Marcus Yang

Experience

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  Philips Innovation Services

  Apr 2008 - Aug 2008

  Intern

  - Worked with TV Mechanical Team on innovative designs for Medical Sector.- Innovated, tested and prototype a new LCD Latch on Frame for a project assignment.- Assisted with multiple projects on mechanical designs using engineering software.

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  Restaurants

  Jun 2013 - Nov 2016

  Chef & Others

  Worked as:- Apprentice/Commis at Les Amis (French Fine Dining)- Apprentice/Commis at Rakuzen (Japanese Bistro)- Commis at Morsels (Fusion Casual Fine Dining)- Chef at Seoul Garden Hotpot Franchise (Korean Casual Dining)- Chef at Mikawa (Japanese Yakitori & Bar)- Chef at The Betterfield (Western Bistro)- Chef at The Burning Oak (Japanese Fusion Modern Hawker)- Culinary Trainer at Ephebia Services

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  Ask Mays Food and Business Consultancy

  Jun 2015 - May 2019

  Business Development & Chef

  Analyzed data for companies and individuals on the development of new sales segments and helping them make more informed decisions on solving intricate business/management problems, and devising & executing strategic plans, that help with the growth and sustainability of the businesses.Researched & Developed new products and menus for their restaurants, and providing further insights and improvements through focus group and survey testing.Key Highlights:-> Risk Assessed for an investment firm in wanting to set up a restaurant in an overseas market. The data found, locally and overseas, provided substantial insights and prevented the business from entering a volatile market and making a loss.-> Developed new methods and processes for an F&B company to source for new data insights on their products and services, which allowed the development of new products and strategic plans, leading to growth in one of their business segment.-> Assisted and advised a music company in intricately solving partnership issues that hinders the expansion of the company, after which the company has been able to weave through and expand which led to the growth of new profits.-> Developed a new e-commerce segment from data gathered, for the company that led to an increase in sales growth Show less

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  Seoul Garden Group

  Oct 2016 - Sept 2017

  Business Development Chef

  Worked with the company to develop a new brand concept, by deep diving into holistic & unstructured data and comparing with market trends to map and build new products, business systems, and strategies for the new concept for the local and overseas market. Key Highlights:-> Rescued a subsidiary brand from closing, by diving into holistic unstructured data and analyzing them to identify the potentiality of the business, of which the data used allowed us to create solutions that led to the continuity of the business brands and an expansion to two more outlets.-> Developed and continually improved a new product inventory management system to decrease errors in ordering and decreasing costs over time.-> Researched and developed new menu and products for the new brand, consistently improving them through focus group testing and survey analysis. Show less

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  Ice Cube Marketing Pte Ltd

  Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

  Digital Marketing Consultant

  Sought for business cold leads through email marketing, cold calling, and networking. Pitched and negotiated for business deals.

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  Marc Kayson LLP

  Jan 2020 - Apr 2020

  Business Development Specialist

  Worked closely with clients to identify, evaluate and develop business ventures.Identified new products and service segments for the related projects, and develop business processes that are well suited to the needs of the business.

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  YCH Group

  Sept 2021 - now

  Data Analyst

  Finance, Regional BillingWork with a regional cross functional team to handle high volume and complex billing reports on logistic operations for specific clients, creating UI/UX designs based on data from user experiences, providing ETL support using SQL and creating dashboard analysis for relevant stakeholders.Conduct trainings with SharePoint, and provide mentoring to assist cross country teams in solving critical reporting calculations with information from different datasets, with tools like Microsoft Excel, Notepad++, Macro/VBA, Power Query, Dax and Power BI. Show less