Allen Chai Email & Phone Number

California, United States

San Francisco, Ca, Us

The crypto world is changing—we’ve seen an explosion in innovation but a fragmentation of tools. Today, traders navigate a low visibility landscape, handling multiple chains, scattered data, and many marketplaces. Now, trading tooling has shifted towards consolidation. Users demand a simple solution that effortlessly weaves their favorite decision-making software and maximum liquidity into one elegant interface. Kinetic is a multi-chain DEX aggregator and trading dashboard. Kinetic consolidates cross-market visibility, personalized data feeds, and predictive insights, providing clarity and decisiveness with every trade. Here, cryptoassets across all major ecosystems are finally accessible through a single interface.We have raised a $7 million seed round, led by Jump Crypto and joined by Sequoia Capital, SV Angel, dao5, BoxGroup, Lux, and many more. Our team members have experience from Jane Street, Stanford, Polychain, MIT, and Google X. While we each bring unique skills and backgrounds to Kinetic, we all share the same goal: to build the greatest trading interface ever created.Currently hiring remote in San Francisco, California:Staff/Senior Full-stack backend & frontend software engineer.

Angel investing, tech advising, & film producing.Email: Allen@pendentivetalent.com

Luminar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAZR) is transforming automotive safety and autonomy by delivering the only lidar and associated software that meets the industry’s stringent performance, safety, and economic requirements. Luminar has rapidly gained over 50 industry partners, including a majority of the top global automotive OEMs. In 2020, Luminar signed the industry’s first production deal for autonomous consumer vehicles with Volvo Cars, which now expects to make Luminar’s technology part of the standard safety package on their next generation electric SUV. Additional customer wins include SAIC, Daimler Truck AG, Intel’s Mobileye, Pony.ai and Airbus UpNext. Founded in 2012, Luminar employs approximately 500 with offices in Palo Alto, Orlando, Colorado Springs, Detroit, Munich, China, & Mexico.• Full cycle recruiting for Software Engineering – U.S. & International Offices in Munich, Sweden and China.• Strategized on technical recruiting full cycle processes with software and hardware VPs, directors, and hiring managers.• Advised clients and top leadership on interviewing, hiring decisions and best practices.• Supported new acquisition companies in Santa Barbara, CA (Freedom Photonics), Wilmington, MA (Optogration), Palo Alto, CA (Software office), & Orlando, FL (HQ/Hardware).• Hired: Director of AI & ML, Perception Engineers, Staff Machine Learning Engineers, Data Engineers, MLOps, Platform Engineers, ADAS Engineers, Simulation Engineers, Product Laser Engineers, Staff Lidar Application Engineers & Semiconductor Process Engineers.

Cosigned brings people together to invest in the creative class. Creatives are entrepreneurs by nature. Their product is their art, and their business is nothing less than reshaping culture and inspiring society. Yet they lack the kind of financial ecosystem that’s proven vital to startups and other entrepreneurs. Cosigned changes this by connecting artists and fans through social tokens and DAOs.

San Francisco, California, Us

Oct 2020 - Managing all USA software engineer hires. (SRE, Growth Engineering, Senior Backend Engineer, Platform App Architect, ML Platform, Data Platform, Product Security Engineer Manager, Growth Engineer Manager, Mobile Engineer, Perception, etc.)May 2020 - Oct 2020 - Managed all North America hardware & software hiring. (Lead EE, Global Supply, Director of Hardware, Firmware, Data Science, Senior Software Engineer, Senior Backend Engineer, etc.)KeepTruckin is the leader in IoT fleet management technology. KeepTruckin’s modern hardware and cloud-based software help companies improve the safety and efficiency of their operations. With one platform that spans asset management, video safety, Electronic Logging Device (ELD) compliance, and dispatch, KeepTruckin provides an integrated fleet management system that scales to meet the needs of our 90,000 + customers, from small trucking companies to Fortune 500 enterprises.

San Francisco, California, Us

Spin provides dockless electric scooters in more than 80 markets in the US, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Charlotte, and Miami. Our regulatory team led the creation of the nation's first stationless mobility permit system with the Seattle Department of Transportation.

Camarillo, California, Us

Zume is using AI, robotics, and predictive analytics to create an automation and logistics technology platform to revolutionize the food supply chain. Food production is a greater source of greenhouse gasses than all of the automobiles in the world combined. We’re trying to help save the planet by enabling the biggest food corporations in the world to grow, produce, and deliver more healthy food in a sustainable way. We’ll do this through technology that enables just in time and on-demand production, reduces the time and distance spent in storage and processing, and eliminates waste by predicting and optimizing for demand.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

At Lyft, community is what we are and it’s what we do. It’s what makes us different. To create the best ride for all, we start in our own community by creating an open, inclusive, and diverse organization where all team members are recognized for what they bring.We focus on urban transportation and removing congestion.• Help built out the new ebike and scooter organization at Lyft.• Managed full cycle recruiting process for technical program manager, firmware, hardware, and global supply manager.• Worked closely with Lyft hiring managers to strategize hiring and team needs.• Negotiated offers and closed 45+ candidates.

