Brian Dutchaun Tang
647-287-8391 | brian[dot]tang[at]utoronto[dot]ca | briantang.com
Objective
To extend my knowledge, skills, and experiences in the business field of marketing and sales, to advance both personal and organizational goals in a cohesive and effective manner.
Highlights
- Applies extensive marketing and marketing-related knowledge from experiences at Microsoft Canada, while self-employed, and with a student organization.
- Effectively manages time to accomplish personal and organizational goals.
- Proficient in IBM-PC applications, including Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook), Adobe Photoshop, and Macromedia Flash MX.
- Speaks English and Cantonese fluently.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration (2006)
University of Toronto at Scarborough
Sept. 2002 to Present
- Co-op Management Program, Marketing Stream
- First Year Honours List, UTSC In-Course Scholarship (2003)
- Related Courses: Marketing in the Information Age, Economics of e-Commerce, Advertising, Operations Management, Business Law, Marketing, Organizational Behaviour, Managerial Skills
Related Experience
Sales and Marketing Associate (full-time co-op)
Microsoft Canada
May 2004 to Dec. 2004
- Developed the Microsoft Canada small business website to support offline marketing campaigns and launch online initiatives.
- Analyzed marketing, web tracking, financial, and distribution data to create reports for the team.
- Localized corporate marketing creatives and messaging for the Canadian small business market.
- Effectively managed projects, including customer panel discussions to increase membership, employee incentive program to drive sales, and web application adoptions to adhere to standards.
Marketing Administrator / Web Designer (part-time)
Self-employed
June 2002 to Sept. 2004
- Optimized websites for top placements on major search engines such as Google, Yahoo!, and Alta Vista through web-marketing strategies.
- Implemented extensive knowledge of Internet and Internet-related technologies to create web-based systems for online projects that decreased bandwidth costs and improved content structure and value.
Supervisor/Trainer (part-time)
Tim Hortons
Nov. 2002 to Mar. 2004
- Lead employees in the promotion and sales of various products to clients through the use of appropriate customer service, suggestive selling, and display design strategies.
- Actively participate in the daily management duties of two new franchise locations.
- Resolve operations and performance issues involving customers, clients, employees, suppliers, other stores, and management.
- Perform regular health and safety inspections, and revise business procedures to accommodate the changing environment and facilitate clients' needs.
- Proposed and assisted in computer-based solutions to daily administrative duties of the owners.
- Consistently worked to exceed target service goals and administrative deadlines.
Marketing Events Director / Member
Management and Economics Students' Association
Jun. 2003 to May 2004 / Present
- Lead the organization of marketing and entrepreneurship events involving and benefiting employers, students, faculty, volunteers, and fellow executives.
- Interacted in a team-based environment to accomplish organizational objectives and facilitate organizational transition and growth.
- Actively promotes the values and benefits of the association to fellow students and attends marketing-related seminars and events.
Interests and Activities
- Avid fan and participant in golf, squash, hockey, poker, billiards, snooker, and darts.
- Enjoys web programming, karaoke, and video games.
- Student member of the Canadian Marketing Association.
- Participant in the MESA Business Games CMA Simulation Challenge.
