RESUME/CURRICULUM VITAE

Nguyen Hong Ngoc Present Address: 371/20 Truong Chinh Street, Ward 14, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Nationality: Vietnam D.O.B: 19/02/1995 H.P: (+60)-111-777-5499 Email: ngochnguyen1902@yahoo.com.vn

EDUCATION

SUNWAY UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Science (Hons) in International Hospitality Management

CGPA: 3.88/4.0

Award Classification: First Class Honor

Honors/Awards:

Malaysia MICE Bid Challenge 2016 - Champion

Asia MICE Youth Challenge 2015 – Special Recognition

Monin Cup Student Malaysia 2014 – First Runner Up

ASEAN Full Entrance Scholarship (08/2013 – 08/2016)

Selangor, Malaysia

(08/2013 – 08/2016)

RESEARCH & TEACHING EXPERIENCE

SUNWAY UNIVERSITY

Research Assistant to Dr. Lee Sanghyeop

Co-author in a research submitted to Asia Pacific Journal of Education about the

factors influencing international hospitality and tourism undergraduates’ choice

of higher education institutions in Malaysia (Under revision as of 07/2016)

Assisted in data collection and writing contents for several research projects

Assisted in lecture and tutorial classes

Supervised students for their research projects

Selangor, Malaysia

(08/2014 – 07/2016)

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

CARAVELLE SAIGON HOTEL

Intern – Sales and Marketing Department, Event Planner

Created and personalized Banquet Event Order (BEO) for different events

Communicated with clients and involved parties pre-, during & post-event

Assisted Director of Sales and Marketing in several high-profile MICE projects

Ho Chi Minh City,

Vietnam

(12/2015 – 02/2016)

SUNWAY RESORT HOTEL & SPA

Intern – Cost Control Department, Administrator

Worked in three different divisions: delivery, storage & cost administration

Assisted the Manager in designing a new cost structure for the Hotel when the

new Government Service Tax (GST) was first implemented in Malaysia

Intern – Banquet Department, Administrator & Floor Server

Assisted in managing part-time workers pre-, during & post-event

Responsible for making sure the event was done according to BEO

Worked as a floor server for VIPs tables in several high-profile banquet events

Intern – Lobby Lounge, Bartender

Worked as a bartender for daily drink orders

Assisted the Manager in mixing and creating new beverages to upgrade the menu

SUNWAY LE CORDON BLEU

Part time – A One-day Event, Floor Server

Served food and wine at the Chaine De Rotisseur Malaisie (07/2014)

Served food and wine at the International Wine and Food Pairing (04/2014)

JOHNNIE WALKER CIRCUIT LOUNGE

Part time – A Two-day Event, Bartender

Mixed and served alcohol drinks to a large number of guests

In main charge of the glassware preparation during the event

Selangor, Malaysia

(12/2014 – 03/2015)

Selangor, Malaysia

(04/2014-07/2014)

Kuala Lumpur,

Malaysia

(03/2014)

ACTIVITIES

INTERNATIONAL FUN CARNIVAL

A community service project for orphan children organized by Sunway University

in partnership with Great Heart Charity Association

Team leader of the project: received updates from involved parties and

communicated with team members

In main charge of ideas brainstorming, job allocation and project and management

CARAVELLE SAIGON THANK YOU PARTY

An annual important event of the Hotel to show gratitude towards its loyal clients

Took the role of being the MC during the event

Assisted in brainstorming and planning the event program

Assisted in supervising the event preparation progress

Selangor, Malaysia

(04/2016-07/2016)

Ho Chi Minh City,

Vietnam

(12/2016-01/2016)

RECORDS/SKILLS

GRE SCORES

Verbal Reasoning: 153

Quantitative Reasoning: 151

Analytical Writing: 3.0

TOEFL iBT SCORES

Total Score: 110/120

Reading: 29

Listening: 30

Speaking: 26

Writing: 25

SKILLS

Highly skilled in event planning and project management

Highly skilled in designing event bidding proposal and bidding presentation

Skilled in mixology of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages

Skilled in MS Word, MS Power Point and Power Director (video-making software)

High level of leadership, communication and teamwork skills

Good command of English and Vietnamese (both written and verbal)

Taken in:

03/2016

Taken in:

04/2016