Fu Yang

Hello! My name is Fu. I'm a dynamic and polyvalent individual with considerable experience in sales operations, event organization, interpreting and translation. I love photography and videomaking as well.

English - Chinese interpreter – LanguageLine Solutions / Montreal, Canada – June 2022 – April 2023

• Over-the-phone consecutive interpreting, from English to Mandarin Chinese and vice versa, for a variety of calls
• Examples of clients: financial institutions (TD Bank, RBC and Citibank), healthcare (New York Presbyterian Queens), first responders (911 York Region, 911 Vancouver and 911 New York City), law enforcement (New York Police Department), insurances (Desjardins and United Healthcare)

Student services ambassador – Université de Montréal / Montreal, Canada – Jan 2021 – April 2022

• Responding to incoming students’ inquiries about different aspects of university experience on a dedicated platform, e.g., questions related to admission, immigration, course registration and financial aid
• Organizing orientation activities and hosting online information panels
• Creating content (articles and flat lay cover photos) for the university blog Les Roger and writing customized periodic emails intended for international students

Wholesale account specialist – Safilo Group / Padova, Italy – Sep 2017 – Aug 2019

• Setting up monthly sales target and operations agenda with area managers based in Singapore and Hong Kong
• Analyzing the status of different kinds of orders and contracts and take necessary actions to optimize allocation, in collaboration with the order delivery team, the supply chain team and the logistics team (experience of Excel report elaboration and SAP)
• Organizing buying days and trade shows, promoting products of a new seasonal campaign and making selections with customers
• Managing internal bulk orders from the headquarters’ distribution center to the one at Hong Kong subsidiary
• Being in direct contact with customers for updates of order fulfilment and after-sales support
• Customers include sizeable Asian distributors (e.g., Optik Melawai in Indonesia and See One in South Korea) and travel retail groups (e.g., China Duty Free Group)

Translator – freelance – March 2014 – present

• Translation of short films, art monographs, advertising materials and legal documents
• Source languages: French, Italian and English; target languages: Mandarin Chinese and English
• Clients: Studio AC (Venice, IT), Phoenix-Power Cultural Development Co, Ltd (Beijing, CN), Université de Montréal (Montreal, CA) and private clients

Chinese language teacher – Concetto Marchesi High School / Padova, Italy – Jan 2014 – June 2014

• Three classes in different school years, a total of about 70 students at the Fusinato branch of the Concetto Marchesi High School (Padova, IT)
• Preparing teaching materials, grading exercices and engaging pupils in speaking activities in class

Founder & President – Italian Association in Guangzhou University / Guangzhou, China – March 2012 – Sep 2012

• Establishing activities agenda and coordinating operations between external organizations and internal departments
• Reaching out to potential institutions/partners and developing projects
• Supervising budget, sponsors outreach and sponsors placement in visual materials and activities
• Overseeing advertising operations and liaising with media partners
• Co-organizing cultural activities with the Consulate General of Italy in Guangzhou and providing support to visiting Italian artists
• Animating and interpreting for events in Italian and Chinese Mandarin

Website editor & Translator – Fashion blogger Alessia Milanese / Padova, Italy – April 2011 – Oct 2011

• Translating and posting new content from Italian into Chinese Mandarin on a daily basis
• Managing the Chinese platform of the website and Alessia’s account on Chinese social media Weibo

University of Padova – Padova, Italy – Oct 2016

• Master of Arts in Modern Philology
• Exchange at Heidelberg University (Heidelberg, Germany) during the second year, thanks to Erasmus+ scholarship

Guangzhou University & University of Angers – Guangzhou, China & Angers, France – June 2013

• Bachelor of Management in Tourism Economics and Management
• Exchange at the University of Padova (Padova, Italy) during the second year, thanks to a bilateral scholarship