ALAN LIAO

Award-winning leader, lauded by Tesla, with expertise in OEM dynamics, world-class project engineering, and best practices of quality assurance.

Alan Liao is an operations leader and project engineer with more than 13 years of experience managing projects for Tier 1 customers in Silicon Valley. A recipient of the "Excellent Partner Award" from Tesla Motor in October 2013, Alan is skilled in all aspects of the global OEM business model including price negotiation, engineering design solutions, manufacturing process, and quality assurance. His expertise in sales, engineering support, and project management allows him to coordinate project schedules and ensure on-time delivery to meet customer requirements.

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE

  • Overseas development and engineering support

  • Logistics of product development cycle and post-mass production

  • Management and development of employees across engineering, customer support, and production departments

  • Alignment of product strategy with customer roadmap

  • Competitor analysis

  • Negotiating and developing competitive pricing

  • Incorporating cross-competing future technologies

  • Management of a portfolio of several hundred engineering projects

  • Consolidation and delivery of customer-facing technical/business presentations

  • Ensuring successful completion of project milestones

  • Customer requirements and feedback incorporation and complaint resolution

EDUCATION

  • MS in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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