Dan Tan

Business Development Associate at HighPoint Associates
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El Segundo, California, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Business Development Associate
      • Jul 2023 - Present
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Team Lead - Engineering Clinic Program
      • Sep 2022 - Jul 2023

      Engineering student team hired by Casa Herrera Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of custom machinery for flatbread and chip production. Project goal is to reduce downtime on one of the company's primary products, the masa (dough) sheeter head, through mechanical and manufacturing engineering solutions. Engineering student team hired by Casa Herrera Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of custom machinery for flatbread and chip production. Project goal is to reduce downtime on one of the company's primary products, the masa (dough) sheeter head, through mechanical and manufacturing engineering solutions.

    • Riggs Fellowship in Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Management
      • May 2022 - Jul 2022

      Applying principles in manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, quality engineering, engineering management and design to transform two manufacturing facilities (contract packaging and aerospace MRO) with lean principles. Worked closely with key company stakeholders within a team of 6 engineering students/engineers to implement improvements resulting in annual revenue gain of more than $450,000 across both companies. Applying principles in manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, quality engineering, engineering management and design to transform two manufacturing facilities (contract packaging and aerospace MRO) with lean principles. Worked closely with key company stakeholders within a team of 6 engineering students/engineers to implement improvements resulting in annual revenue gain of more than $450,000 across both companies.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research Assistant - Experimental Physics
      • May 2021 - Dec 2021

      Research assistant with the Pomona College Department of Physics Tanenbaum Laboratory, conducting studies on novel solar power technologies. Research scope included fabricating and characterizing Perovskite solar cells, as well as conducting degradation studies and measurement optimization. Research assistant with the Pomona College Department of Physics Tanenbaum Laboratory, conducting studies on novel solar power technologies. Research scope included fabricating and characterizing Perovskite solar cells, as well as conducting degradation studies and measurement optimization.

    • Research Assistant - Sociology
      • May 2020 - Aug 2020

      Research Assistant; using qualitative research methods to investigate narrative change of the COVID-19 Pandemic within American mainstream media. Research Assistant; using qualitative research methods to investigate narrative change of the COVID-19 Pandemic within American mainstream media.

    • Armed Forces
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Platoon Commander
      • Feb 2018 - Apr 2019

      Commissioned Officer (Full Lieutenant) of the Singapore Armed Forces; Commanded an armour infantry mortar platoon of 31 soldiers, inclusive of 8 specialist commanders. Responsible for peacetime training and welfare management, creating and scheduling on-base and outfield operations, as well as resolving interpersonal conflict. Platoon awarded highest Readiness Condition (REDCON) grade during overseas evaluation exercise. Commissioned Officer (Full Lieutenant) of the Singapore Armed Forces; Commanded an armour infantry mortar platoon of 31 soldiers, inclusive of 8 specialist commanders. Responsible for peacetime training and welfare management, creating and scheduling on-base and outfield operations, as well as resolving interpersonal conflict. Platoon awarded highest Readiness Condition (REDCON) grade during overseas evaluation exercise.

Education

  • Pomona College
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, Sociology and Engineering Physics
    2019 - 2023
  • Yale-NUS College
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, Study Abroad Program - Sociology and Physics
    2020 - 2020
  • St. Joseph’s Institution International
    International Baccalaureate, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics
    2015 - 2016

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