Experience

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  Sony Innovation Fund

  • Venture Capital Investor

    • Aug 2021 - Dec 2023

    Sony Innovation Fund is the venture capital arm of Sony Corporation and is dedicated to investing in and engaging with promising early-stage companies.

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  Samsung Electronics America

  • Corporate Strategy Director

    • Feb 2021 - Aug 2021

    Identifying and driving new growth opportunities for North America

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  VU Venture Partners

  • Venture Partner

    • Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

    • Source investment opportunities using a structured approach to increasing deal flow velocity in both quantity and quality by doing weekly sprints using multiple deal flow channels• Develop investment theses around various industry verticals, reviewed pitch decks, scheduled meetings with startups and investors, and presented top investment opportunities at weekly Partners Meeting and Investment Committees• Conduct quantitative and qualitative deep due diligence including: Market sizing, team’s ability to execute, go-to-market strategy, key risks, business model, key metrics, capital efficiency, financial modeling, competitive landscape, customer and investor interviews, cap table and waterfall analysis, term sheets and investment documents

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  The Hackett Group

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Manager

    • May 2018 - Jan 2020
    • Greater New York City Area

    • Conducted profitability analysis for a $750M furniture company and identified a $5M operating income opportunity by restructuring their sales team incentives and discounting model• Evaluated value chain for a Fortune 100 food processing company identifying opportunities that will result in ~$25M savings• Performed digital transformation for a Fortune 500 company’s global IT division resulting in $22M savings• Assisted senior leadership in developing new capabilities leveraging emerging technologies to be used in future offerings for clients

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  All Best Products inc.

  • Shanghai City, China and Greater New York Area

  • Vice President

    • Sep 2014 - May 2018
    • Shanghai City, China and Greater New York Area

    Packaging machinery business with 2 facilities overseas achieving $5M per annum in revenues• Oversaw and integrated all financial and technology aspects of this US-based production and manufacturing business focused on the packaging industry, including strategic planning, go-to-market strategies, and managing growth and expansion • Responsible for client communication, finance, account management and business development, receivables and purchase orders and ensuring positive cash flow and profitability • Supervised production and shipping logistics for a 60-person factory in China, ensuring 99% on-time shipment and order fulfillment on behalf of all clients• Initiated 5S implementation / lean manufacturing for factory in China increasing efficiency by 30%

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  Samsung Electronics

  • Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea

  • Manager

    • Aug 2012 - Sep 2014
    • Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea

    • Served as a Strategic Planning Manager within the internal consulting group engaged by senior Samsung leadership to provide guidance on key strategic, business, go-to-market and risk evaluation decisions• Sourced start-ups and new technologies for investment in the mobile health industry for Samsung CTO resulting in future projects to evaluate recommendations in-depth• Analyzed data center storage market and developed go-to-market strategy for Samsung New Business division, resulting in a US $31 million investment in a mid-stage technology startup• Improved Samsung Memory’s corporate venture capital processes by recommending best practices gleaned from other Fortune 500 companies; created score cards help to assess attractive investment and partnership opportunities• Directed improvement to Samsung Memory’s University collaboration program for US and UK universities, resulting a plan to increase future collaborations with these institutions by 50%• Provided insights into India’s future in 4G mobile to senior executives in Samsung Application Processor business unit by assessing customer preferences, distribution channels and market-size potential• Analyzed the mobile health market for Samsung CTO, sized market opportunities and identified new technologies and start-ups for investment, resulting in future projects designed to explore in-depth technologies

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  Pfizer

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Summer Finance Associate

    • 2011 - 2011
    • Greater New York City Area

    • Developed strategic account management models for this widely-respected global pharmaceutical giant• Identified and analyzed key customer accounts, which resulted in increasing revenue opportunities by US $2 million and improving inventory efficiency, while reducing the associated risk profile by US $5 million• Collaborated with senior management and subject-matter experts (SMEs) to develop best practices for handling high-profile accounts

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  World Wildlife Fund

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Consultant

    • 2011 - 2011
    • Greater New York City Area

    • Researched and sized sugar, cotton and whitefish commodity markets• Identified capital structure and sources of financing of key players in each market• Helped this non-profit environmental organization to transform these markets, protect the ecosystem and promote sustainability worldwide

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  Accenture

  • Consultant

    • 2007 - 2010

    • Secured initial funding of $250,000 for project add-on through relationships with key Accenture global client• Led client team of 40 and internal team of 15 consultants and analysts to resolve technical and process issues; exceeded client expectations by completing deliverable ahead of deadline• Conducted workshops for the finance division of a government agency to gather business requirements • Led cross-team initiatives by collaborating with finance, sales and distribution and procurement teams to develop comprehensive and integrated solution for client’s ad-hoc processes • Selected to lead team of four at a large government agency project which was behind schedule; project subsequently completed successfully within proposed deadline and re-establishing Accenture’s credibility

  • Analyst

    • 2005 - 2007

    • Created an estimation model for SAP implementation designed to calculate probable project-billing costs• Developed proactive business strategy in conjunction with senior management to identify the best implementation solution. This proposal led to winning a contract with a large multi-national fragrance and cosmetics firm