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Name   Cheryl Choy
 
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9840 Fairfax Square #318
Fairfax, VA 22031
703-273-3139

cchoy@gmu.edu

 
Skills  

Multimedia Design: Web site development; video production; storyboard; graphics; interactivity; layout; navigation; content research; prototyping; authoring; HTML.

Project Management: Seminar and workshop planning; program design; logistical and administrative support; teamwork; meeting deadlines; vendor liaison; talent
and deliverables management; purchasing; travel arrangements; budgeting.

Communication: Product training; on-the-job training; small group facilitator; interpersonal relations; mentoring; copy writing; manual writing; newsletter, flyers and brochures production; computing/word processing; multimedia presentations; knowledge of computer hardware, software, systems and services concepts; sales; fluent Mandarin and Cantonese; cross-cultural communication.

Software: Microsoft Office 98; Adobe Pagemaker 6.5; Adobe Photoshop 5; Microsoft Frontpage 98; Macromedia Dreamweaver 2, Fireworks 2 and Authorware 4; Pointcast Studio.

 
Experience  

1997 - present, Administrator at CAPEC, George Mason University, Fairfax, V.A.

  • Organize and coordinate workshops, seminars, courses and special events.
  • University, community and vendor relations.
  • Develop, design, produce, and distribute flyers, brochures, journals, and other promotional materials.
  • Web design.

March 1999 - November 1999, Intern at Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

  • Scan, resize, polish up, digitize and print images for internal clients and store them in database at the Digital Imaging Laboratory, National Museum of American History.

April - July 1997, Associate Consultant at Research Communication, Singapore.

  • Organized and coordinated training seminars for principals and vice-principals for all primary and secondary schools.
  • Produced and designed training and presentation materials. Analyzed evaluation feedback from training courses, compiled results and generated reports.
  • Managed all office operations and provided client support.

October - December 1996, Assistant Manager at Focus Pocus, Fairfax, V.A.

  • Assisted in store operations; promoted sales; photographed portraits of children and adults with Kodak digital technology; conducted sales and portraiture training.

1989 - 1992, Marketing Executive, ManuLife Financial, Singapore.

  • Devised marketing plans for company's employee benefits products; wrote operations manual; developed promotional literature.
  • Supervised new product launches and marketing campaigns - designed, coordinated, scheduled and monitored all activities.
  • Conducted product training for agents, brokers and staff.
 
Awards  
  • Achievement of Excellence;
    George Mason University;
  • Collegiate Novice Debate Tournament, runner-up Best New Speaker and Best New Team; University of Wisconsin, La Crosse.
  • Theodora Richter Speech Scholar and Dean's List, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse.
     
Education  

M.A., George Mason University, 1999
G.P.A. 3.86/4.0
Major: Telecommunications with a focus
on Instructional Technology

B.A., University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, 1995
G.P.A. 3.67/4.0
Majors: Speech Communication and
Mass Communications

     
Projects  
  • Developed Web sites for Distance Training Inc., Organization of Chinese American Women and the Center for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (in development). Worked on concepts, design, development and installation.
  • Created prototype screens for a CD-ROM on cultural norms for China; a Ministry of Defense effort to educate personnel for overseas assignments.
  • Produced a training video on "Introduction to Multimedia"; broadcasted on George Mason University-TV and commended as the best production of the class.
  • Designed Pointcast (EntryPoint) web advertisements for sponsors of the World Congress on Information Technology, 1988.

 

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