I'm Madeline Chang

An aspiring Actuary based in San Diego, CA

About me

About Me

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I graduated from the University of California, San Diego, in 2019 with a B.S. in Mathematics and a minor in Economics.

Currently, I am working as an Experienced Actuarial Analyst in Medicare pricing at Blue Shield of California.

In my free time, I like to read and solve jigsaw puzzles.

I will love to contact with professionals in the actuarial field.

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Education

Degrees

2015 - 2019

B.S. Mathematics (Applied)

University of California, San Diego

Certificates

Dec 2021

Exam PA

Society of Actuaries

Score: 10 ✨

Feb 2021

Exam STAM

Society of Actuaries

Mar 2019

Exam IFM

Society of Actuaries

Oct 2018

Exam FM

Society of Actuaries

Jan 2018

Exam P

Society of Actuaries

Experience

June 2021 - Present

Experienced Actuarial Analyst

Blue Shield of California

  • Medicare pricing
April 2021 - June 2021

Actuarial Analyst

SCAN Health Plan

  • Prepare and update base period data for the Medicare bids and reconcile them to financials to ensure data accuracy in the bid process.
  • Efficiently extract large amounts of data across multiple databases using SQL to summarize claims amount and utilization in a comprehensive monthly Medicare Advantage performance report.
  • Perform scenario testing on several benefit designs by optimizing a goal seeking model to help the Network Management and Product teams develop two new plans for the Medicare bids.
March 2020 - April 2021

Actuarial Trainee

SCAN Health Plan

  • Research and monitor current and historical healthcare spending and utilization to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in order to establish reasonable assumptions for trend adjustment factors.
  • Support different teams by providing monthly reports on Inpatient hospital stay summary for Medi-Cal filing with DMHC, and member level claims data for the Long-Term Services and Supports program.
  • Assist the actuarial team with Ancillary benefits pricing by making utilization projections for the Medicare bid to ensure profitability.
July 2019 - March 2020

Supplemental Instruction Coordinator

University of California, San Diego

  • Oversee campus wide Supplemental Instruction Program that serves more than 6,000 UCSD students annually to increase graduation and retention rate, and students success.
  • Analyze large set of student academic data and identify patterns to inform necessary changes for the improvement of the program.
  • Directly manage 60 college student staff and cultivate healthy work culture to help advance their professional and academic career.
  • Envision and create a systematic approach using Microsoft Mailings to auto generate 100+ pages quarterly report for stakeholders.
July 2017 - June 2019

President and Founding Member of Triton Actuarial Society

University of California, San Diego

  • President and Founding member of Triton Actuarial Society, a pre-professional organization at UCSD, whose mission is to empower students pursuing the actuarial career by providing them different resources such as technical workshop, exam preparation/ study sessions, and networking events with business professionals.
  • Collaborated and coordinated presentations held by actuaries from various companies including Farmers, Preferred Employers, Mercer, and Aon to provide TAS members with relevant actuarial expertise.
  • Regularly reached out to various undergraduate department advisors to maximize the efficiency of reaching out to the UCSD student body.
  • Oversaw eight TAS officers and provide proper trainings to help them succeed at their leadership positions and grow professionally.

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