EDUCATION

Wake Forest University, Class of 2009 

         WinstonSalem, NC

·      Bachelor of Science in Finance, Wayne Calloway School of Business and Accountancy

·      Minor in Chinese Language

East China Normal University

·      NYU in Shanghai Program of New York University

·      Intensive Chinese Language Study

WORK EXPERIENCE

Shanghai, China

Scholastic, Inc.

Kindergarten English Teacher

Shanghai, China / August, 2009  Present

·      Coordinated weekly lesson plans with fellow teachers, administrators, and Scholastic employees.

·      Created unique and original lesson ideas and activities to supplement the curriculum.

·      Encouraged participation and constructive thoughts from other teachers and supervisors.

·      Fostered a level of mutual respect and cooperation with students and school administrators.

Atlas Air Worldwide, Inc.

Financial Planning and Analysis Intern

·      Analyzed both pilot data and yeartoyear costs.

             Purchase, NY / June, 2008 – August, 2008

·      Completed a spend analysis based on costsperairport versus departmentsperairport.

·      Developed graphs showcasing discrepancies between each pilot position and paytowork ratio.

·      Debriefed superiors daily on new developments and status of projects.

·      Utilized Excel on a daily bases for computations and analyses.

·      Improved on teamwork, analytical, and critical thinking skills through completion of projects.

Ideas to Go, Inc.

Creative Consumers® Associate

·      Trained in idea generation and creative problem solving.

         Morristown, NJ / May, 2005 – August, 2009

·      Participated in innovation sessions with Fortunate 500 companies for new product ideas.

·      Analyzed new product ideas and helped with naming, positioning, market segmentation, and other feedback.

·      Coordinated brainstorming sessions with other Creative Consumers® to build on group ideas.

ACTIVITIES & ACHIEVEMENTS

PricewaterhouseCoopers xACT Competition

National Champion Team Member

   October, 2006 – January, 2007

·      Prepared a case study converting a fictional nation from a rulesbased to principlebased accounting system.

·      Collaborated with team members and synthesized individual visions to construct a group plan.

·      Developed a conceptual framework for the implementation of a new accounting plan.

·      Consolidated group members’ work into a concise argument and designed the presentation.

·      Won the National Competitor awarded by PwC senior partners.