Senior executive in optoelectronics and semiconductors
Fourteen years in optoelectronics and semiconductors, from frontline sales to vice president and general manager. In the last two years I have used AI as my engineering team to build ERP modernisation, barcode scanning, label printing and a learning platform — I can lead a team and I can build the prototype.
Defined market positioning for the CIS packaging product line.
Developed OEM/ODM accounts from design houses through to module houses.
Built upstream and downstream alliances; coached core sales staff.
US$12Mannual turnover+45%new-account win rate
2006.03
Sales Manager
Jinzhan Optical TechnologyOptoelectronicsTaichung
Planned lens product go-to-market; managed specification and custom development.
Built a four-hour customer response system and restructured the product mix.
−65%resolution time56%core product margin
2004.11 — 2006.03
Senior Sales Specialist / Assistant Manager
Jiouhe OptoelectronicsOptoelectronicsTaichung
Opened the mainland China market and promoted miniature lens module solutions.
Contributed to CCM module specifications; coordinated technical and after-sales support.
US$4.5Morder value6key accounts in year one
2004.05 — 2004.11
Marketing Specialist
Taiwan SelectaMobile phone distributionTaipei
Supported brand building and promotion; contributed to channel and media planning.
Helped restructure the branch office and design product training.
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Self-built systems
2015 – 2025 · built in-house
The company did have an IT department, but an earlier misstep there — plus concerns over cost and confidential data leaving the building — led me to carve out the most critical checkpoints and build them myself: not outsourced, not handed to internal IT. I built inventory, manufacturing and R&D management in Excel and Access, and it worked well. Small, fast and controllable — the right answer at the time; the cost was a bulkier process, and multi-user collaboration and data sync were its ceiling. After starting with ChatGPT in 2022, my learning shifted to moving those workflows online.
Access management system
2015–2022 · built in-house
Inventory, manufacturing orders and R&D data in one database: tables, forms, queries, reports and permissions all designed by me. Critical data stays in-house, and daily lookups and monthly reports no longer meant stitching spreadsheets together.
Limits: single-machine storage, difficult multi-user work, manual data sync — the reason I later moved to online workflows.
Inventory
Manufacturing
Database design
Access learning site
2022–2025 · internal use
After ChatGPT accelerated my learning, I turned the concepts I kept confusing into an internal site: common syntax, the object model, examples and the mistakes I had made — written while learning, there when needed.
Internal material
Knowledge curation
Access VBA
The strengths and the limits are both written down, because they decided what came next.
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Recent work
2025 – 2026 · personal projects
After leaving the management role I focused on one thing: being able to build it myself. I do not write code; I use AI as the engineering team — requirements, architecture, data, testing, release — one project at a time, and I rebuild when it breaks.
ERP modernisation
2025–2026 · personal project
Rebuilt a long-running Access inventory system as a web application on SQLite and Django. I defined the data inventory, field mapping, import rules and acceptance checklist; AI did the implementation, and I fixed the errors round after round.
Data migration
Field mapping
Acceptance spec
Web barcode scanning
2025 · personal project
A scanner that opens on phone, tablet or desktop, replacing pen-and-paper stock takes and shared USB guns.
Shop-floor process
Scanning
Cross-device
Bluetooth label printing
2025 · personal project
Layout, preview and print to a Bluetooth label printer straight from the browser — no vendor software, no driver install, any store device can use it.
Bluetooth
Label layout
Retail operations
Learning platform
2025 · personal project
A download, organise and search system for course material and notes, turning scattered files into a knowledge base I use every day.
Knowledge management
Data curation
All of the above are personal projects built with AI assistance; they are not company results.
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Skills
Four areas · able to lead independently
Sales & market
International trade practice (about 10 years)
Multi-tier distributor development
Strategic negotiation and key accounts
Market analysis and forecasting
Supply chain
Cross-border import and export control
JIT and FIFO inventory management
Semiconductor material sourcing
Sales and operations planning
Product & engineering
CMOS image sensor qualification
Specification and customisation
NPI and yield control
Cost structure and design review
Organisation
Cross-functional team leadership
RACI and accountability models
Change management and culture
Crisis handling and follow-through
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Education
1995 – 1999
Feng Chia University
BSc, Applied Mathematics
Four-year programme in advanced mathematics, statistics and applied analysis — the basis for a data-driven approach to market analysis and operating decisions.
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Languages
Negotiation, presenting, daily work
MandarinNative
TaiwaneseFluent
EnglishTOEIC 650
JapaneseBasic
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Tools
Management tools, not software development
Windows
macOS
Microsoft Office
ERP
CRM
MS Access
AutoCAD (basic)
Photoshop (intermediate)
Illustrator (basic)
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Working style
Humble with people, rigorous with work
Always learning
At least 50 hours of professional development a year: technology updates, management methods and market trends.
Genuine teamwork
A manager supports the team rather than only directing it — trust, listening and delegation.
Data-driven
OKRs align the outcome; decisions follow collected data and structured analysis, not gut feel.
Detail matters
Strategy still lives in execution; quality and satisfaction are decided in small things.
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Outlook
The next three to five years
Lead teams in optoelectronics and semiconductors beyond the current frame, using accumulated experience and insight.
Systemise Greater China management experience into a repeatable model for global competition.
Keep improving operating processes, balancing efficiency with human consideration.
Stay close to the market and identify emerging trends early.
Treat talent development as a duty and train the industry's next managers.
Keep learning so that knowledge and judgement stay current.
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References
released at interview stage
Chief Executive Officer
Hong Kong · electronics manufacturing (former manager, 7 years)
Speaks to: semiconductor industry, investment judgement
Names and contact details are not published, to protect my referees from irrelevant calls. The password is given in person once the process reaches a reference check.
Life is a discipline, not merely getting by. Take the lesson from failure; take the better environment from success.
