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Chicago, Illinois, US

Product and platform partnerships across Cars Commerce's full suite of integrated products - Marketplace, Solutions and Media - on a mission to simplify everything about buying and selling cars.

Los Angeles, California, US

Los Angeles, California, US

Sunnyvale, CA, US

Managing strategic partnerships with external companies to bring innovation into our vehicles and ecosystems.

Sunnyvale, CA, US

Turning R&D concepts into living products.

Jiading, Shanghai, CN

• Reported to the COO of XPT, the advanced technology and components division of NIO.
• Involved in multiple functions of US business development and product planning.
• Scouted automotive technology partners in the areas of ADAS, electric-drive motors, in-vehicle software, and digital systems.
• Responsible for XPT's investor marketing and North America strategic marketing.

Beijing, CN

• As an associate of CICC's North America Sales & Trading team, provided investment services to institutional clients investing in Chinese and Hong Kong equities.
• Worked with mutual funds and asset managers that accounted for $8 million in revenue per year; managed a portfolio of institutional clients and supported accounts managed by two directors.
• Led a team to organize investment conferences in New York by bringing Chinese corporations and economic leaders to the US.
• Managed the on-boarding process for new accounts, including due diligence and know-your-client procedures.

Beijing, CN

• Supported CICC's New York sales team by managing the team's CRM, engaging prospective clients, arranging domestic and international roadshows, and serving as a liaison to the firm’s overseas offices.
• Hosted North American roadshows for Chinese and Hong Kong corporations; organized Chinese corporate visits for US-based investors.
• Solicited new accounts and extended services into previously untapped US regions including Washington DC, Chicago, Dallas, and Denver.
• Hosted daily briefings for the team on recent research reports and overnight market movements.

Paris, Ile-de-France, FR

• Developed an experimental thin-film composite material and a semi-automated manufacturing method for production.
• Designed and created a prototype composite material that combined the strengths of kaolin-based ceramics with the flexibility of synthetic polymers.
• Developed a semi-automated manufacturing process that incorporated multi-layer fabrication and could be custom-tailored to produce a variety of specified properties.

Alpharetta, GA, US

• Designed prototypes that could be brought to market using existing manufacturing equipment, leading to the creation of a new ground stabilization product.
• Worked with the R&D Department to integrate designs for a new prototype ground stabilization system, eventually leading to the commercialization of Tensar’s TriAx Geogrid.
• Analyzed customer feedback and worked with the product development team to continually improve the desired material properties of current geo-grid products.
• Collaborated with the quality control team to test production samples and create a long-term testing procedure.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Materials Science & Engineering