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Marcus Tan Zhi Wei
Account Manager

About

Currently transitioning from Nutrition to IT & Technology industry.

Work Experience

Caritech Sdn Bhd, Penang
February 2023 – Present
Account Manager
Software development company specializing in web design, custom software solutions, mobile app development, digital marketing, hosting, and training
Highlights
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with HRMS clients
  • Monitor client accounts to ensure satisfaction and system usage
  • Oversee the implementation of HRMS solutions for clients
  • Conduct training sessions for clients on HRMS functionalities
  • Gather client feedback to enhance HRMS features and services
  • Collaborate with internal teams to implement improvements
Caritech Sdn Bhd, Penang
February 2022 – January 2023
Software Specialist
Software development company specializing in web design, custom software solutions, mobile app development, digital marketing, hosting, and training
Highlights
  • Research and identify potential clients in need of software solutions
  • Conduct product presentations and software demonstrations
  • Build and maintain strong client relationships
  • Prepare and negotiate contracts with clients
  • Track sales performance and report on progress
  • Gather feedback on market trends and customer needs
Pusat Jualan & Servis Komputer ST, Penang
August 2020 – January 2022
E-Commerce Specialist
Family business dealing with computer and technology related gadgets in terms of retailing and servicing
Highlights
  • Provide satisfying and friendly service for sales of computer-related equipment
  • Managing cash register and inventory keeping
  • Product care and customer service
  • Managing current project of e-commerce store (on Shopee/Lazada) shifting from offline to online store presence while keeping healthy updating and uploading of new product sku’s and materials.
Seekers by Job Search Asia
July 2020 – August 2020
Seekers Recruitment Specialist
Venturing into a new role of giving others the chance to explore and find their right career path
Highlights
  • I help consult, advise job seekers on various new job opportunities anytime, anywhere, anyhow.
  • I identify and match job seeker's specialization with their dream jobs on LinkedIn via Seekers.
Pusat Jualan & Servis Komputer ST, Penang
January 2019 – April 2020
Retail Assistant cum Technician
Family business dealing with computer and technology related gadgets in terms of retailing and servicing
Highlights
  • Provide satisfying and friendly service for sales of computer-related equipment
  • Managing cash register and inventory keeping
  • Product care and customer service
LamboPlace Marketplace Sdn Bhd, Petaling Jaya
January 2018 – December 2018
Vendor Recruitment & Management Manager
Highlights
  • Participate in every effort while Working towards company's common goal (as startup team) to launch a brand new online shopping platform from scratch
  • Develop brand and tone positioning to attract and retain customers for mutual ventures
  • Collaborating with appropriate stakeholders to ensure the rollout of website changes
  • Teaming up with our SEO Specialists to increase the online presence of our website
  • Recruit organic vendors/merchants, manage key sales accounts, and develop personnel to support business growth
  • Enhancement of business tools, new vendor onboarding process, escrow payout settlement & user's UI/UX satisfaction on website/mobile app
Wellness Concept (M) Sdn Bhd, Damansara
November 2016 – November 2017
Business Development Associate cum Nutritionist
Highlights
  • Build strong relationships with customers to fully understand the event needs and objective
  • Conduct health screening assessments and provide professional nutritional diet change recommendations using company's available wellness detox programmes
  • Build & maintain close rapport with customers while executing routine checkups on their strict regimen programmes taken & carry out follow up assessments when necessary
  • Conduct public health talks in topics of nutrition, wellness, detox programmes, debunking myths & knowledge training from time to time, including in marketing campaign road shows & exhibitions
Qoo10 Giosis MY, Petaling Jaya
August 2016 – November 2016
Account Manager & Sales Executive
Highlights
  • Recruit new key performance merchants for allocated product categories & build rapport for growth incubation
  • Analyse data, reports and trends with the business development team in order to understand the market trend, strategize and provide better consultation with towards the merchants
  • Develop and cross-functionally executes comprehensive online sales campaigns and ecommerce business development plans
  • Conduct extensive online research, at all times understanding marketing and sales strategies from all major ecommerce retailers
Shopee, Kuala Lumpur
May 2016 – August 2016
Business Development Associate
Highlights
  • Source for new sellers to utilize Shopee as a selling platform and manage relationships between Shopee and sellers
  • Consistently meet given personal and team goals and KPI's
  • Educating and providing professional consultations and recommendations to newly on-boarded merchants based on their business needs
  • Provide strategic advices to merchants on how to maximize their sales performance, and educate them on the resources Shopee is able to provide for them
Pusat Jualan & Servis Komputer ST, Penang
February 2015 – February 2016
Retail Assistant cum Technician
Family business dealing with computer and technology related gadgets in terms of retailing and servicing
Highlights
  • Provide satisfying and friendly service for sales of computer-related equipment
  • Managing cash register and inventory keeping
  • Product care and customer service
Biofoods Japan (Resvenus Niaga Sdn Bhd), Petaling Jaya
February 2014 – February 2015
Product Specialist & Online Marketing
Company specializing in distributing Resvenus, a line of high-quality dietary supplements and health products
Highlights
  • Manage and execute online marketing campaigns to increase product visibility
  • Develop and maintain relationships with key clients and distributors
  • Conduct product training sessions for clients and sales teams
  • Provide technical support and advice on product usage
  • Analyze market trends and competitor activities to inform marketing strategies

