Professional

Management Analyst, then Director of Operations & Compliance · Denton, TX

• Held full-cycle HR, compliance, facility, and operating authority for a $6M office and paper-plate conversion plant spanning five departments, 30 employees, and two production lines; directed capacity alignment, Kaizen and 6S initiatives, and ERP/EDI data accuracy.
• Designed and enforced company policies, order-to-fulfilment workflows, safety and supervisor protocols, SOPs, preventive-maintenance and lockout/tagout procedures, and production reporting and crisis-handling systems.
• Acquired and developed one large retail account through tradeshow cold outreach, contributing to a 15% revenue increase during the tenure.
• Supported cross-department teams through a $4M factory setup and audit phase, aligning compliance, equipment, HR, and operational documentation for a smooth launch.
• Led internal investigations into alleged vendor and contractor misconduct, resulting in termination and legal escalation involving two senior employees; implemented cross-check controls reducing an estimated $500K exposure.

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Strategic Analyst Intern, Department of Strategic Planning · Ningbo

• Authored a 17-page comparative report on novel polymer materials and international regulation; its section on Japan's bottom-up plastic regulation was incorporated into the institute's annual report.
• Processed 3,000+ policy and market data entries in Excel, built a market-data pivot table for Ningbo's new-materials sector, and produced Power BI visualisations supporting two market-research presentations.
• Organised a conference with ten CAS researchers and Ningbo industry entrepreneurs, drafted interview protocols, and conducted follow-up interviews that refined a materials-application product project.

Research Intern · Remote

• Used SQL and public datasets to analyse semiconductor IC manufacturing at market and company level, visualised growth trends in Tableau, and authored a weekly five-page industry report.
• Assessed policy and supply-demand drivers behind semiconductor shortages, mapped the global IC raw-material supply chain, and produced two six-page reports and two presentation decks.
• Screened niche-sector startups by financing round, lead investor, and business profile, producing four detailed target briefs.

Project Assistant · Irving, TX

• Supported Dallas-area market entry and factory and office site selection through competitive research in the North American food-grade paper-products industry; the subsidiary later reached $700K in 2023 sales, 8% of group revenue.
• Defined profiles and salary bands for seven roles, built LinkedIn and Indeed talent pools, and recruited a Regional General Manager, avoiding approximately $24,000 in headhunter fees.