Global Public Affairs Agency of the Year, 2012: The Holmes Report Asia Pacific Consultancy of the Year, 2011: The Holmes Report Asia Pacific Public Affairs Consultancy of the Year, 2011: Gold Standard Awards Sole non-Korean among 40+ consultants • Contribution to political economy thought pieces (2012 US Presidential Election & Korean Election, US Fiscal Cliff) for newsletter of 1,600+ recipients, featured in leading local public relations publication • Client proposals/editing • Intelligence gathering of cross-cutting sectors and projects • Traditional news and social media monitoring and metrics analysis
Air Liquide Asia Pacific is a zone (regional headquarters) of Air Liquide S.A. - the world leader in gases for industry, health, and the environment - comprising 15 countries, EUR 3.1 billion revenues, and 9,000 employees for FY2011. Member of the 4-person zone finance and control team, reporting directly to the Asia Pacific CFO & Zone Controller and indirectly to the Asia Pacific CEO. • Reconciled monthly consolidated financial reports ("Flash") and performed accompanied analysis (P&L, balance sheet, WCR, FX trends, customer risks, reliability, safety, investments, capital expenditures) • Co-drove business intelligence development with Zone Controller in unison with in-house Singapore IT office (namely Hyperion and Oracle); initiative-leading coordination to affiliates via controllers/CFOs • Maintained weekly sales volumes report (analysis, development, and investigation) covering Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Singapore, and Australia - circulated to country managing directors, zone executives, and top management in Paris HQ (CEO, President, CFO) • Participated in the continuous improvement of the reporting structure and systems - notably zone reporting convergence (single-handedly fully revised Japan Flash - 40% of zone sales) • Monitored efficiencies projects (i.e. cost-savings) and performed operating income variance analysis (prices, volumes, costs) on a recurring basis of zone entities • Implicated in annual budget "target" (financial and strategic planning), quarterly re-forecast, and spot studies • Conducted strategic reviews on demand (e.g. inflation) and completed diverse VP requests (IT, HR, purchasing, business line) • Devised various presentations and templates for communication and finance-related purposes of the zone • Tracked the costs and general expenses of the Asian Platform and followed up on the zone asset management (plant start-ups)
Air Liquide Korea (ALK) is a subsidiary of Air Liquide S.A. with revenues of EUR 200 million for FY2010. • Directly cooperated with CFO, accounting manager, and operations & control manager on a number of high-profile initiatives, presented to president and senior executives: corporate governance seal guidebook (18 pages), drafting of 7 operational process flowcharts, recommendations for organizational and procedural improvement, and company-wide internal review (150 entries) • Formulated CAPEX Accuracy Index, modeling and analyzing capital expenditure of 10 forecasted projects with actual disbursements, distributed to business line directors • Supervised up to 45 monthly foreign exchange movements of > USD 5 million via Treasury ERP in collaboration with 15 counter parties across 4 continents; formalized 30+ page user manual • Audited, created, and re-designed 168 Transaction Level Controls and 32 Corporate Level Controls of ALK internal control management system (K-SOX guidelines) with CFO and operations & control manager; compliance analyzed 1 legal/insurance and 4 procurement procedure handbooks with procurement manager • Conducted in-depth research and created a comprehensive guideline-questionnaire (46 questions), evaluation chart, and matrix as reference for FDI incentives in Korea, addressed to business developers • Guided implementation of Group-issued treasury cash management system to financial manager of newly acquired home-care business • Individually led succession planning: candidate selection, interview conduction, and placement stages • Ad hoc activities (action plan composition, inventory control with plant production manager, organization of bi-monthly 15+ member team-building activities, representative in conferences)
Framework Programme 7 (FP7) is the European Union's EUR 53 billion RTD apparatus that co-finances collaborative research around the world for period 2007-2013. • Composed and presented findings of a comprehensive 46 page FP7 report analysing strategic policy links between EC Delegation, Government of Vietnam, and 21 FP7 projects • Directed budget, content, and design of promotional material of EC-France EUR 2,000 marketing plan, achieving the 1,000 student target in 5 information conferences concerning EC-sponsored Erasmus Mundus scholarship programme • Coordinated contact between EC, France, and private Vietnamese companies to negotiate 3 supplier contracts and signing of EC-France MOU financing agreement • Assisted in research for Delegation Country Strategy Mid-Term Review (Millenium Development Goals & Development Indicators, Donor Matrix by country/organization per sector) • Accomplished various ad hoc activities (ambassadorial letters, interviews, minutes of meetings, press releases, etc.) and served as an EC representative in international forums
• Tutored mathematics, languages, and sciences to 4-6 K-12th grade pupils in the context of organization, study skills, and test-taking strategies • Exclusively responsible for tracking student progress (8-12 grade performance & invoice summaries per month), scheduling hours (6-15 per week), and overseeing client relationships via online platform
• Assisted university residents in two dormitories lodging >2,000 students
Finance Exchange Programme
Concentration: Finance
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Concentration: Finance, Certificate of International Business; Minor in French & Global Studies
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Concentration: International Management
Activities: ESC Toulouse Welcome Team
Business Exchange Programme
Concentration: International Studies
Activities: International Football Team
French Exchange Programme
Concentration: French Studies (Society and Language)
Intrinsically motivated, passionate travel enthusiast; Interested in Behavioral Finance, Culture, Diplomacy, Event Management, Geo-politics, Investments, Languages, Public Policy, Socio-Economic Development Cooperation, and Technology
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