Patrick Chou Email & Phone Number

Houston, TX, US

US

Practice: Tech/Media/TelecomFocus areas: Engineering excellence, SW developer productivity and product management

Palo Alto, CA, US

• Guide all decisions made across design, engineering, supply chain, and marketing throughout the entire product lifecycle from Concept Planning to EOL – successfully launching 7 gaming desktops to market with $1.
• Drive long-term roadmap planning for up to the next 4 years, incorporating industry trends, customer insights, and developing strategic partnerships with Intel, AMD, Nvidia, Kingston, Cooler Master, etc.
• Lead HP’s Esports business development, facilitating over 50+ deals through relationships fostered with 150+ collegiate and high school Esports programs in NAECAD
• Advise HP executive level leaders on early round investing and M&A decisions in gaming software & service startups, acting as an Advisor to HP Tech Ventures

Palo Alto, CA, US

• Consumer Personal Systems (CPS) - Cost Strategy & Complexity Team
• Drive cost savings for HP’s next-gen products by advising global/regional business teams on cost escalations
• Collaborate with Teardown team to run competitor product tear down analyses, translating learnings to future cost savings ideas to product teams

Palo Alto, CA, US

• Burst Solutions Operations (BSO) - AMS Program Manager
• Won 47 burst/mega deals with key accounts Best Buy, Walmart, resulting in incremental volume of 4.6 million units and $1.55 billion in revenue
• Influenced roadmap decisions over 3 generations of notebook PCs by designing optimal configurations to balance performance and low cost to gain share in low-end market segment
• Transformed WW desktop supply chain process by leading initiative to reduce desktop manufacturing touchpoints and align with notebook processes

Palo Alto, CA, US

• Personal Systems Global Operations (PSGO)
• Led a cross-functional team in finding opportunities for cost savings with regards to the current Brazil RMFG E2E supply chain process
• Developed an automated process to perform year-over-year cost bridge analyses, anticipated departmental cost savings of over $34K annually
• Assisted the Director of PPS Operations with strategic decision making by conducting market share research and forecasting sales volume and price data for HP printers in developing countries
• Identified key cost areas by comparing material and supply chain costs between previous and current shipping platforms, pin-pointing the areas of focus for future cost reductionsRotations completed within PSGO:1st.

Katy, Texas, US

Designed an online scheduling tool to streamline the client booking process and recommended firm-wide implementation of the tool.Engaged in active client management by communicating with clients on a daily basis.Provided academic support in subjects including Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, Trigonometry, and.

Washington, DC, US

Promoted AAPI voter registration within the Greater Houston area. Registered staff and patients at community health centers to vote.

Los Angeles, CA, US

Instructed students using the Socratic Method to stimulate critical thinking and problem solving.Enabled students to break their habits of dependent learning by effectively building their confidence.Anticipated students' needs by customizing lesson plans to address future problems before they arise.

Austin, TX, US

Summer tennis camp instructor for youth of ages 12 to 18.

Austin, TX, US

Conducted gene cloning experiments on the iso4G gene complex to determine its function and importance within plants. Presented the findings at the Spring 2012 UT Undergraduate Research Forum.

Austin, TX, US

Tutored university students in Differential, Integrative, and Multivariable Calculus.Maintained long term relationship with students and improved their overall academic GPA by one letter grade.

Houston, TX, US

Conducted research on developing a novel peptide that may be an effective treatment of atherosclerosis. Co-authored a scientific paper under Professor Chun Li, Department of Diagnostic Experimental Imaging. Mentored under Assistant Professor Xiaofeng Le in the Department of Experimental Therapeutics and conducted research that included independent.

B.S., Biochemistry, Business Foundations

M.S., Supply Chain Management