EDUCATION
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US / Sep 2012 – Jun 2014
Master in City Planning – Zoning, Real Estate, Urban Design
Tsinghua University, China / Sep 2007 – Jul 2010
Master of Applied Economics – Regional & Urban Economics (Top Scholarship)
Renmin University of China, China / Sep 2003 – Jul 2007
Bachelor of Economics (Honorary Title of Excellent Student)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Smarking, Inc., San Francisco, CA / Oct 2017 – Present
__– Consulting Services Lead – lead the SaaS startup’s parking consulting services to drive parking asset performance improvement and businesses growth:
____– Parking and mobility policy enabling
____– Parking revenue growth strategy
____– Parking assets valuation
__– Customer Success Manager – scale up the software’ services, speed up onboarding, and maintain high customer retention by developing training and data processing tools, supporting onboarding and business review projects.
RKG Associates, Inc., Washington, D.C / Jun 2016 – Oct 2017
__– Urban Planner / Economic Analyst – advised public- and private-sector clients on transportation infrastructure financing, community economic development, real estate development, zoning, and affordable housing policy through quantitative and qualitative data analyses and visualizations using Excel, GIS, Access, Python, Adobe Illustrator, SketchUp:
____– Infrastructure financing strategy: land value growth projection, land value capture baseline assessment
____– Economic development: industrial strategy, rezoning, development impact modeling
____– Real estate consulting: market study, development feasibility and fiscal impact scenario analysis
____– Affordable housing policy: market gap analysis, funding framework design, local partnership
Concord Square Planning & Development, Inc., Boston, MA / Nov 2014 – Jun 2016
__– Real Estate Analyst / Urban Planner – advised public- and private-sector clients on real estate development, affordable housing, Smart Growth zoning, land use planning.
The Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, ISRAEL / Jun 2014 – Aug 2014
__– Researcher – Complex City Research Lab – collaborated on building an agent-based simulation model to analyze urban landscape and wildlife movement.
City of Bellevue, Bellevue, WA / Jun 2013 – Aug 2013
__– Policy Analyst for Building Energy Efficiency Benchmarking Initiative – coordinated stakeholder outreach on building energy benchmarking policy and energy efficiency industry development strategy
Hong Kong & Macau Affairs Office of the State Council of China, Beijing, CHINA / Jun 2010 – Jul 2012
__– Policy Analyst – researched Hong Kong’s housing and land policies
SPECIALTIES & SKILLS
Specialties: Economic and fiscal impact evaluation, Real estate consulting, Parking management and policy, Affordable housing, Zoning
Computer Skills: MS Office Excel/Access, GIS, Python, SQL, Adobe InDesign/Illustrator/Premiere, AutoCAD, SketchUp
Additional Language: Mandarin
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Urban Land Institute (2017 – Present): ULI Sustainability Committee
Women’s Transportation Seminar International (2017 – Present): 2018 WTS-SF Chapter Program Committee
American Planning Association (2012 – Present): Sustainable Community Division Communication Volunteer
Toastmasters (2015 – Present): United States District 36 National Press Club 2016-2017 Officer
PUBLICATIONS
Toger, M., Benenson I., Wang, Y., Czamanski, D., and Malkinson, D. “Pigs in space: an agent-based model of wild boar (Sus scrofa) movement into cities”, Landscape and Urban Planning, Volume 173, May 2018, pp.70-80
Wang, Y. (2014) “The Grassroots Co-operative Housing in Urban China”, In Gijselinckx, C. et al. (ed.), Co-operative Innovations in China and the West. Palgrave Macmillan, pp.248-263
Wang, Y. and Zhang, X. (2006) “Lessons to learn: an exploration into the Urban & Land Use Planning Practice of Britain” (Chinese), Urban Development, 2006(07), pp.55-56
Wang, Y. (2006) “The Problems of the Satellite Towns System in Beijing” (Chinese), Brands Times, 2006.5.26
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