CHAN, Tak Ping (Edward)
Tel: 1-607-***-**** E-mail: *******@*****.***
US Address: 536 South Forest Ave., Apt# 705, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
EDUCATION
****-**** ********** ** ********, Ann Arbor
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Senior
- Graduating in April 30, 2011
2007-2009 Alfred University
WORKING EXPERIENCES
Department of Radiology January 2011 -
Present
Computer Consultant
- Quickly solved any computer, printer and network problem
for the all the computers in the department
- Routinely upgraded and backed up the system
Office of State Senator Rebekah Warren
September 2010 - Present
Internship
- Successfully helped Rep. Warren become the Michigan State Senator Elect
by moving Democrats and persuading neutral voters to vote for her through
political canvassing
- Efficiently handled massive mailing and phone calling in a limited time
- Skillfully replied complaints and wrote congratulation letters
Casa Avance (in Paraguay) June 2010 -
July 2010
Store Assistant
- Routinely involved in daily store operation in retailing and wholesaling
toys and electrical products (in Spanish)
- Promptly pinpointed the problems of returned products and repaired them
in a short period of time to maintain the shop's goodwill in customer
service
- Immediately replenished products in short and carefully carried out
quality check to make sure the functionality of every product to be sold
Pak Tat Trading Company (in Hong Kong) June 2009
- August 2009
Merchandising Intern
- Sophisticatedly assisted in strategic planning by forecasting the
clients' needs and making precise and detailed photo quotations to retain
a long term business relationship with them
- Frequently assisted in negotiating prices with factories in Shantou
(China) and tackling quality problems after placing orders
- Creatively arranged display of samples in the showroom for visiting
clients
Exhibition Promoter January 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009;
February 2010 and 2011
- Vigorously looked for potential merchandisers from all over the world in
the Hong Kong Toys Fair and American International Toy Fair
- Effectively aroused merchandisers' interests in the company by skillfully
picking up the visitors' areas of focus and mapping their needs to the
company's strength in a short period of time
- Multitasked in limited time in selling, bargaining and answering
questions, and be flexible in handling these tasks
EXTRA CURICULAR ACTIVITIES
Vice President of Asian Club August 2008 -
May 2009
- Organized an annual cultural show to bring about 10-12 Asian music and
dances to the campus, and stage-managed the show in both 2008 and 2009,
which has become an annual highlight on the campus since then
Producer of Joint School Drama Production September
2005 - June 2006
- Innovated the 10-year-old theater group by hiring new directors and
designers, adopting new style of performance, and expanding its scale to
12 schools involving about 100 students
- Firmly led the administration of the production in budgeting, seeking
sponsorships, advertising, ticket sales and holding the spirit of all
participants from different backgrounds and ages together throughout the
year
- Tactically solved any kind of personnel and administrative problems to
make sure the production run smoothly
OTHER SKILLS
- Languages: Shantou local language (Fluent), Cantonese (Native), Mandarin
(Fluent), English (Fluent), Spanish (Moderate)
- Computer Skills: Computer maintenance, MS Office, CorelDraw, Programming
(Python, C++)
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