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MY LIFE STORY

I was born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario to two loving engineers as parents. Now based in Toronto, I'm still torn on who to cheer for when the Sens play the Leafs. I graduated with two degrees; an Ivey HBA and a BEsc in Software Engineering from Western University because I loved the intersection of Business, Economics, Product, Design, Engineering, Finance. I tried internships in many specific fields to find one role that would fit me best. Eventually I realized that I'm not meant to pursue a highly specialized role and ignore my other interests. That's what led to various failed startup attempts, and eventually HotTakes, where I currently am building the future of responsible iGaming acquisition with my co-founders. If you've read this— thank you sincerely for taking the time to understand me a bit better. This will be the last iteration of my blurb until either I pivot my career focus, or a big event happens with the current business.

Kevin Jing Profile

EXPERIENCES

2022-Today

CO-FOUNDER/CFO, HOTTAKES

Currently working on building the ultimate affiliate acquisition tool for iGaming Operators. For partnerships/inquiries reach out to contact@hottakesapp.com. Oversee: Data, Product, Venture, Finance, Accounting, Legal

June 2023 - August 2023

INVESTMENT BANKING ANALYST, MORGAN STANLEY

Completed a 10-week internship in general industry coverage and M&A spanning technology, financial services, insurance, metals and mining, transportation, and energy transition

June 2022 - August 2022

SALES & TRADING ANALYST, CITI

I rotated through the Derivatives, Equity Sales, Treasury, and Corporate Solutions desks in the Toronto office during a 10-week program.

December 2021 - June 2022

STUDENT MARKETEER, RED BULL

I worked part-time attending various exciting events and spreading energy and positivity while building Red Bull's connections and brand image.

September 2021 - Present

HEAD DERIVATIVES ANALYST, MUSTANG CAPITAL

I used a Gamma and Vega strategy to find volatility mispricings during earnings for mid-large cap companies. I created a regression algorithm to quantify implied movements and generate buying recommendations for the $110,000 fund.

May 2021 - August 2021

INNOVATION INTERN, SUN LIFE

I worked alongside the Individual Insurance Market Development sector at Sun Life on the Innovation Studio using the agile methodology to help launch an industry-leading diabetes signature solutions MVP.

December 2020 - April 2021

DESIGN THINKING INTERN, RBC

I received a $3,500 stipend to work alongside a team of 7 students to design and implement an online banking solution with artificial intelligence implementation for RBC executives.

August 2020 - December 2020

PEER LEADER, WESTERN UNIVERSITY SSC

I worked alongside professionals from the Western University Student Success Center. I Prepared and delivered weekly sessions containing topics of leadership to a group of sixty first year engineering students. My goal was to create a safe virtual environment for students to unwind and socialize amidst a pandemic, resulting in a satisfied group that each developed their own toolkits with skills gained from my mentorship.

July 2020 - September 2020

MARKETING ANALYST, DREAM WAVE PUBLISHING

I worked with the owner of a Vancouver based children's magazine with revenues to prototype and create CAD models for a toy she wanted to launch, as well as creating market analysis reports and financial projections to perfect the specifications and pricing of the toy. I also created media for a $20,000 advertising campaign to be launched soon.

August 2017 - August 2019

WAITSTAFF, ATRIA RETIREMENT

I provided exceptional meal service to over 150 elderly residents and was awarded "Employee of the Month" for being the most efficient waitstaff member while entertaining residents with piano performances garnering positive reviews in June of 2018.

EDUCATION

September 2021 - April 2024

HBA, IVEY BUSINESS SCHOOL AT WESTERN UNIVERSITY

Top 1% GPA, Silver Medalist (Top 10%), Dean's Honour List. Awarded Claude Lamoureux scholarship ($10,000)

September 2019 - April 2024

BESc, WESTERN UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Software Engineering from Western University, 94% cumulative average. RBC Scholarship in Software Engineering ($25,000), Western Continuing Admissions Scholarship ($10,000), William C. Ford Jr. Scholarship ($7,500)

September 2015 - June 2019

OSSD + IB DIPLOMA, COLONEL BY SECONDARY SCHOOL

Governor's General Award, Silver Medalist, Honour Roll, 97.8% Final average

SKILLS AND INTERESTS

SPORTS

From basketball and volleyball (I'm very tall) to water polo, or working out, my competitive nature always draws me to the competition and to get better.

MUSIC

My creativity stems from a pure, unwavering love for music. Whether it be guitar or piano, I've been playing music since the age of 3. Click here to view my music page

PRODUCT DESIGN

My mentors are the best product designers in the world. I'm proud to learn from them how to build intuitive, effortless products for users to interact with.

CODING

I have a passion for innovation and I love prototyping my ideas to life. I am fluent in Java, JS, C, and full-stack dev. I also enjoy learning about Neural Networks and efficient mathematic training procedures for artificial intelligence.

MARKETING

Whether it's the promotion of my own artist moniker, or creating marketing reports for multimillion dollar company ad campaigns, I love the synergy of creativity and business forward thinking.

READING

One of my favourite habits I've picked up is daily reading. Some of my top reads recently include:

Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell
Principles - Ray Dalio
Meditations - Marcus Aurelius
Think Again - Adam Grant
The Luck Factor - Richard Wiseman

CONCERTS

There is something magical about experiencing something you love with 20,000 others sharing the same passion. Concerts and live music have produced some of my best memories to date.

VIDEO/PHOTO EDITING

This one might come from a love of film and film techniques. I uploaded my first video to YouTube as a self taught editor (it's really embarrassing) in 2011. I've had a decade to perfect my Adobe Photoshop, and After Effects Skills.

VOLUNTEERING

2022-present

CO FOUNDER

IVEY INVESTORS SOCIETY

Founded a community for innovative students interested in investing and finding new market strategies to create alpha. Host bi-weekly meetings with educational talks and discussion of market events. Managed the quantitative team alongside the research team.

2020-2021

ORIENTATION LEADER

(ENGINEERING SOPH)

Trained for an entire summer to help ease a first year's transition into university and residence life. As a Soph my job was to provide emotional support, academic guidance, and mentorship throughout the year to a group of about 30 students in the engineering class throughout the entire school year.

2015-2019

PIANO CONCERT PERFORMER

Occasionally rehearsed and arranged performances at a local retirement community to entertain and cheer up residents. Declined a paid position offer to continue playing the music I loved and see the bright smiles of residents hearing classics from their childhoods.