Olivia Thuy-Dung LAI

1. Successfully closed 03 contracts with EU OEM customers 2. Hands-on experience in exploring international markets, approaching customer, RFI, RFQ, negotiating contract terms and quotation, and closing process for 4 key products and services

1. Successfully closed 04 contracts with 2 OEMs (one European, one Asian based) within 2 years from scratch, as a start-up in the competitive pool of automotive suppliers. 2. Hands-on experience in approaching customer from cold call, RFI, RFQ, negotiating contract terms and quotation, closing process 2. Supporting fund-raising and product marketing campaigns for start up 3. Supporting market analysis for product development and go-to-market strategy

Executive assistant to Director - cum - Junior Program Management Officer for ADAS/AD program dedicated to Vingroup

- IETLS Instructor for highschool students - Scholarship hunting mentor with successful mentees applying to top-tier Australian and British University - Teach secondary students whose major is English and are preparing for gifted highschool entrance exam

- Coordinate and support the management of AVSE Global’s Provincial Consulting Projects in Vietnam - Work in a team with Bac Lieu’s local authority and deliver a thorough provincial socio-economic development strategy to 2030, with a vision to 2050, actively contribute to 2 sub-teams Economics and Society with regard to Environment and Sustainability aspects - Work in a team with Yen Bai’s local authority, Thai and H’mong ethnic groups to seek socio-economic models in the "Mutual Development Program” - Participate in “Central Part – reconstruction after natural disasters” consulting project - Participate in field-trips, survey conduction and report drafting - Design outreaching materials

- Translation from Vietnamese to English and vice versa - Support Private Sector Expert in administrative and operational activities - Identify and engage a list of more than 300 companies operating business in Vietnam (both Stated-owned and Private Sectors) in the Climate Business Index - Arrange and participate in relevant meetings with UNDP partners, and selective targeted business contacts - Create, manage and support promotional materials (project website, leaflets, video materials, and webinars) in coordination with UN Communication team and a Design Company - Review companies’ submissions to Climate Business Index, conduct assessments, and produce brief report and related media releases - Support the Private Sector Experts to produce academic guidance and education/training materials for companies - Work with the Climate Change Private Sector Experts to ensure activities are well coordinated with other country office actions and teams, including the work of the Accelerator Lab initiative

- Participate in Provincial Competitiveness Index 2018 Program under the supervision of USAID and VCCI's Legal Department - Contact businesscommunity in Vietnam to collect data and response to feedbacks from FDI and DDI enterprises - Assist Foreign Delegates with translation and further documents requirements in Vietnam Business Forum 2018

Research at Enterprise Development Foundation of VCCI and deliver personal report on policy implications of the Provincial Competitiveness Index 2017

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