Victoria Amanda Junaedi

Hong Kong · Jakarta, Indonesia vajunaedi@connect.ust.hk

Hi! I'm an undergrad at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, studying Economics and Finance. My experience is a wild mix of industry and research
My research interests lie in Applied Microeconomics, Public Policy, and Economic Development

Experience

Summer Associate

The Boston Consulting Group · Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Modelled the fundamental commercial strategy for a large telecommunications company, using multiple macro-level and internal metrics such as regional GDP, expenditures, network quality, etc.
  • Created product and customer value diagnostics and benchmarking as well as implementation of pricing and sales best practices
    • June 2018 - August 2018

    Business Operations Intern

    PT Stoqo Technologies · Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Analyzed Stoqo's customer journey, identifying areas which can be improved to enhance revenue-generating processes and increase the A&S and Services teams’ efficiency
  • Created customer experience (CEX) KPIs as improvement metrics for Stoqo's internal team and customer satisfaction
    • January 2018

    Summer Analyst

    Prive Managers · Hong Kong
  • Generated financial statement analysis and qualitative review of other fintech companies to evaluate their businesses’ sustainability and ensure their finances’ credibility, resulting in higher confidence to execute merger and acquisition deals
  • Created pitch decks and user interface prototypes, offering innovative B2B wealth management solutions for potential clients and publishers, successfully securing a deal with a reputable asset management firm
  • Implemented a data integration process of asset transactions from different banks for the company’s platform, automating the data input process and enhancing the operations division’s efficiency
    • June 2017 - August 2017

    Marketing and Communications Intern

    Cosmosupplylab, ltd. · Hong Kong
    Check out my article in their website: A recipe for rule-breakers
  • Devised and developed Cosmosupplylab’s social media strategies across all platforms and designed their social media posts, successfully increasing LinkedIn engagement by 11% and followers by approximately 2,000
  • Collaborated with the Special Projects Manager to create thought leadership content and articles about entrepreneurship and innovation for their new website, published in May 2017
    • November 2016 - February 2017

    Finance, Accounting, and Reporting Intern

    PT Zurich Topas Life · Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Created journal entries for all payment transactions to the accounting system, streamlining the division’s operations
  • Coordinated with the finance and accounting team’s managers to analyze their monthly bank and payroll reconciliations, ensuring consistent and balanced transaction reports
    • May 2015 - August 2015

    Papers

    What Determines Funding in Microfinance: Evidence from a Crowdfunding Platform

    Final Year Thesis
  • Submitted for Paper Competition in Guangzhou, Summer 2019
    • May 2018

    Indonesia's Regulatory Responses to Chinese-backed Online P2P Lending

    Part of full conference paper (updates soon)
  • Full Paper presented in: Asia Pacific Public Policy Network 2019, Hong Kongnew!
  • Paper presented for the Mr. Armin and Mrs. Lillian Kitchell Undergraduate Research Award 2019, won Second Runner-Upnew!
    • April 2019

    Academic Experiences

    UG Research Assistant

    HKUST Institute of Emerging Market Studies

    Assisting on data collection for a HKSAR-funded research project titled “Trade & Investment under Belt & Road Initiatives” through news text mining and sentiment analysis, supporting the project’s data analysis and case studies in Southeast Asia

    February 2018 - present

    Student Researcher

    HKUST Business School - Department of Information Systems

    Developed an understanding of deep learning applications in finance through researching journal papers and addressing research questions, resulting in a report comprising of findings and experiments implemented using Python and NLP APIs

    June 2017 - August 2017

    Education

    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Bachelor of Science
    Economics and Finance, Minor in Information Technology

    Expected First Class Honours

    Involvements:

    • Associate - HKUST International Consulting Club
    • Executive Committee - HKUST Economics and Finance Student Committee
    • SBM Student Ambassador - HKUST Business School
    • Peer Mentor - HKUST Business School
    • Bronze Awardee - HKUST REDbird Award
    September 2015 - May 2019

    University of Michigan

    BBA Exchange Program

    Courses taken:

    • Game Theory
    • International Trade
    • Venture Capital Practicum
    • Corporate Investment Decisions
    • Microfinance

    Involvements:

    • Student Consultant - SkySpecs (for FIN/ES 329)
    • General Member - FIERCCE Multicultural Council
    • Business and Funding Committee - Indonesian Cultural Night 2018, PERMIAS Michigan
    September 2017 - December 2017

    Skills

    Programming Languages & Tools
    Language
    • Indonesian
    • English

    Awards & Certifications

    • 2019: Second Runner Up - Mr Armin and Mrs Lillian Kitchell Undergraduate Award
    • 2018: First Runner Up - MIT Entrepreneurship and FinTech Integrator Program
    • 2018: HKUST Reaching Out Award Scholarship
    • 2016-2019: HKUST Continuing UG Scholarship
    • 2017: Champion - Startup Weekend HK: Healthcare x Biotech
    • 2017: Beta Gamma Sigma - International Honor Society for Business Students
    • 2014: 1st Place - Regional Science Olympiad in Economics (Indonesia)

    Project Portfolio

    An overview of my interests in visual arts: from graphic design to calligraphy
    P.S.: This is not all! Contact me via e-mail (vajunaedi@connect.ust.hk) for more excitement and creativity!

    Graphic Designs

    Collection from Organization Involvements & Internships



    Calligraphy

    My personal joy in life