Alistair Wong	
 	
Address	73 Ashby Avenue, St Heliers, Auckland 1071, New Zealand	
Telephone	+64 9 521 2761	
Mobile	+64 21 2425492	
Email	Alistair.Wong@JWT.com, aliwa__@hotmail.com	

Profile
	A graduate who has been in the advertising industry for 3 years who is looking to venture outside of the comfort zone and experience different cultures.  Born and bred in New Zealand, teaching English is seen as a rewarding experience for teacher and student alike.  Because of this motivation is high and passion is inherent from within.
	
Education	The University of Otago – 2003 - 2005
A Bachelor of Commerce (B average)
Major

•	Management
o	Strategic Human Resource Management
o	Employment Law and Relations
o	International Management
Minor

•	Marketing 
o	Advertising and Communications
o	Marketing Research
o	Statistics

Related course work: As a part of course requirements, a strong grasp of the English language is necessary to complete assignments which included essay, reports, and presentations (often all at once).

Teflonline.com - 2009
Recently completed a 60 hour course on Teflonline.com with an
overall mark of 92%

Will be upgrading this to a 100 hour course before employment

Glendowie College – 1998 – 2002

Received B bursary in the following subjects:

English
Statistics
Economics
Physics
Physical Education

Extra Curricular activities included:

House captain, First IV Rugby, Intermediate and Senior athletic champion

	
		
Work Experience 
Jan 08 - Present	JWT Auckland - Parnell 
Media Planner/Buyer	
	
Currently working at JWT Auckland in the media department as a
Media Planner/Buyer. Maintaining relationships with clients and
Media suppliers are very important skills where all points of contact are used for communication in English. Proficiency in emails, conversation, and group/individual presentations is a requisite part of the job. Clients include Nokia, and Accent Group Australasia
	
Aug 06 - Dec 07	Ogilvy & Mather - Parnell 
Media Buyer	
	
As a fresh-faced graduate, Ogilvy gave me an opportunity as a
Media assistant where I quickly earned promotion to Media Buyer within 4 months. Communication skills were a must. I had to foster and maintain relationships with media suppliers using all methods of communication. Clients include GSK and NZ Steel. Throughout my tenure I also had played parts in Kimberly Clarke, Briscoes Group, Holden and Progressive Supermarkets Group.

Professional Training	Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint.  Presentation training 	
		
Additional Skills	Computer skills 
First Aid Course 
Full Driver License 
New Zealand Born - Fluent in English Language 
Intelligent and Innovative.
Creative	
		
Leisure Activities	Rugby Union
Skateboarding
Touch Rugby
Rugby League
Drawing/Painting
Guitar	
		
References	Available on request