Kevin Zhang
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Credentials
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C-14 Laboratory Certificate of Fitness
New York City Fire Department
Experience
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Merge
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Growth
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May 2022 - Present
Building unified APIs for B2B companies Building unified APIs for B2B companies
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Yext
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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700 & Above Employee
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Platform Manager
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Dec 2020 - May 2022
Served as the technical expert on $10M+ACV enterprise and commercial business clients , actively managing all Yext products & subscriptions. Subject Matter Expert for Yelp business listings, Excel, SQL, Yext CLI, Yext Platform, and APIs Pioneered novel processes utilizing Yext CLI to eliminate 75% of manual data review. Enabled a team of 40+ members on best practices to boost efficiency Received multiple awards based on client feedback and organization wide recognition for improvements to new and existing processes Diagnosed product, process, and policy inefficiencies. Built ad hoc solutions using technical tools to assist in verifying data integrity
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Kech Development
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New York, New York
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Real Estate Analyst & Review Manager
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Dec 2018 - Dec 2020
Worked with CEO and product owner to define goals and strategies to better serve clients. Started a team to optimize appraisal process and address user concerns. Increased revenue by 10% and client retention to 95%. Designed and refined training material for junior analysts. Performed ad hoc marketing of appraisal services. Led a team of 7 junior analysts increasing productivity by 15% Utilized Excel and real estate databases to streamline appraisal reports. Analyzed historical pricing and neighborhood data to determine market value
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New York University
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Adjunct Professor
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Jan 2016 - Sep 2018
Established regular meeting to collaborate with other professors in designing an engaging curriculum focused around graduate school admissions tests. Brainstormed and assessed different instructional methodologiesResearched best practices for key concepts to assist students. Planned lessons and shepherded students to remain on taskFacilitated the development of critical thinking skills in biology
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Biomolecular Science Program Course Coordinator
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Dec 2013 - Dec 2015
Managed a project team that was responsible for accumulating and analyzing performance of students and staff. Coordinated and verified the standard protocol for all examsOrganized weekly study sessions and served as a mentor to students and staffDrafted, directed, and incorporated new lab protocols for advanced biology courses
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Research Assistant
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Jun 2013 - Sep 2015
Worked on biosynthesis and characterization of a mutant library of phosphotriesterase for increased stability and activity, characterization and development of self assembling fluorinated protein fibers capable of binding and releasing small molecule therapeutics, and the biosynthesis of a supercharged protein as a dual purpose of drug delivery and gene therapy.Applied techniques include: DSC, enzyme kinetics, site-directed mutagenesis, agarose and SDS gel electrophoresis, UV spectrophotometry, management of bacterial cell cultures, chromatographic purification techniques, non-natural amino acid incorporation, MALDI-TOF, CD spectroscopy, optical microscopy, fluorescence microscopy, electrophoretic mobility shift assay, binding and release studies, and displacement and exclusion assays.
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BMS 1004/2004 Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
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Sep 2012 - Dec 2013
Prepared the materials necessary for students to conduct academic experiments for Introduction to Cell & Molecular Biology Lab and Introduction to Physiology course.Graded, provided feedback, and tracked students on weekly quizzes and laboratory reports.
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New York University - College of Dentistry
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United States
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Higher Education
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300 - 400 Employee
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Microbiome Data Analyst
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May 2016 - Sep 2017
Implemented and analyzed large data sets to understand underlying disease mechanisms. Published findings in grants and peer reviewed journals Analyzed and used different data visualization methods in ggplot2. Worked across different organizations to organize and present weekly reports to plan out experimental roadmaps Applied Bash/Shell Scripting, Excel, and R to optimize and streamline data gathering and analysis, reducing runtime by 25% Implemented and analyzed large data sets to understand underlying disease mechanisms. Published findings in grants and peer reviewed journals Analyzed and used different data visualization methods in ggplot2. Worked across different organizations to organize and present weekly reports to plan out experimental roadmaps Applied Bash/Shell Scripting, Excel, and R to optimize and streamline data gathering and analysis, reducing runtime by 25%
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Education
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2014 - 2015
New York University - Polytechnic School of Engineering
Master’s Degree, Bioinformatics -
2011 - 2015
New York University - Polytechnic School of Engineering
Bachelor’s Degree, Biomolecular Science
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