Founder at Blockus
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Experience
- NPC VCInvestor - Angelcurrent2022 — present
- BlockusCEO2022 — 2026New York, New York, United States
- RobloxData Science Manager2021 — 2022San Mateo County, California, United States
- RobloxSenior Data Scientist2020 — 2021
- AirbnbData Scientist - Inference2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Kik Interactive, Inc.Data Scientist II2016 — 2017Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- Polar Mobile/NovaData Scientist2015 — 2016Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- MillimanMergers and Acquisitions Intern2014Chicago, Illinois, United States
- John HancockActuarial Analyst, Life Insurance - Co-op2014Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- ManulifeActuarial Analyst, Life Insurance - Co-op2013Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- Munich ReActuarial Analyst - Co-Op2012
- ScotiabankBusiness Analyst - Co-Op2011
- ScotiabankBusiness Analyst - Co-op2010
Skills & more
Sales & Marketing Alignment3Organizational Culture2Team Building3Data Analysis19SQL15Statistics16Microsoft Excel11Machine Learning4Communication9Data Visualization3Python4Digital Marketing3
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Big Data AnalyticsGithubJupyter NotebookAnalyticsALMRisk ManagementRVisual Basic for Applications (VBA)LeadershipMentorshipAccessVBALanguages Chinese · English · French
- Advanced Open Water Diver — PADI
- Machine Learning: Classification — Coursera Course Certificates
- Machine Learning: Regression — Coursera Course Certificates
- Machine Learning — Coursera
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jess Zhang?
- Founder at Blockus
- Where does Jess Zhang work?
- Jess Zhang is Founder of Blockus.
- What companies did Jess Zhang found?
- Jess Zhang founded Blockus.
- Where did Jess Zhang go to school?
- Jess Zhang studied at University of Waterloo (Honours Mathematics, Co-op); Cass Business School (Bachelor's Degree, Mathematics and Statistics); Canadian public highschool.
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