(also 1996-2000) • Advise firms involved with China on political and economic trends and risks, strategy, partnerships, licensing, intellectual property, and human resources, primarily in the investment, energy, automotive, and IT sectors• Authored English-language conference reports of the 2014 and 2015 Boao Forum for Asia, a prime minister-CEO-level global conference on economic, political, and cultural trends across Asia• Partner on projects with Senior Advisor (China), Deloitte

• Co-founded and managed the U-M-Beijing Institute of Collaborative Innovation (BICI) Collaboratory, an international technology commercialization program between U-M and an offshoot of Peking University's (PKU) Department of Engineering, housed in U-M's Department of Mechanical Engineering• Identified, sponsored, and brought to market research from Michigan Engineering and Michigan Medicine, in close collaboration with U-M's Innovation Partnerships (Tech Transfer) group• Coordinated development of and authored UM-PKU-BICI Masters' degree program agreement that included study abroad and international capstone projects

• Managed the Defense Manufacturing Assistance Program, a technical assistance program for manufacturers affected by draw-downs in defense spending, sponsored by the Department of Defense, Office of Economic Adjustment• Coordinated with government agencies on marketing and represented program in Washington D.C.• Created and managed company capacity-building projects involving external vendors and U-M students

• Drove strategic planning and development of educational nonprofit with mission of closing the achievement gap• Built capacity, partnerships, and brand, and grew grants (public and foundation), individual and corporate gifts, and events

• Co-founded Emerging Markets Sourcing (EMS) group, an internal consulting and shared services center that facilitated parts imports from suppliers in China and other emerging markets• Led cross-functional team (Purchasing, Engineering, Quality, Logistics, and Finance) to analyze EMS suppliers and country-specific risks• Chaired sourcing meetings of global cross-functional vice presidents and ensured with commodity-specific Purchasing directors that EMS suppliers were effectively and safely integrated into evolving global supply strategies

• Taught international, comparative, and American politics at U-M-Dearborn, Eastern Michigan University, and Oakland University, while presenting conference papers and publishing on Chinese contract law and political economy