Chao (Brian) Chen Email & Phone Number

Singapore

Burlington, Ma, Us

CIRCOR International is a global manufacturer specializing in highly engineered, complex, and severe environment products that serve long-term, high-growth infrastructure markets, including oil and gas, power generation, industrial, and aerospace & defense.CIRCOR. Excellence in Flow Control.

Burlington, Ma, Us

Responsible for the Weihai P&L and the Industrial Group’s overall commercial activities in the Asia Pacific (China & RoA).

Paris, Fr

Lead region-wide transformation program and manage the external consulting team; Responsible for the portfolio management of efficiency projects in production, supply chain, and back-office activities; Increased the overall cost efficiency by 20% in 2020.Drive the organizational reengineering and enable lasting changes through the creation of Shared Services Centers and Regional Operating Centers, with a particular focus on process simplification and standardization; Delivered a productivity improvement of 10% in one year.Supervise the deployment of Continuous Improvement (C-IMP) program and the implementation of Lean methodologies (e.g., 5S, Value Stream Mapping, Daily Performance Management) across the region.

P&L owner with annual sales of $70 million, overseeing the operation of 20+ facilities, and managing a portfolio of 300+ industrial clients from various sectors; Turned around the business with positive topline growth and double-digit operating profits improvement.Revenue Generation: spearheaded the overhaul of the sales team, improved the lead-to-sales process and enhanced value-based selling, revamped marketing and product strategy, won multiple contracts in growth sectors (electronics, food, O&G), and secured record-high investment decisions.Profit Generation: Despite the impact of the 2018 tax reform, significantly improved operating profits through pricing initiatives, new Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process, proactive sourcing (PPA), and working capital management. Resolved several pending business disputes and avoided significant losses. Enhanced internal control and risk management, particularly customer risks in declining sectors; Provide leadership and strategic vision to ~270 employees; Built a capable and collaborative management team; Developed local talents.

Makati City, Ncr, Ph

Strengthen business partnership with Semiconductor & Electronics Industries in the Philippines (SEIPI), promote French products and technologies, and provide services to French companies (Team France).

Paris, Fr

Implemented Scenario Planning to improve the Group’s 5-year strategic plan; Contributed to the formulation of the customer-focused growth strategy aligned with identified mega-trends in the end-markets and applications.Led the Project Management Office for the launch of the program; Defined and cascaded mid-term objectives down to the subsidiaries through the annual budgeting process; Assisted the 2016 Capital Market Day preparation

Project Owner Representative of the Group's first coal gasification-based syngas project with an investment of $100m. Responsible for the EPC contractors management, customer relationship, industrial regulatory compliance, and operation set-up. Delivered the project on time and logged 1.2 million construction man-hours without any Lost Time Accident (LTA).

Conducted a holistic market assessment of the coal gasification and syngas purification technologies; Developed a new product offering and created a pipeline of prospects by collaborating with industrial parks and strategic accounts; Signed the first syngas supply contract.

Process optimization in Air Separation Unit for coal chemical plants, Vacuum Pressure Swing Adsorption unit for CO2 removal from blast furnace, U.S Department of Energy (DOE) awarded Oxy-combustion and CO2 Capture Unit for coal power plants. Contributed to innovations for energy efficiency and reduction of CO2 emission.

Project engineer for plant layout design and cost estimate.

Master, Thermal Engineering

Executive Mba

Leadership Development Program, Strategy, Change Management Etc

Internship, Combustion

Undergraduate, Thermal Engineering