Awards

  • May 2017

    HDRF Malaysia

    Certified 'Train The Trainer'

    Cert No. TTT/17700: https://bit.ly/30BHTVU

  • January 2019

    Udemy

    Web Design for Web Developers - Build Beautiful Websites!

    https://www.ude.my/UC-D9FHQI7F

  • December 2019

    Google Academy

    Google Analytics for Power Users

    Course completion certificate: https://bit.ly/2G5GiOT

Contact

Penang
Bukit Mertajam, Malaysia 14000 MY
+(60)11-56272788
Linkedin
Github

Education

  • 2010 2011

    UCSI, Cheras

    Foundation degree

    Food Science and Technology

    Grade: 3.8

  • 2011 2014

    University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus

    Bachelor (Hons)

    Nutrition

    Grade: 2nd Class (Upper)

  • 2019 Present

    Google, Grasshopper.app

    Online Tutorials

    Javascript

    Grade: Passed

    Courses
    • Fundamentals I - Coding with Javascript
    • Fundamentals Fundamentals II - Advanced
    • Fundamentals Fundamentals III - SVG Animations
  • 2019 Present

    Official App Launch & Release

    License

    Mobile Development & Production

    Grade: Active

    Courses
    • GooglePlay Console Developer Account ID : 6346855894283189047
    • Apple Developer Program : 7T3KXMT3SS (Team ID)
  • 2020 Present

    Cambridge Certification Authority (CCA)

    Online Examination

    Web Developer

    Grade: Passed

    Courses
    • HTML Level 1
    • CSS Level 1
  • 2020 Present

    Cambridge Certification Authority (CCA)

    Online Examination

    Web Developer

    Grade: Upcoming

    Courses
    • Javascript Level 1
    • Swift Level 1 (Swift syntax 5.0)
    • Swift Level 2
    • Python Level 1
    • Java Level 1
    • Java Level 2
    • PHP Level 1
    • jQuery Level 1

Skills

Front-End / Web
HTML CSS Javascript React Jekyll Bulma Bootstrap Webpack Node / Npm / Npx
Backend / Dev-Ops
Node.JS MongoDB Github-Pages Netlify Gatsby Stackbitz Fast.io Firebase Forestry.io
E-Commerce
Startup Online Shopping Website Mobile app CMS Backend Magento 2.0 Cloudinary CDN Vendor Recruitment Vendor Onboarding & Training
Mobile (learning in progress)
Flutter Dart SDK Pub WebDev Material Design Serverless Kotlin / Jetpack?

Publications

Pink Season 2019 — Mobile App
Google Playstore, Apple Appstore
01 August 2019

Pink Season is app made for Hong Kong clients to promote diversity, inclusion and awareness among communities.

☆Personal Portfolio Website (Responsive UI, Dark Mode)
Marcus Tan on Github-Pages
01 October 2019

My very first hybrid production of my personal portfolio/resume, built using Jekyll's static site & enhanced with basic CSS. Featuring responsive smooth scrolling and also the popular dark mode

MTSS.dev (Content Test Prod)
Google Sites, Google Domains
01 October 2019

A personal website used as a test production & code development. This page was registered using my own personal name as business tradename as per requirements of legal entities and not intended for as a new company setup.

React MERN CRUD Stack
Fast.io as server host / cdn
01 January 2020

Current learning in progress for the above MERN Stack which comprises of 4 technologies namely: MongoDB, Express, React and Node.js. Current status: Client side viewing completed. Pending to establish database connection.

Interests

Musician
Piano Violin Flute Piccolo Oboe Saxophone Tuba
Pets
Border Collie = Lucas Japanese Chin = Cherry Orange Tabby - Teddy
Creative
Cross-stich Drawing DIY art Night photography