Education
M.S. Business Analytics
Aug 2025 – Dec 2026California State University, Sacramento
GPA: 4.0 (in progress). Coursework: Python, R, SQL, data visualization, predictive modeling, machine learning, business intelligence.
B.S. Finance, Summa Cum Laude
Graduated 2025California State University, Sacramento
GPA: 3.95. Dean's List. Investment analysis, corporate finance, econometrics.
Experience
Investment Operations Intern
Jun 2024 – Aug 2024CalPERS — Sacramento, CA
- Supported trade settlement and corporate action processing across a $600B+ global portfolio.
- Reconciled cash/position breaks between custodians and internal systems, reducing aging items by ~20%.
- Built Excel-based dashboards for the operations team to track daily settlement KPIs.
Equity Research & Trading Intern
Jan 2024 – May 2024Sand Hill Global Advisors — Palo Alto, CA
- Assisted in fundamental equity research and portfolio monitoring for a long-only SMID-cap strategy.
- Prepared quarterly performance attribution reports and sector analyses for client reporting.
- Supported trade execution workflows and post-trade reconciliations.
Skills
Languages & Tools
Python, R, SQL, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, Excel/VBA
Analytics & ML
Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, ggplot2, Tableau, Power BI
Finance
Equity research, portfolio analytics, trade settlement, corporate actions, performance attribution
Languages
English (fluent), Vietnamese (native), Mandarin (conversational)
Honors & Awards
- ICBSC 1st Place — International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition (Sacramento Business Journal feature)
- Provincial Prize in Mathematics — Grade 12, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu, Vietnam
- Provincial Prize in Geology — Grade 11, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu, Vietnam