Ruby (I-Li) Lu
*** *** ***** ***., *********, CT 06708
860-***-**** ****.**@***.*****.***
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration, University of Connecticut School of Business Storrs, CT
Concentrations: Marketing Intelligence and Business Analytics May 2013
Advanced Business Certificate in Business Analytics
Significant focus on: Project Management, Budgeting & Planning, Predictive Modeling, Business Decision Modeling.
Software: Excel, Risk Solver, SAS, SPSS, SQL
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Arts, Fu Jen Catholic University 2006
• Producer of Best Design Multimedia Project (including video, Flash & 2D Design) in Graduation Exhibition.
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE
SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS 9 Credential 2013
• Design programs to extract and analyze data for customized purpose.
UCONN MBA EXPERIENCE
Business Analyst/Consultant:
• Hartford HealthCare and Aetna:
o Accomplished extension plan by analyzing regional Household income and demographic data.
o Identified variables within employee data to improve retention rate.
o Developed customer satisfaction plan by determining key factors in sales data.
Stamford Learning Accelerator/Digital Media Center 2012-2013
Account Manager
• Optimized the outcomes for one fashion brand by predicting potential growth and identifying market patent from
online traffic data and financial report.
• Established business improvement plan via analyzing survey and fan database for one name sport team.
• Directed local and global competitive analysis (focusing on North America market).
International Business Accelerator Summer 2012
Market Analyst
• Evaluated and provided diligence via business plans for businesses in Energy, Agricultural and other industries.
• Conducted market research in US and China markets to reps from businesses and governmental department.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Project Executive, College Entrance Examination Center, Taiwan 2010-2011
• Prepared statistic examination data (by subjects) to governmental and educational institutions.
• Conducted item analysis to improve the validity and reliability of new system.
Project Manager, Chan Chao International Co., Ltd. Taiwan 2006-2009
Directed assigned projects to optimize ROI in each exhibition; Conducted Market Analysis for industrial reports.
• Bio Taiwan Conferences & Exhibition - Directed client reports for over 400 local and oversea exhibitors,
including businesses from US, UK, Australia, Japan, Korea, China, Singapore and so on.
o Improved media coverage by 80% resulting in a greater sale volume the following year.
• Taipei Int’l Photograph and Media Equipment Exhibition - Designed strategic marketing plans for exhibitions to
maximize media coverage and numbers of visitors.
o Doubled official website traffic within certain timeframe by adopting strategic marketing plans, including
EDM distribution, online community outreach, and mobile device related activities.
o Sony Alpha broke new sales record; Canon on-line traffic increased by 20%.
• Taipei International Bakery Show - Worked with multiple CEOs from Bakery Industry and the head of the Bakery
Association to enhance the connections between Bakery industry in Taiwan and the world.
o Exhibitor interviews and meetings with Tokyo Seika (Japan), Michelin Pastry Chef (French), and corporate
agent from Carma Chocolate (Italy).