Blair Chen

Experience

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  EverBright Finance

  Nov 2017 - Dec 2017

  Associate General Manager
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  Le Creuset

  Dec 2017 - Mar 2018

  Sales Representative
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  The Auckland Goethe Society

  Mar 2019 - Nov 2019

  Social Media Coordinator / Volunteer

  • Create and publish posts based on recent events, act as brand ambassador to promote and increase brand awareness in Auckland• Social Media interface, update and maintain Facebook & Instagram, ensure up-to-date information, increase participation rate andengagement

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  Dominion Rd Moon Festival

  Apr 2019 - Sept 2019

  Co-event organizer; Social Media Coordinator / Volunteer

  • Organize and run the first Chinese Mid-Autumn festival for Auckland, NZ. Promote, increase engagement and SEO via social media (https://www.facebook.com/drdmfest/)• Research, contact and negotiate with potential sponsors in Auckland region (successfully received 10k government and 15K association investment and sold all 30 slots to food vendors for the festival)

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  BMW China

  Jun 2020 - Dec 2020

  • Support progress, analysis and reporting for local vehicle projects (e,g, support Yearly ISO 9001 audit coordination)• Manage organizational events (Trade Unition activities, office events, Company Vehicles insurance, entrance application, meetingagenda & minutes) Manage reimbursement and travelling arrangements via SAP Concur, steer purchase requisition and paymentorder process• Prepare for new employee on-boarding/integrating staff into BMW culture• Act as a liaison with different levels of communication correspondence for departments Show less

  • Project Assistant

    Oct 2020 - Dec 2020

  • R&D Launch Support Team Assistant

    Jun 2020 - Oct 2020
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  BMW China

  Jun 2021 - Jun 2022

  Project Quality Management Parts Steering

  • Interface for QMT vehicle PL and responsible QMT, align with project-related data and make reports regularly• Managing iPQ system for MC (by creating and maintaining LC-CN scopes, projects and synchroplan)• Responsible for weekly vehicle status reporting, cross-department communication with MZ and BBA• Organize supplier events and ensure project milestones for G18, U12, G68, U28, F78, G48• Create and consolidate Monthly MC & BBT-M Quality KPI report• Steer MC strategic enabler CoC• Set up 2021 crisis management (Investigate the impact on COVID-19, government regulations on industrialization activities) Show less

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  SAIC VOLKSWAGEN

  Feb 2023 - Sept 2023

  Project Management Officer

  • Responsible for VW vehicle project (Tharu NF) during the Project Development Life Circle, from the start of technical confirmation, progress control, expense control, and test car demand management.• Summarised differentiation list, confirmed change scopes, timing plan with Procurement, Logistic, Process, Product and Quality teams.• Confirmed Kundenorientierte Produktplanung (KOPP) and Technische Produkt Beschreibung (TPB) prior to each meeting.• Hosted regular project meetings with various departments. Tracked Nomination status, identified and tracked long development cycle (LLT) parts to meet the requirements during the timing plan, and risk management.• Collected SVW development cost and negotiated the development cost with Wolfsburg in the early phase of the vehicle project. Reached the KPI target of cost reduction for overall E-line, promoted 7 sub-departments to provide low-cost ideas, filed the report in the PKO system, and presented the practical ideas in management meetings. Show less

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  CARIAD

  Sept 2023 - Jan 2025

  PO/PM

  • Built ASPICE-compliant frameworks in CB, focusing on system and software engineering (SYS.1-SWE.3).• Led deployment, configuration, and auditsing of the Cameo tool, ensuring system security and reliability while synchronizing with jointventure tools, effectively controlling migration costs and resource planning.• Managed user permissions and company project assets, optimized JSM (Jira Service Management) system, addressed IT-related issues andservice requests, and utilized Power BI for task tracking and data feedback to enhance team collaboration.• Using Agile practices (Scrum/Kanban) to manage software and product development sprints, designed and optimized workflows, automatedmanagement processes, and handled IT support tasks and email management, significantly improving efficiency.• Optimized mobile user interfaces using Figma, improving user experience and satisfaction Show less