Gene Soo
30, BS and MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, currently pursuing MBA at Columbia Business School. Looking to start a company in the technology, internet and mobile application space.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Skills: | Business, Chinese, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, English, German, Languages, Management |
| Next step: | When I graduate in May 2009, I plan to be involved in product and business development in the technology industry. |
| Location: | New York |
| Groups: | CIA- Columbia Ideas in Action |
| Visas: | Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Tags: | clean tech, customer experience management, embedded systems, flash memory, Internet, iphone, location based, management consulting, Networking, networks, Retail, technology |
| Schools: | Carnegie Mellon University, Columbia University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Centinela Capital, LLC |
| Position: | Intern Associate, Private Equity/Venture Capital Fund of Funds |
| Time period: | December 2007 - Present |
| Description: | • Conducted due diligence on prospective investments in the area of PE and VC Funds
• Created a database to summarize legal deal terms to increase effectiveness of deal negotiations |
| Employer: | Accenture, Ltd. |
| Position: | Consultant, Management Consulting Group |
| Time period: | December 2004 - November 2007 |
| Description: | Research and Assessment
• Managed and developed a capability assessment tool to assess and compare companies with respect to customer experience - became an asset of Accenture and is estimated to save 20% of project costs • Invented a scoring system (patent pending) to compare customer experience capabilities across different industries and built a model to demonstrate the scoring system • Analyzed, gathered and documented information on current customer experience research findings; successfully leveraged this knowledge to assist in identifying opportunities and challenges Team Leading and Coordination • Led two analysts in creating a Competitive Matrix examining the level of customer experience offered by eight service providers in Canada • Guided three client managers in process re-engineering to improve customer experience at a Fortune 500 utility company • Coordinated and managed five development teams (each with five team members) to deploy a redesigned website to reduce costs and to increase revenues and profitability Strategy Development • Mapped out current and recommended new detailed process flows at a utility with a mkt cap of $13B • Assisted client in charting a 5-year road map in transforming customer experience • Improved a utility’s JD Power Customer Satisfaction ranking from 42nd to 2nd in one year |
| Employer: | Sandisk Corp. |
| Position: | Firmware Engineer |
| Time period: | December 2002 - November 2005 |
| Description: | • Formulated a strategy to effectively reduce the manufacturing cost of the flash memory card controller by moving firmware into Read-Only Memory – estimated cost savings of 10%
• Led three-person team to implement and test the transfer of firmware to Read-Only Memory • Worked with a group of 15 engineers located in three different countries to design, implement and support the next generation flash memory firmware used in SD, CF, and Memory Stick flash memory cards; resulted in 30% cost reduction and contributed to a 90% revenue increase from 2003 to 2004 • Reduced product cost by 60% and contributed to overall revenue increase through firmware research |
EDUCATION
| University: | Columbia University |
| Time period: | 2009 |
| Degree: | Finance, Management, MBA |
| University: | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Time period: | 2002 |
| Degree: | Electrical and Computer Engineering, BSc |
| University: | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Time period: | 2002 |
| Degree: | Electrical and Computer Engineering, MSc |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Tennis, Squash, Cycling, Triathlon (Successfully completed Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon), Snow-boarding, Piano (Grade 7) |
| Memberships: | Technology Business Group, General Management Association, Asian Business Association, Greater China Society |
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Pushpins
Pushpins is the first viral and competitive mobile savings platform. The team recently won the MIT 100K ESC and is currently prototyping its product. We're looking for i-Phone and Android developers to come on board.
