Andrew (Muskie) McKay

5399 Deep Bay Drive Bowser BC, Canada V0R 1G0

home: 250-757-9499 andrew@muschamp.ca

PROFILE

A UBC MBA graduate with a strong background working with technology who completed his International Business sub-specialization in Beijing at the Tsinghua School of Economics and Management. Desires an opportunity to combine IT expertise with recent course work at an innovative and progressive company. A versatile writer and dynamic presenter who consistently completes projects on time and has a reputation as a creative problem solver with a unique way at looking at the world.

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration, Entrepreneurship Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC	2006
Bachelor of Computer Science (Co-op) University of Victoria, Victoria, BC	2000

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Business Analyst (MBA Intern) Noratek Solutions, Prince George, BC

2005

Reporting to the VP of Sales and Marketing, conducted market research into and prepared analysis of the following industries: Forestry, Construction, and Mobile Computing.

• Co-developed a marketing plan, product positioning, and branding strategy for Noratek's Mobillizer™ including an ROI sales model complete with custom Excel spreadsheets.
• Interviewed potential and existing customers, wrote case studies on the use of mobile data collection in log quality analysis at Dunkley Lumber and in road maintenance quality management at Yellowhead Road & Bridge. Demonstrated how using Noratek's product can avoid costs and increase efficiency as well as improve the quality of data collected and provide greater analytical capabilities.

Foreign Teaching Staff AEON English School, Toyohashi, Japan

2003 - 2004

Reporting to the Head Teacher and Branch Manager, taught English as a second language to students ranging in age from high school student to retiree. Additional responsibilities included: lesson planning, interviewing prospective students, and counseling existing students.

Software Developer Global Village Consulting, Vancouver, BC

2000 - 2003

Reporting to a Senior Developer, developed a variety of inter and intranet based applications using Apple's WebObjects). Participated in all phases of the software development lifecycle including specification gathering, use case generation, development, testing, and deployment. Programming was done in both Java and Objective-C.

• Contributed to the development of GVC.SiteMaker, a custom website publishing system currently used by staff and students at the University of Michigan and other institutions.
• Integrated into an internationally dispersed development team that worked onsite both in Canada and in Germany while developing a custom content management system for ZooPlus.de Germany's largest pet portal.

HTML Programmer (Co-op) Shell Canada, Calgary, AB

1999

Reporting to the Head of Desktop Services, supported day-to-day operations of Shell Net, Shell Canada's Intranet. Duties entailed: user support, training, HTML editing, scripting, graphics editing and creation.

In-process Accounting Database Maintainer (Co-op) Computing Devices Canada, Calgary AB and Ottawa ON

1997 - 1998

Reporting to the COMSEC Custodian and the Company Security Officer. (Calgary) Maintained, managed, and modified existing In-Process Accounting Database. (Ottawa) Helped design, document, test, and implement new In-Process Accounting Database and tracking system. Was granted secret level clearance by the Canadian government.

• Determined the whereabouts of all cryptographic equipment, for the 1.1 billion dollar IRIS system development project, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year with 100% accountability.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Languages:	C, C++, Java, Objective-C, Modula-2, Perl, PHP, Scheme, and TurboPascal
Databases:	Oracle, FrontBase, MySQL, FileMaker Pro
Microsoft Excel:	Pivot Tables, Forecasting, Regression Analysis, VBA, Goal Seek, and Solver
Acronyms:	CSS, SQL, XML, SOAP, UML, ODBC, TCP/IP
Design Methodologies:	eXtreme Programming, refactoring, Design By Contract, and Design Patterns
WWW:	Over 10 years experience designing, building, testing, and maintaining websites. Knowledge of search engine optimization and online marketing.

ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Co-founded the first Net Impact chapter in mainland China	2005
VP Speakers MBA Entrepreneurship Club, responsible for securing guest speakers	2005
VP Technology MBA Technology Club, researched and presented on facets of IT	2005
TechVibes Massive, registered attendees/exhibitors and worked in buffet and beer garden	2005
Japanese Clubhouse, volunteer conversational English teacher	2000 - 2003
UVIC's campus radio station CFUV, DJ'ed and was concert security	1994 - 2000

INTERESTS AND LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Conversational Japanese with some Mandarin and French.
• Recreational sports enthusiast, previously have captained teams and won numerous awards in competitive soccer, rugby, and football.
• Renaissance man with keen appreciation of literature, cinema, and music who dabbles in acoustic guitar and miniature painting.
• A global citizen, has lived in Yellowknife, Nürnberg, and Beijing.