Qualifications & Education
Strathclyde Business School, University of Strathclyde
September 2014 – Present
MSc in Finance
• Modules: Principles of Finance; Accounting and Financial Analysis; Quantitative Methods for Finance; International Financial Markets and Banking; Advanced Corporate Finance and Applications
Aberystwyth University
September 2012 – June 2014
BSc Economics Honours degree in Business & Management (2:1)
• Subjects: Firms, Markets and Pricing; Organisational Behaviour; Operations and Innovation Management; Human Resource Management; Management Research Methods; Written Communications in Management and Business
• Dissertation: The Impact of Banking Crisis on Customer Loyalty to the Banks in the Republic of Ireland and United Kingdom
Melbourne Institute of Technology (MIT)
March 2011 – March 2012
Diploma of Business (Distinction)
• Subjects: Marketing Management; Business Strategy; Contemporary Research in Management; Research Project in Management, Business and Marketing; Strategic Marketing; Business and Society; Contemporary Research in Management; Research Project in Management, Business and Marketing
University of Auckland
2008 – 2009
Certificate of Foundation Studies (230/400)
Secondary Education 2007
GCE O Level (SPM): Advanced Mathematics (A1), Mathematics (A1), Physics (B3), English (B3), English 1119 (C5), Malay Language (B4), Chinese Language (C5)
Relevant Experience
July – August 2013
BRITISH RESEARCH
• Gained a basic understanding of NDA related to Intellectual Property Rights
• Worked in marketing supporting business development and liaising with the R&D department
• Engaged in a project on an advanced low powered communication platform with a self-generated wireless network using sensor boxes to collect data and control equipment, allowing complete monitoring and control anywhere in the world through a web browser or Smartphone
• Created marketing material for potential clients explaining in detail the Platform features: Data collection and Storage through a Cloud based sever using MySQL
Internship July – August 2012
HSBC SECURITIES SERVICE, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Provided back office administrative support, working as part of settlement team preparing trades and stock payments and ensuring the payment amounts match up
• Recorded trades, cross checking with treasury and then processing trades following T+1, T+2, T+3 procedures
• Created payment invoices and approved credits
• Learned how to use the HSBC HUB System support software used for all commercial banking products
• Learnt Malaysia Stock Exchange data Upload and Download System
• Obtained permission to go in early and pre-prepare the daily trades to speed up the processing time allowing the team to meet almost 100% of deadlines on time
Part Time Marketing Internship
March 2012 – July 2012
A V JENNINGS (MELBOURNE), PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT
• Arranged and managed customers settlement gift, prepared weekly competitors report to sales reps, marketing manager and the director
• Liaised with the Ethnic Newspaper around Victoria Region and Advertising Agent such as Blaze
• Updated the Buyers’ Profile and analysed it via graphs, also updated the property listing on the company website
• Involved in development areas such as Lyndarum, Arena Officer
• Learnt how to use the www.realestate.com.au listing system as well as uploading photographs and Photoshop
• Developed communication skills via liaison with the advertising agents, sales reps, media and clients
• Improved the clients’ relationship databases and made it easier to access and monitor
• Assisted the marketing manager to get the marketing plan run
Part Time Retail Sales Assistant Intern
April – June 2011
LOGITECH AUSTRALIA, Sydney, Australia
• Analysed and graphed sales data from GFK Group (Society for Consumer Research) and compared with ours, and liaised with GFK to correct any discrepancies
• Identified market shares, cross referenced with competitors and forwarded to top management in USA
• Prepared the weekly clients’ sales report and identified the top selling products of the WHO (Week On Hand)
• Prepared the monthly retails sales performance report for senior management
• Maintained stock records and management of shipping orders
• Assisted with updating and creating product catalogues
Parade Team Leader (2011) & Media and Press Release Crew (2012) 2011 – 2012
SYDNEY NEW MARDI GRAS, Sydney, Australia
• Managed the event, including preparing press releases and ensuring the event runs smoothly and to schedule
• Liaised with external media both Local & international News
• Monitored the event and managed the team to ensure the floats are in order and managing visitors
• Ensured the media passes and media persons are in the right area and have a full view of the parade
