Experience

Center for Technology Transfer and Enterprise Creation

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development & Licensing Intern

  • May 2023 - Present

  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States • Market Strategy: Accelerated the movement of research and technology from CMU to the market by conducting literature searches, market, and competitive landscape research to identify commercialization opportunities. Developed marketing materials and communication strategies to promote technology transfer initiatives. • Technology Evaluation: Conducted a categorized review of the patent portfolio to evaluate each technology's commercial potential. Prioritized patent cases, providing… Show more • Market Strategy: Accelerated the movement of research and technology from CMU to the market by conducting literature searches, market, and competitive landscape research to identify commercialization opportunities. Developed marketing materials and communication strategies to promote technology transfer initiatives. • Technology Evaluation: Conducted a categorized review of the patent portfolio to evaluate each technology's commercial potential. Prioritized patent cases, providing recommendations on which patents to retain based on value and potential impact. Provided actionable next steps to maximize the value of each patent in the portfolio. Show less



Techcom Securities

• Vietnam
• Investment Banking
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Finance Manager

  • Oct 2021 - Jul 2022

  Hai Bà Trưng District, Hanoi, Vietnam • Leadership: Led a Finance team of 1 senior and 2 junior analysts on a day-to-day basis and was directly in charge of creating the company annual budget and keeping the C-suite up to date on financial results. Planned and executed the training of junior analysts. • Process Improvement: Oversaw a 7-person cross-functional team on optimization project. Implemented a new daily reporting process for team members and achieved a 25% reduction in overtime by improving team… Show more • Leadership: Led a Finance team of 1 senior and 2 junior analysts on a day-to-day basis and was directly in charge of creating the company annual budget and keeping the C-suite up to date on financial results. Planned and executed the training of junior analysts. • Process Improvement: Oversaw a 7-person cross-functional team on optimization project. Implemented a new daily reporting process for team members and achieved a 25% reduction in overtime by improving team coordination. • Project Management: Initiated and supervised the development of a cost management system that calculates and keeps track of bond investment cost, reducing the time accountants previously had to spend on doing manual COGS calculation by 75%. • Teamwork: Acted as the bridge between business stakeholders and Scrum team to keep every party informed of the project development and to ensure that the project is going in the right direction and is within the proposed timeline.

• Finance Manager

  • Oct 2019 - Oct 2021

  Hai Bà Trưng District, Hanoi, Vietnam • Business Strategy: Worked with the market research department to create the company’s 5-year business plan and was subsequently charged with keeping track of annual performance in order to facilitate future strategy adjustments required to meet targets. • Communications: Prepared and Presented in-depth materials on company performance and strategic steps required to achieve annual financial objectives. Adeptly answered detailed questions necessary to achieve buy-in.

• Finance Analyst

  • Nov 2017 - Sep 2019

  Hai Bà Trưng District, Hanoi, Vietnam • Financial Analysis: Analyzed P&L data of the company and its subsidiaries to create forecasting model to compare the gap between the company current/future performance and its annual financial plan.



PwC Vietnam

• Vietnam
• Accounting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assurance Associate

  • Nov 2015 - Sep 2017

  Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam • Financial Statement Analysis: Reviewed financial statements and footnotes disclosure of clients in various industries. Performed substantive testing procedures to ensure that the financial information is correct, and that the financial statements comply with Accounting Standards. • Collaboration: Worked with the SOX Manager to assess policies and procedures and made recommendations for SOX 404 compliance for Kyocera Document Technology Vietnam Co., Ltd. • Detail Oriented:… Show more • Financial Statement Analysis: Reviewed financial statements and footnotes disclosure of clients in various industries. Performed substantive testing procedures to ensure that the financial information is correct, and that the financial statements comply with Accounting Standards. • Collaboration: Worked with the SOX Manager to assess policies and procedures and made recommendations for SOX 404 compliance for Kyocera Document Technology Vietnam Co., Ltd. • Detail Oriented: Performed an in-depth grant management review on the procurement and disbursement process of the Vietnam Administration for HIV/AIDS Control for the Global Fund to ensure that the funding for HIV/AIDS Control was appropriately used. Show less