Executive leadership for an incubator/venture studio in Taipei building new global ecommerce platforms. We seek out the best entrepreneurial talent in greater Asia and empower them to build the next generation of high-growth unicorns. Our core belief is: the future of ecommerce will be more social, customized, gamified, and media-rich. From Taiwan, we take advantage of ecommerce innovations in Asia and apply them in creating new products aimed at global markets.

Involved with a number of early-stage startups ranging from fashion try-on services, to smart lockers, to affordable housing created with converted vans (#vanlife).Highlights include: Closing 50+ small business contracts within three months, building web platforms with 10k+ pre-product conversions, designing prototype smart locks with solenoids and custom hardware, and raising a round of angel/seed funding. Led financial planning and analysis, created product roadmaps, recruited specialized team members, and managed investor and partner relationships.Also researched, converted, and deployed a small fleet of vehicles to serve as long-term, alternative housing for tenants in California.

Helped a Silicon Valley-based, Series B company launch an ecommerce chatbot app into the Chinese market. Installed logistics and operational best practices across three offices and created a legal, compliant framework for managing an international network of contractors.

Founder of high-growth ecommerce technology company selling US retail goods to the Chinese consumer market. Our core product enabled Chinese millennials to discover and buy trending overseas products from a social media feed of global influencers.As COO, led cross-border product, operations, and engineering teams based in San Francisco, Beijing, and Shanghai. Recruited and managed over 10k models and influencers with 200M+ followers collectively. Managed P&L, financial models, and growth strategy. Created and managed partnerships including Elle China, Vogue, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and Alibaba.

Employee #3 and first Operations/Product hire for a high-growth startup. Led a variety of cross-functional business and operations teams. Created and implemented recruiting, on-boarding, and management programs for thousands of driver partners. Set service standards and led product management of driver-side mobile apps for real-time fulfillment operations. Created wage and non-wage levers to scale contractor pool as needed, minimizing costs and increasing retention. As a team, we achieved sustained 35% MoM growth, profitability in key markets, and fulfilled thousands of orders daily.

Public policy researcher and analyst. Conducted research on changing labor patterns in the post-financial crisis recession, globalizing markets, and the role of NGO's.

Financial modeling and investment due diligence of emerging retail, ecommerce, and social media companies.