Leon Wong 10931 Athabasca Dr

Richmond, BC V7A5A9
Telephone: (604)719-9028
e-mail: leonwong_98@yahoo.com

SUMMARY OF SKILLS

Interpersonal
— Strong communication skills working with volunteers, corporations, and schools.
— Exceptional customer service skills as a secretary in an insurance company for a year.
— Organized and instructed over 30 students as instructor for table tennis team.

Organizational
— Assisted with coordination of UBC Dragon Seed Connection annual basketball tournament.
— Proven ability to work alone and with a team, without direct supervision in marketing presentations.
— Assisted with the organization of events and fundraisers for Wu’s Tae Kwon Do Canada.

Technical
— Proficient in MS Office Software, Auto Cad as well as the internet and online communication.
— Strong research skills using the Internet and UBC library database; including online journals.
— Knowledge of high level languages including C++, C, CCS and HTML; beginner level in Java.

Language
— Knowledge of written and oral English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
— 2 years of experience in Spanish and beginner level in Japanese.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Rich Legend Enterprises Ltd (Hong Kong, China) September 2004– November 2007
Marketing Assistant
— Searched over 50 clients on the internet through search engines such as “Alibaba” and “Made in China”.
— Developed relationship with clients by sending information packages, meeting and corresponding with them
— Designed a website for Rich Legend Enterprises Ltd using CCS and HTML.
— Prepared PowerPoint presentation to show details of the promotion events
— Worked closely with people from other companies and shared ideas in order to achieve excellent results in
marketing projects.
— Performed calculations based on data reports to create a strategic analysis for the company.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Dragon Seed Connection September 2006 - Present

Sports Executive
— Organized the annual DSC Basketball 3 on 3 Tournament and 12 teams joined.
— Suggested new events and cooperated with other departments to form a Paintball event.
— Found more than 5 sponsors for each event.

Wu’s Tae Kwon Do (CANADA) June 2004– July 2005

Assistant Instructor (black belt 2nd dan)
— Worked closely with 30 children to improve their confidence and techniques.
— Communicated in three different languages (English, Cantonese, and Mandarin).
— Designed a 10 minute exercise routine and gained 12 new students for the class.
— Demonstrated strong leadership skills by designing exercise routines and training classes.
Leon Wong 10931 Athabasca Dr
Richmond, BC V7A5A9
Telephone: (604)719-9028
e-mail: leonwong_98@yahoo.com

Richmond Chinese Cultural Centre August 2004– September 2004

Guardian
— Provided recreational activities to 25 children in day-care centre.
— Edited banners and other creative pictures using Windows XP and Photoshop.
— Hosted an educational trip to Science World, which encouraged children to learn.

Pylon Financial Group Inc. September 2002 – September 2002

Secretary
— Organized and scheduled appointments in excel.
— Replied and sent minimum 40 e-mails per day.
— Worked closely with clients and provided necessary suggestions.

OTHER EXPERIENCE & GROUP PROJECTS

Statistics project October 2006

— Worked as a leader with 3 undergraduate students to conduct a statistics report regarding to UBC
undergraduates students.
— Designed both random and systematic procedure in order to obtain precise raw data.
— Organized the group and successfully calculated the standard score and other necessary calculations to see if
our sample is a representative of the population.
— Used Microsoft PowerPoint to present the project and gathered data using Microsoft Excel.
— Demonstrated strong communication skills by being the leader and dividing up workload evenly upon
members.

The CBC show, the Fifth Estate “Lottery” project November 2006
— Organized a group of 2 members in the class and uncovered evidence of fraudulent behaviour on the part of
sellers of lottery tickets in Ontario.
— Verified that it was impossible for people to win 200 times more frequently through hypothesis testing.
— Committed to prioritize work and finish all projects on time.

EDUCATION

University of British Columbia September 2004 - Present

Faculty of Arts Third Year Undergraduate
— Spanish Major, Economics Minor
— Arts Co-op student
— 2 years Experience in Electrical Engineering

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Sports & Music

— Assistant Table Tennis instructor of River Club Richmond 2000-2005
— Member of University of British Columbia Golf Club
— The Royal Conservatory of Music (Violin level 6)

References available upon request