RESUME
PERSONAL DETAILS
Name: Dr Jun Xiao
Address: **/** ******** ******
Contact Details Phone (02) 62951054
Mobile: 041*******
Personal email: ************@*****.***.**
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Jul 1999 - Jun 2002 PhD in Communications, School of Professional
Communication, Division of Communication, University
of Canberra
Mar 1997 - Dec 1998 Master of Arts in Communication, School of
Professional Communication, University of Canberra
Feb. 1996 - Dec. 1996 Graduate Diploma in Secondary Education, Faculty of
Education, University of Canberra
Feb. 1978 - Dec. 1981 Bachelor of Arts in Chinese Language and Literature,
Department of Chinese Language and Literature,
Northwest University, China
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
March 2012 Managers Training, Subway Development NSW & ACT
July 201 Manager's Human Resource Workshop (recruitment and staff
training), Subway Development NSW & ACT
July 2011 SIRXHRM002A - Recruitment and Select Personnel
SIR40207-Certificate IV in Retail Management
May - June 2006 Business development (including sector development and
international business development), AUSAID
August 2005 TAA40104 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
Training and Development Unit, ACT Department of
Justice and Community Safety (RTO)
May 2005 Certificate IV in Assessment and workplace Training
ITC Australia (RTO)
October 2004 Strategic Planning, Public Service & Merit Protection
Commission
May 2004 Duties and Liabilities of Management Committee members
Centre for Corporate Governance
July 2002- May 2003 Business Law, Immigration Law, Deakin
University
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Jan 2012 - Present Producer, Business Manager
Peace Mountain Productions
July 2007 - Dec 2011 Business Consultant
ZY Pty Ltd trading as Subway Manuka (Manuka)
Homebase (Woden Westfield and Gungahlin),
Managerial responsibilities
. Business development; marketing and sales
. Accounts and finance
. Recruitment and staff training
. Dealing with accountants, ATO, and other
government and Subway System
Achievement: Received award as the "Most Improved
Business" in Subway System Australia 2009
Reached the highest sale for the last financial year
in the two Homebase businesses
Dec 2006 - Jun 2007 Senior Business Development Officer
Executive Training Program
Crawford School of Economics and Government
College of Asia and the Pacific
Australian National University
Managerial responsibilities
. Business development in Asia, with a focus on
China
. Negotiating business contracts with Australian
and international government bodies
. Business development policy, strategic planning
and initiatives
. Liaison with Chinese government on government
officials training and development
. Liaison with Chinese Embassy in Canberra for
the reception of Chinese official delegation
April 2005 - Dec 2006 Executive Officer
Business Development - Trade and Export
Business ACT, Department of Economic Development
Managerial responsibilities
. Business development in North East Asia
(including missions, visiting delegations ant
other trade development initiatives with a
focus on NEA
. Commercialising local research products to
Asian countries and matching business
partnership
. Managing Canberra commerce offices in China -
indulging management of contract with both
local businesses and the international business
and government partners
. Initiating business proposals and plans
. Canberra China Consortium - setting up and
developing business community networking
. Relationships with Chinese Embassy, Hong Kong
Economic and Trade Office, and Invest Hong Kong
Dec 2004 - April 2005 Business manager (Executive Officer)
China Business Development & ACT Creative Industries
Development, ACT Department of Economic Development
Managerial responsibilities
. China related business development
. ACT Creative Industries business development
. ACT Government representative for ACT Business
Council
. Liaison with ACT business community and
international clients
. Business and marketing analysing
. Business matching
. Providing information and advise to local
business
April 2004 - Dec 2004 Executive Officer: Business and Skilled Migration
Program
BusinessACT, ACT Chief Minister's Department
Managerial responsibilities
. Research and analysing ACT skills shortage and
skills professional intake
. Marketing ACT skills program to attract skilled
professionals to ACT from overseas and
interstates
