Work Experience - Yipeng Wang

September 2025 - December 2025 | New York, NY

NYC-based tech startup providing composable operating systems for private capital markets

Key Achievements:

Data Pipeline: Built a real-time data ingestion system to surface early-stage funding opportunities
Schema Validation: Leveraged Pydantic to normalize unstructured data from 30+ sources; 95% transformation accuracy
Recommender System: Evaluated company fit using transformer-based embedding alignments; 14/19 positive feedbacks

Skills Developed: Web scraping, data validation, stakeholder management, git & version control

November 2025 - January 2026 | New York, NY (Remote)

Advanced time-series forecasting and data optimization for congestion prediction

Key Achievements:

SQL Optimization: Optimized data pipelines via schema optimization and query refactoring; reduced latency by 15%
Data Analysis: Conducted exploratory analysis and preprocessing delivering 20% forecasting accuracy improvement
Model Development: Evaluated time-series, tree-based, and clustering models to predict congestion
Visualization: Built Tableau dashboards visualizing data patterns, model outputs, and KPIs for real-time decision-making

Skills Developed: Time-series forecasting, SQL optimization, Tableau visualization, predictive modeling, data pipeline management

June 2024 - June 2025 | Hong Kong, HK

FDM Group Consultant on large-scale SAP to Oracle ERM migration

Key Achievements:

ETL Optimization: Optimized ETL schedules for 8 data objects; achieved 90%+ success in production migration
Data Quality: Enhanced VBA-based validation for 30 validators; boosted inspection efficiency by 400%
Defect Management: Built PowerBI dashboard with Jira integration; reduced feedback cycle to 1 day

Skills Developed: Business acumen, technical communication, leadership, cross-functional collaboration

June 2023 - December 2023 | Hong Kong, HK

Led by Professor Tong Zhang, focusing on LLM evaluation frameworks

Key Achievements:

Data Generation: Synthetic dialogue pipeline with 60% efficiency improvement under API constraints
Evaluation Framework: Designed modular LLM-as-judge for GPT-3.5, GPT-4, and Llama models
Algorithm Implementation: Replicated paper pseudocode into practical Python implementations

Skills Developed: Research communication, algorithm implementation, LLM evaluation

February 2023 - December 2023 | Hong Kong, HK

Leadership role promoting health and fitness

Key Achievements:

Competition: 1st place in Open Classic Physique (Asian National Bodybuilding Federation)
Training Programs: Designed customized plans for students based on physical levels; 75% continued use after 3 months
Community Impact: Organized weekly classes for 70+ students

Skills Developed: Adaptive communication, resilience, leadership, team building

October 2019 - December 2021 | Hong Kong, HK

Global peer-mentoring platform for International Baccalaureate students

Key Achievements:

Growth: Secured 200+ students from 10+ countries; 92% satisfaction rate
Pivoting: Adapted to COVID-19 with online strategies; 72% growth 2 months into the pandemic
Partnerships: Collaborated with complementary businesses; reached 150+ participants in joint seminars

Skills Developed: Entrepreneurship, business development, market analysis, scaling

Professional Experience