Chen Li

1011 W Stoughton St Apt1Urbana, IL 61801

217-649-0966
OBJECTIVE
To obtain an summer intern position as an actuarial analyst / consultant
EDUCATION
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, U.S.
Expected Graduation: May 2011
Master of Science in Actuarial Science
GPA 4.0/4.0
Westminster College, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S. August 2008 - December 200
8
Exchange student majoring in Investing Strategy & Application
GPA 4.0/4.0
Nankai University, Tianjin, China September 2005 - June 2009
Bachelor of Economics in Risk Management & Insurance
GPA 3.8/4.0
Honors & Awards: National Scholarship & Excellent Student Leader Award
September 2007
ACTUARIAL EXAMS & COMPUTER SKILLS
* Passed Exam P/1 and FM/2 in May 2009, sitting for MLC and MFE in May 2010
* Strong proficiency in Excel, VB programming, VFP, SQL, Database, EVIEWS and S
PSS, etc
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Nissay-SVA Life Insurance Co. July 2008 - August 2008
Intern as an actuarial analyst
Shanghai, China
* Conducted market research of 29 investable life insurance products in 18 life
insurance companies in China
* Made comparison of those products in aspects of expenses, responsibilities, a
nd unique property of each product
* Analyzed the channels of the company's investable assets and their profitabil
ity
* Used the Elasticity Analysis Method and the Least Squares Method to study the
influence
of six factors on the demand of the investable insurance products and submit
ted a report
* Proposed to the department leader on how to improve the investable insurance
products to be more competitive
AXA Wealth Management Limited
January 2008
Intern
Hong Kong
* Focused on analysis of financial environment and private finance related to t
he stock market
* Developed 7 investment portfolios, frequently using Excel, BA II Plus Calcula
tor, and Data Base
* Responsible for leading an 8-person team that involved data analysis, group s
tudy and discussion, presentations
 * Honors & Awards:
* Suisse International Group Global Leader Scholarship
Awarded to those who bear excellent ability of leadership and interna
tional working experience
* Diamond Certificate
Awarded to those with excellent creative thinking skills and outstand
ing teamwork performance
Research Project
Team leader May 2007- June 2008
Led a 6-person team to do an empirical analysis of Auto Liability Insurance, whi
ch involved designing surveys, Tianjin, China
analyzing data, group study and discussion, presentations, authority intervi
ew and designing creative solutions
Honors & Awards:
* Second Price in the100 Projects of the undergraduate creative research in Nan
kai University
Awarded a creative credit
* Publication: Chen, Li. (2008). The Empirical Analysis of Auto Liability Insu
rance in Tianjin, China June 2008
-Evaluations and Suggestions. China Collective Econom
y, 2(2), 87-88.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
ILLINOIS IGNITE Program, Urbana, IL, U.S.
January 2010
IGNITE focuses on providing students with organizational and group development
skills, such as: Leading Change,
Systems and Critical Thinking, Project Mapping, Community and Coalition Buildi
ng.
Volunteer Experience
* Served in "2008 OCA National Asian Pacific American Corporate Achievement Awa
rds", Salt Lake City, UT, U.S. October 2008
* Helped organize and interpret the "Youth, Friendship and Arts" Olympic-relate
d event, Tianjin, China July 2008
* Collaborated with classmates to raise $1,500 for the construction of water va
ults in the northwest of China, Tianjin, China April 2006