. Assess and approve skilled applications
. Assist local employers to sponsor overseas
skilled people to fill skill gaps
. Marketing ACT Skilled and Business Migration
program to Asian market
. Represent the ACT Government on international
business promotion events
April 2002 - April 2003 Manager, Staff Training, Multicultural and
Community Affairs Group, ACT Chief Minister's
Department (SOG C)
Managerial responsibilities
. ACT Public servant training on diversity and
equal opportunities
. Planning and conducting training for ACT
community leaders on government services
. Overseas qualification recognition and
assessment
Aug. 2000 - April 2002 Senior Policy officer (APS 6), Multicultural and
Community Affairs Group, ACT Chief Minister's
Department
Responsibilities
. Policy advisor on multicultural and community
(multicultural, women, indigenous and other
disadvantaged groups)
. Representing ACT Government on various boards
and committees
Feb. 1999 - Aug. 2000 Director for Training Centre in International
Studies
Managerial responsibilities
. Managing contract for Government agencies
(DIMIA, DFAT & Defence)
. Managing training program & finance
. Design training programs and monitor the
progress of the training program
. Conduct training courses and assessments
Feb. 1996 - August 2000 Lecturer in Communication, School of
International Education
Division of Communication and Education, University
of Canberra
Aug. 1992 - Dec. 1995 International program coordinator
Snowy Mountain Engineering Corporation Limited, NSW
Managerial responsibilities
. Managing international projects
. Negotiating business contracts with Asian
government and large organisations
. Managing VIP clients
Aug. 1991 - Aug. 1992 Research Fellow, China Centre, Faculty of Asian
Studies,
Australian National University
Aug. 1990 - Aug. 1991 Research Fellow, Centre of Media Studies
Faculty of Communication, University of Canberra
Feb. 1984 - Aug. 1990 Journalist and producer, Xi'an Television Station,
Xi'an, China
Managerial responsibilities
. Producing quality programs
. Managing production teams
. Managing budget and finance for production
teams
VOLUNTARY WORK
Nov. 1997 - Oct 2001 Editor for the Chinese language newspaper -
Australian Times
Jan. 1991 - Dec 2006 Teacher - Chinese language and culture - East Asia
Art School, Canberra
RESEARCH AND POLICY
April 2006, ACT Government Skills Shortage Strategy Framework
May 2005, Policy on Diversity Training at Workplace
April 2005, Skills Migration and Skills Shortages in the ACT
August 2004, ACT Business Migration Strategy and Guidelines
2003, Training package - Communication Effectively at a Diversity Workplace
May 2002, Southern Gold - Chinese History in the Canberra Region (Co-
author)
December 2001, Communication and Identity among the Diaspora in Australia
PhD thesis
May 2001, What is Sex Assault and Where Can You Get Help? Booklet (Co-
author in Chinese language), Sydney Chinese Language Publisher
March 2001, How Multicultural Policy Affect Community Development and
Change During 1990-2000, Conference paper for National Multicultural
Forum - multiculturalism In the New Millennium, Queensland Government
November 2000, Working with Interpreter - Guidelines for Staff Providing
Services to People Who Require Assistance in English, Interpreting
Services in the ACT, booklet, ACT Government Publisher
REPRESENTATIVE ROLES FOR ACT GOVERNMENT
Canberra Business Council - April 2004 to Nov 2006
Canberra China Consortium - May 2004 to Nov 2006
ACT Government Public Servant Multicultural Staff Network 2002 to Dec 2005
National Multicultural Policy Forum - Working Group 2001to 2003
ACT NAATI Advisory Committee 2000-2003
ACT Multicultural community network 2001-2002
. ACT Transcultural Mental Health Network 2000-2002
ACT Steering Committee for Chinese Australian Heritage 2002-2003
Centrelink Multicultural Advisory Group (ACT/Queanbeyan) 2001-2002
ESL Consultative Group (DECS) 2002-2003
Faculty Advisory Committee (CIT) 2002-2003
REFEREES
Professor Glen Lewis (Formal supervisor)
University of Canberra
Phone:
Email: ****.********@*******.***
Ms Bridget Agbee (Formal colleague working in the ACT Chief Minister's
Department)
Project Officer
Mental Health Branch
Department of Health and Aging
Phone 62898745
Email *****.************@***.**
Professor Glen Lewis (PhD supervisor and UC colleague from 1997-2000)
Centre for Communication Research and Studies
University of Canberra (currently overseas but can be contacted by email)
E-mail: ***********@*****.***