Interned for an industry-leading regulatory tech company offering cloud-based compliance software for auto dealerships.• Market Analysis & Competitor Research: Conducted detailed research on 10+ competitors regarding their product offerings, pricing strategies, market size and position, and competitive advantage analysis; Provided insights and suggestions to company’s current business limitations and future directions• CRM Platform Selection & Setup: Researched and compared 5 different CRM platforms; helped the company transition into new CRM platform by setting up process automation, software integration through API, and employee training program• Financial Analysis & Sales Forecast: Used financial modeling and statistical analysis to forecast customer volume, sales, profit, and growth rates; helped the company to determine both its short-term and long-term goals in marketing and sales

Led and Managed 20+ processing employees and 3 food safety supervisors for a $30M meat processing company to ensure food safety and the company’s compliance with government regulations.• Food Safety: constructed and implemented company’s food safety program (HACCP, GMP, and SSOP), communicated with USDA FSIS, FDA Inspector to ensure company’s compliance with USDA and FDA regulations, supported product development (food additives, processing, packaging and cost evaluation), worked with USDA EIAO and helped Chunwei Inc. to pass Food Safety Assessment (FSA) in 2019• Office Administration: Negotiated and drafted contract with dealers, suppliers, and online sales platform, drafted processing employee contract and negotiated employee benefits and insurances

Managed two research projects in collaborations involving multi-discipline functions and cross-nation laboratories; guided 3 undergraduate students to participate in research projects.• Studied the inhibition function of potato peels on starch digestive enzymesPerformed inhibition kinetic study of potato peel extract on α-amylase and α-glucosidase; characterized and quantified glycoalkaloid, phenolic compounds and minerals in potato peel extract using HPLC-UVis and GC-MS; conducted animal study to verify findings• Studied the interaction between starch fine structure and enzymatic hydrolysisConcluded digestion mechanism differences between α-amylase and α-glucosidase through HPLC-PAD analysis of hydrolysate; determined effects of specific starch branching structure on susceptibility and hydrolytic mechanism of α-amylase and α-glucosidase

Research focused on the extraction and characterization of carotenoid from corn oil

Research focus on the use of corn stalk fiber in paper making and processing