JENNIFER LIANG
*** ******** ****** *******, ** L3S 3W4 416-***-**** ********.*****@****.***
February 6th, 2012
Dear Hiring Manager,
As an HBSc graduate from University of Toronto, my interest and curiosity for science continues as I aspire
towards the clinical research industry. As your Clinical Trial Assistant, my career focus is to commit my current
skills to achieve our goals for quality assurance and scientific advancement and to develop skills for career
advancement.
When you review my enclosed resume you will find that my background includes:
Laboratory experience: pipette, titration, specimen preparation and analysis, data collection and
analysis, data management, reporting, equipment maintenance;
Strong organizational and data management skills
Interpersonal skills with a proven record of building strong relationships with internal and external
clients as a marketing assistant and ecoEnergy program coordinator
Presentation tools and communication skills and techniques that resonate with my audience
10 years of experience: MS Suites (PowerPoint, Excel, Word), internet, email, learning new computer
software, and social networks
Analytical and problem solving skills that tracked down fraud users at Just-Eat Canada reducing the
projected expense of $10, 000 per month
Team work and leadership skills as the website committee lead at Campus Co-operative produced a
final website launch under the 6 month personal deadline
Market research which led to closing the deal with 2 new stakeholders by executing a
community search and meeting with potential partners
Producing outreach material and leading ambassador events that increased sales by 3% during
the dormant season
Support for education and environmental outreach as a Board of Director, Environmental Education
Ontario
I may be contacted anytime at 416-***-**** or ********.*****@****.***. Thank you for your time and
consideration. I look forward to a personal interview to discuss my contributions to your team.
Warm regards,
Jennifer Liang
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JENNIFER LIANG
252 Highglen Avenue Markham, ON L3S 3W4 416-***-**** ********.*****@****.***
CAREER STATEMENT
Resourceful and ambitious self starter seeking to develop a foundation for a career in Clinical
Research in a stimulating environment to cultivate long-term career development.
EDUCATION
Class of 2008 Honours Bachelor of Science, Biology and Environmental Science
University of Toronto
Additional credits: Foundations of Project Management
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Apr/2009 Internship, TRCA Deer Browser Assistant at Rouge Park
Updated TRCA's deer population data by measuring and monitoring tree buds
On-site learning and application of methods and tree species
Tracked previous data collection sites and updated current sites using GPS system
Analyzed annual growth of trees by measuring growth total length of grow rings
Collected buds for weighing by physically snipping off annual growth
Examined the condition of the bud dead, mutilated, or untouched by deer
Entered data in a chart to keep an organized collection of field information for later
investigation
Delegated tasks among team members and synchronized activities for timely completion
Nov/2009 Marketing Assistant, Campus Co-operative Residence Incorporated
May/2010 Increased membership sales by revamping the virtual image of the company, developing
material and programs for marketing outreach, and researching potential marketing
opportunities.
Facilitated the formation of a website committee and developed material to reach weekly
milestones
Developed, recruited, and coordinated an ambassador program to generate internal
membership engagement and attract new members
Designed client friendly brochure and display board for on-site marketing applied my
creativity to keep budget under $50
Implemented a point-scale e-survey to improve membership retention rates and processed
results for market research
Gathered and analyzed statistics of surveys and on-site marketing
Translated survey results into tangible information for opportunities
Maintained current piggyback marketing partners email, follow-up calls
Investigated potential partners to expand exposure to the target market
Developed two new low-cost marketing partnerships
Prepared formal market surveys on current marketing strategies
Produced extensive summaries on the competitive market to analyze market trends
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JENNIFER LIANG
252 Highglen Avenue Markham, ON L3S 3W4 416-***-**** ********.*****@****.***
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Dec/2010 EcoEnergy Program Coordinator, Grasshopper Energy Corporation
Feb/2011 Fast paced sales and coordinating position that used GEOS to track client interaction for
greater client relations
Built networks and relationships with contractors and partners
Cold called and emailed new prospects for the program
Responded to client inquiries and followed-up on prospective solar leads
Scheduled homeowner audit requests with energy adviser's availability
Ensured quality assurance of reports
Produced home audit reports for mail-out
Translated technical jargon for clients
Jun/2010 Customer Care Representative/Chargeback Administrator, Just-Eat Canada
Present Worked behind the scences to report and rectify issues in the operating system
Use of CRM to file, store, track, and update client profiles
Followed up with customers and restaurants on orders that were not successfully
transmitted to track technical issues, improve user education, and to mitigate and offset poor
experiences with exceptional customer servce
Maintained a detailed database for chargeback analysis used to reduce fraudulent user
activity and create processes for future precautions
Tracked down fraud users and blocked their acitvity
RESEARCH
Lab, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Worked with minimal guidance for research, data collection and manipulation, and final
report
Topics included: eutrophication in various nutrient environments, species competition for
space and resources, biodiversity, genetic drift
Methods: Petri dish preparation, substrate preparation, microscope, spectrophotometry,
computer simulations such as EcoBeaker
Independent Research: Impact of Climate Change on Forest Fires in Alberta
Assessed daily weather conditions (baseline weather and extreme conditions) and their
contribution to creating fire weather and the pattern of spread
Correlated various extreme weather conditions (temperature, hours of sun, and humidity) to
the incident and spread of fires
Investigated other contributing factors such as tree species and the role of seasonal insects
Produced greenhouse gas estimates based on the area burned in simulated climate change
scenarios (global warming of: 1 degree, 2 degrees, and 3 degrees)
INTERESTS
Board of Director, Environmental Education Ontario
Canadian Blood Donor
References available upon request