Yuxiaoyue (Anny) Zhang

As an EMR, I provide immediate lifesaving interventions for critically ill or injured individuals including assessing, patient care, transferring and transporting from scenes of emergency and/or between facilities. I work closely with other paramedics, firefighters, police officers, nurses and doctors, to make the patient care as smooth as possible

As a Project Manager, I played an important role between different teams in the company, such as supporting the Business Development team function from an Engineering and Manufacturing perspective, ensuring pricing, samples and prototypes are turned-around in a timely manner. As well as acting as a bridge between the Shop team and the Sales team by supporting the designing and the planning portion of the production processes

• Manufacture and develop samples and prototypes
• Lead the delivery of pilot projects, customer rollouts, checkpoints
• Conduct and participate in kick-off meetings for high level projects
• Track project status (timelines, technical and commercial)
• Build relationships between end customers and streamline processes with suppliers and production team
• I had the opportunity to work with our BD team to develop relationships with the following companies and many more.
• McDonald’s; Arc’teryx; Home Depot; Tim Horton’s; A&W; TED; Rally Entertainment; KIAN; Burger King; YVR; Hello Nori; Lululemon; Chopped Leaf; Shell; Blue Water Cafe...

As a Collection Driver, I played a pivotal role in making sure that our chopstick supply is brought back to our Microfactory in South Vancouver and that our relationships with restaurant partners are maintained

• Drive around the city collecting chopsticks from our restaurant partners across Vancouver and recording the weight each day
• Work with the Program Manager to ensure that relationships with partners are strong and the collection routes are optimized
• Provide restaurants with supplies when needed to set them up for success (e.g new bins, bags, merch items)
• Assist the Microfactory delivering local orders, helping the team install products, maximizing customer services

As a Collection Program Trainer, I worked with the program manager to welcome potential applicants to the job, familiarizing them with the work environment, introducing them to our collection partners and training them all the skills they need

As a Fulfillment Lead, I played a key role in product distribution and our customers experience

• Day-to-day team scheduling and coordination
• Ensuring the status of orders is clearly communicated
• Leading customer support for online sales
• Coordinating and processing outbound freight logistics
• Managing consumables in the fulfillment area
• Implementing continuous improvement initiatives
• Training new team members

As a Precision Woodworker, I was involved with processing, building and finishing products from our innovative material which is locally processed and sourced from recycled chopsticks

• Learning manufacturing processes: measure, cut, assemble materials using woodshop tools including planer, sander, table saw, chop saw, and hand woodworking tools
• Look for ways to improve and streamline our process
• Work with our team-leader and designers to understand client requirements

As a Part-time Production Shift Lead, I played a key role in

• Supervising and scheduling the shop team, with daily shop meetings and task delegation
• Managing the team's production schedule, making sure projects are being completed in time and with contingency
• Interpreting drawings and product specifications

During my3 months at Nikolai, I worked a few weeks in each part of the shop, such as helping senior colleagues at edgebanding panels, breaking out raw material, assembling cabinets, sanding cabinets, spraying cabinets, packaging cabinets, preparing orders for shipping, etc

I spent a summer working at a Starbucks location which was inside a business building in Beijing. During the few months there, I gained experience performing in a fast paced work environment, serving customers in rush hour periods. I also spent time helping the store manager training our new employees on basic tasks and making drinks