Project Manager Sales

YIFAN WANG

** *. ****** **, *******, IL ***** . 217-***-**** . *****.****@**.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

A goal-driven MBA graduate, with strong track-record of delivering top

performance. Three years business analyst and internal consulting

experience in a NYSE listed company and two year management consulting

experience in Chicago based management consulting firm, can undertake

difficult mandates and meet tight deadlines.

EDUCATION

University of Illinois

Urbana-

Champaign, IL

MBA, Finance & General Management

August 2007-May 2009

Honors and Activities:

First Prize:

- Innovative China Case Competition (2008) at China Europe International

Business School

As member of University Varsity for:

- Big 10 Case Competition (2008) at Ohio University

- ABI Corporate Restructuring Case Competition (2007) at Northwestern

University

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Business Innovation Services

Naperville, Illinois

[Business Consulting Organization of University of Illinois]

Consultant

May 2008-June 2010

. As project manager planned, organized and conducted several consulting

projects for U.S. manufacturers in identifying oversea opportunities,

conducting market research, developing entry strategies and developing

financial models to evaluate different strategic choices. Supervised

consulting team by providing direction, establishing goals and solving

the key issues;

. Developed tools to measure and analyze financial and operation

information in assisting client to understand the target markets,

competition and regulation environment and evaluate different strategic

choices;

. Implemented strategies for clients, some involve international travels.

For example, conducted a study resulting a million dollars sales contract

for a U.S. Railway equipment manufacturer, which help them obtained an

important customers and paved way for penetrating a extreme closed market

segment.

Summit Industries Inc.

Chicago, Illinois

[A Chicago based medical diagnostic equipment manufacturer]

Consultant

June, 2009-October 2009

. Successfully conducted a three month research project on identifying

opportunities in East Asia market and consolidate collected information

and prepare presentation for senior management and provide other to

support executives' decision making;

. Planed and executed secondary market research on the target market,

developed market entry strategies and developed analysis tools to

evaluate different strategic choices by comparing indicators;

. Cooperated with teams from both U.S. Company and partner in China,

accelerated the process of establishment of the new subsidiary company in

China.

Illinois Business Consulting

Champaign, IL

[A student run business-consulting organization at University of Illinois]

Senior Consultant

January, 2008-November, 2008

. Designed and implemented a expansion plan resulting in an increase of

community awareness and referrals for a local financial service

institution in middle Illinois;

. Created and implemented analytical tools to evaluate benefit, cost

saving, hidden cost and risk of a new IT strategy for a Fortune 500

insurance company;

. Formulated business plan for a startup high-tech company, conducting

financial forecast and the valuation of the company.

New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE: EDU)

P. R. China

[A NYSE listed company, the largest private education provider in China]

Business Analyst

September 2004-January 2007

. Developing and managing tools to measure and analyze financial and

operation information (e.g. financial ratios, key performance indicators,

sales forecasting platform, integrate budgeting models, product pricing

and periodic management reports), Consolidation of reporting different

lines of business and supporting business planning cycles;

. Gathered, consolidated and analyzed data and cooperate with other analyst

to generate reports in assisting the decision-making and consolidate and

prepare presentation for Senior Management of group, provided

recommendation on appropriate course of actions and solutions;

. Monitored the performance of both 8 different lines of business monthly,

quarterly and annually, identified problems to attention of management

team and provide recommendations based on analysis;

. Monitored the activities of competitors and maintained awareness of

investment opportunities, impact of environmental factors, such as

economics factors and regulatory factors;

. Participates in special projects as required, such as performance

improving project or conduct feasibility analysis for a potential new

products or service, in one of these projects, innovatory designed and

supervised series of Public Welfare Marketing campaigns. Developing

detailed action plan, communicating with alliance and partners and

conducting financial planing and control on project, improving project or

conduct feasibility analysis for a potential new products or service, in

one of these projects, successfully increased sales by 100% and profit

margin by 14% at second year of this project.

ADDITIONAL:

. Generated financial models and templates utilizing Excel spreadsheet,

including Pivot Tables and Macros

. Prepared presentations utilizing PowerPoint and other Microsoft Office

Applications

. Fluency in Mandarin and Cantonese

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