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Brisbane, California, Us

CareDx offers products, testing services, and digital healthcare solutions along the pre- and post-transplant patient journey, and is the leading provider of genomics-based information for transplant patients.Recruited to manage CareDx's direct and indirect spend and strategic supplier relationships by ensuring the uninterrupted flow of materials and finished goods across the products and services businesses and constantly evaluating new sourcing and procurement innovations.Lead global supplier selection process and negotiate contracts, supply & pricing agreements to foster effective partnership with CareDx's suppliers and service providers.Define and implement sourcing and procurement strategies across spend categories based on size, complexity, and competitive environment. Develop CareDx procurement processes (RFQ/RFP) based on strategic priorities.Implement and lead quarterly business reviews (QBR) with key suppliers for strategic alignment and continuous improvements.

San Diego, California, Us

Rakuten Medical is a privately funded clinical stage biotechnology company with offices in the United States, Japan, Germany, and Taiwan. The company has been developing new anti-cancer therapies based on a photo-immunotherapy platform, with the long-term objective to commercialize a number of therapies that will generate robust and long-lasting anti-cancer immunological responses.Hired to lead all aspects of procurement operations supporting all corporate functions, including direct and indirect purchasing.Built the procurement team from ground up. Within the first year on the job, systematically decreased the PR-to-PO turn-around time by 67% and developed a sustainable and scalable process to accommodate 5 times as many PO’s issued per month.Spearheaded the design, user testing, and implementation of ReQlogic as the procurement system of record. Developed and delivered training and post-launch support to all 90 end users.Owner of the corporate-wide procurement policy. Trained all employees to ensure compliance to the policy.

Counsyl provides genetic screens and diagnostic tests that deliver actionable information, empowering patients and their families to make critical and timely healthcare decisions, whether they’re thinking about starting a family or evaluating risk for cancer. Counsyl was acquired by Myriad Genetics in July 2018.Appointed to lead all aspects of materials planning, procurement, supply chain management, warehouse operations, logistics, and fulfillment.Managed relationships with internal stakeholders and vendors to achieve supply continuity while meeting the optimal inventory levels and minimizing costs, in order to supply Counsyl's reagent manufacturing and diagnostic lab.Accountable for managing, coaching, and developing a team of high-performing procurement and warehouse professionals who excel at supporting Counsyl's growth.Ensured the turn-around time and service level were met and exceeded for all purchase requests across Counsyl. Devised strategies to reduce the lead time for the procurement team to better service the business.

Boston, Ma, Us

Developed the corporate-wide sourcing strategy and roadmap to mitigate risks and optimize robustness of Intarcia's product supply chain.Implemented a sourcing strategy that encompassed a bidding/RFQ process to identify potential vendors to optimally support Intarcia's growth. Collaborated with Tech Ops, Quality, Customer Experience/Marketing, and Finance to generate procedures for supplier evaluation and qualification.Negotiated with vendors on various contracts supporting multiple functions across Intarcia, including capital equipment purchase agreements, supply agreements, master service agreements, pricing agreements, etc.

Led and strengthened the commercial & clinical supply chain and distribution network supporting annual corp revenue of $114M. Focal point responsible for day-to-day management of inventory planning to further corporate efforts of building a global supply chain and expanding access of pharmaceutical solutions in the United States and ex-US markets.Partnered closely with Commercial, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, and third-party partners to ensure patient access by leading global shipping and logistics, while ensuring efficient commercial chain of custody. Responsibilities spanned the supply chain end-to-end: from upstream supplier management to downstream drug product distribution to partner sites. Provided CXO-level executives with timely, reliable, and structured reports regarding inventories, vendor performance, and risk management. Drove executive decisions on commercial production plans. Managed inventories against both forecast and historical demand data. Responsible for data input and inventory accuracy in the initial set-up, roll-out, and ongoing maintenance of the corporate ERP system.Liaisoned with third-party vendors to implement production plan and manage inventories and delivery dates. Assisted in the negotiation of contracts and agreements, including development of performance indicators and compliance requirements.Hyperion Therapeutics was acquired by Horizon Pharma in May 2015.

Basel, Baselstadt, Ch

Responsible for $140M of annual materials spend. Directed Novartis’ global supply chain operations for the products and solutions responsible for genotyping and detection of infectious diseases to ensure safety of blood supplies given to patients worldwide.Managed relationships with decision makers of contract-partner manufacturing firms and suppliers. Accountable for directing all aspects of partner relations. Served as primary focal point efficiently resolving issues between contract manufacturers/suppliers and Novartis.Led the global Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process to enable Novartis executives to make balanced decisions on sales forecasting and supply chain planning, in order to optimize inventory levels and meet superb customer service, business continuity, and cost objectives.

