Steven Lin

Experience

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  The Children's Hospital Charity

  Sept 2010 - Jun 2011

  Volunteer

  - Bucket collection, approaching members of the public, building rapport and encouraging donations.- General office duties.

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  Landmarks Specialist College

  Sept 2011 - Mar 2012

  Volunteer

  - Worked in a school specialised for adults with special needs. - Supervised the clay modelling class by maintaining safety, conducted risk assessment before every lesson. - Adapted communication style for different students.

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  Fox Kalomaski Crossing

  Jul 2015 - Aug 2015

  Intern

  - Conducted numerous product and market research into competitors in various industries such as food, travel and cosmetics. Presented the findings to the rest of the agency, improving my investigative, presentation and public speaking skills. - Participated in creative brainstorms to generate ideas for various campaigns, such as the Papa John’s printed full sized cover advert on the London Evening Standard. - Researched and presented various materials in the company board meetings, such as methods to improve the company website.- Regularly updated photos and texts on the client’s website. - Developed further understandings on the advertising process and how agencies function. Show less

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  Newcastle Univeristy Men's Lacrosse Club

  Aug 2015 - Jun 2016

  Communications and Alumni Secretary

  - Promoted the club to new students using various digital platforms and posters, recruited new members. Number of new members increased by over 80% within my term. - Improved and constantly updated the club website and other social media platforms with the latest news, match reports, photos and videos to maximise exposure. - Organised the annual Alumni event, which involved arranging the venue, invitations to past members and the detailed schedule of the event. Enhanced my event management ability. Show less

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  Wunderman Thompson

  May 2017 - Aug 2019

  - Conducted market research projects for clients from various industries, including food & beverage, FMCG, automotive, technology, government, and retail. - Communicated and liaised with clients and other agency teams to develop a deep understanding of clients' business and communication challenges. - Presented research reports to other agency departments such as client management, creative, design, and social media, as well as clients’ marketing teams. - Conducted market research work as part of the agency's winning pitch for Scottish Leader Scotch. - Conducted agency's annual flagship market and consumer research project: Taiwan's Connected Youth (600 surveys & 15 interviews) Show less

  • Strategy Planning Assistant

    Apr 2018 - Aug 2019

  • Account Executive (Mazda)

    May 2017 - Mar 2018
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  Tung Thih Electronic USA

  Sept 2019 - Jan 2023

  Project Manager

  - Managed high-value (Up to USD 10M) projects for an industry-leading automotive ADAS technology company, supplying products to automakers worldwide. - Successfully delivered 6 advanced product development and manufacturing projects for high-profile customers such as Tesla, GM, Rivian, and Koenigsegg. Projects include ultrasonic sensing systems, camera systems, and an advanced liftgate opening feature development. - Led cross-functional project teams of 5 - 20, with team members from diverse cultural backgrounds including Asia, Europe, and North America. - Developed and implemented project management plan, schedule, budget, and other key project management activities. - Monitored and controlled project progress and performed risk and change management to ensure all responsible projects were delivered as specified and planned. - Provided regular project status updates to internal and external stakeholders up to C-Level. Liaising resources and making recommendations to the executive team. - Successfully helped the company in obtaining 5 multi-million dollar projects by organising and supporting business development efforts, with in-person international client visits. - Developed and maintained positive and effective working relationships with key partners such as suppliers, customers, team members, and executives. - Provided guidance and support to team members. Show less

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  RFI Global

  Feb 2023 - now

  Senior Resourcing Manager

  - Successfully managing financial market research projects, including negotiating agreement of changes to delivery dates with client success and sales teams. - Developing project plans and schedules, effectively allocating project tasks to a team of research analysts and leveraging their capacity and capabilities to maximise productivity and achieve project objectives.- Managing the project changes, and communicating any impact on delivery timeframes to relevant stakeholders.- Field enquiries and manage regular meetings with the research team and key stakeholders toactively track project progress, identify potential risks, and implement mitigation measures.- Accurately managing the documenting of all project data, correspondence, staffing and workdistribution and information into the company's project management platform. - Preparing reports and providing regular project progress updates and team status reports to the leadership team , ensuring transparent communication and effective decision making.- Creating resourcing plans (both short and long term) including monthly, quarterly and bi-annualdeliverables to support decision making regarding research programs, assignment of work to team members, profitability of programs and forecasting of workloads. Show less