Annie Tsui
**********@*****.***
Summary
Result-driven, solutions oriented, highly motivated, creative Project
Manager with proven experience at building, motivating and leading
professional teams, managing projects and supporting client relationships,
implementing large and multiple projects successfully. Outstanding
interpersonal skills with the ability to quickly establish credible
relationships with a variety of professionals. Diplomatic problem solving
team player. Management of kaleidoscope of temperamental personalities.
PMP certification in progress.
Computer Skills
Emerging Technologies: Streaming Media, Webcasting, Sorenson Squeeze,
Breeze, WMA + RM encoding, Real Media Producer, Sound Edit Pro,
Pro Tools, Cool Edit, Linear + Non-Linear Video editing
Web Development: JavaScript, DHTML, CSS, HTML, MySQL, PHP, VB, ASP.net,
Dreamweaver, Photoshop CS, Imageready, Illustrator, Flash,
Fireworks, Quark, PowerPoint, Access, Homesite, FTP
Other: Teamsite, MS Project, MS Office, Photography and Video -
Digital + Film / Studio + Travel + Editorial.
Experience
ATTIK (Dentsu America) San Francisco, California . Jul'09-Oct'09
(freelance)
Senior Interactive Producer
. Lexus LFA campaign. Managed 3D vendor technology with online
programming limitations for web in producing high end luxury race car
site.
. Created SOWs, timelines, resource management and budgeting between
client and third party vendors.
Agency.com New York, NY . Jul'08-Oct'08 (freelance)
Senior Interactive Project Manager
. Worked on LG Electronics Global ad campaign (Broadcast, Print and
Digital)
. Authored SOWs, timelines and budgeting between client and third party
vendors in producing Broadcast and Print deliverables for global ad
campaign in addition to Project Management of Del Monte online games
and websites
Euro RSCG New York, NY . Oct'07-April'08 (freelance)
Senior Digital Project Manager
. Working with internal teams and third party vendors for website
redesign for agencies largest client.
. Creating sensible and feasible timelines, project plans + estimates
within scope while managing team to deliver digital concepts using
methods catered for client ease of absorption, approval and signoff.
. SEO analysis for client brand strategy
JWT (J Walter Thompson) New York, NY . July'07-Sept'07
Senior Digital Producer
. Managing teams of Developers, Technical Directors, Acct teams,
Creatives, Client expectations, on high profile leading consumer
product.
. Authoring and reviewing SOWs, BRDs, FRDs, RFPs, Wireframes, Sitemaps.
In addition to creating estimates+budgets+ actuals while driving
projects according to timeline with agile adjustment to deviations out
of scope.
. Refined diplomatic art of managing expectations and negotiation/push
back on target dates.
. Interactive Rich Media Banners with third party vendors + media
planners. Integration of social media and interactivity+emerging media
for Site updates and re-design
Freelance Interactive Project Manager New York, NY . Feb'07-June'07
(Sourcemedia, The Halo Group, Visual Goodness)
. Interacting with Clients, third party vendors and freelancers.
. Information gathering in creating SOWs, BRDs, FRDs, RFPs and
Wireframes. PMI standards.
. Project Analysis, defining proj scope, identifying impacted
stakeholders, creating timelines and production schedules.
. Driving deliverables to meet milestones through to QA and final launch
dates.
. Authoring and executing QA scripts + managing QA teams.
Angel Network Personal Business Initiatives New York, NY . Oct'06 -
ongoing
. Executing concept/ideation for copyright + proprietary work in
progress.
Medco Pharmaceuticals Franklin Lakes, NJ . Apr'06-Sept'06
Project Manager / Business Analyst - Functionality Analyst
. Managed Matrix database.
. Managed weekly team meetings on progress of 80+ Clients.
. Reviewed and authored both Business and Functionality Requirement
Documents, in addition to writing meticulously detailed Functional
Test Scripts, SOWs and RFPs.
Avenue A Razorfish / Conde Nast New York, NY . Aug'05-Late Sept'05
(contract)
Assistant Functionality Analyst
Gathered functionality requirements and specs between multiple parties
in producing documentation and driving weekly systematic quality
assurance tests.
Intense scrutiny and analysis of comprehensive site for functionality
and cohesion under pre-launch pressure cooker driven deadlines.
Veracast Communications New York, NY . Feb'03 -Oct'04
Associate Streaming Media Producer
. Working with clients such as CIBC, Citigroup, Bank of America in
producing live webcasted events.
