10 Shangarry Drive, Toronto, ON M1R 1A3 Canada
Web Site: http://www.RobinCheung.Info/ Email: RobinCheung@MBA2003.Biz
Tel/Fax: +1-206-338-6606
Doctor
of Philosophy (PhD, Walden University, Expected
Completion 2013)
Walden University, Minneapolis, MN
Enrolled as full-time distance education PhD student in Applied Management and Decision Sciences, Finance Specialization
Program comprises combination of coursework, KAM directed research projects, academic residencies, and doctoral dissertation.
Master
of Business Administration (MBA, McMaster, Completed
December 2002)
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Graduated with B+ overall; GMAT Score: 700 (94th percentile); Writing Sample: Perfect 6.0 (98th percentile)
Completed advanced studies in Finance, Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation, Advanced Quantitative Marketing Methods (e.g. Cluster Analysis, Discriminant Analysis, CHAID); and management of Innovation and Intellectual Capital.
Bachelor
of Science, Honours, Biology and Biotechnology
(B.Sc.Hons; Completed December 1999)
Carleton University,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
· Awarded grade of A+ for a critical meta-analysis on dietary fibre publications, health effects, and recommendations under the supervision of Dr. S. Brooks, Health Canada
· As honours thesis, developed a novel real-time computer-based dynamic receptor-ligand kinetic model of the interactions between Synapsin phosphoproteins, synaptic vesicles, and Calcium-Calmodulin Kinase II (CaMKII).
Work Experience
Overnight Associate (Winter 2007 to Spring 2008)
Wal-Mart Store 3131, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
During Christmas season, responsible for assisting and advising customers; provided assistance according to the three metre rule
Replenished stock in toy, hardware, sports, electronics, foods, and pet departments according
Formulated solutions to mitigate discrepancies between theoretical inventory and operations management systems and practical day-to-day implementation
Regulatory Affairs Consultant (Contract) (Fall 2004-Winter 2005)
Expert Consulting, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
· As co-founder of the company, developed company strategy, created business case and marketing plan aligned with chosen strategy, implemented marketing campaigns; managed forecasts and finance function.
· Assessed Risk Management (ISO 14971) and Quality Systems (ISO 13485) portions of licence applications
Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) Teacher (Part-Time) (Fall 2001; Fall 2003 to Fall 2004)
Kaplan Test Prep Inc.; McMaster, Carleton, and Ottawa University Locations
· Taught university graduates of all disciplines the rigorous mathematics, statistics, verbal-, and critical- reasoning skills needed to achieve outstanding scores on their GMAT tests, used for MBA and PhD entrance exams.
Performance Measurement Consultant (Contract) (May 2002 to September 2002)
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), C-FIRST, Toronto, Canada
Developed financial models to evaluate performance of three multimillion dollar pilot projects for Canada’s second-largest bank (CIBC), including a large-scale Siebel CRM implementation; involved in System Test, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and roll-out, as well as my primary duties as Performance Measurement Consultant.
Collected pilot project performance data on a daily basis from a variety of sources for each pilot project
· Identified business insights such as marketing campaign success factors and cross-sell opportunities
Conducted statistical analyses on Siebel usage metrics, such as distribution of opportunities through sales pipeline
Compiled formal leadership presentation on pilot project past and projected performance on a weekly basis
Developed formal business case for “go/no-go” recommendation to executive team and project sponsors
Formulated recommendations for national roll-out implementation based on pilot project key learnings and pilot performance metrics.
Finance Analyst (Contract) (May 2001 to September 2001)
CIBC Finance Group, Strategic Initiatives and Business Development, Toronto, Canada
· Developed and maintained model to manage accurate compensation accrual (over 700 FTEs, including all Finance employees from administrative assistants and analysts to Tom Woods, CIBC’s CFO) in MS Access, Excel+VBA
Designed and implemented Comparative Analysis tool for CIBC Investor Relations to warehouse and analyze performance data for Canadian and US banks and broker/dealers using MS Access + Visual BASIC for Applications
Designed and Implemented a mini-HRIS in MS Access + VBA for CIBC HR
Assisted with development and maintenance of various economic models in Excel + VBA
Reported directly to Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Business Development; gained experience in directly communicating and working with senior management.
