Ella's profile

London

Hi, I am Ella

Professional project management in events and exhibitions for financial service industry, digital marketing specialist, a web designer & developer.

Professional Experience

Conference Producing; Events and Exhibitions Management for Financial Services

Online Digital Marketing; Online Behaviour Analysis; SEO Management

Business Strategy and Operation Management in Startups; Infrastructure Strategies

Strategy and Project Management
2009 - 2018

Experienced in all areas of the business within conference functions, mostly focusing on client relationship management with treasurers and vendors from banks and financial institutions. This has enabled me to understand and enhance my knowledge of corporate treasury, cash and risk management.

The core responsibility I had was for projects in the Chinese Market and for the Learning Solutions team. I was responsible for all aspects when delivering projects in China: budgeting, fundraising, marketing, conference programme, logistics and client relations.

I have created new products in new spaces to increase revenue and profit for the Learning Solutions Division. One of the new products I created which has brought me huge interest and is being talked about by the financial services sector – market trend in FinTech, Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrency. I drove Learning Solution Division business forward in the research, development and implementation of new projects including fundraising, budgeting and planning for project delivery.

Area of Interest in Financial Services

Business Operations and Strategy
2019 - 2020

After almost 10 years experience in the conference and event producing for the financial services industry, I was given an amazing opportunity to work in a startup company focused on the food and beverage industry franchise business.

My core responsibilities and primary objectives are:

Financial Management

Built finance and accounting management framework from scratch
Implemented framework into Xero system to meet business growth and demand
Standardised finance operations SOP to stabilise cash management, budget and forecasting

HR Operations and Talent Acquisition

Analysed and adjusted the team structure and built several teams with appropriate talent and skills
Implemented HR information system
Standardised recruitment and general HR operations SOP

Supply Chain, Inventory and Logistics

Standardised import procedure both internally and externally with all stakeholders
Introduced and implemented inventory management utilising the Tradegecko system
The overall Supply Chain Management SOP from buying goods to delivering into the retail stores

Business Strategy and Development

From franchise consultations with potential leads to closing deals and implementing store set up with franchisees
Investor’s relations, successfully closed some funding rounds for the newly opened store outlets
New project development with potential local partners into other parts of Europe

Expert Knowledge in Operational Systems ...

Technical Skills ...

Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint 90%

Finance Modelling 70%

HTML / CSS Coding 90%

Adobe Photoshop 80%

Adobe Indesign 70%

Adobe Illustrator 60%

PHP 60%

Javascript 50%

Python 40%

Web Development & Online Digital Presence

In addition to my occupation, I have developed huge interest in front-end web design and developing. I learnt how to create websites by hand coding since 2009 and have built several websites offline which enabled me to have the capability in responsive front-end design, HTML/CSS and web typography.

As technology advances so fast, it’s getting much easier by using page builder or plugins etc. I adapted the way I create, and using available tools and platforms to focus more on the page layout design, functionalities, integrations and a more dynamic user interface.

As part of my profession, I have also expanded and improved my skills in digital marketing.