About Si Chun
Hi. I am Si Chun. I grew up in Discovery Bay, Hong Kong, and I am now living and working in Coventry, United Kingdom.
Education
I completed a first degree in Economics and International Development at the University of Bath, and a Masters in Social Sciences Research at Loughborough University. I am a manager with NVQ Level 4 in Management certified by the Chartered Management Institute, and a qualified Project Manager with PRINCE2 Practitioner status.
I completed my Primary education at Discovery Bay International School, and my Secondary education (where I took the UK GCSE and A-Level examinations) at West Island School, Hong Kong.
Work
I am a Development Officer at Coventry City Council's Children, Learning and Young People's Directorate. My job is to look at all aspects of the business and find ways to make things better for children and families, while ensuring that taxpayers money are well spent. In the past year, I had the opportunity to work with local families to design Short Break services in response to the Government's Aiming High for Disabled Children programme; develop software packages for the placement of Looked After Children and children with disabilities; rewrite guidance documents to ensure fairness and equity in our Aftercare services; develop unit costs of key services; and draft reports for Cabinet and the Government.
Previously, I worked for the Centre for Child and Family Research as a Knowledge Transfer Partnership Associate, and the Economic and Social Research Council.
Hobbies
I enjoy creative pursuits ranging from writing music to directing films; as well as graphic and web design. I am proficient in the use of a vast array of computer software packages, such as music sequencing, non-linear video editing, photo-editing, and web design packages. I also play the keyboard / organ for the Sacred Heart Catholic Parish in Coventry.
Favourites
Music
The All-American Rejects, Anberlin, Aqua, Avril Lavigne, The Birthday Massacre, Blink-182, Blood On the Dance Floor, Breathe Carolina, the brilliant green, Coldplay, The Cure, Cute Is What We Aim For, Dashboard Confessional, Death Cab For Cutie, The Dresden Dolls, Elliot Minor, Enter Shikari, Go:Audio, Green Day, Hey Monday, Hollywood Undead, ICE NINE KILLS, Jack's Mannequin, Jimmy Eat World, Keane, Kill Hannah, Linkin Park, Manic Street Preachers, My Chemical Romance, Oasis, Senses Fail, Simple Plan, Something Corporate, Stars, The Strokes, Tokio Hotel, +44
TV Programmes
The Apprentice, Balls of Steel, Doctor Who, Dragon's Den, Family Guy, Have I Got News for You, The Inbetweeners, The IT Crowd, Little Britain, Mock The Week, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Only Fools and Horses, Outnumbered, The Simpsons, Shameless, Skins, Wallace and Gromit, Waterloo Road, We Are Klang
Films
The Edukators, The Incredibles, Infernal Affairs, Jeux d'enfants, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pixar films, V for Vendetta, 2046, 如果愛, 不能說的秘密