• Lead strategy for global operations of market commodities (i.e., memory chips, solid-state drives, hard-disk drives) with an annual procurement size of roughly $4B USD, including formulating supplier sourcing strategy, investigating technology trends and examining resiliency of sub-tier suppliers• Carry out market analysis and intelligence to drive market-advantaged cost and secure continuity of supply, including building detailed models on demand and supply dynamics, triangulating macro-economic trends, and devising contingency plans for unexpected market events• Construct forward pricing forecasts for monthly presentations to General Managers and Executive Vice Presidents, beating the accuracy of industry analysts’ projections by as much as 7%• Advise on strategic inventory investment, with one of the deals realizing 20%+ return, maximizing company margins and mitigating assurance of supply risks from the oligopolistic industry nature• Serve as chief of staff to the Vice President of the organization and was responsible for offering actionable recommendations from improvement identification and steering strategic initiatives across teams

• Recruited from prior team to establish client training and education practice in Asia, supporting local demand and expanded Mastercard portfolio offering• Redesigned eLearning course structure via 3 creative mechanisms and consistent user brand experiences• Hosted training sessions for Fortune 500 clients, such as, Walmart and Watsons with 40+ participants• Identified and recruited two new teammates and was responsible for onboarding and ongoing coaching

• Developed and executed annual marketing plan with executives and key accounts, such as McDonald’s and Trip.com Group (the 4th largest online travel agencies)• Streamlined value propositions of Mastercard offerings via customized campaigns and thought leadership with prominent publications, e.g., Harvard Business Review, Economist Intelligence Unit

• Facilitated 10+ contracts in Asia and new industries, e.g., Singapore Airlines, from tailored outreach (e.g., self-built WeChat animation) and data-analytics use cases

• Implemented feasibility study on food safety regulations in Taiwan by comparing and contrasting cases of U.S., Japan, Korea and China

Agricultural Trade Office; • Organized two major events (Nation-wide United Tastes of America Asian Chef Challenge, consisting of two-stage competition and Taipei Building Show, attracting hundreds of visitors)• Surveyed nearly 100 potential corporation partners by telephone-interviewing• Analyzed and interpreted trends from data, then drafted three annual reports

• Collected and validated survey data for Apple Watch• Introduced new audio processing method improving the data collection efficiency

Public Diplomacy; • Interviewed 50 potential candidates of Youth Camp and screened over 300 applications• Developed presentation materials and activities to stimulate public interests in Makers