Leopold Wicht
Master of Management Candidate
Sauder School of Business at UBC, 2013
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- Sauder Master of Management Candidate, 2013 | Technology Recruitment / Sales / Project ManagementMarketing and Advertising | Vancouver, Canada Area, CASummary
• Seeking a career in Recruitment, Consulting or Project Management in the Technology sector
• Combination of team-oriented people skills and technical IT knowledge
• Target-motivated, backed by strong organizational, time-management skills
• Interest in emerging technology and adaptable innovation (futurist at heart ♥)hello@leowicht.com
http://www.leowicht.comTwitter - @LeoWicht
Experience- Feb 2013 - PresentUI/UX Consultant / Tangoo Entertainment Inc.
• Assisted design of the online 'brand interaction' experience by utilizing intelligent UI/UX design
• Increased interactivity and clarity of purchase flow design to help maximise sales - Dec 2012 - PresentProject Leader (Sauder Community Business Project) / Gen Why Media Inc.
• Overseeing business plan development and marketing research for new division of the company dedicated to raising civic awareness in the Vancouver community
- Jun 2011 - Aug 2011Events Intern / FremantleMedia Ltd.
• Assisted Events Producer with administrative logistics and events planning, from intimate drinks receptions to international, multi-day conferences for hundreds of participants
• Developed technical standards manual for conference speakers
• Produced a conference for 25 participants in Amsterdam autonomously
• Production required consistently effective communication and organizational skills - Feb 2011 - Apr 2011Marketing, Analytics and R&D / Holition 3D / Augmented Reality Solutions
• Worked with a tight-knit team dedicated to creating unique Augmented Reality and 3D applications for the luxury retail arena
• Responsible for marketing efforts, designed communication strategies, overseeing complete website re-development and tracking and evaluating related performance analytics
• Involved in R&D & positioning strategies for emerging 3D/AR technology
• Conceptualized and deployed a new division of the company focused on low-budget experimental projects designed to showcase the potential capabilities of AR, thus increasing commercial interest - Jan 2009 - Dec 2009Brand Manager / Stiaan Louw Menswear
• Designed digital marketing strategies and oversaw corporate sponsorship management
• Assisted coordination of related events, including Cape Town Fashion Week production - Mar 2007 - Nov 2007Head Waiter / Gaucho
• Head waiter at central Tower Bridge branch
• Responsible for team motivation and organization, complaint management, competitive sales strategies & overall guest satisfaction - Nov 2005 - Jan 2006Photographer and Retoucher / Life Studios
• Responsible for getting parents excited and keeping kids calm :)
• Photoshop & image retouching skills
Education-
2012 - 2013Sauder School of Business, University of British ColumbiaMasters of Management, 2013 in Business Administration and Management, General
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2010 - 2011Birkbeck, University College LondonInformation Technology
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2008 - 2010University of Cape TownBA in English
Activities: Golden Key Honour Society, Dean's List -
2008 - 2010University of Cape TownBSc in Gender Studies
Activities: Golden Key Honour Society, Dean's List
Additional Information-
Honors:• Golden Key Honour Society - invite-only society in recognition of academic achievement (top 15%)
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Interests:• Programming • Gaming • New Technology • Consumer behaviour • Social Sciences • Futurism & Transhumanism
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Tweets
- @ethanoc that’s because you are!
- So this is what Vanilla Ice is up to these days… http://t.co/A0WzXh4Gqa
- "What the smartest people do on the weekend is what everyone else will do during the week in ten years." - Chris Dixon
- Sometimes social media is just TOO social
- No time for this loaded, sexist nonsense. http://t.co/mZKW9IJ43H via @motherboard
- RT @JackieWestEgg: being open to other's critics is one of the most important things in life (@LeoWicht, I think you'll agree) #life #le ...Mar 12, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- "Who knows any good qbit jokes?"
- Humanity needs more commercially funded science breakthroughs! Thank you Google X Lab and Virgin Galactic <3
- Quantum computing could pave the way for advanced #geoengineering, helping negate (or even solve) current climate-change issues
- R.E. the implications of commercial quantum computing: almost all current digital cryptography safeguards may become obsolete.
- Commercial quantum entanglement already. The quantum computing revolution is so, so close!
- First commercially available quantum computer available from D-wave in Burnaby, Canada. And so it begins! http://t.co/9JZ0AVRn0C
- Did You Know: You once held the world record for youngest person on earth
- Anyone actually own any Bitcoins? An 'internet currency' is an exceptionally appealing idea, but how stable would it be in the long-run?
- Let's take a moment to meditate upon the musical genius that is Mr. Mike Patton http://t.co/pVx3c3xQog
- Also: PS4 will have 8 GB RAM and PS3 has 512 GB. Hello.
- PS4's GDDR5 RAM is REALLY exciting - the hugely reduced latency will render games buttery smooth. This is big.
- Vancouver, are you teasing me with spring weather? *puts on sunglasses*
- RT @pauldavidescu: We're under 24 hours away from lacing up those #tangoo shoes! @AndrewIntern @TuneInChelsea @FOMOVancouver @LeoWicht @ ...
