Keys To China

SHUWEN XIA

11 York Drive

Princeton, NJ 08540

Tel: 609-937-7093

Email: shuwenxia@gmail.com

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY  New York, NY
Leonard N. Stern School of Business, The Langone Program
Master of Business Administration, May 2011
Specialization in Finance and Management
	
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE  Troy, NY
Master of Science, Transportation Engineering, August 2004
• Awarded Advanced Institute for Transportation Education Scholarship
	
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE  Troy, NY
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Minor in Economics, December 2002
• Magna Cum Laude
• Rensselaer Medalist
• Dean’s List of Distinguished Students
	
Experience:
2006-Present MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH, INC. Princeton, NJ 
Program Analyst/Relationship Manager
• Provide oversight, monitoring, and in-depth analysis; communicate with major Department of Labor client company about crucial information. 
• Survey government agencies for technical requirements; oversee and negotiate with multiple parties on development of test tool for groundbreaking TurboTax-type software designed for major companies to process employee benefit plan reports.
• Used creative thinking and programming skills to create streamlined repository of employee benefit plan filing information, which reduced manual labor by 95%.
• Managed multiple technical assignments; expedited timeliness of delivery to client by 20% with enhanced planning.
	
2004-2006	HORNBY ZELLER, INC. Troy, NY
Data Analyst/Program Manager 
• Presented complex information and proposed improvements to existing system in simple language; listened carefully to client feedback and modified system to adapt to their changing needs. 
• Analyzed and wrote quarterly reports for Ohio Dept. of Job and Family Services; communicated information regarding child adoption by characteristics, regional trends, and changes in trends as a result of policy changes; recommended strategies for increasing number of adoptions. 
• Conducted analyses of child abuse cases in New York; presented findings to citizen review panels, enabling them to lobby for more stringent child protection legislation.  
	
2003-2004	RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Troy, NY
Graduate Research Assistant
• Designed surveys on how Port Authority of New York and New Jersey toll price changes affected consumer behavior. Studied travel patterns, socioeconomic and company profiles; analyzed data from focus groups.
• Conducted first-ever analysis on efficiency of toll prices across United States; presented study at major Pan American Conference of Traffic and Transportation Engineering.
	
Additional:	
• Computer Skills: SAS, SPSS, XML, Visual Basic, Access, SQL, C++, C Matlab
• Fluent in Chinese and Shanghai Dialect