San Mateo (San Francisco Bay Area), Ca, Us

IXL Learning is a leading educational technology company on a big mission: delivering an immersive learning experience to all students, in all grades and subjects, in schools and homes worldwide. With 1 in 8 U.S. students already learning on IXL (answering over 50 million questions every day!), IXL inspires educators and learners around the world and is changing how students feel about learning and about themselves.• Work closely with hiring managers: CTO, director of engineering, engineering manager, product manager, and mobile manager.• Full-cycle recruiting beginning with excellent candidate experience, sourcing, scheduling, intro call, phone screen, on-site topresenting offer, and closing.• Currently in charge of all engineering manager hires, front-end software engineer hires, core tech, mobile, and building the newteam for IXL in Santa Barbara.• Help train recruiters on building their candidate pipeline and making successful closing calls.• Successfully closed over 20 offers this past year and reaching my goal every quarter (4-6 offers).

• Sourced passive candidates through Boolean searches and used Linkedin/Maxhire, Job Boards, Meetups, and networking events.• Worked with CEO/CTO’s and technical teams during hiring process.• Managed a pipeline of candidates to meet client expectations and reduce time to fill software engineering positions.• Top biller among new hires placed and received offers from Clutter, ServiceTitan, Veritone, AutoGravity, and Dreamworks.• Coached and energized candidates to increase acceptance rate during the entire interview process to offer stage.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

• Manage full-cycle recruitment process from phone screens, onsite interviews, extending offers, and closing candidates.• Source and hire top talent while developing new recruiting strategies.• Strategically utilize LinkedIn, networks, and research methods to source passive candidates.Companies I have recruited for in the Bay Area: CollectiveHealth, Plethora, Robinhood, Upstart, Twitch......

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Beverly Hills, Ca, Us

• Number one Audi Dealership in the United States• Promoted and sold Audi products: new and used vehicles• Builds and maintained long-term, one to one relationships with Audi clients

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• Analyze sales reports with major department stores and eCommerce• Work closely with sales team to pursue new off price customers and follow up with store contacts and maintain charts with event sales dates and information• Coordinate with all aspects of the operations life cycle, including: compiling inventory, notes, documents and emailing these to prospective buyers and keeping the shared documents updated• Assist with individual projects involving licensing and production of bi-annual fashion shows

Gallop (Lenco) is a distribution and manufacturer with more than 500 employees in Long Beach, CA, USA, China Xiamen and Taiwan for the Reha-medical, bike, baby-stroller business, brand Primo, brand Profile-Design, brand Bellwether, air-tire, foam filled tire, dual-density foam (patent), gel-foam, pu-tire, rubber-tire, alloy-rim, plastic-rim, carbon-rim, bearing, hubs, caster wheels, complete wheels for manual wheelchair, frames, armrest, guard plate, all products are tested in our factory, ISO 9001, assembling, custom-made, international sales team, Gallop (Lenco) produce products for big brands in the Reha-medical industry, bike industry, baby-stroller industry!• Managed new medical projects and engaged closely with top executives in R&D and business planning functions• Promptly delivered solutions to client issues pertaining to production, allocation, deadlines, purchasing and pricing• Partnered closely with the sales team to pursue new business ventures with the top three clients totaling $40 million per year• Effectively negotiated operational costs with vendors and factories in China and Taiwan• Supervised the production and the operating process both locally and remotely• Audited and enhanced quality control measures in the vendors’ production processes

• Drove the activity growth for gaming operations on the Facebook platform throughout the U.S. market• Tracked and analyzed daily operational data of the company’s gaming properties and that of the competitors• Partnered with several social media industry players to put forth engaging cross-promotional events• Monitored linguistic and technical issues to assign to the appropriate parties for prompt resolution

Beaverton, Or, Us

• Utilized customer service skills, basic sales techniques, and product knowledge to maintain an average of $750k in sales per month.• Served as a product knowledge resource for consumers and new associates; sought educational opportunities to develop advanced level of specialized knowledge about selling.• Assisted Leads, Senior Associates, and Managers in training entry level associates on Nike products, culture, and sales techniques.• Received the most positive customer survey feedback during the month of May 2010 with fourteen surveys leading the district.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

• Assisted customers with servicing issues, analyzed past transactions, updated accounts, issued safety deposit boxes, and opened new accounts.• Translated for and provided financial advice to Chinese-speaking customers.• Recipient of Award of Excellence Fall 2006: Recognized by corporate office for exceeding sales quota, accuracy of transactions, and superior customer service.• Supervised new tellers with transactions and provided system override for approvals up to authorized limits.

New York, New York, Us

• Created client base through innovative selling techniques; helped clients with outfits during early Season fashion lines.• Met with J.Crew CEO Millard Drexler to plan for the Fall 2005 Season as the J.Crew Pleasanton representative.• Employee of the District during Winter 2005 with most J.Crew Credit Cards opened. (UPT & ADS)

Incubator, Business Administration, Management And Operations

Business Marketing, Merchandising And Buying Operations

B.A., Asian Studies: Focus In China

Business Chinese, Business Chinese