Justin / Ziheng Zhong

M.Sc. Management & Analytics, NYU · Arts & Science Bachelor, U of T · New York, NY
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Education

New York University

Master of Science · Management & Analytics

New York, United States.

Sep 2025 — May 2027

University of Toronto, St. George Campus

Arts & Science Bachelor · Double Major in Statistics and Mathematics

Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Sep 2021 — Jul 2025
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Experience

Xiaomi Proretail

Backend Developer Intern

Added three clue-statistics modules with detailed drill-down information, including comparative analysis of clue ownership by store and employee. Modified existing clue filters, added two new filtering conditions and an interface, and optimized SQL logic to reduce clue-count response time by approximately 100 ms.

Jul 2024 — Aug 2024
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Technical Skills

AI Coding
Codex · Claude Code · Agentic workflow design · Agent prompt engineering · LLM output validation
Programming
Python · Java · JavaScript · SQL · R · Swift
Platforms
Spring Boot · SwiftUI · SwiftData
Tools
Git · Maven · Xcode · Oracle Data Modeler · SQL Developer
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Selected Projects

Coin: iOS Spending Tracker — Swift / SwiftUI

Privacy-focused iOS app

Built a local-first spending tracker with fast expense entry, monthly budgets, category analytics, search/filter/sort tools, widgets, Siri Shortcuts, multi-currency reporting, JSON import/export, customizable payment methods, editable categories, and on-device Apple Intelligence spending insights with a deterministic fallback.

Mar 2026 — May 2026

NASA Space Apps Challenge — Java / JavaScript

Team Leader

Built a Java backend with Maven and REST-style APIs for multiple official NASA data sources. Implemented data-processing logic for real-time / manual data fetching, collaborated on Monte Carlo simulation support, and defined API contracts for frontend visualization.

Sep 2025 — Oct 2025

Toxi-Can: Visualizing Canada's Industrial Pollutant Releases — R / JavaScript

Team Leader · Course Project

Processed NPRI and Statistics Canada boundary data using R (tidyverse, sf, rgdal), then built an interactive multi-page visualization site with Leaflet maps, Plotly charts, HTML/CSS/JS, D3.js, and scrollytelling patterns. Designed a narrative experience to make complex environmental risk data understandable to non-technical users.

Oct 2024 — Dec 2024

Analyzing Trends in U.S. Residential Real Estate Prices — R

Course Project

Data collection and cleaning with Zillow Research housing datasets using R (tidyverse, dplyr, tidyr): missing-value handling, inconsistency fixes, and time-series alignment across regions and housing types. Built statistical models over 20 years of price history and developed clear ggplot2 visualizations to communicate long-term trends and regional differences.

Mar 2024 — Apr 2024

Media Manager using Spotify API — Java

Team Leader

Tested Spotify API workflows in Java, built GUI features with Java Swing, and implemented core use cases including song-add and search modules.

Sep 2023 — Dec 2023
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Leadership

FRC — FIRST Robotics Competition

Team Leader · Beijing, China

Founded and captained Team 8204 in high school. Previously served as robot driver and engineer for Team 5451, with top-four finishes at international competitions in Sydney, Shanghai, and Pittsburgh.

Jul 2017 — Jun 2021
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Contact

Feel free to reach me by email at zz3750@nyu.edu or ijustinzhong@gmail.com.