Teddy Chen

Chen Tai-De

16 Starlight, Irvine, California 92612
Home Phone: (949) 854-1083
Mobile Phone: (949) 433-4299
Email: tchen1180@cox.net
 

Profile

College graduate with diverse administrative and technical skills seeking an internship, administrative, or related position that will enable me to gain exposure to and understanding of the workings of the legal environment, with my longterm goal being to attend law school.

Summary of Skills

  • Resourceful and experienced in contributing to various technical and administrative aspects of small business operations:
    • Solid professional office skills: accurate typing (45+ wpm), filing, bookkeeping, writing and generating business/legal correspondence
    • Excellent writing, composition, and proof-reading skills
    • Computer experience: Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Word); Global Positioning Systems (GPS); Macromedia Dreamweaver and Flash; Internet Explorer; Outlook; and more. Also experienced in working with computer hardware and networks.
  • Dedicated detail- and deadline-oriented personality with abilities to solve problems and learn quickly
  • Good interpersonal, communication, and relationship-building skills; adroit in conveying information clearly, concisely, and effectively
  • Languages: completely fluent in English and fluent in spoken Mandarin with elementary ability to read Chinese

Experience

Academic Tutor, 1997 to Present

  • Instructed students to help them advance beyond their regular curriculum
  • Reviewed returned exams and assignments with students to assess areas in need of improving and focused lessons on those specific areas
  • Prepared and developed various teaching aids, such as reading lists and flash cards
  • Proof-read and corrected papers and prepared students for SAT and academic exams

Office Intern / GPS Consultant, Summer 1999
Telarius Company, Los Angeles, California (attempted start-up company, now defunct)

  • Performed administrative and computer duties: typing and proof-reading, computer network configuration and maintenance, document filing, bookkeeping, writing business/legal correspondence
  • Developed and utilized company's GPS systems, collecting data from city, counties, states, and geographical societies then compiling and configuring map information for use with company software

Hospital Volunteer / Intern, Summer 1997
University of California at Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, California

  • Selected as one of two students to participate in voluntary internship with the Special Toxicology Lab
  • Participated in individual projects that enabled me to gain an understanding of the operations and atmosphere of a professional laboratory
  • Assisted laboratory personnel in preparing presentations and helped medical technicians with lab duties as needed

Education

Bachelor of Science, completed 2003
Double major: Biology and Biomedical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Associations/Clubs: Chinese Student Association, Taiwanese Student Association

High School Diploma, completed 1998
High School Honor Roll Student
University High School, Irvine, California

  • Associations/Clubs: Key Club, Science Club, Medical Club, Taiwanese Students Club

Interests

Golf, tennis, basketball, swimming, reading, movies, gourmet cuisine, computers and internet