A bit about me
Male | | from: United Kingdom
I am currently in Beijing
I am currently in Beijing
PROFILE
A highly motivated and resourceful graduate with excellent organisational and analytical skills, possessing an IT proficiency and an aptitude for communication which I have used productively to my advantage both in academic life and during a career that has included teaching, sales, marketing, leading tour groups, running a company in both Hong Kong and Kunming and working with both Government and community leaders.
DETAILED WORK EXPERIENCE
October 2006 – Present China One Call Ltd. (Hong Kong).
Telephone Interpreting, Document Translation, Printing, Import/Export www.chinaonecall.com
Operations Director
• Setting up a Hong Kong limited company.
• Overseeing website design, database integration and both online and offline marketing.
• Managing financial transactions between China One Call Ltd and our Kunming company (see below).
• Liaising with China One Call UK Ltd and staff in London.
• Dealing with international clients and partners.
January 2007 – Present China One Call Business Consulting (Kunming) Ltd.
• Setting up a mainland China WOFE from scratch (including dealing with various government agencies and service/utility providers).
• Setting up a fully functional call centre (quickly familiarising myself with overseeing setup of digital trunk lines, PBX switchboards, networking, MS SQL server with secure connection to our server in Hong Kong).
• Recruiting and training a team of 15 local staff.
• Overseeing domestic marketing and sales and personally attending a number of exhibitions and trade fairs.
• Overseeing local financial transactions.
March 2004 – September 2005 Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
Neighbourhood Renewal Unit (Community Participation Team)
Programme Support Officer
• Supporting and making arrangements for the National Community Forum (NCF) - a sounding board, made up of people who have experience of living and working in deprived areas, formed to provide a community perspective on Government programmes.
• Writing NCF and subgroup minutes and managing the NCF recruitment process.
• Creating and updating the Supporting Communities web pages.
• Promotion from Administrative Officer (AO) to working as an Executive Officer (EO) after just 6 months.
October 2002 – September 2003 China Holidays, London.
Tour Operator specializing in tailor-made outbound travel to China and inbound travel from China to the UK www.chinaholidays.com & www.hellobritain.cn
Travel Consultant & Specialist Tours Manager
• Creating and selling tailor-made private and group tours to China.
• Co-ordinating with ground agents.
• Responding to unexpected situations (eg, SARS) both on the ground and from the office.
• Helping to create the company’s first specialist tours (eg, martial arts, cuisine, calligraphy).
• Familiar with GDS airline ticketing systems.
OTHER EMPLOYMENT & VOLUNTARY WORK
July 2010 – Present Beijing, China..
China Technology Brief writer for RedTech Advisors (China) Ltd.
September 2005 – November 2006 Kunming, China..
Primary School, Adult evening school & private English Language Teacher
September 2001 – July 2002 University of Leeds..
Webmaster and committee member for the East Asian Research Society
August – September 2001 Fitpro Services, London.
Data Analysis & Processing Administrator
September 2000 Informa Publishing, London.
Data Entry Clerk
September 1999 – June 2000 & June - July 2001, Beijing & Kunming, China.
Primary School, Adult evening school & private English Language Teacher
Summer 1999 BRAD Group, EMAP Media, London.
Telephone Researcher
February 1998 – June 1998 No. 17 Middle School, Qingdao, China.
English Language Teacher (Gap year project organised through GAP Activity Projects)
Summer 1997, & 1998 Various locations, UK.
Volunteer for Forest School Camps, educational charity taking children on outdoor camping holidays.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
September 1998 – June 2002 University of Leeds.
BA (Hons) Modern Chinese Studies Classification: Upper 2nd Class (2:1)
• Achieved the East Asian Studies Department’s highest mark of the year for an undergraduate dissertation (80%).
• Obtained a high level of proficiency in Chinese language (reading, writing, speaking, listening and interpreting).
• Appointed as group leader for the Leeds University student group in Beijing 1999-2000, during which time I acted as liaison between the students, the University of Leeds and Beijing Capital Normal University.
• Studied for elective courses in web design, graphics and Chinese computing.
September 1992 – June 1997 University College School, London.
GCE A Levels: Government & Political Studies (A), History (A), English Literature (B).
GCSEs: Four As, Four Bs and One C.
OTHER SKILLS & INTERESTS
• IT & Computers: adept & experienced with all MS Windows Operating Systems, OSX and various distributions of Linux, all MS Office applications, MS server products and networking environments, HTML, typing (62wpm) and Chinese computing.
• Music: Playing piano in a number of bands and singing in various choirs (incl. New London Children’s Choir and English National Opera Children’s Chorus). I have sung in a number of places including the Royal Albert Hall, The London Coliseum, and the Opera Bastille in Paris and have also performed for BBC Radio and BBC Television.
