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Taichung City, Taiwan, Taiwan

Taichung, Taiwan

Bauer Hockey is one of the leading manufacturers of ice hockey equipment, fitness and recreational skates and apparel. Bauer produces helmets, gloves, sticks, skates, shin guards, pants, shoulder pads, elbow pads, as well as goalie equipment. My mission is to minimize the risk, to ensure that our products meet the standards of compliance & material excellence, safety, and environmental performance while advancing and protecting hockey players of all abilities throughout the… Show more Bauer Hockey is one of the leading manufacturers of ice hockey equipment, fitness and recreational skates and apparel. Bauer produces helmets, gloves, sticks, skates, shin guards, pants, shoulder pads, elbow pads, as well as goalie equipment. My mission is to minimize the risk, to ensure that our products meet the standards of compliance & material excellence, safety, and environmental performance while advancing and protecting hockey players of all abilities throughout the world.Under the Legal team, I am responsible for:Compliance for RSL (Restricted Substances List) - Designed documentations for better Visibility & Traceability per Model•To keep Bauer's RSL Manual regulatory updated•Overseeing the supply-chain for keeping the RSL with most current report updated•Proactively evaluating the new material that applied on product at final stageof RD&D, education of ZDHC, MRSL, etc---•To optimize & simplify the RSL process for supply-chain management via FAQs/Q&A•Interaction with supply-chain including assessment of willingness and knowledge level for RSL co-operation•Providing the training session to supply-chain, to bring their RSL knowledge up to par•To minimize the RSL testing cost by suggesting the most appropriate composite testing method, to be time & cost effective and wise•Good understanding of GB standards for China marketCompliance for Material Excellence in Taiwan•Quality Precaution Awareness and deployment, evaluation & confirmation•Risk Assessment of Critical Components•Production Trial -> Mass Production -> Continuous Improvement•Trouble Shooting, Reversed Engineering, D.O.E = Design Of Experiment as scientific evidence •Case Investigation: C.T.Q Analysis -> Possible Root Cause Finding -> Corrective or Preventive Action Plans as well as Continuous Improvement.•To minimize the safety concern by eliminating the risk of materials/products from chemical or physical perspective Show less

Taichung City, Taiwan

Noble Biomaterials, Inc. (famous brand X-STATIC) is a global leader in bacterial management solutions. Noble develops, manufactures, sells and markets advanced antimicrobial technologies designed to manage all forms of bacterial contamination. Noble has more than 200 global licensees for products in the medical, defense, industrial and consumer markets.Noble's headquarters and manufacturing facility are located in Scranton, PA, with global offices in Europe, Asia and South… Show more Noble Biomaterials, Inc. (famous brand X-STATIC) is a global leader in bacterial management solutions. Noble develops, manufactures, sells and markets advanced antimicrobial technologies designed to manage all forms of bacterial contamination. Noble has more than 200 global licensees for products in the medical, defense, industrial and consumer markets.Noble's headquarters and manufacturing facility are located in Scranton, PA, with global offices in Europe, Asia and South America.I was trained in headquarter (Scranton, PA) and worked in Taichung City, Taiwan, on-site handling the technical problems including the textile engineering/chemistry/development/integration & application and also the quality complaints from our co-operated textile mill partners. With Six Sigma methods that providing detailed investigation, finding out the root cause, to minimize the impact and providing the Preventive & Corrective Action Plans as well as Continuous Improvement. I also involve with lots of textile trials, from weaving -> knitting -> dyeing & finishing process, to ensure our textile mill partners are qualified for gaining the antimicrobial certifications for brands such as Lululemon, etc---. Show less

Taichung City, Taiwan

Company has been through OEM & ODM steps, therefore by adopting unique features of materials such as Leather, PU Vinyl and Velour as a Noise Proof partition into Wooden or Plastic made boxes, for promoting company Own Brand Marketing(OBM) was the priority. I was the driving force for R & D wide range of materials, to support the international & domestic sales activities. Mainly focus on new materials integration and application into Watch Winder and Humidor.Successfully helped… Show more Company has been through OEM & ODM steps, therefore by adopting unique features of materials such as Leather, PU Vinyl and Velour as a Noise Proof partition into Wooden or Plastic made boxes, for promoting company Own Brand Marketing(OBM) was the priority. I was the driving force for R & D wide range of materials, to support the international & domestic sales activities. Mainly focus on new materials integration and application into Watch Winder and Humidor.Successfully helped company, launched the new developed products into market, gained & signed 3 x Exclusive Distributors in Singapore, Russia and Australia), at the same time, developed 7 x new & steady clients world-wide.The biggest achievement there was doing business with Brookstone USA, the Speciality Chain Store, the largest Watch Winder buyer in the world, so the company's total annual sales amount increased by 30% for the first year, 45% for the second year, then 60~70% for the third till fifth years. Show less

