Lily Li
BA from USST, MBA from UC- Irvine, 1.8 years as Sales Representative/ Manager at Shanghai Benteler Huizhong Automotive Ltd, 2.2 years as Manager at TRW Systems Consulting Service (Shanghai) Co.Ltd, Presently Market Analyst at Paul Merage Bus.School.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | Business, Chinese, English, German, Languages, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Negotiation, Public Relations, Sales, Windows, Windows applications |
| Groups: | 2010 Business Plan Competition at The Paul Merage School of Business |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | University of California System - Irvine, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Paul Merage School of Business, Irvine CA |
| Position: | Market Analyst |
| Time period: | September 2009 - Present |
| Description: | Marriott Hotel project which included analyzing marketing positioning, targeting marketing segment and developing the Operation Plan for the Marriott Hotel in Hawaii. Plan points will be used in the marketing event ‘Bus Tour’.
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| Employer: | TRW Systems Consulting Service (Shanghai) Co. Ltd, Shanghai, China |
| Position: | Customer Account Manager and Business Development |
| Time period: | June 2007 - July 2009 |
| Description: | Generated new business and worked with global teams to develop new products for Chinese OEMs
Won 3 projects in 2008 valued at $120M over 6 years through strategic planning with sales management executives and conducting seminars for customers at multi-national tech event. Led a 15-member cross-functional team to bid on new RFPs, 50% awarded as contracts Prepared 5-year plan and conducted SWOT analysis based on all awarded contracts; negotiated and implemented business development and sales plan. Vice President’s Award in 2008 for most contributions to the company. |
| Employer: | Shanghai Benteler Huizhong Automotive Ltd, Shanghai, China |
| Position: | Account Sales Representative/ Customer Account Manager |
| Time period: | May 2004 - December 2006 |
| Description: | Customer Account Manager (12/2005-12/2006)
Managed key accounts with annual revenue of $27M for German OEMs Generated new business revenues valued at $60M over 6 years from BMW, Volkswagen and DaimlerChrysler Solved the issue of sales volume decrease and exchange rate fluctuation compensation with contract renegotiation and awarding new business; increased the profitability by more than $1M and won 3 new projects Account Sales Representative (05/2004-12/2005) Collected sales data and analyzed monthly sales report for executive management to monitor daily operation and define long-term development plan. |
| Employer: | Accenture Consulting Ltd, Shanghai, China |
| Position: | Finance Solutions coordinator |
| Time period: | May 2003 - May 2004 |
| Description: | Analyzed and improved cash flow; trained team on accounting services
Increased the efficiency of the financial operation and reduced client finance management costs by 30% |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of California System - Irvine |
| Time period: | 2011 |
| Degree: | MBA |
| University: | University of Shanghai for Science and Technology |
| Time period: | 2003 |
| Degree: | German with Technology, BA |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Traveling and cooking |
| Awards: | Faculty Fellowship Award - California University- Irvine
Won 3 projects in 2008 valued at $120M over 6 years through strategic planning - TRW Systems Vice President’s Award in 2008 - TRW Systems |
Lily's Startups (2)
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IndustriesNet
IndustriesNet is a revolutionary new web-based application that enables average users to network at the localized level in multiple industries, and provides a venue for individuals and professional users to easily identify the leading association
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IndustriesNet
IndustriesNet is a revolutionary new web-based application that enables average users to network at the localized level in multiple industries, and provides a venue for individuals and professional users to easily identify the leading association.
Lily is Following (4)
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Grocerwee.com
Grocerwee.com brings the virtual world to the grocery store and allows you to manage your life and finances easier.
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vpont
Bridging Business and Customers - vpont is a consulting company specialized in market research and customers’ analytics for small and mid-size business organizations in the US.
Lily's Contacts (7)
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John Shannon
Bachelor of Arts in Human Development from California State University (2002), MBA from University of California (2010), Account Manager at Bank of America (2006-2007), Accountant at Agewell, Inc. since Feb-2007.
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Xiang An
Bsc From Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2009), Pursuing MSc from University of California, Research Assistant at Lab of Computational Intelligence (2008-2009), Summer Intern at Lenovo Mobile Communications R&D Centre (2007).
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Yun Li
Pursuing Master of Science in Informatics & Computer Science from University of California, Student Programmer at Office of Admission and Relations with Schools, UC Irvine since Oct-2009.
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