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P R O F I L E

As a passionate communication professional working with media-concerned clients and

NGOs for the last 5 years, I have had opportunities to devote my abilities, business sense

and visions to leading agencies specializing in PR, Advertising, creative and activation.

Happily living and learning in multicultural environments, I look forward to further

developing my career that reflects my expertise in, as well as passion for, brand

development, events management, and digital services.

E X P E R I E N C E

May 2009 TO Present

Founder, Chief Curator

TEDxSAIGON International Conferences

in Technology, Entertainment, and Design

Licensed by the worlds known conference business TED (www.TED.com) in the USA,

TEDxSaigon conferences gather most influential thinkers in Vietnam and attract 710

audience across Vietnam and Mekong region, and 22 corporate sponsors in 2010-2011.

Website:www.Tedxsaigon.com.

o Established the branded programs and events of TEDxSaigon based on the world

known TEDs digital storytelling format that gathers Vietnam-based

multidisciplinary intellectuals and key industry leaders to recruit remarkable

speakers and support the spirit of Ideas Worth Spreading.

o Conceptualized the annual set of conferences and consulted partners and potential

sponsors to build one-year partnerships that match their stories and innovations

with our audiences needs.

June 2008 TO Present

Managing Director, Chief Creative Producer

LEFTRIGHT Audio Productions Ltd.,

HCMC, Vietnam.

An America-funded company providing creative services for theater movies and audio

production and postproduction.

o Provided digital/creative services for movie sound production and postproduction

by leading audio technicians in Vietnam.o Consulted high quality audio solutions and marketing services for films, movie

trailers, and performance arts.

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T H A N H -T H U Y N G U Y E N | L U C I E

Mailing Address: 20 Nguyen Khoai, Ward 1, District 4, HCMC, Vietnam. T (+84) 913 52 02 75 E: [email protected]
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o Designed state-of-the-art (sound) production studios consult professional audiopostproduction equipments.

o Clients: HK Films, BHD Co, Ltd., Phu Nhuan theater, VTV3 and VTV1 (VietnamNational Television).

January 2006 TO April 2008

Public Relations Director Assistant

Timber and Forest Product Association (TFPA)IP MEDIA Agency, Hanoi, Vietnam

Savannah-based office of Timber and Forest Product Association to promote publicawareness for domestic products and support related businesses in timber industry.

o Advised TFPA members/ Timber and Forest Companies on their public

image, events, CSR visions and media strategies.o Managed press relationships, releases, and public speeches of the Association.o Consulted and executed short-term and long-term communications plans and

interactive media development projects.

February December 2009 EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

External Relations and Communication Manager

WIL Medical Center Project

Da Nang Polyclinic, Pediatrics & RMIT University, Melbourne.

Connected with the student-led Social Entrepreneurship Initiative, the RMIT WIL

project developed the new pediatrics ward and assisted the medical staff of Da Nang

hospital in redesigning the expanded wards and more professional administration.

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Managed internal and external communication throughout 11-month projectfor the hospital and the university.

o Developed external relations ranging from hospital staff, investors, suppliers

and architects.o Interviewed doctors and nurses for their demands and daily work, working

with the Pediatrics administrator to find the best solutions and planning for

its two newly-designed building.

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Summer 2007-

2010

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

International Mission | Pediatrics and Local ENT hospitals.

Operation Smile Cambodia | Year 2007, 2010

Operation Smile Vietnam | Year 2008

Internship - Events Coordinator | April, 2011

Operation Smile is a not-for-profit medical service organization based in Virginia, USA,

founded in 1982. As a children's medical charity provides cleft lip and palate repair

surgeries to children worldwide.

o Communication Coordinator: Facilitated the communication betweenCambodia/Vietnamese and American doctors in the professional symposiums

and researches, operation rooms and patient/locality visits.o Media and Awareness Leader: Led the content team and the design team,

wrote press columns for Operation Smiles monthly newsletters to update

news, interviewed doctors, and worked with governmental bodies for cross-

cultural and fundraising programs.

E D U C A T I O N

[2007 - 2011]

Full Scholarship student, Bachelor of Communication (Professional Communication),

RMIT International University, HCMC.

[2005 - 2007]

Scholarship student, Bachelor ofComputer Science and Multimedia, Hanoi University,

HN.

Short course on Project Management, Harvard ManageMentor, Harvard Business School,

Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Short course on Digital Marketing and Multimedia Journalism, Konrad Adenauer Asian

Center for Journalism, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines.

[1998 - 2005]

Vietnam-Germany High School, A2 Honor Class for the Gifted in English and Literature.

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R E C O G N I T I O N

o New Staff of the Year Award by Stackpole & Partners for successful pitches and

tireless contribution in award-winning Account teams work, 2006-2007

o Best research paper on Creative Industries Management in Academic year 2009,

2010, RMIT University.

o Awarded a full scholarship to study Bachelor of Professional Communication at

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University), South Saigon

campus, Vietnam (2008).

o Awarded 2nd prize, National Public Speaking Contest held by Australian Embassy

(2007).

o Awarded a full scholarship to study Communication degree at Italian national

Institute of Technology (IIT), Milan campus, Italia (2008).

o Most Valuable Player: Annual Basketball Championship for Vietnam universities

2010, Hanoi Women Basketball League 2009-2010, College Hoop Tournament

2008-2009.

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