Dr. Liz Li

Vice President @ Golden Gate College

About

Passion and Expertise in Software, Education and AI

Country

United States

City

Palo Alto

Industry

Higher Education

Skill

Software Engineering, Mentoring, Embedded Systems, Product Management, Leadership, Embedded Software, Software Development, Software Design, Sales, Programming, Mobile Devices, Distributed Systems, Android, Program Management, C++, Mobile Applications, Algorithms, C, Software Project Management, Architecture

Experience

Vice President

Golden Gate College

2019 - Present · 7 yrs

San Jose, CA

President

Sofia University

2014 - 2018 · 4 yrs

Palo Alto, CA

Averted impending bankruptcy and restored financial stability through disciplined budgeting and revenue diversification. Migrated the education management/SIS to a cloud-based SaaS platform, improving reliability and reducing costs by more than 30%. Expanded academic offerings by launching Management and Computer Science programs, and broadening revenue streams.

Chief Academic Officer, Dean of Faculty, WASC Accreditation Liaison Officer

University in San Jose

2009 - 2013 · 4 yrs

San Jose, CA

Led a previously non-accredited university to Initial Accreditation with the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) in record time. Led the design and implementation of an education management system that integrates WSCUC accreditation standards for student learning outcomes, assessment, and continuous improvement.

Director of Engineering at Mobile Device Division & Principal Software Architect & then

Motorola Mobility (a Lenovo Company)

2005 - 2008 · 3 yrs

Sunnyvale, CA

Led a distributed engineering team spanning several international cities to develop and launch SCREEN3, a mobile app used in many countries; achieved one of the fastest time-to-market schedules in our sector.

Professional Researcher, Sr. Manager of Software, Division Chief Software Architect

Sony

1996 - 2004 · 8 yrs

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium & San Jose, USA

Led a team in charge of building home entertainment networking system, mobile payment system, and security platform. Obtained three US Patents during this time. Won the innovation award for the proposal of a Public Key Infrastructure System. Core Development Team for the Sony’s mobile platform Aperios that was used in the AI robot Aibo and other core products. Led the Mobile Java Virtual Machine development used in small appliance products in Sony’s worldwide products.