Colin Chang Email & Phone Number

Santa Clara, CA, US

San Jose, California, United States

• Automate the OPEX forecasting and planning process using VBA macros, exponentially reducing data processing time into Hyperion and highlighting forecasting issues, thus improving accuracy
• Analyze and adjust operating expense budgets, aligning them with financial targets through identifying and presenting cost-saving opportunities to business partners / senior management
• Create and hold partners accountable for compliance procedures regarding headcount, OPEX forecasting, and purchase requisitions, reducing forecasting and actual variance

New York, United States

• Automated product performance report process, centralizing data from SAP (ERP) files & team inputs to reduce errors and give immediate information on production / expense forecasting to executives
• Identified underperforming plants based on comparing monthly results against the master budget, latest estimates, and demand / supply analysis
• Prepared production / purchase budgets, working closely with plant controllers for account rollup, financial analysis, market research, and production variance analysis

Bloomington, Indiana, United States

• Eagle Network is IU's premier entrepreneurship network dedicated to promoting student-led startups and informing aspiring entrepreneurs about market trends.
• Head meetings & events with local founders to promote student-led entrepreneurship on campus

San Mateo, California, United States

• Draper Dragon is Draper Associate’s Asia/US cross-border technology venture capital fund targeting seed/early-stage firms in the fintech and biotech industry.
• Succinctly communicated key takeaways of upcoming deals to the investment team, presenting valuation through NPV and ROI financial modeling, dilution analysis, market sizing, and crucial trends
• Supported the investment team by following up on and generating leads from demo days and initiating coffee chats with startup founders, thus generating interest for the firm and conducting due diligence

Cupertino, California, United States

• Maple is an upcoming stealth startup that supports and grows local restaurants.
• Conducted interviews with restaurant owners to pinpoint key issues & major cost constraints
• Launched 10+ targeted surveys to facilitate consumer discovery and build dashboards that track data-driven insights on how restaurants and consumers perceive restaurant rewards
• Designed algorithm that uses consumer purchase history and problematic inventory issues to automatically distribute specialized reward promotions
• Coordinated team meetings and recruitment efforts for 3 additional members
• Updated business model reports ensuring that the team is prepared for monthly feedback from mentors and associates

Greater New York City Area

• Quarter Zero (previously known as Catapult) hosts a 6 week startup incubator competition designed to bring new startups from the ideation phase to incorporation. Held annually in a trip across San Francisco, Chicago.
• Led and designed Torch, a real time translation video chat system designed to bridge global language barriers.
• Team spokesperson for recruitment, presentations, and meetings with potential investors.
• Led customer discovery and marketing plans, and co-lead the associated wireframe designs and MVPs.
• Developed an interviewee email list containing over a hundred potential seed users, along with support from local schools, validating consumer and educational interest in Torch to investors.