Cindy Wong has joined the BPI operations team as Administrator. Let's give a warm welcome to Cindy!
Cindy’s background is in R&D project management and operations. Prior to joining UBC, she spent over 10 years working as a formulator as well as managing projects for new product launches for companies in the paint industry. She has worked on large scale projects involving major North American retailers with annual revenue over 5 million. Cindy also has experience working in process improvement projects to improve efficiencies and workflow of her team.
Cindy is excited to work with the team and support administrative and process improvement opportunities. Cindy holds an MBA from SFU Beedie School of Business and BSc. in Chemistry from UBC.
To get to know Cindy more, we asked the following questions:
- I grew up…in Hong Kong and Vancouver
- When I was a kid… I wanted to be a teacher
- At school… I was a very shy person
- I enjoy… reading, watching TV and enjoying the sunshine.
- The best meal… mom's homecooked chicken
- My favourite beverage... Pur'eh tea
- Friends know me… as a positive person
- I’m reading… book by Elizabeth Duncan
- Important words… Keep Calm and Stay Positive
- I’m at my best… in the afternoon when I am most productive
- I’m at my worst… in the morning, before I have my tea
- The best gift I ever received… round trip to Hong Kong after my high school graduation
- The most useless talent I have… I learn to pour liquid without spilling, most of the time
- My favourite music… Adele
- My hero... my parents
- On my days off… go outside and enjoy the sunshine
- If I wasn’t working at UBC… I would be travelling
- In this position I’m excited… about helping the organization achieve its goals
- I’ll know we are successful when… everyone is happy
- Someday… I look forward to travelling again!
Welcome aboard!