• Advised leading semiconductor foundries in designing and optimizing commercial and operating models in both front and back end through financial modeling and competitive benchmarking of topics such as pricing strategy, terms & conditions, NPI, capacity planning and allocation, technology & service portfolio and product roadmap.• Coordinated mid- to long-range cloud optimization strategy alignment (e.g., SKU, chiplet, and SoC-level customization) with leaders from cross-functional teams and improved execution efficiency by ~20% for a ~$80B datacenter processor provider, leveraging competitive research, voice of customer, and stakeholder management• Uplifted service attach and renewal rate, and improved upsell outcomes for a ~$30B cloud infrastructure and HaaS client by assessing and prioritizing opportunities in its digital offerings, Go-To-Market strategy, and quality of service via comprehensive customer survey (N>300), primary research, and key performance indicator analysis.

• Developed framework and process for business continuity plan across asset classes, and a new footprint evaluation playbook for a ~$65B consumer electronics client to prepare for geopolitical tension and supply chain risk scenarios.• Spearheaded intellectual property development in chip shortage to uncover impact of the recent economic downturn, geopolitical tension, and CAPEX cyclicality. Results published on the company website and webinar attracted 250+ key clients and were quoted by mainstream media such as WSJ, Reuters, The Economics, and industry reports.• Led multi-year continuous improvement and achieved $130M+ EBIT savings through ideation, opportunity sizing, implementation, and monitoring of 200+ strategic initiatives, including data- and game-theory based negotiation and proactive claim management with suppliers and customers, for a $6B electronics and automotive parts client.

• Advised Japanese automotive parts client to achieve inorganics growth from ~$7B to ~$15B in revenue and “last man standing” strategy through a domestic and cross-border 5-party merger. Modeled procurement and topline synergy and identified ~$400M savings and worked alongside client COO in post-merger integration planning.• Developed intellectual property in Japan outbound M&A and published on the company website and the Harvard Business Review, through deal analysis and case studies to uncover market trends and common pitfalls.• Advised ~$7B global smartphone manufacturer in “invest or exit” decision through scenario-based modeling and industry expert interviews for business operations in Europe, North America, and South America. Developed turn-around strategy and value creation plan that contributed to later V-shape recovery across the global regions.• Revamped leading global beverage brand’s bottled water and juice branding and pricing strategy in the Chinese market through competitive benchmarking for new product launches to achieve ~2X annual sales. Supported effort to assess regional business unit strategy in Southern China for streamlined decision-making process.• Engaged in commercial due diligence of Chinese solar panel and silicon wafer manufacture including sizing domestic wafer market from scratch and mapping competitive dynamics across value chain.

• Founded a startup project “Shyppi” that offers rental service of sustainable packages and recollection logistics services for reuse and cardboard waste reduction in business operations• Successfully negotiated a deal to launch 3-month pilot with a local sustainable fashion brand to examine business models and logistics.• $250K seed funding offered from a venture capital firm and a $10K grant from Stanford University.

• Researched and developed novel Shvo-type electrocatalysts for reversible oxidation of alcohol for fuel cells with Professor Robert Waymouth.• Built connection and launched mutually beneficial academic collaboration with leading competitor, Professor Kyoko Nozaki from University of Tokyo.• Presented at 253rd ACS National Meeting at San Francisco, International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies at Honolulu 2015 and at Annual Johnson Symposium at Stanford in 2014 and 2015.

• Managed enrollment, class activity and training of junior teaching assistants• Arranged and led weekly meetings with instructor and teaching assistants to review and improve in teaching and grading• Taught lecture, discussion and laboratory sessions of 4 chemistry courses

• Modified and improved the past synthetic routes and discovered catalyst alternatives that caused a breakthrough in a collaborative research project• Presented at 96th Annual Meeting of Chemical Society of Japan

• Researched in organogel-based sensors and controlled pi-conjugated polymer• Built connections and launched academic exchange program between chemistry departments at University of Michigan and Nagoya University for undergraduates• Taught laboratory course for the Michigan Math and Science Scholars Program