Alvin Ma
Selden, NY *****
*****.**.**@*****.***
Objective: Seeking a position in the Information Technology field where I
can utilize
TECHNICAL SKILLS
. Software proficient in Solidworks, ProEngineer, Fortran 90, C++,
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Maple, Matlab, ROI Database
Systems, MAS200 Database Systems, RPRO POS System, Kronos.
. Operating systems: Windows, MS-DOS, Macintosh OS, Red Hat/KDE/Ubuntu
Linux, Unix
. Proficient in assembling, diagnosing, and repairing computer systems.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PUMA North America, Inc., Riverhead, NY 2007-2010
Industry leader in sports lifestyle apparel and footwear.
STORE MANAGER
. Responsible for every phase of management and day-to-day store
operations.
. Led store to rank in top 10 from a national region of 100+ locations.
. Sales leadership award winner in 2008.
. Interviewed, hired, trained, mentored, coached and evaluated the
performance of a team of 20+ hourly employees.
. Managed total store level operations, including budget planning and
tracking, accounting and payroll, work schedules, merchandise
selection and presentation.
. Maximized sales and profitability of assigned areas through execution
of company programs.
. Established sales goals, managed budgets and devised sales forecasts
and daily sales reports, as well as directed all the operations of
sales floor.
. Coordinated inventory control, receiving, merchandising, and store
maintenance.
. Directed loss prevention initiatives.
Associated Electrics, Costa Mesa, CA 2004-
2007
Industry leader in competition and entertainment consumer remote control
vehicles.
DESIGN ENGINEER / ENGINEERING DATA COORDINATOR
. Aided in the design and testing of radio control vehicles and parts.
. Created, maintained, and updated technical CAD drawings of parts and
assemblies.
. Performed testing on radio control equipment and made detailed reports
covering the results.
. Participated in high level design meetings covering all aspects of the
design and project processes for a product.
. Performed quality control and made detailed reports on new and
existing parts.
. Created, maintained, updated detailed B.O.M. for all engineering
projects.
. Responsible for creation and maintenance of product packaging
structure and part numbering structure.
. Reputation as dependable, accountable, and able to work under minimal
supervision.
UCLA Computer Science Department, Los Angeles, CA 2001-
2004
Computer Science department for the progress of both academic study and
research in the field of computer and software engineering.
COMPUTER HARDWARE / NETWORKING TECHNICIAN
. Facilitate the installation and troubleshooting of high-end computer
hardware and software for professors and staff.
. Assisted in network server maintenance, troubleshooting, and
fabrication and testing of network cable.
. Built, setup, installed, serviced, and maintained the graduate student
computer labs (Windows, Unix-Based).
. Assisted in the Ethernet hard wiring of multiple computer labs and
offices.
. Able to create, update, and deploy system wide upgrades via multiple
imaging software (Symantec Ghost, Acronis True Image, Partition Magic,
etc).
. Reputation as dependable, accountable, and able to work under minimal
supervision.
UCLA Chemistry Department, Los Angeles, CA 1999-
2001
Chemistry department for the progress of both academic study and research
in the field of biophysical chemistry, molecular biology, materials
chemistry, bioorganic chemistry, and theoretical chemistry.
LAB ENGINEER
. Installation of new computer systems and specialized student software.
. Technical support and troubleshooting.
. Monitoring of student lab environment and systems environment.
EDUCATION
B.S. Mechanical Engineering (Design and Manufacturing)
University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 2003
. Design Projects: Magnetic Mayhem (magnetic braking system for
universal applications. Mechanical Product Design course), MARRS:
Multifunction Archiving, Replicating, & Reading System (all purpose
book copying and archiving machine, Senior Mechanical Engineering
Design course)
. Academic Courses: Materials, biomechanical engineering, applied
complex variables and Laplace transforms, heat and mass transfer,
fluid dynamics, and mechanics of solids, particles and rigid bodies.