Ronald A.

Tsang
40 Forest Wood • Toronto, ON M5N 2V9 • (416) 829 3399 • ronaldandrewtsang@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE
Obtain position as Enterprise Development & Partnerships Consultant at Toronto Community Housing
Corporation.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
ƒ Entrepreneurial-minded, technologically savvy, self-starter with strong communication and problem
solving skills
ƒ 4 years work experience in non-profit and for-profit sectors with expertise in staff management,
fundraising, and business planning and expertise working as a Program Manager within interactive
marketing agency & technology consulting environment servicing Fortune 1000 clients
ƒ Ability to effectively lead social service serving organizations working with marginalized, racialized
urban youth
ƒ Keen understanding of business development and startup lifecycle knowledge with Masters in
Business, Entrepreneurship & Technology and work experience with a start up social
entrepreneurship in Kenya
ƒ Well-developed understanding of social entrepreneurship and its role as a catalyst towards
sustainable economic development
ƒ Excellent interpersonal skills (written and verbal) with strong ability to communicate and network with
a variety of stakeholders (clients, organizations, students and educators)
ƒ Diverse educational and work experiences with result/detail orientation proven through varied
program management initiatives, non-profit leadership/consulting and start up roles

EXPERIENCE
Sapient Corporation, Toronto, ON October 2007 to Present
Program Management – Associate
Sapient is a leading interactive agency and technology consulting firm that provides professional services for
Fortune 1000 clients
ƒ Created and executed project plans totaling $1,800,000
ƒ Researched and compiled market trends, market share, competitors, growth opportunities and
challenges for internal strategy planning for a leading Canadian telecommunications device company
ƒ Led local, offshore and U.S. based Developer and Analyst teams (up to ten people) delivering to
clients in North America, Europe and Asia
ƒ Co-Facilitated 20+ stakeholder interviews to gather business requirements for website redesign
projects and web analytics software implementations across 30+ client websites
ƒ Coordinated and liaised with 15+ vendors, managing client expectations and timelines, to establish
roles and responsibilities, expectations and timelines amongst Sapient and vendor teams for 30+
web analytics implementations
ƒ Managed a team of 6 Analysts to delivery 400+ web analytics reports measuring effectiveness of
media campaign for diverse client stakeholders and client media agencies
ƒ Documented, tracked and reported delivery of over 400+ deliverables (implementations
recommendations, QA documents, research and survey analysis, strategy recommendations) in
Microsoft Excel and Executive-level dashboards

One Acre Fund, Bungoma, Kenya July 2007 to September 2007

Associate – Passion Fruit Program
One Acre Fund is a start-up social entrepreneurship initiative in Kenya that works with poor farmers to
empower through education, financing, inputs, and export market access
ƒ Undertook needs assessment by collaborating with 100+ rural farmers, farming subject matter
experts and local tradesmen, to identify and problem solve ways to increase crop yield
ƒ Implemented and made continuous changes to the Farmer Training Guide, a guide that describes
various farming techniques to prevent low crop yields
ƒ Provided training to local One Acre Kenyan staff and 100+ farmers using the Farmer Training Guide
ƒ Negotiated terms and contracts with local vendors for procurement of farming inputs (pulleys, poles,
scissors, wire) and office furniture

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Pathways to Education, Toronto, Ontario October 2005 to June 2006

Program Facilitator – Specialty Mentoring
Pathways to Education is a dynamic non-profit organization based in Regent Park and provides youth with
various tutoring and mentoring supports
ƒ Liaised with 20 staff members to connect 400+ youth to a variety of youth opportunities (volunteer,
employment and training)
ƒ Organized first volunteer fair attended by 11 social service agencies and 150 youth
ƒ Implemented and designed employment training workshops on resume writing, interviewing and job
searching for 100 students
ƒ Established and led a Young Men’s Group with a team of four other staff, expanding program scope
and outreaching to 20 high risk students

Boston Refugee Youth Enrichment (BRYE), Dorchester, MA February 2005 to September 2005
Program Director, Teacher
Operating out of Harvard University, BRYE is an intensive English Second Language (ESL) summer
program for underprivileged children and youth in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood
ƒ Oversaw daily operation of summer program for 90 students including transportation, academics,
field trips, meals
ƒ Fundraised cash budget of $54,000 through grant writing, individual fundraising, and events;
acquired $10,000+ in-kind resources
ƒ Recruited, hired, trained, and supervised staff of 22, including college-age Senior Counselors and
high-school-age Junior Counselors
ƒ Facilitated Community Advisory Board meetings with community leaders and stakeholders
ƒ Recruited students by collaborating with social services agencies and public schools
ƒ Referred and advocated for more than a dozen families for health, social, and educational services
extending the level of impact that the summer-time program offers

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
Social Entrepreneurship Centre for Excellence Toronto, Ontario February 2009 to Present
Steering Committee Member
Start up initiative that seeks to promote youth led social enterprise businesses within Toronto’s 13 priority
neighbourhoods

Sky’s the Limit, Toronto, Ontario June 2009 to Present

Board Member
Non-profit that aims to narrow the technological divide for underprivileged youth in Canada

Toronto Chinese Freemasons – Athletic Association, Toronto, Ontario June 2007 to Present
Facilitator, Participant
Non-profit that promotes traditional Chinese culture and Hung Gar Kung Fu in Toronto

United Way of Greater Toronto – Youth Challenge Fund, Toronto, Ontario June 2006 to March 2009
Board Member
$45 million fund administered from 2006 to 2009 to support youth driven programming and social service
investment in Toronto’s 13 priority neighborhoods.

EDUCATION
University of Waterloo, Master in Business, Entrepreneurship &Technology September 2006 to July 2007
ƒ Graduated in July 2007, Dean’s list 2007
ƒ Focus in emerging technology and start up strategy

Wilfrid Laurier University, Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Sociology September 2001 to May 2005
ƒ Graduated in May 2005, Dean’s List 2005

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Languages: Conversational Chinese - Cantonese
Interests: Technology, Mobile, Kung Fu, Soccer, Cooking, Travel

Ronald A. Tsang | ronaldandrewtsang@gmail.com | (416) 829 3399