Sandy Lou
Pursuing MBA in Consulting at University of California, Irvine. BSc. in Computer Science, California State University, Los Angeles, CA.
| Headline: | Startup Member |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Industries: | Computing, Education, Financial, Information Technology, Retail, Travel |
| Skills: | Business, Chinese, English, Entrepreneurship, Languages, Management, Sales |
| Location: | Irvine, California |
| Groups: | 2009 Business Plan Competition at The Paul Merage School of Business (Closed) |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Career advice, Consulting opportunities, Creating a group, Finding business partners, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Giving back, Internships, Joining a startup, Meeting new people, Participating in a competition, Professional opportunities, Recruiting, Recruiting for my startup, Starting a company |
| Schools: | California State University System, University of California System - Irvine |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Wells Fargo Bank / Wells Fargo Investments, Llc |
| Position: | Personal Banker & Investment Consultant |
| Time period: | December 2005 - August 2008 |
| Description: | • Analyzed each client’s financial and demographic profiles, provided tailored financial advice and strategic short-term / long-term investment planning, acquired annual new investable assets above $2 million.
• Developed and strengthened relationships with both new and existing clients by providing close and effective communication channels and superior customer service to maintain customer retention rate over 75%. • Organized and led off-site recruiting events such as membership banking for companies, schools and militaries to increase bank deposit volumes 20% a quarter. |
| Employer: | Comptree Inc. |
| Position: | Online Sales & Marketing Director |
| Time period: | July 2004 - November 2006 |
| Description: | • Directed customer acquisition and retention campaigns, including: online banner ads, pay-per-click ads, direct mailing, newsletter sponsorships, affiliate programs, product rebates to increase the online sales by 50% annually.
• Promoted Search Engine Optimization strategy and website design tactics to boost market exposures while reducing the advertising cost by 20% annually. • Coordinated and attended national and local trade shows to generate more sales leads and developed new business partners from 11 to 50 in 1 year. |
| Employer: | Comptree Inc. |
| Position: | Online Order Management Developing (OMD) Project Leader |
| Time period: | January 2004 - July 2004 |
| Description: | • Collaborated with 6 departments to gather user requirements for customized CRM system.
• Created OMD project status reporting system and other related documentations to ensure timely delivery of the system within 6 months. • Designed and implemented OMD training sessions for customer service staff and marketing specialists, to better support online marketing activities and to improve customer satisfaction rating from 50% to 90% on bizrate.com. |
| Employer: | Budding Trading (Shanghai) Co. |
| Position: | Outsourcing Operation Supervisor |
| Time period: | September 2002 - December 2003 |
| Description: | • Communicated between U.S. buyers, including but not limited to major brands: Oshkosh B’gosh, Tommy, and Gap etc., and China manufacture to effectively convey the designing concepts and the problems arose from the actual productions.
• Supervised 6 office staff on their working functions and daily assignments. • Managed and maintained strong relationships with more than 10 assigned strategic suppliers in China. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of California System - Irvine |
| Time period: | 2010 |
| Degree: | Consulting, MBA |
| University: | California State University System |
| Time period: | 1997 - 2002 |
| Degree: | Computer Science, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Awards: | • Awarded Wells Fargo Bank Annual award “Circle of Star” (Top 1% sales in Western Region). |
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Lily Li
BA from USST, MBA from UC- Irvine, 1.8 years as Sales Representative/ Manager at Shanghai Benteler Huizhong Automotive Ltd, 2.2 years as Manager at TRW Systems Consulting Service (Shanghai) Co.Ltd, Presently Market Analyst at Paul Merage Bus.School.
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Marc Guerrero
Marc Guerrero is a writer & journalist, editor & translator, historian & futurist, and media management entrepreneur for many years.
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Alan Tang
1st year MBA, Paul Merage School of Business, UC Irvine, Engineer and Entrepreneur background.
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Xiang An
Bsc From Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2009), Pursuing MSc from University of California, Research Assistant at Lab of Computational Intelligence (2008-2009), Summer Intern at Lenovo Mobile Communications R&D Centre (2007).