Jessica Lee

Experience

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  Aura Architects and Associates

  Mar 2005 - May 2005

  Architectural Intern
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  Anderson Anderson Architecture

  Jun 2005 - Aug 2005

  Architectural Intern
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  HOK

  Jan 2007 - Aug 2009

  Junior Architect

  - performed SD and design processes for various project types: R&D facility, office campus, mental health hospital, university campus recreational facility, youth correctional facilities, etc. - performed DD phase for medical facilities.- trained to use Revit as new tools of CAD.

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  ATOL Architects

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2010

  Project Architect

  - performed SD phase for a 350,000 sqm mixed-use project in Beijing, typologies included office tower, hotel, service apartment, mall, residential and opera house.

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  Neri&Hu Design and Research Office

  Jan 2011 - Jul 2011

  Design Architect

  - performed DD and CD phase of an interior design project for a high-profile residential project developed by Vanke in Beijing, China. - Performed as the primary coordinator with MEP and lighting consultants; actively involved in communication with LDI, suppliers and client - participated material research and suppliers outreach for mock-ups

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  Vastu Shilpa Foundation - Sangath

  Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  Research Intern

  - Performed research in the revolution of housing typologies in Taiwan for the Vastu Shilpa Foundation.- Organized a research in studying cultural threshold in housing typology in various religious communities as ways to observe and analysis cultural and religious influences in building/spatial forms in Ahmedabad, India.

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  Philippe Rahm architectes

  Mar 2014 - May 2014

  Architectural Intern

  - responsible for responding RFI for a Central Park Project in Taichung that initiated construction in February 2015.- was offered a permanent position as on-site project architect stationed in Taichung Taiwan, but did not take the offer due to disagreement on salary.

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  Neri&Hu Design and Research Office

  Jul 2014 - Apr 2015

  Design Architect

  - managed design processes for a 5-star boutique hotel project called Edition Hotel by leading a team of 3 designers and 1 technical manager- coordinated complex design and technical issues of the project by attending weekly meetings with clients and various consultants - liaised with all stakeholders (including the Chinese client (property owner), Ian Schrager Company (brand conceptualizer) in partnership with Marriott International, and Neri&Hu (designer)) to maintain smooth progress of the project- assisted team members in achieving their weekly goals and tasks by careful guidance and support- worked closely with Associate (responsible project designer) and Principals of the firm in achieving high design quality- Led a team of 4 to complete design requirements for all Public Areas in the project and the construction documents for 2 Mock-Up Rooms (Standard King and Junior Suite) Show less

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  IOH Innovation Open House

  Jul 2015 - Feb 2018

  General Manager (COO)

  [General Management]- Assisted CEO in shaping the vision of the organization, formulating new proposals and reaching out to potential clients and collaborators- Managed a team of 16 full-time staff and 15-20 part-time interns by helping to set up SOPs and shaping the operation processes of the organization- Facilitated communication and managed workflow between various teams (product, editorial marketing, IT, service, design) within the organization- Managed and guided 6 online marketing campaigns to be executed by cross-disciplinary cooperations, every campaign reached approx. 60% of total high school users[Product Management]- Formulated product objectives that aligns with business models and company values in concurrent with the conduction of user researches for user insights and user journeys - Converted product objectives and user journeys into product strategy, product requirement documents and roadmaps to communicate with different functional teams (Product, Editorial, Marketing, Design and Dev teams)- Adopted a hybrid of waterfall and agile delivery methodologies to accommodate different phases of the product and the need of various team functions and campaigns- Acted as product manager while working with the Dev Team and Design Team to formulate backlogs for action items, priorities and sprint sessions- Led the Product (video content) Team and Editorial (textual content) Team to generate 1,000 videos (accompanied with textual summary) and reached the critical mass of content to generate superb statistics of 43.58% of users, 44.36% of new users and 46.34% of new sessions came from organic search on Google (data collected as of 1 Jan, 2018)- Accumulated 2.4 million users and 15.5 million page views from my service from 2015 to 2018Successfully commission by 20+ universities within 2 years to run participatory workshops with their students to generate experience-sharing video contents Show less

