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Ziyan Ning

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Howdy howdy, welcome to my personal website. If you are reading this, that means you’ve come to the right place. Because it's the English version. HAHA. Links for the Chinese and the Japanese versions are in the header. No matter whether you are here to hire me or to consider hiring me, I hope you have a wonderful day after reading this.

Cross-cultural communication is the thing I will never get bored of, and I want to pursue my business career as a cultural expert or an international businessman.

Tsujido, Kanagawa, Japan

Education

Bachelor of International Business concentration International Marketing & Trade, Japanese minor

Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [09/2016-02/2020]

▶ First Prize at the 28th Canada National Japanese Speech Contest, Intermediate Level

▶ First Prize at the 28th Regional Japanese Language Speech, Ottawa District, Intermediate Level

▶ 2016-2017 Dean’s Honour List, Faculty of Public Affairs

▶ Recipient of the Claude Bissell Scholarship

▶ Studied intensive Japanese in preparation for mandatory third year abroad in Tokyo

One-year exchange

Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan [09/2018-08/2019]

▶ Passed Japanese Language Proficiency Test N1 level

Bachelor of International Economy and Trade, English minor

Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai, China [09/2013-06/2016]

▶ Completed international trade related courses

▶ Self-taught English, with a TOEFL score of 96/120

▶ National-level basketball player as certified by General Administration of Sport of China

▶ Completed introductory and intermediate courses in Adobe Photoshop

Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

Varadero, Cuba

Zao-san, Yamagata, Japan

Experience

Company ranked 89 in Fortune Global 500 in 2017. The world’s largest private construction company based off of annual revenue

Participated in multiple business negotiations in relation to offering, counter-offering and contract signing with local governments across 14 cities

Improved communication skills through writing business letters and making phone calls with government officials

Planned business meetings, receptions, and arranged orientation tours for ongoing projects for government officials and important business partners

Contributed to reviewing and editing business plans and contracts

Pacific Construction Group

Assistant to the head of a subsidiary

Nanjing, China

05/2018-09/2018

Overseas marketing of pharmaceuticals. Product selection, market research

Overseas registration of pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Vast experiences of acquiring market authorization approvals, including the first overseas market authorization approval for high-risk medical devices in the company

Supplier development, domestic and overseas client relationship maintenance

SMF document drafting , international GMP inspection reception

Reception of overseas officials. Training session and seminar facilitator/question-and-answer session hosting, company showroom presentation

Website creation for department and overseas subsidiaries. Visual and content design of product packaging. Design of promotional marketing materials (Brochure, handout, poster, product intro slides, trifold, etc.)

KPC Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Overseas Division

Kunming, China

03/2021-Now

Guest from the Middle East

Consulates from 8 SEA countries

Guest from Australian Embassy

Seminar of Rational Use of Medicines

Guests from Brazil

Guests from Suriname, Panama, Brazil

Officials of MOH from several African countries

Company basketball contest

And gold medal earned, also MVP

CEOs of many world well-known Japanese enterprises (China region)

Undertook digital marketing for the Chinese market. Built series of Chinese social media platforms for company

Launched multiple campaigns in various major APP stores

Planned off-line events to broaden and strengthen real-life customer bases

Participated in company’s strategic planning and business remodelling

Participated in graphic design and video editing for content marketing

Marketing director intern

07/2019-09/2019

Tokyo, Japan

FAST JAPAN Inc. (Tabiko APP)

Tsujido, Kanagawa, Japan

Time Square, NYC, USA

‘老宁汇’ Jewelry eStore

Founder + Owner

01/2014-02/2016

Kunming, China

Created an online jewelry business using Taobao, an e-commerce platform (Alibaba Group), after graduating from high school, successfully covering university transportation costs within China; estimated ROI 114%

Learned and applied marketing skills to various social media platforms, ran a subscription account on WeChat from 2014 to 2015 to promote my original articles on a weekly basis and to advertise jewelry; developed web design skills and gained Adobe Photoshop experience

Designed and assembled jewelry products to custom orders

Shangri-La, Yunnan, China

Intern

06/2015-07/2015

Beijing, China

Beijing Zhangguang 101 Polytron Technologies Inc.

Composed offer letters, inquiry letters, order negotiations and other business letters as part of buyer/seller negotiations

Composed export documents such as bills of lading, packing lists, letters of credit, and commercial invoices to complete customs regulations set out by the Chinese government

Developed financial calculation, and business negotiation skills

Park Omega, Ontario, Canada

Intern

08/2015-10/2015

Kunming, China

Union Resources & Engineering Co., Ltd.

Composed bidding documents including financial analysis, appraisal of project cost, estimation of project duration of power systems in Yangon, Myanmar, as part of bidding process

Wrote business contracts concentrating on typesetting format, terms and conditions, ensuring guidelines were followed

Performed tender researching and inquiries to assist with new business opportunities

Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Showroom presentation

Embassy of Japan, Canada

UBC, Canada

What I Can Do

Skills

Excellent cross-cultural communication skills gained from years of studying and working abroad

Acquired outstanding public speaking skills, narrative skills, and excellent ability to cope with situations from hosting events, winning speech contests, and external trainings.

Professional business negotiation and communication skills from engaging in many real-life business negotiations with government officials and important business partners

Native proficiency in Mandarin, and professional working proficiency in English and Japanese

Professional documentation skills, extensive experience in VI design and in video editing, moderate graphic design skills

Leadership skills demonstrated as captain of a nationally-ranked high school basketball team

Strong work ethic and effective time-management skills developed through completing 11 hours of daily course work while devoting 4 hours a day to basketball practice

Broad experience of social media marketing skills from profitably established, self-owned e-commerce store

I have a YouTube channel

Although I'm a YouTuber, my intention wasn't to earn money from it.

Just trying to utilize my passion of video editing to create something possibly useful and memorable.

Also, I want to have something to look back at when I am old and see the fun times I experienced throughout my life.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

A reference letter from Dr. Rene Duignan (Senior economist for the Delegation of the European Union to Japan. The creator of famous documentary <Saving 10,000 : Winning a War on Suicide in Japan>. A TED Talker)

Selected to participate in the “Kobe Bryant 4:00AM Training Camp” in Shanghai 2013, with an acceptance rate of 12 out of 288 contestants

As the captain of my high school basketball team, I organized practices daily for the team, leading our team to win first prize 8 times in provincial and municipal level basketball championship competitions

Won first prize 7 times in short distance running and high jump in track-and-field before university

Kobe Bryant 4:00AM Training Camp. Shanghai, China

Let's work together

How to reach me

Email: azusayo0422@gmail.com

LinkedIn: ziyan Ning

Instagram: ziyanazusa

WeChat: ziyanazusa

YouTube: Azusa Yan

Facebook: Ziyan ning