. Managed freelance staff during events plus all equipment inventory.
(mixers, gentners, telos, AV, I/O devices.)
. Setting up and striking AV. Signal acquisition to encoding audio
streams using RM and WM encoder.
. Multichannel sound editing and recording.
. Resolved onsite technical issues and communicated metrics reports to
clients.
. Interacted with CEOs from a broad spectrum of industries such as
Finance, Pharmaceuticals and New Technologies while providing
PowerPoint presentation and on the fly support as well.
Annie Tsui
**********@*****.***
AOL (Digital City Guides) New England . Dec'02-Jan'03 (freelance)
Freelance Digital Photographer
. Extensive travel throughout New England covering Arts and
Entertainment assignments.
. Setting up shoots for editorial pieces.
. Creating engaging compositions from otherwise ordinary situations.
Wall Street Transcripts New York, NY . Dec'02-Jan'03 (freelance)
Freelance Webcaster
. Onsite and offsite webcast encoder and technician.
. Streaming financial conferences on tight live broadcast production
schedules.
Minutemen Courier New York, NY . June'01-Nov'02 (contract)
Freelance Web Developer
. Developing branding strategy and re-designing corporate identity in a
very saturated industry in NYC
. Working with client from concept thru design and production for
projects specific to their needs using DreamWeaver, Flash,
Photoshop, Illustrator, DHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Fireworks.
FIIT New York, NY . Feb'01-May'01
. Intensive classes learning back end web development. ASP, SQL, VB,
Access, Excel.
. Developed solid understanding of relational databases and query
structures
College Music Journal Network (cmj.com) New York, NY . Jan'00-Jan'01
Director of Guides / Business Analyst Associate Web Producer
? Studying Vertical and Horizontal ? Back End coding using
Markets in determining and PHP
developing strategy for B2B and B2C Portal.
? Negotiating partnerships with tech ? Use of JavaScript,
companies Flash, VB, DHTML, CSS
? Pitching e-commerce strategy ? Maintaining daily
online content
? Contracting remote and local ? Site reconstruction
freelancers (static to dynamic)
? Initiated CMJ online radio ? Photographing Music
Fest (1000 bands/4 days)
Hall Kinion New York, NY . Nov'99-Jan'00 (contract)
Team Lead / Coder
. Point person between client (centerseat.com) and Hall Kinion
. Liaison between Coders/production and Project Managers
. Asset management and front end coding using CSS, dhtml, Photoshop,
JavaScript
. Maintaining group cohesion under high pressure deadlines
. Mediated issues of aesthetics versus coding practicality and
functionality
Scholastic Publishing New Media Division New York, NY . Jan'99-Jul'99
(contract)
Business Analyst / Software QA
. Diagnosing and communicating technical bugs between programmers and
producers
. Introducing solutions for interface continuity
. Vigorous testing on multiple OS platforms for children's software
. Systematic documentation of application and software bugs
World Explorer . Feb'98-Nov'98
Traveled throughout the United States and Europe creating photographic
portfolio
Microsoft (newyork.sidewalk.com) New York, NY . Sept'97-Dec'97
(freelance)
Associate Photo Editor
. Managed editorial photo requests to produce daily and highly
trafficked site
. Digital manipulation and color correction of images
. Photographing assignments both digital and film (studio + lighting and
events)
. Database asset management of clients, staff, contracts, stock agencies
+ images using Access
. Photo acquisitions from stock and freelancers
Panasonic America Headquarters (panasonic.com) Secaucus, NJ . Jun'96-
Aug'96
New Media Intern
. Reconstructing and launching site with attention to corporate image,
consistency and branding issues
. Optimizing and retouching vast database of product shots using
Photoshop
. Evaluating dynamic web page solutions for massive databases
. Manually coding pages while researching CMS options
The Scarlet (Student Newspaper of Clark University) Worcester, MA .
May'94-May'97
Photo Editor / Web Producer
. Learned AP standards for journalism. Upheld journalistic integrity of
photographs printed in University's weekly newspaper. Interacted
with a kaleidoscope of visionaries from Pulitzer Prize winning
photographer
Michael Ducille (Washington Post) to innumerable
musicians/artists and publicists in PR while pursuing press and photo
passes.
Microsoft Internship Candidate Seattle, WA . May'95
Awards
Legacy International
Foundation: Travel / Study in Russia Scholarship
Education Clark University '93-'97 . Worcester, MA
Michael Milken Foundation: Leadership Development Initiative Scholarship
Studio Art - Computer Science