Wilson Chen

Associate Consultant  •  Bo Le Associates

November 2017 - Present

• Seek and attract exceptional leaders with specific knowledge of different technology sectors and match them to the culture of clients' organizations
• Flexible approach to executive search and talent mapping
• Business development to earn new key accounts/partnerships
• Create customized recruitment plans and services tailor-made to suit a client’s individual set of requirements
• A professional recruitment partner who conducts thorough interviews, performs client and candidate expectation management, and facilitates offer negotiations
• Manage the transition and onboarding process of new hires

Key Achievements:
• Completed searches for several top 5 global tech enterprises, leading AI and IoT corporations, 3 of the world’s largest ODMs, Taiwan’s top 2 semiconductor companies, and global acoustic, e-commerce, and consumer electronics businesses
• Top placements included head of largest online app/music store, manufacturing director of mobile optical lens, VP of smart retail, senior technical program manager for server/datacenter, and technical architect for 5G chipsets
• Achieved 150% of target in 2019
• Recognized for speed, accuracy, and delivering to client as well as strong aptitude for client and candidate engagement, promoted in both 2018 and 2019
• Won the Bo Le 2018 internal innovation competition

Founder  •  Shoume Technologies

December 2016 - November 2017

• Collaborated with technical partner on product, business and pricing models, market analysis, investment pitches, and demos
• Participated in top startup accelerator programs AppWorks and Founder Institute
• Sales and Marketing for TESTMY.MEDIA, an AI software platform which trains a camera over a cloud network to collect viewer demographics, emotions, and data for machine learning

Project Manager  •  PCL Technologies

August 2013 - September 2016

• Established budget, scheduling, and quality objectives for various NPI projects
• Responsible for efficient planning of project resources, including project BOM cost analysis, NRE estimation, and shipping costs
• Led cross-functional teams responsible for development of 10G low-power, 16G, 25G, 28G, 32G, 40G, and 100G chip-on-board optical transceiver projects
• Performed build issue tracking, failure analysis, corrective actions, and risk assessments followed by solution implementations
• Coordinated regularly scheduled meetings and reports to align engineering and factory teams on build progress and deliverables

Key Achievements:
• Trustworthiness, productivity, and completing development efforts on-time and under-budget were key to winning a contract extension with most important customer
• In 2015, earned special client praise and internal reward for work on 32G alpha build for self and team
• Leveraged the resources of small US customer to upsell to largest Chinese customer and create new business opportunities

Procurement  •  PCL Technologies

February 2012 - August 2013

• Conducted supplier sourcing, account management, contract negotiations, and audits
• Managed purchasing activities, delivery tracking, and accounts payable data
• Led effort to streamline warehouse and material management to increase inventory turnover

Key Achievements:
• Demonstrated keen evaluation of suppliers and reduced number of international suppliers by 30% in order to save administrative costs and secure better pricing
• Drive procurement team to achieve annual savings of nearly 10% in parts and components in 2012 and 2013 through cost reduction planning
• Assisted procurement team in achieving a 5% decrease in logistics expenditures

Storopack Sing Home (SSH)  •  International Sales

October 2010 - January 2012

• Handled sales projects including design discussions, producing samples for evaluation, and delivery fulfillment
• Displayed the skills to identify sales prospects and attain superior sales results, managing tier 1 global and domestic accounts, responsible for over $2M/year in sales
• Drive the import of EPO raw materials for transport of touch panels for top-tier mobile phone maker
• Served as the liaison for Sing Home and joint venture partner Storopack with the goal of optimizing the sharing of resources and business strategies in China

ICDF Special Assistant  •  National Tsing Hua University

July 2006 - June 2009

• Marketed and promoted the international image of the university to strengthen cooperation with global institutions
• Managed the affairs of ICDF scholarship students, including orientation, academic seminars, and social functions
• Editor and English contributor for the NTHU newsletter and content producer for Office of Global Affairs website
• Responsible for admissions paperwork and database upkeep of international students

1997 - 2002

University of California, San Diego

B.A., History