Student

Posted on: 2006-03-18

Grace Congxin Xie 2200 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Apt N109 Philadelphia, PA 19130 Tel 848.391.8878 [email protected] EDUCATION Temple University, Fox School of Business and Management Philadelphia, PA Master of Science, Actuarial Science May 2006 Grade Point Average – 3.96 Passed Course FM – Financial Mathematics, May 2005 Took exam P February 2006, result pending. Sitting for and exam M May 2006 Related Courses - Actuarial Modeling I, II, and III - Theory of Interest - Special Topics in Mathematics - Regression, Time Series - Statistical Analysis - Actuarial Finance Nankai University Tianjin, China July 2000 Bachelor of Science, Major: Economics HONORS AND ACTIVITIES Gamma Iota Sigma Professional Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science Fraternity, Fall 2005 – Present - Member with Academic Distinction, Fall 2005 – Present - Industry Relations Committee Member, Fall 2005 EXPERIENCE TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, EDUCATIONAL COMPUTOR CENTER – Philadelphia, PA Spring 2005 – Present Part-time Student Computer Laboratory Consultant - Trained students in multimedia, educational and internet based applications - Performed software installation and hardware maintenance - Assisted students and faculty with projects requiring technical support MOTOROLA – Beijing, China November 2000 – May 2004 Marketing Executive January 2003 – May 2004 - Planned and allocated marketing budget for new products and clients (averaging $1 million per year) - Supervised and evaluated marketing programs executed by vendors to direct consumer (Print, Media, Internet, Outdoor Advertising, Product Training and Promotion) - Presented merchandise during product launches to distributors and wholesalers - Developed and maintained strategic co-op programs with network operators Marketing Planner March 2002 – January 2003 - Managed product portfolio of over 50 products (coordinated production and supply/demand information between the global R&D team, manufacturers and sales team) - Analyzed monthly sales data to identify potential setbacks and initiated timely resolution - Worked with market research agency (Gallup) to track and evaluate Motorola’s marketing performance, and reported results to senior management Business Assistant November 2000 – March 2002 - Participated in creating electronic budget management system resulting in efficiency improvement - Managed yearly payments of over $1 million to roughly 30 vendors - Assisted business planner in preparing sales analysis reports ADDITIONAL SKILLS MS Office Suite, MS Access, MS FrontPage, FoxBASE and Minitab Proficient in Mandarin Chinese