Objective

Experienced professional with progressive overseas career in China managing cross-cultural business affairs for diverse government entities and expertise in building rapport / bridging American-Chinese business relationships through language and cultural consulting eager to contribute to a U.S. or China based company.

 

 

Ø  Professional language abilities in both English and Chinese-Mandarin

Ø  Thorough knowledge and understanding of Chinese workplace culture

Ø  Superior translation skills; successfully translated and published environmental case studies for ICLEI and co-translated / edited environmental memoir on China s ecology

Ø  Excel in acting as liaison between senior management, employees and clients to ensure proper lines of communication critical in addressing issues requiring immediate resolution

 

  Supported groundbreaking China-U.S. cultural exchange by assisting with the establishment of the first foreign invested media joint venture with China Central Television to bring foreign media content to CCTV for national broadcasts

  Effectively completed negotiations with major production companies including, Lionsgate, Discovery, PBS and Warner Bros

  Efficiently managed and coordinated two successful broadcasts of MLB baseball games on CCTV s national-tier sports station

  Provided language and cultural consulting to CCTV s VP Gao Feng during sports media negotiations with LA Dodgers owner Frank McCourt in Los Angeles

                                                                                               

Georgetown University, Beijing, China

  Increase university admission by developing a multi-million dollar collaborative executive training program with the Central Organization Department designed to train senior and mid-level government administrators overseas

  Successfully fund training program by sourcing and acquiring corporate sponsors

  Enhance university visibility by acting as chief liaison between Beijing and Washington and supporting academic conferences with Central Committee Party School and Ministry of Religion

  Maintain cost control by overseeing finances and accounting

  Drive support for university through relationship development with other state entities including, Ministry of Education, Beijing University, Renmin University and Chinese People s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries

 

IHS International LLC, Beijing, China, Sep. 2007 C Jan. 2010

  As Executive China Assistant, effectively supported the President with negotiations in the private aviation, sports and media, private equity, retail, healthcare and education industries by coordinating cross-country delegation travel arrangements, providing meeting translations / client briefings and overseeing project execution

 

B.A. C Major: Asian Studies, Minor: Chinese, Geography, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 2007      

1-Year Abroad Intensive Int. / Adv. Chinese Language Study, Peking University, Beijing, China, 2006