CV

VEE XU

San Francisco || (415) 802-7007 || xxu1@mail.ccsf.edu || linkedin.com/in/veexu

 

POSITION: Bioinformatics
SKILLS: DNA/RNA Purification Transformation Transfection Differentiation
Western Blotting Gibson Assembly Flow Cytometry ICC
RE Digestion PCR GitHub Anaconda
Python/C/R/Julia Tensorflow/Pytorch Pandas/SQL Scikit-Learn
Project Management
COURSES: Mammalian Cell Culture Stem Cell Technology Bioinformatics Western Blotting
GLP and GMP Principles Recombinant DNA Intro. to PCR Intro. to Biotechnology
EDUCATION: City College of San Francisco, 2022.05-2023.12

Biotech Certificate

 

UIBE Business School, Beijing, China, 2018.11-2020.12

Graduate Certificate in Big Data Analysis and Application

 

Beijing Film Academy, 2009-2010

Graduate Certificate in Film Studies

 

City College of San Francisco, 2007-2009

GIS Certification, Broadcasting and Film Production Classes

 

Smith College, 2002- 2005

Bachelor of Science in Economics and Electric Engineering

 

EXPERIENCE: Content Cultures Company Limited, Remote, 2017.07 – Present

Screenplay Rights and Localization Manager

·       secured rights to 6 English and French language screenplays from renowned writers

·       coordinated writers and localized two screenplays for the Asian market

·       custom-trained machine translation language models to supplement screenplay translation

 

X-spatial Company Limited, Beijing, 2017.05 – 2019.05

Regional Manager, North China

·       set up the Microsoft Accelerator startup company’s East China division from registration to recruitment

·       expanded X-spatial sound processing service from Beijing to seven provinces with over 30 screens

·       led trade shows at BIRTV, CES, and Berlin Film Festival

·       secured six X-spatial sound film releases starring top talents such as Jacky Chan and Bingbing Li

·       prepared processing and QA protocols for X-spatial Sound DCP mastering

 

Sanle Films, Beijing, 2016.11-2017.04

Product Placement Manager

·       oversee the company’s product placement fulfillment for the film Monster Hunt 2 and a live-action remake of Makoto Shinkai’s anime A Chain of Short Stories about Their Distance

 

Innowave Limited, Beijing, Hong Kong, Weifang, Tianjin, 2014.07-2016.07

Project Manager, On Wings of Eagles (starring Joseph Fiennes, Shawn Dou)

·       negotiated and finalized investment contracts

·       secured main casts

·       secured product placements from 8 sponsors

·       secured shooting and release permits

·       hosted key promotional events in Beijing, Hong Kong, Macau, and Cannes

 

Sil-Metropole Organisation Ltd., Beijing, Hong Kong, 2013.05-2014.07

Assistant to Head of Production Department, Project Manager

·       managed coproduction projects, Europa Report (US-China, IMDB tt2051879), and Everlasting Moments

·       coordinated releases, The Grandmaster (IMDB tt1462900), Control (IMDB tt2550112), and Helios (IMDB tt3614922)

 

Freelance Filmmaker, 2009.09-2013.06

·      selected projects:

o   As the Lights Go Out (directed by Derek Kwok, starring Nicolas Tse and Shawn Yue)

o   One Child (BBC Mini Series starring Katy Leung)

o   Mongol (directed by Academy-nominated director Shuibo Wang)

o   Subway to Wingchun (directed by Academy-winning director Ruby Yang)

o   Invasion of Alien Species (CCTV7 Agricultural TV, Grand Jury Prize BCSFF)

o   Climate Change and Food Security (CCTV7 Agricultural TV, Golden Rooster nomination)

o   Chinese Railroad Workers during the Gold Rush (Shandong Film Group, Southern Film Group)

 

Ampersand LLC, Beijing, Jinan, Qingdao, San Francisco, 2010.10-2011.03

Project Consultant

·     presented the Railroad Factory Repurposing Plan to the Sifang District government

·     compiled reports for theme parks across China, zoning and civil development projects surrounding the factory, and recommendations for repurposing the Sifang Railroad Factory into a film studio with reconfigurable modular sets

 

Lincoln Broadcasting LLC, San Francisco, 2007.04-2010.09

Producer, Editor, News Assistant, Marketing Assistant

·      Business and Lifestyle (Producer/Editor)

·      Kaitlyn’s Beauty Show (Editor)

 

LANGUAGE: English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Basic Spanish