Mark Thomsen Email & Phone Number

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Co-Founder and ongoing Co-Chair of Hong Kong's annual Pride Run, first held on December 1st, 2019. The not-for-profit run had 450 participants, representing 27 countries and raised over HKD $140K (USD $18K) to donate to local and regional charities. We were also able to support heavily discounted registrations for 40 domestic workers and to donate entries to 15 members of Hong Kong’s LGBT+ refugee community. The event attracted an equal number of male and female participants ranging in ages… Show more Co-Founder and ongoing Co-Chair of Hong Kong's annual Pride Run, first held on December 1st, 2019. The not-for-profit run had 450 participants, representing 27 countries and raised over HKD $140K (USD $18K) to donate to local and regional charities. We were also able to support heavily discounted registrations for 40 domestic workers and to donate entries to 15 members of Hong Kong’s LGBT+ refugee community. The event attracted an equal number of male and female participants ranging in ages from 13 to 72. Show less

Hong Kong

Project manager for special projects. 1) Compliance, Military End Use and Entities list bans. 2) Manufacturing move from China to Malaysia. 3) Flex Building Group. Bringing Flex's global manufacturing footprint, expertise and efficiencies to sourcing and to sketch to scale and white label solutions for the residential and commercial construction markets.

Ladakh, Himalayas, Hindu Kush, Pamirs, Tibet, Lapland, Baltics, Se Asia, Nepal

2 ½ years by bicycle and on foot, cycling and trekking through some of the world's most remote and high-altitude regions. Rode 16,000 km (10,000 miles) through 18 countries. Trekked 3 months. Highest point 6153 meters (20,187 feet), 5 months above 3000 meters (~10,000 feet), 1 month above the Arctic Circle, much of it in a tent.

Hong Kong

• Collaborated with OEM / JDM / ODM suppliers Foxconn, Samsung, Flex, and Mitac.• Led project to open first Sun Worldwide Operations office in China.• Supervised a team of 14 Supplier Program Managers in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou.• Administered factory audit process in Asia as a key component of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program. • Relationship and product owner for keyboards, power cords and cables, mice, smart cards, Network Interface Cards (NIC)… Show more • Collaborated with OEM / JDM / ODM suppliers Foxconn, Samsung, Flex, and Mitac.• Led project to open first Sun Worldwide Operations office in China.• Supervised a team of 14 Supplier Program Managers in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou.• Administered factory audit process in Asia as a key component of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program. • Relationship and product owner for keyboards, power cords and cables, mice, smart cards, Network Interface Cards (NIC), Integrated Monitor and Thin-Client computers.• Resolved material escalations, reporting processes and procedures to reduce cost and availability issues. • Managed tooling and materials for Foxconn factory transfer from Shenzhen to Nanning, China in 2013. Key focus on tooling tracking, buffer stock, accuracy of factory reporting and excess and obsolete materials. Transferred 300 shippable part numbers (1600 piece-parts/tools) with no downtime to Oracle. • Handled material minimization and reporting from suppliers for End of Life (EOL) events, product obsolescence and and engineering change orders. Show less

Bay Area, California And Hong Kong

(Sun was purchased by Oracle in 2010)Senior Manager, Supply Management. - (Same as, and included in, above Oracle description)Supplier Program Manager 1995-2005 • Managed supplier sourcing decisions for desktop and thin-client hardware programs with global manufacturers. Led cost negotiations and ongoing cost reduction processes. Drove contract negotiations and owned the supplier business relationships. Supported all phases of product life cycles. Owned product claims… Show more (Sun was purchased by Oracle in 2010)Senior Manager, Supply Management. - (Same as, and included in, above Oracle description)Supplier Program Manager 1995-2005 • Managed supplier sourcing decisions for desktop and thin-client hardware programs with global manufacturers. Led cost negotiations and ongoing cost reduction processes. Drove contract negotiations and owned the supplier business relationships. Supported all phases of product life cycles. Owned product claims, revaluations, monthly pricing, quarterly cost reporting and ongoing value engineering efforts.Project Coordinator. 1995-2000• Managed engineering change order process for desktop computer lines. Created part numbers, bills of material and approved vendor listings. Purchased materials for prototype builds. Show less

Ba, Slavic Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics, General

Executive Certificate In Corporate Social Responsibility, 2014, Corporate Social Responsibility

Activities and Societies: (HKUSpace)