Project Lead and Marketing Analytics Consultant (Contract) (September 2001 to December 2001)
Field Growth Marketing Research, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Delineated project plan and led a six-member team of MBA-level research analysts through all aspects of marketing research data collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation.
Delegated work packages, such as experiment design, survey administration, statistical analysis, and client presentation to team members based on competencies, strengths, and preferences.
Managed data analysis—and actively was a member of the data analysis team myself—using various marketing analytics methodologies including various statistical tests: Cross-Tabulations, chi-squared tests, F-tests, lambda and Kruskal Tau, ANOVA, simple and multiple regressions, Factor Analysis (Data Reduction), Ward’s Cluster analysis, Discriminant Analysis, Choice-Based Segmentation, and logit-based methodologies.
Managed progress through interactive web-based project tracking system which resulted in increased friendly competition and decreased time to complete work packages.
Made formal presentation of significant findings and recommendations to Executive Director of client company
Identified a source of 40% sales growth potentially year-over-year for the company and made recommendations on how to target that segment, position itself to the segment, and aggressively market to the segment.
Database Consultant (Contract) (January 2000 to July 2000)
TrueMagentaComputing (TMC), Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Coordinated establishment of specifications for Hamilton disabled bus scheduling database system with General Managers of DARTS and TMC
Configured multi-user concurrent access SQL Server 7 Relational Database Management system to handle vehicle scheduling transactions and established database schemata.
Created intuitive multi-user VisualBASIC front-end GUI for DARTS customer service telephone staff to manage bus assignments efficiently
Advised hardware and software requirements and coordinated purchasing, delivery, and implementation.
Research Analyst, Web Programmer (Contract) (May 1998 to January 2000)
Industry Canada, Government of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Prepared financial and strategic analyses and proposed good foreign candidate firms to approach and encourage foreign direct investment in Canada
Incorporated Geographic Information System (GIS) system and FSALDU (Canada Postal Codes) data into existing auto manufacturer FoxPro database.
Designed and developed World Wide Web sites for both Investment Partnerships Canada (IPC) and Audit and Evaluation Branch (AEB) using HTML and CGI/perl.
Training Officer and Advanced First Aid Instructor (Volunteer and Own Business) (1993-1997)
St. John Ambulance Brigade and Association, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Instructed all levels of first aid to public and administered rigorous weekly training of Brigade volunteers to Advanced First Aid II Level (top level taught by St. John Ambulance; one of only 11 BTS Level 3 qualified Training Officers in Federal District; taught to ambulance standards) St. John Amublance Instructor Number 280283
Provided public first aid coverage to events both high- and low-profile
Qualified to Instruct Advanced First Aid Level II and Administer Casualty Simulation Effects Make-Up (Certified by Emergency Preparedness Canada)
Additional Qualifications
Member of American Marketing Association
Advanced user of Microsoft Excel and macro programming, MS Access and SQL Server
Excellent leadership and management skills; strong belief in the timelessness of Dale Carnegie’s approaches
Advanced statistical analysis; experience with SPSS, SAS, and Minitab software packages;
Experience with specialized Marketing Engineering modeling software and quantitative marketing analytics and modeling, suich as Little (1970) ADBUDG and other models.
Exrtremely quick learner; able to apply judgement to key learnings and new concepts immediately
Extensive experience with IBM computers and platforms (DOS, OS/2, Windows 98, WinNT, Win2000, Win2000/2003 Server; WinXP; Network administration; former Team OS/2 Member)
Qualified for F.CIM Chartered Manager designation by the Canadian Institute of Management; application currently under review
Additional Information
CSPA-Licenced skydiver (A-5076) and student pilot
Nightclub and Special Event Disc Jockey (House, Jungle, Drum and Bass, Top 40)
Active Squash and badminton player, enthusiastic snowboarder
Avid classical piano (25 years) and violin (10 years) player
Over 15 years experience creating three-dimensional holograms using HeNe laser and high-resolution emulsions
Samples of academic, professional, and musical works are available for download on my web site (http://www.RobinCheung.Info /), including Financial Statement Analysis and Stock Valuation, Managerial and Cost-Accounting, Management of Innovation, Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer, review and research papers on phenolic antioxidans, dietary fibre, and receptor-ligand kinetics, live recordings of Beethoveen’s Sonate Pathétique, Op. 13, C-moll; Rachmaninov’s Bells of Moscow; and recordings of live disc jockey performances.