Wenjie Tu 涂文杰

Quasi operations manager, pseudo industrial engineer

Profile

I am a PhD student at the Chair of Sustainable Operations Management, University of Zurich under supervision of Prof. Dr. Tarkan Tan. My research interests lie primarily in Sustainable Operations Management, Behavioral Operations Management, Contract Design, and Circular Economy.

Education

Ph.D. Business Administration
Chair of Sustainable Operations Management
University of Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland
  • Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Tarkan Tan
  • Research: Supply chain collaboration for sustainability, sustainable technology choices for transportation, supplier sustainability assessment and improvement, and circular economy.
  • Teaching: Introduction to Operations Research, Introduction to Operations Management.
Special Student
ETH Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
  • Study focus: Statistics, Data Science, Economics
  • Coursework: Advanced Machine Learning, Applied Analysis of Variance and Experimental Design, Applied Statistical Regression, Computational Statistics, Urban Systems and Transpotation, Applied Multivariate Statistics, Bayesian Statistics
B.B.A. Acounting
Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics
Nanchang, China
  • Major: Accounting (Certified Public Accountants track)
  • Weighted Average Score: 91.45/100 (ranking: 10/268)
  • Award (merit-based): CSC Scholarship (2018), Model Student Scholarship (2019), RSM Scholarship (2019)
Study Abroad Program
University of Essex
Colchester, UK
  • Major: Business and Economics
  • Grade: First class
  • Coursework: Financial Reporting and Analysis, Portfolio Analysis, Audit Principles and Practice, Introduction to Banking, Introduction to Economics, Operations and Supply Chain Management.

Experience

Teaching Assistant
Department of Informatics
Zurich, Switzerland
  • Served as a teaching assistant for Foundations of Data Science at the Data Systems and Theory group.
  • Served as a tutor for 18 groups (2 people each group) and provided them with guidance and assistance.
  • Answered questions from students on practical projects individually and in small groups.
  • Assisted in preparing the videos for lectures and exercise sessions and in grading the practical projects and final exam.
Summer Intern
Bank of Communications
Nanchang, China
  • Dealt with the customers and their complaints in a timely manner by knowing all of the bank’s policy issues and procedures.
  • Assisted in making sure that the daily work to be done not only finishes on time but runs smoothly.
  • Promoted bank’s financial products and provided customers with some advice on financial products.
Coordinator of Communications
Friends International
Colchester, UK
  • Served as a liaison between the organization and international students.
  • Promoted communications and interactions among 60 members through hosting recreational events.

Projects

Technical reports

Skills

Technical skills
  • Languages: R (advanced), Python (intermediate), LaTex (advanced), HTML (beginner), Markdown (advanced), Git (beginner), SQL (beginner)
  • Platform/Tools: RStudio, Jupyter Lab, VS Code, Colab, Overleaf, MySQL, JAGS
  • Libraries: Python (TensorFlow, Keras, Scikit-Learn, NetworkX, GurobiPy), R (base and tidyverse, gganimate, Shiny)
Communication skills
  • Languages: Chinese (native), English (fluent), Cantonese (basic)
  • Speaking: Public Speaking, Academic Presentation, Brainwashing (kidding)
  • Writing: Copy-Writing, Report Writing
Interests
  • Music: Guitar, Singing
  • Sports: Badminton, Volleyball, Basketball
  • Outdoor activities: Hiking, Jogging, Cycling