James Tan

Final Year at SMU | IS and Business

Singapore, Singapore

About

I am a final year student at SMU. I study a double degree in Information Systems and Business, majoring in Business Analytics and International Trading respectively. I am always interested in the financial markets and geopolitics, especially in this ever-changing world. Feel free to drop me a message if you want to chat with me!

Experience

  • Credit and Interest Rates Derivatives Intern at DBS Bank
    May 2025 - Aug 2025 · 4 mos

    • Built a macro-powered Excel dashboard to display the current funding gap for the credit derivatives desk • Conducted a study comparing collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) to corporate bonds • Built an auto-replier to immediately respond to quote requests from Contineo for various notes

  • Teaching Assistant at Singapore Management University
    Aug 2022 - May 2025 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    AY2022/23 Semester 1 Computational Thinking under Prof Mai Anh Tien Business Data Management under Prof Swetha Gottipati AY2022/2023 Semester 2 Data Management under Prof Mok Heng Ngee Web Application Development I under Prof Manoj Thulasidas AY2023/24 Semester 1 Interaction Design and Prototyping under Prof Wendy Tan AY 2024/25 Semester 2 Analytics Foundation under Prof Jason Chan

  • Oil Trading Analyst Intern at Conda Capital Pte. Ltd.
    Dec 2023 - Jun 2024 · 7 mos

    Middle Distillates • Tracked vessels carrying middle distillates to analyse regional demand and supply for biweekly meetings • Built and maintained Excel models for demand analysis for middle distillates and crude oil • Enhanced efficiency by automating daily web scraping, data entry, and dashboard updates

  • AI Analyst at Integrum Global
    May 2023 - Aug 2023 · 4 mos

    • Decreased vehicle routing problem cost by 20% compared to current solutions while satisfying various client constraints and maintaining a quick running time • Experimented with different heuristics from scientific papers to find optimal approach to tackle the vehicle routing problem