Rui “Ray“ Cai Email & Phone Number

Suzhou, Jiangsu, Cn

Led the business expansion in North America and LATAM, driving market growth and establishing new strategic partnerships

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

• Owned the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the sortation and conveyance portfolio with annual revenues close to $1B at peak• Successfully launched one new flagship product, two key products, and one new configuration of an existing flagship product, contributing to a total of $343M in revenue within three years of launch• Provided valuable insights to executive leadership and collaborated with strategic marketing to devise the long-term corporate strategy for Honeywell Intelligrated• Developed a strategy to achieve lower total cost of ownership (TCO) across the product portfolio, while maintaining a market-segment-focused product roadmap aligned with the corporate strategy• Proactively identified product development and enhancement ideas based on external and internal VOC feedback, the understanding of technology evolution, and thorough competitor and market research• Defined development scopes of NPI projects, include performance attributes, should cost (hardware and implementation costs), and key technologies• Collaborated with cross-functional teams globally in phase-gate-based development projects, ensuring customer engagement for feedback throughout• Built and executed product launch plans, conducted sales and CAE training, provided sales support and drove product sunset• Drove 80/20 portfolio rationalization and contributed to strategic M&A initiatives

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

• Owned the product strategy and roadmap for specialty equipment portfolio with annual revenues of $150M+• Defined the strategy to transform an innovative business unit from project-based philosophy to a solution-driven philosophy• Promoted rapid-prototyping capability and incorporated standardization concept in solution design

Romeoville, Il, Us

• Drove the continues effort on product standardization & optimization • Collaborated with engineering & field service leaders on project execution and financial forecast• Participated in roadmap & Kaizen initiatives with cross-functional teams to improve operation efficiency• Optimized the PLC & robot programs of the robotic load balancer and improved the rate by 20%• Standardized the design and programming of two robotic products, reduced proj. engineering hours by 30%

Luon Energy is commercializing its breakthrough Adsorbed Natural Gas (ANG) technology which enables the increased use of natural gas in vehicles and presents a promising alternative to standard high-pressure Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) technologies.• Created awareness in the niche market segment, attracted interests, and worked with one of the “Big Three”• Raised $50K seed funding, received term sheets of a $1.1M equity investment and joint R&D agreement

Effimax Solar developed a nanotexturing technique to create nanostructures on silicon wafers more efficiently and cost-effectively. The solar cells manufactured using the "black" silicon wafers created with this technique have much higher efficiency. • Defined the go-to-market strategy, engaged with potential customers, secured a joint prototyping opportunity • Established VC connections, raised $220K funding through biz-plan competitions and GOV research grants

• Led a team of six graduate students to estimate the market value of a cutting-edge Nanotechnology• Identified three industries with billion dollars market potential and recommended key potential licensees

• Managed a team of four engineers and completed 15 projects from bidding to completion

• Responsible for PLC programming, HMI/SCADA development, and commissioning

• Executed the budgeting, production, and marketing of one EP, one album, one mixtape, and one biography film• Expanded the business into music education and fashion industries, generated ¥300,000+ revenue in three years

Master, Technology Management

Bachelor Of Engineering, Electrical Engineering And Automation

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