YUDI HUANG
Tel: 217-***-**** Email: acn39t@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dec. 2014
Master of Science in Advertising, Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising GPA: 3.9/4.0
Silicon Valley Entrepreneurship Workshop 2015 Attendee, Certificate in Strategic Technology Management
University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), Beijing July 2013
Bachelor of Arts in English (Media Orientation), School of International Studies GPA: 3.7/4.0
INTERNSHIPS
Boeing – Jeppesen/Digital Aviation Englewood, Colorado Market Researcher 06/2014-12/2014
Conducted 50 interviews with marketing, sales, research and product management people to understand the aviation regional markets
Did competitor audits and aviation app comparison through interviews, netnographies and Internet research focusing on B/GA market
Did statistical analysis of the General Aviation survey results and presided two deliverable meetings to the top-level marketing people
Cynthia Wade Productions, Inc., Gregory Orr Productions, Inc. Film Assistant 01/2012-03/2012
Collected and consolidated festival information for Cynthia Wade (Oscar-Winning Director) about her film Mondays at Racine
Translated the Cloned U.S. Media Notes for blog posts and released the Cloned trailer on top 20 popular websites in China
PROJECTS
All about Sina Weibo Users-An Exploratory Study of Personality, Motivation and Social Media Marketing Responses 12/2014
Designed a survey using Qualtric to collect data about Sina Weibo users’ personality, usage motivations and marketing responses
Analyzed the results using SPSS to do correlation/regression analyses & charts, prepared a 30-page project that highlights the method
Presided an advertising proseminar to discuss the findings, eg. personality can predict Sina Weibo use and usage motivations
Customer Validation on Vegetarian Food Market, An Entrepreneurship Food Project 12/2014
Conducted interviews, surveys and Internet research to validate the vegetarian food market among U of I students
Generated business models including value propositions, customer acquisition strategies and marketing strategies
Made Yudi’s macaroons based on customer validation and did cost analysis, break-even analysis and analysis of expected net profit
Autonomous Vehicles-An Analysis of Status and Future Opportunities 05/2014
Evaluated societal, economic & environmental benefits and disruption for insurance, auto & construction industries and government
Analyzed lead users and innovators, current barriers to early adopters based on the technology adoption curve
Discussed early adoption and build towards early majority based on the lean startup methodology
Engaged or Distracted Audiences? A Second Screen Viewing Report for VivaKi Pool (http://www.vivaki.com/) 12/2013
Gathered secondary research data (trade publications and academic articles) related to second screen viewing and media use theories
Conducted interviews and media diaries related to audiences’ experience of two-screen media use in everyday life
Analyzed data to find insights of two-screen media use, and generated brand ideas on how to connect the first and second screens
All about Millennials, Leo Burnett Grad Challenge, for Allstate (www.allstate.com) 12/2013
Designed online surveys and conducted interviews about millennials’ knowledge, perceptions and personification of Allstate
Generated 10 ideas marketers need to know about millennials, transformed them into insights for marketing insurance to millennials
Developed a POV multimedia presentation about how to market effectively to the millennials
ACTIVITES
Pairs, 2nd Prize of People’s Choice Award, Chicago Startup Weekend Market Researcher 09/2014
Did competitive analysis and established customer value propositions based on primary (interviews) & secondary (Internet) research
Turned a premature startup idea into an established minimum viable product within 54 hours
EntreCORPS, Student-Managed Consulting Organization, UIUC Business Consultant 10-12/2014
Identified sustainable methods of funding for Access to Basic Medical Care Oyo State, a health care company in Oyo State, Nigeria
ChopBox, Student Startup Initiative, UIUC Market Researcher 03-07/2014
Did a customer experience journey from when the service occurred to the customers to where they may have different user experiences
Conducted in-depth interviews with urban families in Champaign and pulled out price and convenience factors that concern them most
LANGUAGES AND INTERESTS
Chinese (Native), English (TOEFL:113), Spanish (Limited) Hiking, Badminton, Yoga, Singing, Social Media, Entrepreneurship