SELECTED NON-ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE/APPOINTMENTS

Department of Physics, University of Alberta.  7/2023–Present.

Project Manager, Quantum Horizons Alberta.  1/2025–Present

Project Manager, Consortium for Distributed and Passive Sensing.  7/2023–Present

• Developing annual plan and budget preview of the Consortium in collaboration with the Project Investigator

  • • • Undertaking a range of research administrative duties within the Consortium, including hiring, procurement, p-card reconciliation/reimbursement, and drafting routine communications

• Assisting with projects operation through:

  • • • 1. • Managing and reviewing research service agreements in collaboration with project investigator and RSO staff

           • Keeping track of publication records in collaboration with Highly Qualified Personnels

• Liaising and maintaining partnership with oil and gas corporations located in Calgary Canada and Houston USA

• Coordinating events and other outreach activities for the Consortium, including academic lectures, conferences, and talks

• Developing and executing communications gateways

• Selected Milestones

  • • • 1. • Coordinating lecture series, Research Workshops, and Annual Sponsors Meeting in a hybrid format for 90+ participants (in-person and online)

           • Assisting with the application of NSERC Alliance Grants by revising manuscripts

Knowledge and Education Exchange Platform, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.  9/2019–9/2022.

(Rank: Project Co-ordinator II, the followings indicate functional job titles and job duties)

Manager, Events and Administration, 1–9/2022

Project Co-ordinator, 9/2019–12/2021

• Oversaw office/lab operation, including

  • • 1. 1. 1. • Budget account (funding source transfers, budget estimation, and bookkeeping)

               • Personnel management (arranging review with Project Assistant and Research Assistant)

               • Strategic planning (developing annual/contingency plans)

• Supervised Project Assistants, research staff, and co-op students in completing research initiatives, including data collection and findings interpretation

• Prepared and compiled grant proposals, statistics, and reports

• Provided secretarial support to the Principal Investigator

• Collaborated with internal and external working partners and maintained a good relationship with them

• Executed a wide range of project dissemination tasks through:

  • • 1. 1. 1. • Editing and preparing academic manuscripts and presentations through Overleaf (LaTeX) and GSuites

                 • • such as A Decade of MOOCs and Beyond, and “Rethinking Engineering Education: Policy, pedagogy, and assessment during crises”

               • Coordinating on-site and online events such as symposiums, conferences, and colloquiums

               • Managing social media campaigns, and producing bilingual (English and Chinese) copies

• Selected Milestones

• Coordinated the Community of Practice Symposium on Education Innovation and Technology 2022 (with over 500 participants online)

• Assisted the Research Team with being awarded the Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant (CAD 734,000) alongside the University Education Award 2020 (Team Category)

Strategic Events and External Projects Office (formerly Communications and Public Relations Office), The Chinese University of Hong Kong.  9/2017–3/2018.

General Clerk II, Event Management Team

• Coordinated and provided logistics support in mega events

• Maintained material checklists and operation rundown of each event

• Selected Milestones

  • 1. 1. 1. 1. • CUHK Marathon (On-site, 5,000+ participants), the 83rd and 84th Convocation (On-site, 8,000+ participants)