Jacob Tan
Calgary,Canada
Summary
“He (Jacob) is of the highest character and integrity, and I know he will do well in whatever field he chooses to pursue. [...] leader on the team, and he always exhibited good sportsmanship.”
Dr. Gary Cook (Chancellor, Dallas Baptist University)
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Contract Faculty
Mount Royal University
01.2024 - Current
- Teaching Business Plan Development and Evidence-Based Marketing.
- Acquiring high rating for Students' Evaluation (SPoT) and Rate My Professors.
- Boosting student engagement with interactive learning activities designed to promote critical thinking (via Mentimeter).
- Enhancing students' understanding by incorporating domestic and international real-world examples and case studies into lessons.
- Implementing differentiated communication techniques by having personal conversations with some students before, during, and after class to accommodate diverse learning styles within the classroom. (Students don't care what I know until they know that I care.)
- Facilitating and supervising students' learning through effective real action-based lessons, activities and assessments that support and resolve the Riipen clients' issues and challenges.
- Liaising with Calgary Economic Development (CED) and Riipen to screen prospective Riipen clients to collaborate with students and get them on board.
- Helping students look at their potentials and utilize them in their career by reviewing and discussing their Co-Curricular Portfolio (CPP).
Senior Advisor
Osborne Interim Management
03.2023 - Current
- The first senior advisor to acquire a client outside of Canada.
- Enhancing client relationships by providing strategic advice and guidance on industry trends and best practices.
- Connecting Osborne with other advisory firms to expand customer base.
- Gathering, organizing and analyzing information to support written reports.
- Interacting with company's stakeholders to empathize with their issues and challenges to formulate appropriate strategic actions.
Family Business Advisor
Helios Capital
03.2021 - Current
- Increasing client satisfaction by providing tailored business advice and strategies for growth.
- Interacting with family members to gain insights of the family dynamics.
- Formulating strategies in action for the family members to set family governance.
- Mediating personal communication issues among Family Members.
- Aligning family governance with the family firm governance.
- Serving clients that are prominent in the marketplace.
Entrepreneurship Professor
Pelita Harapan University
04.2014 - Current
- Teaching and taught multiple courses in Entrepreneurship, Creativity & Innovation, Marketing, Strategic Management (Master's class), and Qualitative Research (Doctoral class).
- One of the top performers in students' feedback rating.
- Designing co-creative and collaborative learning environments with other faculty members in different universities (e.g. RMIT in Australia, Baylor University and Metropolitan State University of Denver in the US) to capitalize on students' diverse resources, skills, and experiences.
- Integrating real-world examples into lessons, making course content more relevant and engaging for students.
- Formulating well-structured syllabuses of course content to detail learning goals and expected outcomes in classrooms and online learning environments.
- Administering and creating rubrics and grading tests and assignments to evaluate student performance and monitor progress.
- Collaborating with faculty colleagues teaching the same course to support consistency across students' learning outcomes and grading frameworks.
- Participating in professional development training activities.
- Advising students' theses and dissertations.
- Engaging in research with faculty members in different universities (e.g. University of Malaya (Malaysia) and Baylor University (US) and with professionals in the field to publish research articles in reputable international journals.
- Research grant recipient from the Ministry in 2019.
- Award recipient for one of the top research papers from the Ministry in 2020.
- Leading the team to participate in research and activities with UNESCO's APWINC: Women's Empowerment through ICT Skills and Leadership Education in 2016
Director and Manager of Mining & Trading Companies
PT JAPS and Integra Infrastructure
08.2010 - 01.2014
- Spearheading the company to become the role model of proper mining practice in the province of Belu, an eastern island of Indonesia.
- Initiating and controlling the cash flow of the company in terms of investment and operations.
- Managing communications among Directors, Managers, and Supervisors in the fields.
- Allocating equity for investment opportunities in terms of capital expenditures.
- Managing the operations of a coal shipping port infrastructure to expedite the logistics system, liaised with Petronas, and supervised the financial stability of the company.
Education
Doctorate - Entrepreneurship
Pelita Harapan University
10.2019
MBA - Finance
Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, Texas05.2003
BBA - Behavioral Management
Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, Texas05.1998
Skills
- Experienced Inspiring and Engaging Instructor
- Facilitating Capability
- Creativity and innovation
- Literate in Finance and Accounting
- Communicative and Interactive
- Family SMEs Specialist and Researcher
- Business Advisory
- Strong International Networks with Academicians and Professionals
Languages
English
Mandarin
Indonesian
Timeline
Contract Faculty
Mount Royal University
01.2024 - Current
Senior Advisor
Osborne Interim Management
03.2023 - Current
Family Business Advisor
Helios Capital
03.2021 - Current
Entrepreneurship Professor
Pelita Harapan University
04.2014 - Current
Director and Manager of Mining & Trading Companies
PT JAPS and Integra Infrastructure
08.2010 - 01.2014
MBA - Finance
Dallas Baptist University
Doctorate - Entrepreneurship
Pelita Harapan University
BBA - Behavioral Management
Dallas Baptist University