~. YONGGANG LV, PhD, FRM CONTACT INFORMATION College of Business and Public Policy Office: (907) 786-4177 University of Alaska Anchorage Cell: (806) 786-5839 Rasmuson Hall, 319E Fax: (907) 786-4115 3211 Providence Drive email: ylu4@uaa.ala;;ka.edu Anchorage, AK 99508 USA homepaqe: www.uaa.alas ka.edujcbppjdirectoryjlu.cfm RESEARCH INTERESTS Bayesian inference and decision modeling, Statistical simulation. Stati~tical analytics and data mining, Business int.clligencc education, Business EDUCATION Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas USA Ph.D., Business Statistics December 2007 Dissertation Topic: "Essays on Multiple Comparisons and Model Selection" M.S., Applied Mathematics May 2007 Thesis Topic: "Decomposition of Probability Density Functions" M.A., Economics December 2006 Thesis Topic: "Mislead'ing Effect of Additive D-urnmy Variable in a GARCH Model" M.S., Finance May 2004 Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi CHINA B.E., Process Equipment and Control Engineering July, 2000 Thesis Topic: "New Development of Leak-before-Break Technology in Design of Pressure Containment System" B.A., Financial Economics July, 2000 Thesis Topic: "Financial Innovation in Banking Industry: the Past and the Future" HONORS AND AWARDS PROFESS IONAL CERTIFICATIONS ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE The C Oswald George Prize (awarded by British Royal Statistical Society), 2014 Nominee for CBPP Teacher of the Year, 2012, 2013 Award of Outstanding Research by a Doctoral Studellt, 2005 Horn Professor Scholarship, 2004-2005 Beta Gamma Sigma, 2004 Rawls College of Business Scholarship, 2002-2003 SBC/ Chancellor's Fellowship, 2001-2002 Certified Finallcial Risk Ma llager by Global A.~8o (; ialion of Ri8k P1'Ofessiou(1,l8 Data Mining Professional Certification by SAS Institute University of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska USA School of Engineering Affiliate Professor of Enginee'ring Science Management March, 2011 - Present College of Business and Public Policy Assistant Professor of Quantitative Methods August, 2009 - Present Teach and develop undergraduate and graduate level courses in quantitative and analytical methods including statistic;;, operat ions management, data mining and business analytics. Course Taught BA A273 Introduction to Statisti coi for BUOiine;;;; and Economics BA A375 Statist icoi for Business and Economics 1
BA A377 Operations Management BA A610 Business Intelligence and Analytics BA A633 Problem Formulation and Decision Analysis BA A648 Business Intelligence and Data Mining BA A697(0) Advanced Business Data Analysis LOG A655 Supply Chain Mea,~urement Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas USA Teaching Assistant September, 2003 - May, 2007 Assist professors in teaching various courses in statistical methods. Research Assistant October, 2006 - May, 2007 Develop stat.istical methodologies, create SAS code and prepare users manual and research paper for the project "SAS Grid-Enabled System for Clinical Trials Simulation" funded by a major pharmaceutical company. Graduate Instructor September, 2006 - May, 2007 Teach undergraduate level course in statist.ical methods. MATH 2300 Statistical Methods INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE JPMorgan Chase & Co., Columbus, Ohio USA Statistician, A VP May, 2007 - August, 2009 Perform data analysis and decision modeling to support JPMC marketing and risk operations. Interact with large-scale financial data warehouses and perform intensive data mining tasks. Conduct statistical data analysis and stlldy on US mortgage and home equity market to provide business insight to senior level management. Construct statistical forecasting models to support JPMC risk opemtion and direct marl<eting campaign. OfIeI' on-the-job statistical and data analytics training to JPMC retail banking employees. Takeda Global Research and Development Center, Lincolnshire, Illinois USA Statistical Research Internship May, 2006 - August, 2006 Develop a new statistical method for controlling Type I error rate of sequential tests in clinical trials. And, design a SAS simulation system based on the new method. Hongfujin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, Guangdong CHINA Management Trainee July, 2000 - March, 2001 Receive training in total quality management, production operations, project and executive man agement. JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS Jeffries, F. 1., Alcvy, J. and Lu, Y. (2014). Gender- and frame-specific audience eflects in dictator games, Economics Letters, 122(1), 50-54. Lu, Y. and Henning, K. S. (2013). Are Statisticians Cold-Blooded Bosses? A New Perspective on the Old Concept of Statistical Population, Teaching Statistics, 35(1), 66-71. Lu, Y. and Chen, W. (2011). Unreliable Inference for Business and Economics Event Studies Ba.sed on Variance Dummy Variable in a GARCH Regression Model, Jonrnal of Applied Business and Economics 12(5), 45-53. Lu, Y. and Westfall, P. H. (2009). Is Bonfcrroni Admissible for Large m?, American Jonrnal of Mathematical and Management Sciences 29(1), 51-69. Westfall, P. H., Tsai, K, Ogenstad, S., Tomoiaga, A., Moseley, S. and Lu, Y. (2008). Clinical Trials Simulation: A Statistical Approach, Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics 18, 611-630. Gonen, M., Johnson, W.O., Lu, Y. and Westfall, P. H. (2005). The Bayesian Two-Sample t Test, 2
