Amanda Hua is a writer, researcher, and consultant skilled in data analysis, stakeholder management, and impact evaluation.

She has two master’s degrees in international political economy and international relations and specializes in translating data into insight. She is fluent in English and Mandarin and has trouble explaining where she is from due to her multicultural background and interests.

Sungrow Americas

Cost Analyst, Service Operations
2022 – Present

·   Specialize in risk and change management using interdisciplinary background in economics, academic research, and international relations

·   Generate ad-hoc and monthly cost reports for regional management by using financial forecasting and data analysis skills to create cost estimates and reduce costs

·   Manage custom data solutions using Excel and Airtable that prioritize efficiency and accuracy for Finance, Project Management, Field Service, and more

·   Created, managed the transition, and maintain the online and automated tracking and invoicing process for the service team

·   Ensure key operations of service team using project management skills to ensure tasks are completed and ongoing tasks are monitored

Carnegie Corporation

Program Assistant, Asian Security
2021 – 2022

·    Identified security and socioeconomic trends in Asia to facilitate grantmaking on the team

·    Managed internal and external stakeholder relations to expedite key organizational operations

·    Processed grants proposals and data using Excel, SQL, and online grants system (Fluxx)

·    Guided principal investigators on project design and evaluate project impact

 

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Macroeconomics
2019-2021

·    Well trained in international monetary theory and macroeconomic concepts

·    Jointly managed class sections totaling up to 90 SAIS graduate students

·    Held weekly concept review presentations and office hours for student consultation

·    Analyzed student progress, course challenges and reported to professor on weekly basis

 

Women in International Security

Graduate Consultant, Research Lead
2020-2021

·    Proposed policies to improve welfare and productivity of women migrant farmworkers in order to ensure US food security and support human rights of essential agricultural workers

·    Managed relations and project timeline for President of WIIS, two faculty advisors, and partner organizations

·    Led research design and conducted quantitative (linear regression, STATA) and qualitative (key informant interviews) research

Coqual

Research Consultant
2020

·    Consulted for the Global Belonging Research project on China

·    Provided subject matter expertise on key social, economic, and political factors that affect China's workplace diversity and inclusion

·    Produced comprehensive literature review and analytical brief on research results

 

Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy (now the Carnegie China Center)

Research and Operations Intern, Young Ambassador Program
2015 – 2018

·        Part of the Young Ambassadors Program (YAP), a cohort for future leaders that fosters lifelong relationships with the current leaders, experts, and scholars that congregate on CTC’s intellectual platform

·        Researched and wrote for DC scholar Frances Yaping Wang on the Asia Program’s monthly Chinese newsletter, Carnegie China Insight

·        Assisted with day-to-day workings in the office, including the organization and outreach for CTC events and YAP workshops

 

New York University

Senior Tutor, Expository Writing Program
2014-2017

·        Consulted for undergraduate and graduate students about writing styles and idea development

·        Trained to engage students in critical thinking and writing skills

·        Presented grant-winning research at a national conference on the exploration of biases present in tutoring language, via the analysis (Python) of word frequency in conference report language

Skills

Excel

STATA

Tableau

SQL

Financial Statement Review

Deterministic and Probabilistic Modeling

Amanda sews, hums, and dreams in her spare time of visiting all the coffee shops and vintage stores from Athens to Tokyo (and has researched and curated multiple lists for this purpose). Recently, she is most proud of two things: having the foresight to visit Jiro’s sushi before the pandemic and finally drinking close to eight cups of water a day. She and her partner Aris are adoptive humans to two white swiss shepherds, Tyr and Hachi.