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  In-co studio | 多邊圓工作室

  Sept 2017 - Sept 2020

  Founder

  - Established the company from scratch including registration process, finances, cloud system, file structure, employment policies, contracts etc. - Recruited 4 full-time team members from various disciplines including architecture, landscape architecture, industrial design and computer science- Applied and received government grant to experiment research methodologies on regional revitalization via innovative business strategies and social innovation- Led the team to conduct field research, interviews, participatory workshops with local business owners and farmers, and generated 4 business strategies using 'value proposition', 'design thinking' and 'business model generation' as the basis of methodologies- Started a farm-to-table experience brand called ToGoHome or ‘迴饗’ (pronounced ‘hui-shiang’, meaning return to the roots and have a feast) and executed the branding, design of outdoor kitchen/dining, design of the itinerary as products, setup of Facebook fan page as main communication/sales channel to the targeted audience, marketing strategies, etc.- Finished 2 interior design commissioned projects (one residential and one children's play space) - Delivered 7 commissioned digital UX/UI design projects Show less

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  Tunghai University

  Feb 2019 - Jun 2019

  Lecturer

  The studio is an undergraduate 4th year architecture design studio in a 5-year professional degree program. The studio asked students to focus on rethinking the contemporary role of architect in the context of rural Taiwan. Each student was asked to pick their rural hometown as the context, in which they will conduct research on the current issues of local economic predicament. With cohesive and in-depth research, students will proceed to generate organizational solutions (with sustainable business model), perform spatial programming and iterate the most optimal design solutions. Show less

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  National Chiao Tung University

  Sept 2019 - Jan 2020

  Adjunct Assistant Professor

  Taught Option Design Studio for 3rd year M.Arch students at Graduate Institute of Architecture in NCTU. During the semester, we explored the future possibilities of the role of an architect, participating in the battle of global crisis - climate change - as social entrepreneurs and innovators with the contextual basis of the third industrial revolution - sharing economy, internet of things, etc.

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  Jingo International Records | 金革音樂

  Sept 2020 - Jul 2022

  CEO

  - Re-aligned KPIs/OKRs for various teams with new business strategies and improved efficiency in workflows- Refined physical Product lines and increased product production by 40%- Established 1 new product line - Vinyl Records Publishing and Importing - after a thorough market research, and successfully published a 2-Vinyl Box Set in 2021, imported 20+ titles to-date- Increased revenue by 17% at the end of year in 2021 compared to 2020- Collaborated with 4 different local design brands in order to innovate existing product lines with higher marketability and to diversifying targeted audiences[Digital Product Management - Hybrid of waterfall and agile delivery methods]// Product 1: Internal CRM system for Sales Team - Defined desired outcome after conducting internal user research in synergy with business objectives -> reduce manual work to increase efficiency and success rate in telemarketing sales- Contracted technical product owners to execute the product during the implementation phase using Trello as the main product management tool- Successfully delivered the new CRM system and improved tele-marketers’ administrative efficiency by saving 20% on time spent// Product 2: A new official website with upgraded E-Commerce experiences- Defined product vision and strategy to address new business objectives - increase online purchase sales- Formulated product requirement document indicating new and upgraded features- Collaborated with project manager to generate roadmaps and epic/stories/tasks to align expectations across different departments and stakeholders while conducting interim retrospectives with stakeholders to receive feedbacks; resulted with time-to-market reduced by 50% - Launched the new e-commerce official website and increased sales by 340%, reduced bounce rate from 50% to 10% and achieved 150% growth in page views Show less

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  Skapos

  Jul 2023 - Dec 2023

  Managing Director

  - Streamlined workflow with Google Workspace tools for Design-Build process to enhance team collaboration and cohesion; resulted with efficiency increased by 40%- Established drawing standards for Interior Design drawing set in order to better facilitate communication with contractors and subcontractors; resulted with reduced communicative mistakes by 30%- Completed Interior Design drawing set for Hair Philosophy and Erye Tea Shop in Long Island City, New York; - Participated in the design process for 1 physical therapy clinic in NYC and 1 boutique hostel project in Taiwan- Conducted construction administration and coordination with contractors and subcontractors on scopes including millwork, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, CNC fabrication, etc. Show less