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Orange, Ca

MS International Inc. is the largest premium surfacing distributor in North America, with products spanning natural stone, quartz, engineered surfaces, mosaics, wall tiles, hardscape, porcelain, ceramic, LVT, laminate, wood, and other specialty surfaces. MSI is in the top 20 largest importer of any goods in America by volume and has driven positive company sales growth each year since its inception in 1975 through innovation, on trend designs, and competitive pricing in the right product categories.➤ Responsible for the P&L of three of the fasting growing flooring categories in the market; luxury vinyl tile (LVT), laminate, and wood.➤ Led and strategically developed a newly created category from the ground up to the top distributor in the United States within three years.➤ Implemented a multi-sourcing strategy across six countries to mitigate the risk of supply chain disruption.

Calabasas, California

Essay Writing (Professor JoAnne Young) Spring 2010 Helped international students improve their English critical writing skills. Monitored strengths and weaknesses in the program itself to develop improved teaching methods that more accurately addressed students' needs and concerns.

Chinese 111 (Professor Kamling Wong) Fall 2011 Created lesson plans and taught class on a weekly basis to over 15 students. Held office hours to personally engage fellow students on a one-on-one basis to address their unique needs and level of ability.

2010 Taught a class of over 20 students, utilizing pneumonic devices, oral exercises, and extra-curricular activities in an effort to further their understanding of the English language. Created lesson plans aimed at improving student's pronunciation and listening compression skills.

Shenzhen, China

The largest juvenile products supplier to the US specialty market with over 20,000 customers. Worked on special projects under directive of the General Manager. Learned, executed, cataloged, analyzed, and reported on product safety and quality testing for both developing and existing products. Utilized industry standards and regulations as well as item specific criteria to help diagnose a factory's ability to manufacture safe, functional, and high quality children's items. Traveled to factories in multiple regions of China to help oversee production, accelerate project timelines, identify quality and supply issues, and drive organizational initiatives. Tasked with ingratiating myself with local Chinese employees to be able to accurately assess morale, attitude, and compliance with corporate policies in the largest satellite office. Ultimately made reports to the executive HQ team on internal organizational issues, allowing them to better optimize company assets and diffuse potential issue before they began. Authored and utilized project management tools (in Excel) to help meet developmental, production, and shipping deadlines. Analyzed and maintained an employee action database to drive accountability throughout the product development team and further their sense of ownership, responsibility, and sense of accomplishment.

Asian Studies, China Language And Culture

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