[ jennifer zhu ]

HELLO!

My name is Jennifer. I graduated from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in Political Science and Global Studies. My enthusiasm for studying (societal) structures carries over to my love for languages, music, and design. I am trilingual, with varying fluency in French, Mandarin, and English. I am also pianist, with Rachmaninov and Chopin as my favorite performance composers.

Currently, I work in Marketing for a law firm with offices in Los Angeles and New York. I previously worked in public relations where I attended trade shows, drafted press releases, created websites and media kits, and compiled media contact lists for clients that ranged from international manufacturers of medical equipment and children's high-end fashion.

Please contact/follow/connect/poke me @ jen@jennifer-zhu.net, Twitter, tumblr, LinkedIn, and/or Facebook.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science; Minor: Global Studies,
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA; June 2009

Languages: English, French, Mandarin

Skills: Advanced in HTML, XHTML, CSS. Proficient in JavaScript.

Tools: Expert in Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign

PUBLIC RELATIONS and MARKETING

Press Releases

MFS Takes Outdoor Market by Storm: Consumer product, children's fashion and accessories
MFS Goes Extreme for the Winter Season: Consumer product, children's fashion and accessories
MFS Introduces Spring 2009 Line: Consumer product, children's fashion and accessories
Sun Protection Zone Introduces DuckSkinz: Consumer product, sporting goods, protective wear
Sun Protection Zone Launches ClassicSkinz for the Fashionable Sportsman: Consumer product, sporting goods, protective wear
Tomey USA Debuts Tonometer: Medical, optometrist equipment
Kowa: Genesis-XD33 Binocular Launch: Consumer product, sporting goods

WRITING and RESEARCH

Political Science

Soviet Expansionism: Tri-level Analysis: This paper is a response to McDonald's argument that ideology subordinates all other factors (i.e. systemic, state, and individual) as the primary cause for the Cold War. This paper argues that while ideology contributed to the conflict in both rhetoric and motivating force, it fails to subordinate the security dilemma as the war's primary cause. This paper shows that Soviet territorial expansion was based on historical border insecurities rather than ideology.
The Ukraine: Constitutional Recommendations: This is a paper detailing the shortcomings of the current Ukrainian electoral system. The paper argues that Ukraine's continual flirtation with regime failure is due to the absence of a strong party system, and to the failure to delineate executive authority within the current hybrid system. Until these issues are addressed, The Ukraine risks multiple constitutional crises and regime instability.