The American Statistician 59, 252-257. CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS Jeffries, F. 1., Alevy, J. E. and L1I, Y. (2014). Cognitive and Affective Influences on Ethical Behavior: An Empirical Comparison of the DIT and Emotional Int.elligence as Predictors of Ethical Behavior, accepted by the IBAM 22 Conference Lu, Y. and Desai, A. (2013). Designing a Business Intelligence Emphasis in the MBA program, accepted by 2013 ISECON/CONISAR conference. Lu, Y. and Zheng, Q. (2013). A Simple p-value Adjustment for Group Sequential Test, The 2013 SWDSI Conference Proceedings. Lu, Y. (2011). Bayesian Testing for a Pre-Selected Regression Coefficient, The 2011 WDSI Conference Proceedings. Lu, Y. and Liu, C. (2010). Ill-defined Maximum Likelihood Estimate for Dummy Variable in a GARCH Model, Proceedings of 2010 MWDSI Conference. Lin, C. and Lu, Y. (2010). Energy Performance in the US Electric Power Generation: Is Renewable Energy Technology Still as Promising Development and Worth to Pursue? The 2010 IABPAD Conference Proceedings. PAPERS UNDER REVIEW PAPERS IN PROGRESS Lu, Y., Westfall, P. H., Han, G. and Bui, M. M. "Bayesian Hypot.hesis Testing for Selected Regression Coefficients," submitted to Comrrmnication in Statistics - Theory and Methods. Lu, Y., and Zheng, Q. "Business Intelligence and Data l\.'lining in Small and Medium-Sized Banks." Lu, Y., Henning, K. S. and Zheng, Q. "A Decision-Theoretic Paradigm of Hypothesis Testing." Lu, Y., Westfall, P. H. and Akay, O. "Bayesian Model Selection Approach for Detecting Variance Inflated Observations." Lu, Y. and Zheng, Q. "A Bayesian Test with Flexible Prior Inputs for Inference of Practical Significance on Population Effect Size." CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS "A Simple p-value Adjustment for Group Sequential Test," presented at 2013 SWDSI Annual Meeting, March 13-16, 2013, AILuquerque, NM "The Bayesian Two-Sample Test for One-sided Hypotheses," presented at 2011 DSI Annual Meeting, November 19-22, 2011, Boston, lvia "Bayesian Testing for a Pre-Selected Regression Coefficient," presented at 2011 WDSI Conference, April 5-8, 2011, Portland, OR "Ill-defined Maximum Likelihood Estimate for Dummy Variable in a GARCH Model," presented at 2010 MWDSI Conference, April 22-24, 2010, Toledo, OH "Misleading Effect of Additive Dummy Variable in It GARCH Model," presented at Economics Research Seminar, October 12, 2006, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX "Optimality Results for the Bonferroni Method with Large m," presented at 2006 Joint Statistical Meetings, August 6-10, 2006, Seattle, WA ADVISED STUDENT RESEARCH Renkert, 1. "Subliminal Sub.iectivity," 2011 Waters, E. "Juvenile Recidivism in Anchorage City," 2011 Dickson, S. "Data Mining for University ClIrriculum and Program Development," 2011 (accepted for publication in SaLIS Journal in 2012 and Proceedings of the 2011 SaGES World Conference) ;)
INVITED BUSINESS TALKS "Overview of Data Analytics and IVIanagement Trends," invit.ed by Anchorage Economic Development Corporation to present at Anchorage Hackathon, June 15, 2012, Anchorage, AK "Data Crunching - A New Way to Become a Smart Business Decision Maker," invited by Internal Revenue Service to present at Ala.-;ka Small Business Forum, June 13, 2012, Anchorage, AK "Data Crunching for Small Business Owners," invit.ed by Small Business Development Center to present at SBDC Workshop, September 24, 2011, Anchorage, AK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY Member, UAA Institutional Research Direct.or/ Associate Vice Provost Search Committee, 2012-2013 Founder and Coordinator, CBPP SAS Data Mining Certification Program, 2010-Present Member, CBPP Assurance of Learning Committee, 2009-Present Chair, CBPP Innovation and Technology Committee, 2013-Present Member, CBPP Innovation and Technology Committee, 2012-2013 Member, CBPP Scholarship Committee, 2012 Reviewer, UAA Undergraduate Research/Scholarship Review Panel, 2011-2012 Invited Speaker, Teaching Effectiveness Workshop at UAA Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence, October 5, 2011 iviember, CBPP Faculty Search Commit.t.ee, 2010-2011 PROFESSIONAL Session Chair, Testing Theories and Assumptions for Statistical Analysis, 2011 WDSI Conference, April 5-8, 2011, Portland, OR ad hoc reviewer for Journal of Applied Statistics, Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation, The American Statistician, teaching Statistics, Biometrical Journal, Electronic Commerce Research and Applications, Annual Meetings of S\VDSI and WDSI, BALAS Annual meetings COMMUNITY CONSULTING Alaska SBDC Client Survey Design, Alaska Small Business Development Center, 2014 (in progress) X-ray Department Staffing Optimization, Providence Alaska Medical Center, 2014 (completed) Data Collection Strategy Planning, Midnight Sun Horne Care Inc, 2013 (completed) Business Model Development, Verging Dynamics, LLC, 2013 (completed) Web n'affic Data Analytics, CustomMousePad.com, 2013 (completed) Compensatioll Data Regression Analysis, UA System HR Classification and Compensation Office, 2012 (Completed) Business Performance Measures Forecasting, USKH Inc., 2012 (Completed) Customer Sales Data Analysis, Arctic Paws LLC, 2011 (Completed) Impact of Alaska Energy Improvement Program for Electricity Power Consllmptions, Matanllska Electric Association, 2011 (Completed) Marketing Stra.tegy Improvement Plan, House of Haley-Davidson, 2010 (Completed) COMPUTER SKILLS Statistical Packages: R, BUGS; SAS Languages: VBA, S+ Applications: f5\tex, Microsoft Office software ineluding Excel, Access and Power Point 4
Algorithms: Markov Chain Monte Carlo simulation, Bayesian posterior distribution simulations PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Statistical Association, Global Association of Risk Professionals, Decision Sciences Institute 5