Zhe Chen Email & Phone Number

Shanghai City, China

- Work with IM (Industry Marketing) partner to understand market trend and unmet needs, assess and identify both short term and long term business opportunities that can help the topline growth in Display/Film segment. Build product roadmap, develop technology roadmap and translate those into well-defined technology building blocks or competencies to be developed by T&I (Technology and Innovation) function.- Technology scouting, validation and proof of concept by leveraging both internal… Show more - Work with IM (Industry Marketing) partner to understand market trend and unmet needs, assess and identify both short term and long term business opportunities that can help the topline growth in Display/Film segment. Build product roadmap, develop technology roadmap and translate those into well-defined technology building blocks or competencies to be developed by T&I (Technology and Innovation) function.- Technology scouting, validation and proof of concept by leveraging both internal resources and external collaboration with industry partners/Universities/Institutes.- Project management: initiate and follow through the execution of T&I projects. Drive a vigorous stage/gate process to maintain the data quality of overall project deck for Display/Film segment. Show less

- Project management of SF&S Technology platform/NPI (New Product Introduction)/RTS (Ready-to-service) in Asia Pacific region. Prioritize resources and activities to grow focus segments and sustain core product market position.- Work with product marketing and commercial teams to identify new opportunities/technologies and create pipeline of new technology projects.- People management of SF&S Pacific technology team with 15 people including product developers and technicians. Build and… Show more - Project management of SF&S Technology platform/NPI (New Product Introduction)/RTS (Ready-to-service) in Asia Pacific region. Prioritize resources and activities to grow focus segments and sustain core product market position.- Work with product marketing and commercial teams to identify new opportunities/technologies and create pipeline of new technology projects.- People management of SF&S Pacific technology team with 15 people including product developers and technicians. Build and grow the team to support and sustain the SF&S business growth in the Pacific region through recruiting, development of key talents, and led the team to achieve business goals and individual career objectives.- EHS responsibility and management of three SF&S labs (Optical Film extrusion lab in class 1000 clean room, Optical testing lab and Organic Coating lab) - Facilitate communications with Global SF&S Technology, Product Marketing, commercial and GE CTC (China Technology Center) leadership team to accelerate the delivery of Platform/NPI programs. Show less

- Lead DFSS projects for NPI(new product introduction)/platforms of PC film in display/Electronics/Graphic applications.- Manage a film lab with class 1000 clean room and a pilot film extrusion line. Ensure local team’s EHS and compliance objectives are achieved.

Leading design/development of optical grade PC films for various LCD back-light module and touch panel applications. Application examples: prismatic, micro-lens and lenticular films used in light management for LCD TVs.

Shanghai City, China

- Lead global NPIs of design/development of optical grade PC films by plastic extrusion process applied in LCD display industry. Application examples: prismatic, micro-lens and lenticular films used as light management components of LCD TV.- Technology support of two new film extrusion lines' commissioning for optical quality film extrusion. NPI (new product introduction) scale-up and product translation to manufacturing sites globally.

Postdoc, Polymer Technology

Phd, Polymer Materials Engineering And Science