Facilitator for the Real Estate Education ProgramTeach the Commercial Real Estate Transaction Simulation course, which includes the financial analysis of commercial properties and other regulatory requirements when trading on commercial real estate transactions

Real Estate BrokerJuly 2019 -- presentReal Estate Sales RepresentativeMarch 2017 -- July 2019

Senior Manager, Finance --Resort CasinosOct 2011 - Apr 2016• Managed resort casino division's budget and forecasts process: communicated timelines to internal/external stakeholders and coordinated resources; analyzed budget drafts to ensure key issues are appropriately reflected; developed business cases for capital projects (strategic alignment, discounted cash flow, ROI, net present value, payback period); presented consolidated resort casinos budget/forecast to senior executives; prepared cash flow budget for the treasury department• Monitored financial performance of resort casinos: chaired monthly financial reporting meetings to get updates on financial performance of resort casinos; analyzed variances to the budget and prior year on revenue and major operational expenses (payroll, marketing, facilities, etc.): tracked capital expenditure against budget and investigate variances; reported any issues through monthly board report resort casinos section• Provided operational expertise to senior finance executives and provided financial expertise to senior operation executives• Provided leadership to senior financial analysts.Senior Analyst, Business Planning & Analytics Jun 2006 – Oct 2011• Developed models to assist strategic planning process: developed a slot performance report to determine optimum number of slots at each gaming site; developed a gravity model to project potential revenues based on location and size of gaming sites • Provided analysis to support Table Games and F&B operations: prepared table utilization forecast and recommended optimum table opening plan to maximize yield; evaluated product mixture to ensure maximum profits; reported the variance between theoretical food costs and actual food costs to F&B mangers for further investigation; tracked menu items performance and recommended new menus• Hired and supervised 6 junior operation analysts / co-op students.

• Banking administration: maintained documentation of 21 bank accounts, prepared analysis for contract renewal, updated bank account signing authority documents, liaised with the bank and internal departments regarding credit card dispute / cash deposits variance / cheque signature irregularity and provided information to facilitate annual external audit• Reviewed and prepared weekly / monthly / annual financial analysis reports to track FTE / labor efficiency, marketing programs effectiveness and the financial performance of the operation, wrote monthly financial statements executive summary report (identified trends /opportunities / threats / strength / weakness and explained the variances from budget and prior year)• Developed financial models in forecasting revenues / expenses (semi-monthly)• Prepared and coordinated the compilation of annual fiscal budget / business plan -- responsible for all the casino departments (Table Games, Slots, Cashiering & Credit, and Casino Accounting)• Assisted operational departments in preparing business cases for capital budget projects (ROI analysis) and monitored capital expenditures• Oversaw the data integrity of financial databases (FTE Database, Capital Asset Tracking Database, Insurance Claims, etc.).• Liaised with insurance broker, provided supporting analyses and prepared various commercial insurance applications (Business Liability, Property, D&O, Kidnap & Ransom, etc.)• Assisted Director of Finance in training and monitoring performance of 3 financial analysts

• Set up and maintained labour management system (Unifocus Watson): developed statistical models to forecast short-term business volume at each department (hotel, casino, F&B, security, etc); scheduled employees based on forecasted business volumes and labour standards; trained subsidiary companies’ operations analysts in using labor management software; and provided technical support • Reported labour productivity to respective department heads so measures could be taken to optimize labor utilization while ensure consistent customer service quality• Assisted newly acquired sub-divisions (post-acquisition) in establishing and adopting the corporate standard labor management system.• Conducted labor studies (operations reviews) for existing Harrah’s properties, identified labor cost saving opportunities, recommended changes in design, equipment, and business process that will increase labor productivity (business process reengineering).• Assisted financial planning and analysis group in FTE/Payroll budgeting

• Conducted market research to identify new development opportunities through new construction or merger & acquisition.• Developed/maintained corporate development financial database (operational /financial data by properties and lines of business)• Prepared daily/weekly/monthly FTE reports to track labor cost and productivity• Conducted analyses to support the slot operations of all Station properties (tracking slot performance by denomination by game types by manufacturers; tracking new games life cycle and providing recommendations for game recycling; evaluating leased game performance)• Produced forecasts based on historical, trend, and seasonality schedules, prepared property (Palace Station Casino) financial budget• Utilized data from player database and accounting database to tracked marketing campaign effectiveness in assisting the planning of future marketing campaigns (Palace Station Casino)

• Provided marketing and information technology services to Lee & Associates Real Estate Service (a commercial real estate brokerage firm) according to consulting contract:o Maintained a database (using Microsoft Access) of Las Vegas commercial real estate property information, create query and prepare research reports upon request.o Prepared quarterly market summary brochures for its retail, office, and industrial divisions.• Wrote quarterly Las Vegas Office Market Report and Las Vegas Industrial Market Report, which are subscribed by investment institutions, real estate appraisers, and developers.• Conducted market Feasibility Analysis in hospitality / gaming industry, and Gaming Impact Study.

• Collected data and searched articles of hospitality finance and casino gaming management from library, the Internet, and/or government agencies.• Conducted preliminary data analysis (using SPSS) for statistics modeling

Taught Tourism Economics, Introduction to Tourism, Principles of Travel Agency Management.

Took 7 months professional development leave from Hangzhou Institute of Commerce (now Zhejiang Gongshang University) and worked at this travel agency to gain first hand knowledge on travel agency management.

Management trainee at F&B and Housekeeping departments.