Data Scientist & Chess Player

VITO HE

untypical ENFJ · life explorer · cat lover

Who I Am

Hello and welcome, folks! I'm Vito He. Born in Chengdu and now based in Shanghai. A little about me — I am a data scientist, a chess player, and a former chess coach. I studied 6 years in USA then returned to my country. I love playing chess, playing basketball, traveling, and getting lost in a good book.

I am currently a Senior Data Scientist at SHEIN. I help companies tackle performance marketing and brand marketing challenges, developing actionable business insights and delivering strategic solutions from a data science view.

Data Science Digital Marketing Leadership Growth Strategy Vibe Coding Chess
5+
Years of Experience
ByteDance → DiDi → RED → SHEIN
4
Top Companies
China's leading internet & e-commerce platforms
2160
FIDE Rating
FIDE Master · 2015 America Open Champion
Vito He
SHEIN DS
FIDE Master
ENFJ

Work Experience

SHEIN 2024 – Present
Senior Data Scientist
Global Marketing Department · Marketing Analytics Team

Focus on Integrated Marketing — quantifying the unified impact of Performance Marketing, Brand Marketing, Influencer Marketing, CRM, SNS, and Offline Activities.

Xiaohongshu (RED) 2024
Data Scientist
Data Science & Analytics Department - Marketing Science Team

Building Xiaohongshu ads platform and products, including target audience segmentation, AIPS audience system, lookalike audience recommendation.

DiDi 2021 – 2024
Senior Data Scientist
Performance Marketing Department - Measurement & Analytics Team

Conducted A/B tests and causal inference to measure and optimize campaign performance to boost user growth. Built Attribution Models to track paid marketing channel performance across countries.

ByteDance 2020 – 2021
Data Analyst
Risk Management Department

Data analysis and monitoring in the risk management domain. Identified anomalous patterns and contributed to data-driven risk decision-making pipelines.

Life Experience

Southern Methodist University 2019 – 2020
M.S. Business Analytics
Cox School of Business · Dallas, TX

Graduate program in data science, predictive modeling, and business strategy. Core expertise in statistical methods that form the foundation of my professional practice.

University of California, Irvine 2014 – 2018
B.S. Biological Sciences
School of Biological Sciences · Irvine, CA

Undergraduate training in scientific methodology and quantitative reasoning — instilling a rigorous, evidence-first mindset that crosses every domain I work in.

Chess — FIDE Master Age 6 – Present
Competitor & Coach
Rating: 2160 · Fundamental Chess Academy, 2016 – 2019

Started at age 6. Achieved FIDE Master title (rating 2160). Claimed 1st Place at the 2015 America Open Tournament. Chess coach 2016–2019.

Selected Projects

PROJECT_01 // CORRELATION_MODEL

Marketing Factor Correlation Model

FocusIdentify key marketing factors impacting shop search volume; capture non-linear interactions.
OutcomeActionable budget allocation recommendations grounded in factor significance.
Correlation AnalysisFeature EngineeringBudget Strategy
PROJECT_02 // BRAND_INDICATOR_SYSTEM

Brand Marketing Indicator System

ContextDispersed channels, inconsistent data, lack of efficient performance evaluation.
RoleBuilt end-to-end dashboard, identified low-efficiency channels, delivered optimization strategies.
ImpactGreatly improved decision efficiency and continuously optimized ROI.
Dashboard DesignBrand AnalyticsROI Optimization
PROJECT_03 // ECOMMERCE_GROWTH

E-commerce Business Growth Analysis

ContextUnstable traffic, conversion bottlenecks limiting growth.
RoleFunnel and cohort analysis to isolate root causes; prioritized growth strategies.
ImpactSignificant uplift in core conversion metrics with measurable business growth.
Funnel AnalysisCohort AnalysisConversion Optimization

Get In Touch

Whether it's a friendly chat, a collaboration interest, or a conversation about data science / AI — my inbox is always open.

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