Advisor, Mentor at StartX, Charter Member at The C100
Location:
Palo Alto, California
Industry:
Computer Software
Work:
StartX since 2012
Advisor, Mentor
The C100 - Silicon Valley since Aug 2009
Charter Member
The Beach Club - Wherever the weather is good and wireless coverage is bad May 2012 - May 2013
Big Slacker
UpTake Networks (Groupon) - Palo Alto 2007 - May 2012
Co-Founder and President
Yahoo! - Sunnyvale 2003 - 2007
General Manager of Travel
Education:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1994 - 1996
The University of Western Ontario 1987 - 1990
The University of British Columbia 1985 - 1987
Skills:
Start-ups Strategic Partnerships Strategy Entrepreneurship Business Development Cross-functional Team Leadership Leadership Management Blogging Mobile Devices Management Consulting Team Building Product Management Brand Management Online Advertising Corporate Communications Strategic Thinking E-commerce Social Marketing SEO copywriting Team Organizational Culture Product Development Social Media Online Marketing Marketing SEM PPC Product Marketing Digital Marketing Digital Media Venture Capital Program Management
Interests:
working with passionate, creative, results-oriented teams
work days without meetings, meetings without power point presentations
digital photography, swimming, road biking, hiking and eating
Inprocess, Inc. since Feb 2010
Account Manager
CPCAM CCTV USA CORPORATION Aug 2009 - Feb 2010
Marketing Sales Engineer
TILLES CENTER for the PERFORMING ARTS Sep 2007 - Jun 2009
Concessions Assistant Manager
TAIWAN TOURISM BUREAU DIVISION OFFICE IN NEW YORK May 2008 - Oct 2008
Director Assistant
POU CHEN CORPORATION Mar 2004 - Mar 2006
System and Network Engineer
Education:
LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY, C.W. Post Campus (AACSB accreditation) 2007 - 2009
Master of Business Administration, Finance electives- Investment Analysis - Managed a $500,000 portfolio in web-base financial simulations (Stock-Track) with 17% profit return to $585,000 in 10 weeks trading period, rank 1st, and 2% average rate of return for the class.
- Financial Reports Analysis - Analyzed Oracle, IBM, Sun, and Microsoft's annual 10-K and financial statements, evaluations included solvency, liquidity, quality of earning, and forecasting implications.
Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus 2007 - 2009
MBA, Finance, Accounting, Management, Marketing, MIS
CHUNG-YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY 2002
Bachelor of Science Degree, Management Information Systems
Skills:
Computer and network specialties with numerous finance accounting and management knowledge
Interests:
Investing, corporate financial reports, new technology, business policy, reading books, singing, playing the saxophone, exercising, reading, backpacking, basketball and billiards
Honor & Awards:
C. W. Post Cooperative Education Program, Rotary Youth Leadership Award , Executive Secretary of MIS Department Association, Taiwan, Choir Leader and Conductor - Won fourth prize of in the 2000 choir competition., Class Cadre member - Vice Class Leader (1998), Class Leader (1999), Activities Organizer (2002).
Holy Comforter Episcopal School Tallahassee FL 1985-1988, North Florida Christian School Tallahassee FL 1987-1995, North Florida Christian High School Tallahassee FL 1988-1992