Cheng, Yu-Chuan ( Yo )
Hi, I'm Yo. I am an outgoing and curious person who is willing to step out of my comfort zone and always explore the world. When I work with people from different backgrounds, those boundaries set by ages, cultures, social characters, etc., are easily broken down due to my talkative personality. Since I have dabbled in different fields, I have expertise in finance and urban & rural planning. Besides, I am a fast and flexible learner that can sort out problems and their causes quickly.
Education
2017 – 2020 National Taiwan University / MS in Building and Planning
2011 – 2016 National Taiwan University / BA in Finance
2015 – 2016 Hanken School of Economics, Finland / Exchange Program
Working Experience
Placemaking Planner
Slow and Steady Corporation • 09 / 2021 - 01 / 2022
- Conduct the site analysis survey and the field research of Neihu District to find out usable resources and list potential cooperative partners.
- Collect placemaking cases at home and abroad as materials for employee training.
- Plan related activities that combine the operation of restaurant and the connection of local communities with social design thinking.
- Design the immersive questionnaire to survey life style and habit of nearby residents.
- Track the process of all inner projects and assist event leaders to implement projects.
- Manage the official community account and launch new social advertising campaigns.
- Manage and maintain the official website.
Research Assistant
Ministry of Science and Technology (Taiwan) • 02 / 2019 - 07 / 2020
Projects Execution
【Understanding the Evolution of Industrial Clusters: Multiple Paths, Times and Constitutions】
- Interviewed 14 important characters in the field of machine tool industries, including international enterprises, SMEs and research institutions.
- Collect and organize the interview contents, then analyze the current statute and future trends of the industries. Briefing to the professor every 2 weeks.
- Final output: Master's thesis "A Shortcut toward Latecomers in Industry 4.0 Transformation: The Case of the Smart Machine Box Application in Taiwan’s Machine Tool Industry".
Research Assistant
Ministry of Science and Technology (Taiwan) • 02 / 2019 - 08 / 2019
Projects Execution
【Catastrophes, Lands and Cultures: the Post-disaster Development of South Taiwanese
Aborigines after Typhoon Morakot】
- Survey and map the historic stone slab houses in Kucapungane (the past settlement of Rukai aborigines during the Japanese-Occupied Period).
- Interview vital residences, including the tribe chief, the village head, the elders and the priest. The main contents were focused on their opinions towards the restoration of these houses.
- Manage to preserve these traditional houses according to the "Cultural Heritage Preservation Act" and incorporate it with the current settlement Rinari for the sustainable development.
Alternative military service (Fireman)
Tainan City Government Fire Bureau • 07 / 2016 - 05 / 2017
- Get the EMT1 license and serve as an assistant with the formal fireman to give the proper medical treatments to emergent patients in the ambulance.
- Responsible for the support of all kinds of natural disasters and suicide incidents.
- Have fire advocacy in schools and communities and help them to install fire alarms.
- Assist formal firemen with maintenance checks of fire trucks and ladder cars every month.
Operation Intern
Uber ( Taiwan ) • 02 / 2016 - 07 / 2016
- Review the qualifications of Uber drivers. (driving license, criminal record and the car models)
- Responsible for solving conflicts and questions from passengers and drivers through face-to-face communication and the backstage management system.
- Responsible for the production of drivers recruitment videos in Kaohsiung, including writing script, being an actor and post-production.
- Shift to the marketing department and participate in the preliminary preparation for the Uber Eats project. Mainly on choosing proper restaurants to promote the service of Uber Eats.
Projects (Click the thumbnails below to check the attached files)
Rural Planning in Sichuan, China
Cooperate with Sichuan University and Sichuan Vocational College of Cultural Industries to survey the latent demand of Daihe village, and design a rural development plan to solve the population ageing issues.
The Deployment of Fire Hydrants
Apply the LSCP linear regression method to analyze the deployment of fire hydrants in Daxueli village, Daan district, Taipei City. The final output reveal the best fire hydrants allocation in this area.
The Restoration of Traditional Stone Slab Houses in Kucapungane
Mountaineer deep into the original Rukai tribe and scale their historic houses. Make a possible plan with locals to preserve and develop this old settlement sustainably .
The Effect of the Logistics Industry Clusters on the Regional Economy
Use panel data method to analyze the effect of the logistics industry clusters. The final output shows that the logistics clusters indeed bring positive benefits to local industries.
Software Design Related Experience
Government Training
& Self-Learning
Taipei, Taiwan
- Front-end：Use HTML, CSS, Bootstrap to design web pages
- Back-end：Use ASP.net and MVC framework to make a guest board with the adding/deleting/replying functions.
- Database：Learn the basic command lines of SQL and NoSQL databases.
- Image recognition：Learn to use CV2 to edit photos.
- Data Mining & Machine Learning：Understand the simple data mining of web pages and use Sklearn to do text and voice recognition.
- Deep Learning：Use Tensorflow to build the model for house price prediction.
Expertise
Industrial Research
- Collect secondary data
- Design questionnaire
- Interview enterprises
- Analyze the future trend
of machine tool industry
Urban Planning
- Participatory planning
- Empirical studies with
linear regression
- Tools: NLOGIT, LINGO and Google Analytics
Language
- Chinese (native)
- Taiwanese (native)
- English (fluent, TOEFL 90、TOEIC 955)
- Spanish (medium)
