Bowei LIU
boweiliu1206@gmail.com | (852) 44205787 | 29 On Chun Street, Ma On Shan
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SUMMARY
Final year post-graduate student with strong academic achievements. Diverse work experience in data management, policy research, public relations and media editing. Extensive experience in public speaking, academic writing and program execution. Strong cross-cultural adaptation and communication skills, with work and project experiences in Canada, Mainland China and Hong Kong.
EDUCATION
Master of Arts
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Major: Global Communication | GPA: 3.925/4.0 (Present)
Bachelor of Arts
University of Prince Edward Island
Major: Applied Communication, Leadership, and Culture | Minor: Sociology | GPA: 3.83/4.3
Honours: 2022 | 2023 | 2024 Dean’s Honours List
2022 | 2023 Celebrating Student Achievement Awards Program Scholarship | First Class Standing
WORK EXPERIENCE
UPEI GeoREACH Lab
Research Assistant
- Assisted Professor Joshua MacFadyen and the team members with data entry Quality Assurance (QA)/ Quality Control (QC) and summaries to support research on land use, food, and policy history in Atlantic Canada.
- Utilized Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to interpret and digitalize Prince Edward Island (PEI) land use maps for 1963 watershed areas and to mark and analyze wells and water supply in PEI Groundwater resources in 1950.
- Trained deep learning models for ArcGIS resolution in pixels, Collected and categorized PEI historical map data, more than 3300 data sources were used to digitize historical maps and aerial photographs.
- Coordinated and conducted academic conferences and daily operations of the GeoREACH Lab.
Samara Centre for Democracy
Policy Research Intern
- Assisted in writing the policy recommendations and reports on youth democracy activities at the Canadian federal and provincial levels.
- Identified possible assessments of efforts in domestic and worldwide to improve Canadian youth civic engagement. Searched promising initiatives for potential implementation in Canada. Conducted blog writing to form a repository for youth democratic participation.
Fortune China Public Relations (Beijing) Ltd
Events and Planning Intern
- Executed the Mercedes-Benz Public Relations program for the Mainland China area. Coordinated and executed various Mercedes-Benz model launches, media releases and test drives in the Mainland China area.
- Managed inventory status and media deliveries of 300+ test cars in four test car garages in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Chengdu, and handled test car emergencies. Conducted regular media relations maintenance by organizing media dinners and gift distribution.
Hunan TV World
New Media Editor Intern
- Managed content creation, distribution, proofreading, and editing on multiple platforms, and prepared weekly reports on social media engagement metrics.
- Orchestrated the planning, shooting, and dissemination of videos. Produced a series of videos on Changsha City’s nightlife as an editor and presenter to coincide with the launch of the movie Changsha Nightlife.
- Engaged in multiple Chinese-English bilingual press releases that gained 10 million collective article views, among them English talk shows Talk Changsha amassing 500,000 reads.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
CUHK Digital Narrative Studio
Student Assistant
- Using Digital Narrative Studio and Global Care Lab’s archives to write the series blog for the “digital care” concept.
- Working with another colleague for weekly blog writing and peer review, and publishing “digital care” blogs under the supervision of Professor Nishant Shah.
By Muscle, Mast, and Motor: A Transportation History of Charlottetown
Project Assistant
- Conducted an initial research and brief introduction about Charlottetown water shipping by analyzing Charlottetown Harbor ship entry and exit data, and construction history of PEI coastal lighthouses.
CONFERENCE EXPERIENCE
2024 Gulf Ecologies Meeting
Presenter
- Presented with a colleague for a research program, titled Land Use Changes in Prince Edward Island watersheds from 1960 to 2020.
- The study aimed to explore the historical factors of the human environment’s land use to rationalize land use, The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada funded the Project.
UNB Arts Matters Conference
Presenter
- Presented a pandemic remote education research, titled Communication and Distance Education: Is There Information Loss in Pandemic Distance Education?
- Used a small amount of data and communication theories to conduct qualitative research for distance education effectiveness. Compared the content and information transfer situations of in-person education and distance education.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
2023 Canada Games
Volunteer
- Provided 40 hours of dedicated volunteer service in the art and culture field.
- Was responsible for disability orientation and backstage support work.
SKILLS
Language: English (Proficient), Mandarin (Native), Cantonese (Basic)
Computer: Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), ArcGIS, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Illustrator, WordPress.
Outdoor Sports: Snowboarding, Hiking, Trail Biking.
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