About Nicholas G.P. Tram
A practising digital marketer and aspiring business analyst, in search of an opportunity in marketing or business analysis to leverage business knowledge, an affinity for technology and psychology, and a knack for analysis .
Four Cornerstones of this CV
Education
Processes whereby vast amount of knowledge was rammed into one's brain and put into practice by simulative activities.
Consists of a bachelor degree, an exchange study, a diploma and a certificate.
Experience
Hands-on exposure to the real working world.
Comprises a thesis project, two internships at a tech startup and a digital publishing platform.
Side hobbies
Play is important for cognitive development.
Knowing what one plays equates glimpsing what one's mind is made of.
Contact Nicholas via email
Education
Lahti University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor's Degree in International Business
Feb 2012 - Jun 2015
Lahti, Finland
GPA: 4.24/5
Aarhus University
Exchange Study
Jan 2014 - Jun 2014
Herning, Denmark
Aptech
Diploma in Software Development
Jul 2010 - Jan 2012
Hochiminh City, Vietnam
Grade: Distinction
Experience
Thesis Project: Storytelling in Early-Stage Startups Funding Acquisition
May 2015 • Lahti, Finland
Main objective: Explored in-depth two fields of endeavours and their intersecting sweet spot, namely storytelling and early-stage startup funding acquisition. The project entailed:
- Explored the theoretical underrecognized potency of storytelling, its implication in business in general and in early-stage startup funding acquisition in particular
- Explored early-stage startup investment landscape
- Assimilated extant findings into a framework for early-stage startups to utilize in their quest of acquiring external funding
- Interviewed case startup founders to collect material to build a pitch based on the aforementioned framework
- Interviewed angel investors to obtain their perspective on the topic at handConducted survey on general public to examine empirical effects of storytelling; analyzed statistical results
- Conducted survey on general public to examine empirical effects of storytelling; analyzed statistical results
Grade: 5/5
Thesis paper is accessible via the following URL
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Super Intern
Jul 2014 - Nov 2014 • Singapore
Customer Service, Business Development and Ad-hoc duties
- Curated property listings per customers' requirements
- Responded to customers' inquiries
- Interacted with customers' via email and phone
- Managed customer accounts, maintained customer database
- Prepared customer activity report
- Reached out and invited prospective partners on board
Content Marketing
- Researched keywords and topics using keyword research tools (i.e. Keyword Planner, keywordtool.io, ubersuggest.org , SEMRush) in conjunction with hands-on communication with prospective customers
- Penned content based on the researched keywords and topics
www.fnotw.org
Journalist and Marketing Intern
Oct 2013 - Nov 2013 • Hyvinkää, Finland
www.fnotw.org is a now-defunct experiment of NSD Oy that aimed to be a politically neutral digital publishing platform that allows people to voice their opposing views on world affairs.
Responsibilities: conducting research on world affairs, consolidating my own opinions into articles, and promoting the website on political forums.
Skillset
side hobbies
Reading
Reading voraciously on business, startups, productivity, performance, psychology, research-based nonfiction, and novels
Most favorite business book:
Journalling & Creative Writing
Unrelenting passion for honing the craft of writing, thereby bolstering critical and creative thinking
Basketball
Basketball court is the cradle of passion, vitality and life lessons, where random strangers strive to work in sync to win together and immerse in the spirit of sportsmanship.