.
- I applied the knowledge I learned from FLL & FTC (robotics competitions) to automate the image capturing based on this research paper published on Nature using the Lego robotics hardware.
- Recommendation letter available upon request from Dr. Nan https://ohsu.edu/school-of-medicine/nan-lab
Software Lead, FTC Robotics Team (Fellowship of the Robot), Sept. 2018 - Mar. 2020
- Leading Software Programming for the team
- Won prestigious FTC Collins Aerospace Innovate Award in the State Championship
- Top 10 team in Oregon (out of 209 teams)
- Qualified for 2019 World Tournament Championship in Houston representing Oregon
Software Lead, Destination Imagination Team, Sept. 2015 - May 2016
- Led the design and implementation of a robotic squirrel using Lego hardware
- Won the State Championship and represented Oregon in the World Tournament at the University of Tennessee. Ranked 19th worldwide.
Leadership and Services
- Wharton Hedge Fund Club (WHFC) Quant Macro Team, University of Pennsylvania
- Advisory Board member for Wharton Undergraduate Founders and Funders Association (WUFFA), University of Pennsylvania
- Ambassador for Meet an M&T, University of Pennsylvania
- Founded the AI (Artificial Intelligence) Student Club at Lake Oswego High School, 2021.
- As the president of the AI Club, I facilitate discussions and events for fellow students to explore and learn AI technology.
- Organize and host computer science panel discussions
- Invited two professors, Dr. Fern from Oregon State U and Dr. Zhao from Washington State U as panelists discussing and answering questions for high schoolers.
- Information and Recording http://t.ly/FRIY
- My final remarks - video clip
- Captain of Varsity Tennis Team at Lake Oswego High School
- Qualified for State-Level competition
- Led the team to be the top in the district athletically and academically
- Volunteer for non-profit organizations - creating / maintaining websites for them
- Organize and host camps and classes in summer, winter and spring breaks
- Host and coach tennis camps every summer since I was 12. Coached 40+ kids tennis to inspire them to be active with sports. Enjoyed the time with them.
- Designed and taught technology classes online (Python, Web and Game Programming, AI & Machine Learning etc). 180+ students have enrolled in my tech classes since summer 2020.
- Counsel kids with video gaming issues
- Organized and held panel discussions on Psychology of Gaming & How to Manage/Balance with School Life for parents and children.
- Counseled kids in my community struggling with video gaming issues in last 3 years.
- Volunteer in the annual Portland Rose Parade every year since I was 9.
Advanced Technical Skills
Python, Java, C++, C#, JavaScript, Linux Shell, SQL, OCaml
AI, Machine Learning, Neural Network, TensorFlow, Keras, Selenium / WebDriver
VS Code, MS Visual Studio, MATLAB, PyCharm, OpenCV, Git/GitHub, Unity, Unreal
Education
University of Pennsylvania, Jerome Fisher M&T Dual Degree Program, 2022-2026
BS in Economics, The Wharton School
MS in Computer Science, PennEngineering
Lake Oswego High School, Lake Oswego, OR. May 2022
Weighted GPA: 4.47, Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Computer Science, Portland Community College, OR, 2019 - present
CS140, CS160, CS161, CS162, CS179, CS233, CS250, CIS284, CS260, CIS275, EC201, EC202, MTH261
GPA: 3.92
Robotics and Quantum Computing by Prof Perkowski at Portland State University, OR 2020
Machine Learning, Online Class by Andrew Ng, Stanford University, 2020
My Awards
- 2023 UPenn Y-Prize Startup Competition Award
- 2022 Coca-Cola Scholars Semifinalist
- 2022 Duke University Robertson Leadership Scholars Semifinalist
- 2022 University of Oregon Stamps Scholars Semifinalist
- 2022 University of Oregon Presidential Scholarship and Summit Scholarship
- 2022 Oregon State University Presidential Scholarship and Finley Academic Excellence Scholarship
- 2022 University of Washington Purple & Gold Scholarship
- 2022 University of California, Irvine Distinguished Director’s Scholarship
- Portland Community College President’s List 2020, 2021, 2022
- AP Scholar with Honor and Distinction, 2019, 2020, 2021
- Tennis Sectionals Champion, 2018, 2019
- FTC Robotics Collins Aerospace Innovate Award in the State Championship 2019
- CFAP Youth Council Community Service Award, 2021
- Lake Oswego High School Honor Roll, 2019, 2020, 2021
- 2022 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Silver Key for Personal Essay
- Elks Scholarship 2022
- First Tech Scholarship 2022 https://www.firsttechfed.com/discover/scholarships
- IBM Thomas J. Watson Memorial Scholarship 2022-2026
- US President’s Volunteer Service Award, 2021
My Websites
My Hobbies
- Tennis - I have been playing tennis since 4 years old.
- Cross Country and Soccer - I like sports in general.
- (Video) Gaming - played in tournaments when I was younger :)
- Gym