Christiana Chen
I am fun, therefore, I work..No fancy background, just my passion in entrepreneurship. Money talks, everything else comes second.
| Headline: | Startup Member |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Skills: | Business, Design, English, Entrepreneurship, Languages, Leadership, Management, Web design |
| Next step: | Stop writing, start doing. |
| Location: | Seattle, WA |
| Groups: | E-Challenge Competition 2008, SSE Ventures |
| Interested in: | Finding team mates, Growing my group, Meeting new people, Raising money, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | University of Hawaii System - Manoa |
FEATURED STARTUP
KuruCube
KuruCube
Kuru is back to cube again! Think personal, think space, think attitude, Think inside the Box.
- Startup type: Competition Entry
- Status: Active
- Stage: Just An Idea
FULL BIO
An entrepreneurial and diligent person with exceptional achievement in improving efficiency. Proven success in designing web application to meet audiences’ needs. Proficient in gathering and analyzing resource to recommend solution to the management board.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc |
| Position: | Private Client Group Intern |
| Time period: | January 2006 - May 2006 |
| Description: | • Promoted to perform mutual funds analysis of over $1 million portfolios
• Coordinated documentation of IT procedures/policy, and compiled research reports |
| Employer: | College of Arts & Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa |
| Position: | Web JSP Developer |
| Time period: | March 2004 - August 2006 |
| Description: | • Created online versions of student academic reports that involved JSP, JSTL, Ajax, MySQL, and open source technology
• Manipulated HTML through Document Object Model (DOM) in JavaScript • Integrated business concepts (flow diagram) into designing procedure to create consistent programming guide • Analyzed and researched methods to develop user-friendly interface • Recommended solution to management board in regards to marketing methods, technology adoption |
| Employer: | Immigration Assistance Center, LLC |
| Position: | Co-founder/Management Director |
| Time period: | May 2003 - July 2007 |
| Description: | • Launched various projects to enhance company’s overall competitiveness
• Engaged in over 5,000 client accounts and manage inventory control • Served as a direct point of contact for vendors • Programmed and maintained website using ASP, JavaScript, CSS • Managed sales and online marketing budget of over $160,000 while maintaining a 57% profit margin |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Hawaii System - Manoa |
| Time period: | 2002 - 2006 |
| Degree: | Management, BA |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Poetry, piano, badminton, web page designs, teaching |
| Memberships: | Beta Gamma Sigma
National Society of Collegiate Scholars Golden Key International Honour Society |
| Awards: | U.S. Department of Commerce- 2007 Outstanding Commitment in Entrepreneurship
U.S. Department of Commerce- 2006 Emerging Business Leaders Summit (EBLS) scholarship recipient J. Watumull Scholarship Academic Tuition Waiver (2X) Golden Key International Honour Society Recognized Sophomore Dean’s List 2003-2006 |
Christiana's Startups (2)
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KuruCube
Kuru is back to cube again! Think personal, think space, think attitude, Think inside the Box.
Christiana is Following (1)
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BlueGrass
A platform to bring the benefits of precision agriculture to cultivators in developing countries.
Christiana's Contacts (15)
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Marc Lefkowitz
Entrepreneur and current startup founder, Haas MBA, ex-software engineer, and professional traveler!
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Waylon Ford
Native American Indian, 30, Luthier, Marketing Guru, and Co-Founder of Halo Custom Guitars, Inc.
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Muralidhar Duvvuri
Majoring in Dairy and Food Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Started a Web-based Marketing driven Company.
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Rajesh Patil
An inspiring technical leader and IT manager with extensive experience in software development, quality assurance and high-tech operations with more than 9 years of experience building state of art IT solutions facilitating corporate growth.