Resume

1. Andrew Tichenor
atichenor11@gmail.com 12249 Dayton Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98133 (206)-251-9030
Executive Summary
 Extensive experience forming and negotiating partnerships, developing business, and implementing strategy
 Strong background managing projects under tight deadlines and successfully working across departments
 Founded Shanghai office, managed three international programs with 100+ students, hired and trained staff
 Proficient with Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, Access, IBM SPSS, ERP Systems and Bloomberg Terminals
Professional Experience
Gurit Tooling (GUR) | Jiangsu, China | Project Management Trainee August 2014-November 2014
Multinational composite manufacturer producing over forty wind turbine blade mold sets for European clients
 Collaborated on cross-functional projects to produce user manuals for European and South American clients
 Offered Project Engineer position; Applied for Permanent Work Visa; Denied due to lack of Master’s degree
CRCC Asia | Beijing, China | Business Development Manager October 2013-March 2014
Absolute Internship | Shanghai, China | China Regional Manager November 2010-September 2013
Industry leading internship program providers in Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, and London where
students pay $3,000 - $8,000 for work placements, housing, facilitated trips, professional seminars, and coaching
 Managed Shanghai office staff, program coordinators, and over 100 interns across China to effectively run
three international programs, actively improve operational processes, and standardize employee training
 Collaborated with two owners based in Europe to develop and implement North American business
development that grew from several thousand to over 1.2 million in global sales between 2010 and 2013
 Prepared weekly status reports, documented workflows, and worked with field personnel to ensure project
success, define sales performance indicators, and analyze overall performance to meet financial projections
 Sold placements to US students, provided UK internships, designed program, and managed entire London staff
 Managed Chinese staff and individually placed between 30 – 50 foreign interns per month in work placements
 Coordinated with San Francisco, London, Shanghai, and Beijing General Managers to implement new CRM
techniques and produce new business development standards that greatly increased student internship
satisfaction and fostered long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with clients providing our internships
Expeditors International (EXPD) | Houston, TX | Customs Brokerage Agent October 2012 –April 2013
 Performed import validation for clients, delivered shipment status reports, and established correct HTS codes
 Worked with global operations to report, monitor, and import shipments for Hon Hai and Hewlett Packard
Education
United International Business School: Amsterdam - Graduate Certificate in Operations Fall 2014-April 2015
 Coursework: Cost-Volume-Profit, Working Capital, Production, Operations, Capital Budgeting, and Finance
Seattle University: B.B.A in International Business Major GPA: 3.8 GPA: 3.6 Graduated: Spring 2012
 Graduated in top 10 percent of major in only four years after gaining 1.5 years’ experience outside of Seattle
Loyola University Chicago Spring 2010 East China Normal Shanghai Fall 2009
Orient Media Shanghai, China
Foreign Client Business Development Fall 2010
 Full-time client relationship management with
evening courses in Finance and Accounting
Pro Capital Limited London, UK
Private Equity Analyst Summer 2011
 Provided analysis to forecast revenue, identify
trends, and assess risk of VC and Hedge funds