Education
Duke University
B.A., -Work Experience
Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
Current
Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
Nichibei Consulting
2001-01-01 - 2014-01-01
Nichibei Consulting
AMD
2011-05-01 - 2013-05-01
AMD
NIC Inc.
2010-01-01 - 2010-11-01
NIC Inc.
Dell Technologies
2006-08-01 - 2009-03-01
Dell Technologies
Japan-America Society of Greater Austin
2003-01-01 - 2006-09-01
Japan-America Society of Greater Austin
Globeset
1999-02-01 - 2000-11-01
Globeset
APIC YAMADA CORPORATION
1991-03-01 - 1998-11-01
APIC YAMADA CORPORATION
Skills
Summary
Operations leader and IT manager adept at leading and motivating teams to achieve business results. Significant project/program management successes with companies Dell and AMD as well as with Texas Health & Human Services Commission (HHSC). Expertise and certifications: * Systems Development Lifecycle Management (SDLC) – both waterfall and agile. Significant experience and successes leading cross-functional software application development teams. * Project/Program leadership, including process maturity and change management. * Business process improvement – Dell Business Process Improvement (BPI - Six Sigma) and lean (Kaizen) methodologies, including green-belt project leadership. * Global business and international trade / supply chain management expertise, including import/export compliance. Certified Global Business Professional® (CGBP). * Project Management Professional® (PMP) since 2008. * Certified Texas Contract Manager (CTCM) * Certified SAFe professional * Full business proficiency in Japanese – passed JETRO Japanese Business Proficiency Exam and The Japan Foundation Japanese Proficiency Exam.