Melville, New York, Us

Dale Carnegie Training comprises a proprietary process that uses team dynamics and intra-group activities to strengthen interpersonal relations, manage stress, and handle fast-changing workplace conditions. Other subjects include communication, creative problem-solving, and focused leadership. I coached 3 business professionals on the following: * Developing greater self confidence* Enhancing public speaking and communication skills * Setting vision and goals* Selling & influencingCoached for the 8-week "Sales Advantage" courseVoted as the "Most Outstanding Coach" from the 12-week "Effective Communications & Human Relations" course for guiding class members to achieve desired results

San Jose, Ca, Us

Responsible for all aspects of the business operations of the software development organization in Cisco Services.Drove business transformation by influencing and leading key business owners, stakeholders, and executives with operational metrics.Managed and balanced the services portfolio by setting the organizational success factors and metrics--investment vs. value of service programs, ROI, adoption/penetration rates, etc.Developed, streamlined, and implemented new business processes & tools to manage and measurably improve the software quality and user experience for Cisco's Enterprise and Service Provider customers.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Responsible for launching new products for multiple business units in Cisco's Emerging Technologies Group, including TelePresence, Physical Security, Converged Building Energy Mediators, Digital Media Solutions, appliance/server products, etc. by partnering with Cisco’s R&D, marketing, and suppliers/manufacturing partners. Responsibilities include product cost & profitability management, reduction of supply continuity risks, and ensuring on-time product launches.Completed Cisco's acquisition integration of Richards-Zeta (www.richards-zeta.com/) and enabled Cisco to go to market with Richards-Zeta’s products in 3 months.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Managed and developed the global account, executive-level relationships between Cisco and its contract manufacturing partners. Responsibilities ranged from partner performance evaluation, scorecard analysis, metrics and trends reporting, initiatives portfolio management, cross-partner collaborations, global supply chain/manufacturing footprint assessment, negotiations, EMS industry benchmarking analysis, etc.Recognized by Cisco Achievement Program (CAP) for successfully completing the product transfer of the Cisco IP phones from a contract manufacturing partner, including all inventory E&O disposition, equipment transfers, and product warranty support negotiations.Pioneered and led the collaboration between Cisco and two contract manufacturing partners on two collaboration projects: In 6 months, reduced the inventory liability exposure by $2M by shortening the power supply lead time; created a vendor-management inventory (VMI) process and saved Cisco $3.7M. The VMI process became the foundation of Cisco's Global Hub initiative.

Round Rock, Texas, Us

Improved flexibility of Dell’s Desktop PC supply chain by building an optimization model and implementing strategies to reduce manufacturing and logistics costs by 50%.Conducted business in English and Mandarin Chinese in a 2-month deployment to Foxconn’s Shenzhen facility.

Us

Recommended market-entry strategies for PanGo by evaluating market attractiveness and opportunities in manufacturing, conducting and analyzing the results from interviews with 30 manufacturing firms.

Evaluated the organizational structure and healthiness of a 40-person software start-up headquartered in Amman, Jordan.Developed pre-IPO growth strategies for the start-up through interviews with UAE key investment bankers and lawyers on market entry requirements of Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX, http://www.nasdaqdubai.com/).

Santa Clara, California, Us

Won Intel Divisional Recognition Award (highest award an Intel employee could receive within a division) by delivering eAcceptance to automate Intel's equipment acceptance process, transform the process from paper to electronic, and reduce Intel’s aged payables from $90 million to $15 million.Managed and led cross-functional team projects to create and implement new information systems and data-analysis capabilities for Intel's fabrication and lithography equipment acquisition organization.Delivered ASPECT (Analytical System for Performance & Equipment Configuration Tracking) as an e-Business application to systematically track equipment configuration, performance, upgrade projects, and upgrade proliferation plans. Guided a cross-functional team through a successful pilot and saved 120 engineers 1.5 hours/week each and improved data analysis capability.

Santa Clara, California, Us

Used knowledge in database design to create information systems to support decisions and planning for Intel's fabrication and lithography equipment acquisition organization.Educated 35 Capacity Operational Datastore (CODa) Super Users from 18 Intel equipment capacity-planning organizations on CODa as the "one-stop shop" of all data related to capacity planning at Intel. Increased user base by 300% (1,030 users).Used Microsoft Access to create Equipment Selection & Collaborations Database as Intel management's official "sources of record" to improve Intel's interaction with its suppliers by enabling faster analyses of selections/collaborations data.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Leaders For Global Operation (Lgo) Fellow

Master Of Science - Ms, Civil Engineering, Global Manufacturing & Supply Chain Operations Management Focus

Asian Leadership Program

Education record

Clean Tech

University Of California Education Abroad Program, Engineering, Japanese Language & Social Studies

Bs, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research, Minor In Asian/Japanese Studies