Taiwan, Dongguan, Guangdong, China

Travel Product adopted accessories for New Business Development including developing new materials for approaching travel Products brands and maintaining the international sales accounts, R & D new trolley, wheels, handle grip system, improving and enhancing the international sales ability for expanding and developing the new business scope & opportunity. Co-operating and helping finished products of travel gears, the bag & luggage manufacturers for solving the quality problems occurred… Show more Travel Product adopted accessories for New Business Development including developing new materials for approaching travel Products brands and maintaining the international sales accounts, R & D new trolley, wheels, handle grip system, improving and enhancing the international sales ability for expanding and developing the new business scope & opportunity. Co-operating and helping finished products of travel gears, the bag & luggage manufacturers for solving the quality problems occurred during the process into application.One of the biggest achievement was approached TRG USA Group, building up a solid and sustainable business co-operation, to be one of their most reliable OEM manufacturer for 3 years and so on. The annual sales amount increased by 50% every year for 3 years~~~ Show less

Taichung City, Of Taiwan, Shenzhen, Xiamen Of China

NorthPole used to be one of the biggest outdoor equipment manufacturer (OEM or ODM) - mainly dealing with majority of mass merchants such as Wal-Mart, Target, Sears, Costco, etc---. 3 years in Taiwan, responsible for procurement and RD&D (Research/Development & Deployment) various materials and managing supply-chain in Taiwan.2 years in charge of Shenzhen Office in China (Country-branch Head as Legitimate Representative), buying finished products, outsourcing new… Show more NorthPole used to be one of the biggest outdoor equipment manufacturer (OEM or ODM) - mainly dealing with majority of mass merchants such as Wal-Mart, Target, Sears, Costco, etc---. 3 years in Taiwan, responsible for procurement and RD&D (Research/Development & Deployment) various materials and managing supply-chain in Taiwan.2 years in charge of Shenzhen Office in China (Country-branch Head as Legitimate Representative), buying finished products, outsourcing new factories/vendors/products, involved with R&D various materials in Textile development for Tent, Travel Product, Mobil Furniture for NorthPole and also Technical support the Die-cut or Molded Bedding items: Pillow, Mattress Topper, Cushion for ZINUS(www.zinus.com), the subsidiary of NorthPole in Xiamen, China. Coaching for exporting various finished products from China to USA & Japan, etc--- Interpersonal skill - Learned the way of managing and coaching different employees.3 years in charge of various materials buying, sourcing and development in textile, trolley system, etc--- in Taiwan and by knowing the characteristic of materials well for selecting the most suitable material for developed projects. By supplying the qualified materials from Taiwan, each year that we purchased average 1.6 millions USD from Taiwan. Every year that my team has the highest KPI compare with other 11 regions of entire enterprise. Show less

Taichung City Of Taiwan

The biggest and most famous brand of Travel Product: Samsonite www.samsonite.com Lucky enough to be well trained as part of Samsonite Asia QA team, according to SAMPAC requirements & ASTM standards for auditing all materials.By knowing the relevant specifications of synthetic textile applied on soft-side of travel products such as Polyester, Nylon, Ramie, Tapestry, etc---Fabric Inspection: Auditing by 40-Points per Hundred Yards System, Sampling by roll per 4% AQL Normal… Show more The biggest and most famous brand of Travel Product: Samsonite www.samsonite.com Lucky enough to be well trained as part of Samsonite Asia QA team, according to SAMPAC requirements & ASTM standards for auditing all materials.By knowing the relevant specifications of synthetic textile applied on soft-side of travel products such as Polyester, Nylon, Ramie, Tapestry, etc---Fabric Inspection: Auditing by 40-Points per Hundred Yards System, Sampling by roll per 4% AQL Normal standard and understanding the Textile manufacturing procedure from Yarn spinning, fabric weaving, dyeing, laminating or coating, etc---Fabric lab testing: Color & Appearance, Colorfastness to Crocking, Water Repellency, Water Resistance, Colorfastness to Water, Migration, Cold Crack, Cold Shatter, Tensile Breaking Strength, Tearing Strength, Bursting Strength of Fabric, Adhesion, Spray Rating, Abrasion Resistance, Flex Bally, Heat Resistance, Clean-ability of Fabric, Colorfastness to Light, etc---Hardware lab testing: Tensile Breaking Strength of Snap Hook, Impact Test, Humidity Resistance, Salt Spray Resistance, Spot Test for Lacquer Coating on NI & BR Hardware, Hardness of Material, etc---Finished Goods testing: Product Safety, Carry Handle Jerking test, Shoulder Strap Handle Jerking test, Wheel Handle Jerking test, Top or Side Handle Jerking test, Frame Corner Drop testing, Shell Corner Drop testing, 4 Wheels Case Drop testing, Glides Case Drop testing, 2 Wheels Case Drop testing, Burst Testing, Mileage Cycle testing, Environmental Cycle testing, Ovenage, Humidity Resistance, Tumble testing, Operation of Moving Parts testing, Operational Forces, etc---Intensive traveling, to inspect materials and to meet travel product/luggage makers/vendors in Taiwan, for the trouble shooting during the making process. Being with Samsonite that totally widen my vision, build up the mindset and it's like a key opening the brand new world of professionalism to me. Show less

Bbs, Business Management

Activities and Societies: 1994~1996 Sports Car Group. 1995 Mechanical Engineering Case Study Club. 1996 FEMA Case Study. 1996~1997.

Bbs, Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

Certificate, Architectural Engineering, Non-Commissioned Officers Class Completed

Activities and Societies: Class: Arch. End. Soldier - The 85th Term, Number: 7125 Soldier Number: TI A 677669 Speciality code: 4H444 Total.