I recently returned to London after spending eight years in China. A country where customers are told that they need to pay ‘exact change’ if they are to pay by cash otherwise the ‘sensible’ decision would be to use either WeChat pay or Alipay, two of China’s biggest payment apps. It is the experiences in China that defines my passion in tech and the desire to become a junior software engineer. It is also why I’ve enrolled in Makers Academy’s 16-week coding bootcamp.

A fluent speaker in both English and Mandarin, I have a particular interest in the Fintech sector and would love to work for an energetic start-up company.

As a PR executive at both Cohn & Wolfe, Hill & Knowlton and later a freelancer at MviewPR. My role was to communicate the client's key messages to both the International and the Chinese media, as well as communicating effectively with both chinese colleagues and international collagues either through English or Mandarin. This resulted in successfully organising press events; Rolls-Royce Motor Car’s Beijing Auto Show is one example of a press event where I facilitated in reaching out to the Chinese and International Media.

As a result of my ability to speak both English and Mandarin this enabled me to create a greater contact pool and receive my own clients which eventually led to me working as a freelancer for MviewPR, a PR start-up company where I translated press materials from Chinese to English, as well developing campaigns for leading international healthcare companies such as Lilly, raising awareness on various health issues in China, this included, diabetes, sexual health.

• 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

• Chinese Language Diploma
• I was awarded a scholarship from Beijing Municipal Government Scholarship for my final year of the course.

• BA Sociology (2:1)

Modules includes "New Media and Web 2.0"

In my final year dissertation, I looked into whether the introduction of digital cameras was solely the reason behind our change in attitudes towards the circulation of photography to the extent it has created social changes or if it was the combined inception of digital cameras and Web 2.0. My disseration and a module in New Media Technology was the start in my curiosity towards the technological world and the effect it has on our lives.

As a freelancer, I worked for Miewpr.com in creating and developing English press materials and campaigns for leading international healthcare companies such as Lilly, in raising awareness on various health issues in China, this included, diabetes, and sexual health. My responsibilities include: copywriting, speech writing and translating and editing press materials from Chinese to English

As Senior Account Executive, I was involved in cross-team corporate communications serving brands such as Lamborghini, Bentley Motor Cars, Jaguar Land Rover, as well as Chinese tech company, OPPO. My main responsibilities include copywriting, editing and liaising in English and Mandarin to International and Chinese Media. My work also involved assisting the development of new businesses to potential clients looking to enter the China market, as well as providing information to Chinese companies entering the international market. I was also in charge of leading a team in managing the smooth running of press events.

As an English teacher, my job involved teaching English one to one to students between the ages of 9-12 and to business executives, with the later focused on teaching new business vocabulary. Teaching includes listening, reading and writing.

My role as an Account Executive involved raising the profile of international brands such Rolls-Royce Motor Cars in China through campaigns and press events.

Responsbilities includes: providing market insights of the Chinese markets, translating media articles from Chinese to English, handling day to day media relations for the client, and onsite support to major press events.

I love travelling to different countries with different cultures as it gives me a different perspective and inspiration. I also enjoy listening to podcast whether that is current affairs, topics on China, tech, Fintech and e-commerce, as well as meeting new people.