Binchen Hu
30 Newport Parkway, Apt 3106, Jersey City NJ, 07310
bh2306@columbia.edu (201) 452-9087
EDUCATION
Columbia University, Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, New York, NY
Dec 2008
University of Bristol, Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bristol, U.K.
Jul 2007
EXPERIENCE
Nelnet
Paramus, NJ
Senior Business Analyst
Feb 2009 - Present
• Initiated and designed “The Lead Score system” which helps identify and deliver quality leads. Estimated to bring 15% more
revenue to the company
• Managed over 400 clients, identify requirements via data flow modeling, workflow analysis and functional decomposition analysis
• Facilitate the daily stand-up meeting with both technology and business partners to understand, clarify and implement the
requirement in an Agile development environment
• Managed 5 projects aimed to cut cost and boost revenue for colleges and universities, including pricing optimization and potential
acquisition target screening
McKinsey & Company
New York, NY
Business Analyst
Jun - Aug 2008
• Selected to work on high-profile project to reengineer the corporate bond trading P&L system for a New York based hedge
fund client. Implemented accounting rules engine to enables user drive allocation of trade commission. Deployed new code,
wrote functional requirement and compiled user manual. Reduced overnight processing time from six hours to 25 minutes and
improved desktop application speed by 250%
• Analyzed and developed a prototype of enterprise HR recruiting system for a global financial firm. Reduced average custom
reporting time from 2 days to 7 hours and improved average global query response time by 300%
• Assisted in intern project “Next Generation of Excel” which was nominated to be presented to Firm Technology Committee.
Discovered a new way to facilitate business with a quick return of limit technology expenditure
• Organized activities which included CIOs and other 150 attendees; raised over $1,000 for New York Junior Achievement
Southwestern Company
Sales and Business Analyst
Nashville, TN
May - Aug 2006
• Generated over 300 new customers and over $45,000 sales in 10 weeks and received “Top 10 Best Seller” award
• Supervised 8 other local dealers, coordinated and held Sunday meetings; Received “Gold Award” for outstanding sales record
General Electric
Shanghai, China
Business Analyst
Jul - Sep 2005
• Assisted on the winning bid of $75M for Shanghai BaoSteel Luojing Corex Project
• Created competitor analysis package for strategy & decision making; Drafted commercial and technical bidding documents;
Received “the most valuable sales and marketing document” award from the firm
• Conceived, designed and constructed the “GE Energy East Asia Project and Customer Management System” which estimated
to save the corporation over $10,000 annually
ACTIVITIES
The New York City Marathon, Interpreter
New York, Nov 2007
• Utilized Bilingual advantage to assist foreign runners to find their baggage and families
• Checked in and checked out 300 foreign runners, ushered families to the waiting area
COMPUTER & LANGUAGE SKILLS
Languages: Fluent in English and Mandarin
Computer skills: C++, Java, MATLAB, HTML, SQL, SharePoint, Ruby on Rails; Proficient in Windows and Apple Systems,
MS Office, Photoshop, Final Cut, Dreamweaver, Serena, QuarkXPress, ClearQuest and ReqPro