Chia-pei Chien

• Production Material Clear-to-Build management for iPad Display and Home Display projects. • Partner with oversea vendors on logistics process flow set-up to develop, improve, enhance logistics process. • Manage and track day-to-day supply status and collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet System requirements/schedules. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to onboard vendor training platform, benefit to both internal and external team with 75% working hour reduction for teams and build up the system for tracking the training performance. • Identify and resolve any supply issues in NPI, such as customs delay, logistics constraint, material shortage, etc.

• Key account management of tier-one customers business, including RFQ, NRE negotiation and project margin monitoring. • Projected expected sales volume and profit for existing and new products, in charge of campus networking projects contributing US $50M annually. • Project follow-up from development to end of life activity including PPV management, component LTB plans and E&O assessment. • Drove material readiness to ensure a continuous and cost-effective supply, including risk mitigation strategies for high-risk components on the BOM. • Cross-functional communication to ensure on-time project delivery and on-going production line support.

• Key account management of tier-one customers business, including RFQ/NRE negotiation and margin analysis. • Responsible for managing Dead on Arrival (DOA) cases, collaborating with the quality and logistics teams to identify defects and arrange shipments for return to customers. Prepared and managed reports for the engineering teams' further analysis. • Managed regular reports including Margin Analysis, Warranty Analysis, Financial Burden Report, etc. to monitor the profitability of projects.

• Key account management of tier-one customers business, including RFQ discussion, NRE negotiation and customer relations. • NPI and Sustaining Project Management : Portable SSD. • Responsible for product development and new products launch – including monitoring the NPI / HVM production plan with risk assessment and control, material readiness reviewing to ensure the commitment to customer. • Cross function communication (internally and externally) to ensure on-time, on-budget and goal-based project deliver - a. Three party collaboration with IC design house. b. Supporting of mechanical engineers at China and co-working with ID designer to meet client's requirement. c. Vendor feasibility review (including the production of golden sample and reviewing of the cycle time during trials). d. Management of forecast/order and follow-up on consigned key-components to achieve shipping target. • Collaborated closely with internal engineering and procurement team to identify risks/issues in NPI phase and drive mitigation plan to facilitate smooth product transitions from NPI to the sustaining phase. • Drove material readiness to ensure a continuous and cost-effective supply, including risk mitigation strategies for high-risk components on the BOM. • Project cost control – including negotiation with third party labs, PCB vendors, components suppliers, etc. • Margin control on product lines – including but not limited to collaborating closely with cross-functional team (procurement team / engineering team / manufacturing site).

• Responsible for floating solar power plant projects located at ponds in Northern Taiwan. • Government proposal writing and submission to Taoyuan Irrigation Association. • Collaboration with public agencies like Taipower Company, Fisherperson’s Association. • Pitch deck preparation for Chairman and General Manager to propose to listed companies, e.g. AU Optronics Corporation (AUO) and AcBel Polytech Inc.

• Key account management of tier-one customers business including RFQ discussion, NRE negotiation, BoM cost maintenance and customer relations. • Responsible for external HDD products. • Participation in product development projects and new products launch – including monitoring the NPI / HVM production plan with risk assessment and control, material readiness reviewing to ensure the commitment to customer. • Cros-functional communication (procurement team / engineering team / manufacturing site) to ensure on-time, on-budget and goal-based project delivery. • Provided on-site support for for fulfillment jobs with factory located in Thailand, to coordinate supply chain in China and arrange production line in Thailand.

Management in Trainee • Front-line sales experience with consultative selling skill and persuasiveness. • Secured store manager after 6-month with the company - prepared daily operation schedules and assigned tasks to the members, scheduled deliveries, and enforced company policy. • Responsible for the counter at Taipei Q-square Shopping Mall (average monthly revenue NTD 3.8 million): led a team of five members (including three full-time partners and two part-time partners) - earned perfect score on the secret shopper report. • Responsible for the counter at CTBC Financial Park (average monthly revenue NTD 1.6 million): led a team of three members (including two full-time partners and one part-time partner). Retail Coordinator, E-commerce specialist • Rotated to be the Coordinator and support E-commerce after 12 months with the company. • Communication of all retail events and key dates to all the stores and cross-functional teams. • Prioritizing deliveries and workload to be in line with department and business strategy. • Responsible for providing and analyzing reports / analysis, e.g. daily and weekly sales report, for sales team and management assessment. • Conducted VIP promotion for Napapijri which increased sales by 15%. • Collaboration with an outsourced agency to operate on-line business with Yahoo! for Timberland.

Bachelor of Arts, major in Arabic Language and Culture, minor in Economics

Kuwait University Arabic Language Institute Scholarships 2011-2012