I am a full-stack software developer in training with Makers Academy, Europe’s leading developer bootcamp. Before joining Makers, I worked in financial and corporate communications, starting my career at an award winning city PR firm for growth companies, where I left as associate partner to assume the role of Head of Communications at a London and Hong Kong based VC firm.

In my native Hong Kong, I have worked across a range of media organisations, including as South Asia correspondent for Euromoney Institutional Investor, and a short stint at South China Morning Post news and city desks.

I will be available for work as a developer in January 2018. I look forward to bringing your organisation the industry best practice I acquired at Makers, alongside my client service capability, cross-cultural sensitivities, and commercial exposure towards growth companies, developed throughout my career.

• First point of contact with various client accounts at a city PR agency for growth companies.

• At one point serving thirteen client accounts at a time for their financial and corporate communications activities.

• First point of contact for delisting companies from the London Stock Exchange, communicating directly with national journalists and investors.

• Four years of experience in financial and corporate communications.

• Product positioning efforts led to international coverage (UK, China, and Hong Kong news) of a natural remedy product that is coming to market.

• Managed an annual communications budget of £450,000 while Head of Communications.

• Agency selection and negotiating contracts of up to £200,000 per annum.

• First point of contact/ driver in negotiating scope of work/ costs of various legal contracts.

• Wide pool of contacts with finance houses, financial analysts, professional services firms, and stock exchanges in London, Cyprus, and Denmark for start-ups and growth companies.

• Fluent in written and spoken English, Mandarin, and Cantonese Chinese.

• Curious and passionate about code. [PROVIDE EVIDENCE]

• Fast, independent learner [PROVIDE EVIDENCE]

• Great collaborator [PROVIDE EVIDENCE]

• OOP, TDD, MVC, DDD

• Agile/XP

• Ruby, Rails, JavaScript

• RSpec, Jasmine

• Msc in Philosophy and Public Policy

• Merit

• Bsc (Hons) in European Studies and Philosophy

• First Class Honours

The Global Group of Companies (2016 September- 2017 May)
Head of Communications

Abchurch Communications (2013 November- 2016 August)
Associate Partner (progressed from Account Executive)

TVB Europe/ Chinese Channel London (2013 September- 2013 December) Part-time Chinese news producer and presenter

Euromoney Institutional Investor (2012 February- 2012 August) South Asia Researcher/ Journalist, Legal Media Group (fixed-term contract)

South China Morning Post (2010 December- 2011 January) Reporting Internship, News Desk