Leo Yang's Resume

Education

1. University of Southern California
   M.S. Electrical Engineering (expected graduation: December 2008)

   University of California, San Diego

   B.S. Electrical Engineering (graduated: June 2006)

Experience

1. Booz Allen Hamilton
   Research Assistant
   
   • Built mobile ad-hoc network emulator and analyzed network performance
2. Broadcom Corporation
   Bluetooth Systems Engineer
   
   • lead research and development of Bluetooth signal strength adjustment algorithm, improving adjusted power performance by 50%.
   • Coordinated design team of five engineers from software, hardware, and systems group.
   • managed verification process of Bluetooth's frequency hopping channel classification algoritm.
   Systems Engineer Intern
   • Developed mathematical algorithm to generate random numbers for Bluetooth data encryption.
   • Analyzed Bluetooth and WLAN co-existence issues using Skype and Motorola Bluetooth headset.
3. University of Southern California
   Network Socket Programming Project
   
   • Implemented TCP and UDP sockets to simulate messenger and receiver communication using C.
   Queuing Model Simulation Project
   
   • Designed simulation code using C for various queue disciplines such as M/M/K/n and M/G/1 and analyzed average delay, average number of packets in queue, and packet blocking probability.
4. University of California, San Diego
   Communication Systems Design on FPGA Project
   
   • Designed a complete QPSK transmitter and receiver system on VirtexII FPGA board.
   • Verified the design using Matlab and implemented it on Xilinx System Generator Program.
   Technology Business Startup Project
   
   • Generated two complete business plans by formulating business ideas, surveying target markets, evaluating competitors, analyzing entry/exit strategies, and defining executive teams.
     • Smart Bus Stop: prediction program for bus arrival time using GPS vahicle locating system.
     • RFID cash card: cash card using RFID technology to increase efficiency and accuracy.
   Micro-Nano Photonics Laboratory Research Intern
   • Investigated effects of physical phenomena on data transmission for optical communication systems.

Honors & Activities

1. Stock/Option Trader
   
   • Generating 500%+ return in personal option trading account in 2008.
   • Managing personal fund by utilizing technical and fundamental analysis.
2. UCSD Ascension Hip Hop Dance Team
   
   • Coordicated practices for the team of 30.
   • Earned 2^nd place at 2005 All UC Dance Competition.
3. UCSD United Taiwanese Association
   Public Relations Chair
4. Leleand Speech and Debate Team (ranked 2^nd in the nation)
   Original Prose and Poetry Director
   
   • 3^rd place in 1999 Santa Clara University Speech Tournament.
   • Qualified and competed in 2002 California State Speech Tournament as a non-native English speaker.

Qualifications

• C/C++, Perl, Matlab, Wireshark, OPNET.
• Proficient with lab equipments such as spectrum analyzer, logic analyzer, and oscilloscope.
• Fluent in Mandarin and proficient in French.

My Hobby: Option Trading

Opions are financial instruments that convey the right, but not the obligation, to engage in a future transaction on some underlying security. In other words, the holder does not have to exercise this right.

There are two types of options: call and put.

Call option

the buyer of the option has the right, but not the obligation to buy an agreed quantity of a particular commodity or financial instrument from the seller of the option at a certain time (the expiration date) for a certain price (the strike price).

Put option

similar to call option except that instead of the right to buy, a put option holder has the right to sell.

There are four basic ways to trade options:

1. Long Call
   • a trader who believes that a stock's price will increase might buy a call option.
   • if the stock price at expiration is lower than the exercise price, he will let the call contract expire worthless, and only lose the amount of the premium.
   • if the stock rises, a trader will realize a larger gain than if he had purchased shares.
2. Short Call
   • a trader who believes that a stock's price will decrease can sell, or "write," a call.
   • the trader selling a call has an obligation to sell the stock to the call buyer at the buyer's option.
   • if the stock price decreases, the short call position make a profit in the amount of the premium.
   • if the stock price increases over the exercise price by more than the amount of the premium, the short will lose money, with the potential loss unlimited.
3. Long Put
   • a trader who believes that a stock's price will decrease can buy a put option.
4. Short Put
   • a trader who believes that a stock's price will increase can sell a put option.

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