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$10,000.00Max Investment:
$350,000.00Target Investment:
$25,000.00
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2023
General Partner
2023
Aruma Ventures partners with the founders to significantly increase the chance of responsible growth, and network with the right people. The partners are dedicated to ensure the successes of startups and scaleups through both professional and personal guidance.
2018
Managing Partner
2018
• Serving as a board member or as an advisor in 9 startups / scale-ups • Serving as a coach / mentor in 5 accelerators / incubators • Assessed more than 4000 startups and scale-ups • Mentored and advised 50+ startups in Europe, US and Asia • Invested in 12 startups/scaleups globally • Interviewed > 100 entrepreneurs ($0 to $800M exit) and investors to gain insights through their experiences
Director
2016 - 2018
Textkernel is an AI company with mission to match people and jobs through Machine Learning. As the director of operations, re-branded Professional Services, Support and Infrastructure teams to help increase the revenue by 80% in two years.
2014 - 2016
Adjunct Professor
2014 - 2016
Taught courses on business, including "Business Communications", "Environment in Business", "Mathematics for Business" and other courses. Worked well with the staff to enhance programs, and mentored interns and students.
2011 - 2016
Senior Vice President
2011 - 2016
Provide guidance in business development, successful delivery, recruiting, partnership relations management, P&L and overall strategic direction of the company. Clients include Hyundai Motors Americas, ecommerce firm as well as global steel manufacturer and wind power company. Deal sizes range from $100K to $1.8M.
Director
2010 - 2011
Responsible for West Regional consulting business. Ensured that the region remained profitable, integrated acquisitions, mentored key leaders of the region to ensure high customer retention rate and satisfaction rate. The region achieved world class 70% Net Promoter Score in quarterly surveys. Worked with two major acquisitions, and integrated into the company successfully.
2008 - 2010
Vice President
2008 - 2010
Overhauled professional services to build world class organization. Rolled out methodology, increased team morale, streamlined operations, improved forecasting, virtually eliminated attrition, and delivered more with fewer consultants. Re-built the practice: defined processes including methodology, legal, P&L, business development and successful delivery for consulting business, as well as technical support Significantly reduced attrition rate to below 5% through mentoring, hire relevant personnel, provide vision and direction, implement streamlined process, and transform into more supportive, professional culture Expanded the ecosystem through building consulting partners and expanding pool of capable contractors
2007 - 2008
Vice President
2007 - 2008
Responsible for P&L, business development and successful delivery for consulting business Won projects in Fortune 50 clients, managed and consulted on pricing project Oversaw the delivery of a regional implementation, which exceeded client expectation and additional business, as well as high customer satisfaction Negotiated on the client's behalf with consulting vendors, and provided 50% savings in consulting and implementation costs
2000 - 2006
Director/Group Practice Manager
2000 - 2006
Oversaw Asia Pacific Professional Services. Actively managed sales/business development, delivery, people development/management, partnership management. Also responsible for P&L. Managed 50+ consultants, directly and virtually.
1998 - 2000
Services Delivery Director
1998 - 2000
Managed an entire life cycle of Siebel Field Service implementation for a global manufacturer. The Rapid Application Development effort included planning, analysis, design, development, testing training and deployment in US and in Europe Oversaw Siebel services implementation for a major cruise line. The effort included comprehensive system that standardized the customer service, customer reservation and call center processes Led the global 'Discovery' for a large high technology company, and helped to identify project scope, defined user requirements, identified project risks. The implementation included global deployment in multiple languages, and to over 27,000+ users