Taking time off of paid work to perfect my English and establish and support my family in the United States: managing relocation, schools, home and community involvement.

◆Project management・Established and oversaw teams (Procurement, Production, R&D and Service); coordinated with manufacturing contractors in Tokyo, Nagano, Taiwan and China to launch new products.・Followed up weekly with team members to check project progress and proactively helped troubleshoot issues. ◆Reviewed contract companies’ performance・Drove tri-annual business review meetings, evaluated contracting companies’ performance, determined production goals for each company.・Successfully partnered with Procurement, Production, R&D and Service at three manufacturing companies to motivate and improve processes and performance. ◆Contract negotiation and conclusion・Negotiated multiple types of contracts (e.g., NDA, PA, MDA) with four manufacturing companies by collaborating with Legal Department, with great discretion and care regarding information security.・Unprecedented achievement at Sony on a contract with manufacturing company to ensure VAIO software protection.◆Coordination of multi-location meetings, exhibitions and tours・Created onsite technical exhibitions for 1,000 VAIO employees at HQ, arranged tours to manufacturing companies for inspiration and generation of practical ideas.・Established relationships with contracted companies and obtained useful industrial information regarding investment and technical developments through tours in Taiwan, Shanghai, and Yen-tai.◆Cost examination and negotiation・Eliminated cost increases by collaborating with Procurement and R&D to audit quotes from manufacturers.・Saved between $300K and $500K annually by negotiating HR and regulation costs for contracted companies on several VAIO projects.

◆Japanese coordinator・Selected and placed ads for the competition with appropriate Japanese magazines. ・Managed communications with Japanese judge and participants.◆Event organizer・Arranged accommodations, transportation and practice facilities for participants. ・Recruited and trained English and Japanese speaking students to staff the event.