• Media: An avid reader of various online and offline publications including mainstream media and blogs.
A highly motivated and resourceful graduate with excellent organisational and analytical skills, possessing an IT proficiency and an aptitude for communication which I have used productively to my advantage both in academic life and during a career that has included teaching, sales, marketing, leading tour groups, running a company in both Hong Kong and Kunming and working with both Government and community leaders.
DETAILED WORK EXPERIENCE
October 2006 – Present China One Call Ltd. (Hong Kong).
Telephone Interpreting, Document Translation, Printing, Import/Export www.chinaonecall.com
Operations Director
• Setting up a Hong Kong limited company.
• Overseeing website design, database integration and both online and offline marketing.
• Managing financial transactions between China One Call Ltd and our Kunming company (see below).
• Liaising with China One Call UK Ltd and staff in London.
• Dealing with international clients and partners.
January 2007 – Present China One Call Business Consulting (Kunming) Ltd.
• Setting up a mainland China WOFE from scratch (including dealing with various government agencies and service/utility providers).
• Setting up a fully functional call centre (quickly familiarising myself with overseeing setup of digital trunk lines, PBX switchboards, networking, MS SQL server with secure connection to our server in Hong Kong).
• Recruiting and training a team of 15 local staff.
• Overseeing domestic marketing and sales and personally attending a number of exhibitions and trade fairs.
• Overseeing local financial transactions.
March 2004 – September 2005 Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
Neighbourhood Renewal Unit (Community Participation Team)
Programme Support Officer
• Supporting and making arrangements for the National Community Forum (NCF) - a sounding board, made up of people who have experience of living and working in deprived areas, formed to provide a community perspective on Government programmes.
• Writing NCF and subgroup minutes and managing the NCF recruitment process.
• Creating and updating the Supporting Communities web pages.
• Promotion from Administrative Officer (AO) to working as an Executive Officer (EO) after just 6 months.
October 2002 – September 2003 China Holidays, London.
Tour Operator specializing in tailor-made outbound travel to China and inbound travel from China to the UK www.chinaholidays.com & www.hellobritain.cn
Travel Consultant & Specialist Tours Manager
• Creating and selling tailor-made private and group tours to China.
• Co-ordinating with ground agents.
• Responding to unexpected situations (eg, SARS) both on the ground and from the office.
• Helping to create the company’s first specialist tours (eg, martial arts, cuisine, calligraphy).
• Familiar with GDS airline ticketing systems.
OTHER EMPLOYMENT & VOLUNTARY WORK
July 2010 – Present Beijing, China..
China Technology Brief writer for RedTech Advisors (China) Ltd.
September 2005 – November 2006 Kunming, China..
Primary School, Adult evening school & private English Language Teacher
September 2001 – July 2002 University of Leeds..
Webmaster and committee member for the East Asian Research Society
August – September 2001 Fitpro Services, London.
Data Analysis & Processing Administrator
September 2000 Informa Publishing, London.
Data Entry Clerk
September 1999 – June 2000 & June - July 2001, Beijing & Kunming, China.
Primary School, Adult evening school & private English Language Teacher
Summer 1999 BRAD Group, EMAP Media, London.
Telephone Researcher
February 1998 – June 1998 No. 17 Middle School, Qingdao, China.
English Language Teacher (Gap year project organised through GAP Activity Projects)
Summer 1997, & 1998 Various locations, UK.
Volunteer for Forest School Camps, educational charity taking children on outdoor camping holidays.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
September 1998 – June 2002 University of Leeds.
BA (Hons) Modern Chinese Studies Classification: Upper 2nd Class (2:1)
• Achieved the East Asian Studies Department’s highest mark of the year for an undergraduate dissertation (80%).
• Obtained a high level of proficiency in Chinese language (reading, writing, speaking, listening and interpreting).
• Appointed as group leader for the Leeds University student group in Beijing 1999-2000, during which time I acted as liaison between the students, the University of Leeds and Beijing Capital Normal University.
• Studied for elective courses in web design, graphics and Chinese computing.
September 1992 – June 1997 University College School, London.
GCE A Levels: Government & Political Studies (A), History (A), English Literature (B).
GCSEs: Four As, Four Bs and One C.
OTHER SKILLS & INTERESTS
• IT & Computers: adept & experienced with all MS Windows Operating Systems, OSX and various distributions of Linux, all MS Office applications, MS server products and networking environments, HTML, typing (62wpm) and Chinese computing.
• Music: Playing piano in a number of bands and singing in various choirs (incl. New London Children’s Choir and English National Opera Children’s Chorus). I have sung in a number of places including the Royal Albert Hall, The London Coliseum, and the Opera Bastille in Paris and have also performed for BBC Radio and BBC Television.
• Media: An avid reader of various online and offline publications including mainstream media and blogs.
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