Spark China Innovation Series
Co-Founder (Greater China)
Recruited industry leaders contributing to the global innovation movements in areas of Humanities, Science, Environment, and Business.
Created an environment for over 400 business leaders, entrepreneurs, and other professionals to spark ideas and synergy across the Chinese market
Empowered nearly 100 people, including speakers, sponsors, vendors, staff, and volunteers.
Directed graphic arts, web design, print publishing, event construction and management, PR, sales, budgeting, and others.
Speaker list includes: Bayer, IDEO, Microsoft, Abengoa Solar, Camco, WWF, What If, Greennovate, JUCCCE, and more.
»Beijing Today: Spark09 Promotes China as Innovation Powehouse
»2009-10-09 Spark09 Conference Radio Broadcast
»Spark China Official Site
ClarkMorgan Corporate Training
National Marketing Manager (Greater China)
ClarkMorgan - Brand image through in-house design, 3rd party PR, direct mail, 3rd party engagements.
+ Monthly training demo courses for 100-200 HR and senior level representatives.
Network HR - Most widely distributed Human Resources industry magazine designed, edited, and printed in-house for distribution to over 10,000 HR desks across Greater China.
+ Monthly industry networking events in 8 cities.
Premier Events - Multi-city speaker tour from overseas authors to present to MNC clients.
ClarkMorgan Corporate Training
Senior Trainer (Greater China)
Designed courses for multinational corporate clients to lift communication-based soft skills to best practice level.
+ Cornerstone of training materials was Empathy, in its myriad of forms and uses.
+ Customization was standard, including interviewing HR managers, line managers, and future trainees on their needs and expectations.
Presented to 5-200 representative staff of Fortune 500 companies.
Personal client list includes: Intel, Microsoft, Deloitte, McKinsey, Autodesk, Lenovo, Li & Fung, and more.
Napo River, Eastern Oriente, Ecuador
Field Researcher
Arizona State University
+ Cultural field study – extracted value sets of an indigenous tribe in Eastern Ecuador through their daily practices and language.
"Students who enrolled in an anthropological field methods course in which they created group research projects surrounding the impact of oil on 17 indigenous communities. The defining feature of cultural anthropology vis-a-vis other social sciences is long-term fieldwork and engagement. These students were responsible for documenting their observations and interactions for the day into concise field reports."
Designing ...
Brand Strategy:
A startup company came to me for consultation on their brand strategy, and marketing plan. Seems simple enough, but it was important to follow a tested methodology, that would unsurface insights to make the planning more efficient, and effective. For more information on the strategic design of ThumbThreadz LLC marketing, you can review the brief here.
Meaningful Products and Services:
Everyone is a designer, yet few of us are professionals. Professionals keep a portfolio of past work, and while I am starting my career as a professional designer, I have decided to do something different here. Instead of a portfolio of past projects, I have taken on a mock design research project of my own. Make sure to enjpoy the Prezi [at right] to its fullest and view full screen!
University of Colorado at Boulder
College of Arts and Sciences
Primary Major: Psychology
+ Active participant in Cognitive Psych experiments, both design and participation, Psy Chi Club
Secondary Major: Anthropology
+ Active Participant in Anthro Club
Skills and Certifications
Skills
Hard: MS Office (.ppt especially), Photoshop, Google SketchUp, Prezi (web based)
Soft: Powerful public speaking, creative play, simple communication for complex ideas, active contribution, great colleague.
Language: English Native, Mandarin Intermediate, studied Spanish and Quichua.
Certifications
B.A. Psychology
Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioner
School of Creative Thinking
Six Hats Thinking Systems
TEFL
Andrew (Andy) William Anderson
I Aim to Utilize My Evolving Skill Sets to Create Meaningful Experiences
I have two degrees from University of Colorado, both in human centered studies. I have applied Psychology and Anthropology in my daily life while living abroad, my academic life while conducting cultural field research, and my professional life designing training materials, marketing to a foreign demographic, and building multi-platform conferences for executives in China.
I eagerly participate in designing products, processes, communication, and experiences to improve peoples lives; ask me how.