Alan Chen, PMP

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  • About me

    Consultant | Columbia University- Sustainability Management

  • Education

    • University of Wollongong

      2016 - 2016
      Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Business Administration and Management, General

      Activities and Societies: Tennis Club | Outdoor Club Study Abroad 2016Courses:Business Process Management Circuits- Electrical EngineeringSustainable Systems- Mechanical Engineering

    • ThunderRidge High School

      2010 - 2014
      Graduated as Valedictorian (GPA 4.0+)

      Activities and Societies: Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)- Lead Website Designer, Chinese National Honor Society-President, Wind Ensemble, Junior Varsity Tennis, Tri-M Music Honor Society

    • International Baccalaureate

      2012 - 2014
      Graduated With IB Diploma

      Extended Essay Research Question : "To what extent has the merger between Verizon and MCI been as an effective growth strategy for Verizon?"

    • University of Colorado Boulder

      2014 - 2018
      Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) Business Administration and Management 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Dean's List

      Activities and Societies: Active Brother of Delta Sigma Pi, CESR Fellows President & Founding Member, Participated in Dean's Leadership Forum (Pilot), Leeds Ambassador, Cultural World Affairs - Business Committee, International Business Club, Peer to Peer Mentoring, Young Alumni Mentorship Program, Captain of Intramural Tennis Team, Captain of Intramural Badminton Team, Captain of Intramural Ping Pong Team Emphasis in Operations and Information Management, Leadership Minor, Certificate in Real Estate and Socially Responsible Enterprise

    • Columbia University

      2020 - 2022
      Master of Science - MS Sustainability Management

      Activities and Societies: SUMASA- President, Net Impact

  • Experience

    • Daily Tech Bargains

      May 2009 - now
      Owner

      Owner of an eBay Store which sells consumer electronic accessories and computer hardware.• Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA) shipping and sourcing• Manage all customer interactions• Create and run social media ads• Manage product sourcing and inventory levels• Supplier negotiation

    • Vector Marketing

      May 2014 - Aug 2014
      Sales Representative

      Learned important sales and customer service skills.

    • IPhone Repair On the Hill

      Oct 2014 - May 2017
      Lead Technician

      During the school year I assist clients with their technical issues, provide repair timelines, and repair electronics. I also perform inventory management and create purchasing orders on a daily basis. When there are open positions I screen and conduct prospective employee interviews to see they are the right fit for the job.

    • Para 4

      Apr 2015 - May 2018
      Chief Operations Officer

      Company development planning, conducted market research, and developed marketing strategy for an app startup

    • FirstBank

      Jun 2015 - Jul 2016
      Management Trainee Summer Intern

      As a returning intern, I learned about IRA's, centralized accounts, and online banking. In addition to learning how these departments functioned, I also worked on various projects. During the first summer of my internship I trained as a teller and new accounts representative. I interacted with customers daily and completed transactions, shadowed supervisors in solving customer issues, and accompanied loan officers on site inspections.

    • University of Colorado Boulder

      Aug 2015 - Aug 2017
      Student Assistant for CoLab Event (Leeds School of Business)

      Event Day Coordinator. Answered questions that any corporate partners or team leaders may have. Assisted student leaders with their groups. (2015)CoLab Leader (2017)

    • RN Communications

      Jul 2016 - Nov 2016
      Manager

      I assist clients with their technical issues, provide repair timelines, and repair electronics. I also perform inventory management and create employee schedules.

    • Seagate Technology

      May 2017 - Aug 2017
      Operations Excellence Intern

      I assisted the core strategy team by creating deliverables that improve communication throughout the organization. Created a website to serve as a document repository to be used organization wideand created sustainability deliverables to be distributed companywide including writing drafts for C- Suite executives.

    • Walker & Dunlop

      Nov 2017 - May 2018
      Intern

      I assisted the debt and equity teams with creating deliverables, conducting market research, and screening deals.

    • Hitachi Vantara

      Dec 2018 - Nov 2020

      - Formerly Hitachi ConsultingWorked on various projects that consist of machine learning, data analytics, data pipelines, and contract management. Experience in Tableau, PowerBI, SQL, Alteryx, AWS, GCP, and AzureTechnical / Business Analyst | Government Sectors• Worked with multiple teams to help maintain their tools and processes• Developed 10+ new tools that streamlined processes• Automated error-prone and manual processes to boost efficiency, cutting process times down 50%+ in some cases• Developed a tool to advise on utility prices based on resident usage and technologies implemented• Created monthly invoices for the client based on team utilization• Migrated client websites and data from Google Suite to Office 365• Developed new client-specific reporting tools in Alteryx, PowerBI, and Tableau to move away from excel reporting, enabling the client to uncover insights quickerBusiness/ Quality Analyst | Healthcare Sector• Led knowledge transfer sessions for five offshore employees to convey client requirements• Developed wireframes and test cases in Azure DevOps in an Agile environment• Developed SQL queries to assist in the transfer of databases to Microsoft AzureBusiness Analyst | Energy Sector• Analyzed and cleansed multiple terabytes of sensor data to improve data quality and accuracy to feed into machine learning processes• Documented 10+ processes to ensure repeatability on future projects on the Google Cloud Platform• Attended meetings with client-side data scientists to understand their pain points and objectivesTechnical / Business Analyst | Energy Sectors• Worked with GIS software to analyze weather data• Analyzed and combined large data sets from various sources to feed into predictive analytics modelsOffice Engagement• Denver lead for Asian Employee Resource Group• Involved with Hitachi Fitness, and Consultant Development Group (Pulse)• New employee mentor Show less

      • Consultant

        Sept 2018 - Nov 2020
      • Americas Lead- Hitachi Sustainability Action Network

        Dec 2018 - Oct 2020
    • National Park Service

      Jul 2020 - now
      Technical Sustainability and Compliance Consultant

      Environmental Compliance and Cleanup DivisionCreated business intelligence dashboards in PowerBI and ArcGIS to optimize funding allocations. Prepared financial documents for compliance and auditing. Built apps in Microsoft PowerApps using SharePoint lists as a data service.

    • New Era Strategy Partners

      Apr 2021 - now
      President

      We work with clients globally to transform and update their systems. This includes IT services such as-Migrating Business suites to Microsoft and Google-Migrating workloads to Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Google Cloud Platform (GCP)-Migrating e-commerce stores to Shopify-Managing existing e-commerce stores on Shopify, eBay, Amazon

    • Guidehouse

      Nov 2022 - now
      Senior Consultant

      Sustainability Innovation Team- Commercial Sustainability

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Alan Chen, PMP
      Hitachi Consulting 2020 Hackathon Winner- Team Lead - Jan 2020 Used a Google Edge TPU to process live video feeds to detect unused parking spots via machine learning. Leveraged the Google Cloud Platform to create real-time alerts sent to end-users.
    • Awarded to Alan Chen, PMP
      Hitachi Consulting 2019 Hackathon Winner- Team Lead - Jan 2019 Created a wildfire prediction model based on weather-related events affecting utility assets. The entire solution was built with Microsoft Azure.
    • Awarded to Alan Chen, PMP
      Young Entrepreneurs Foundation Scholarship National Federation of Independent Business May 2014 Awarded for having an entrepreneurial mindset and starting my own business.
    • Awarded to Alan Chen, PMP
      Baker's Scholar University of Colorado, Boulder Awarded for high ACT and GPA achievement.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Chief Technology Officer

      Issued by Infinite Goods on Jun 2022
      Infinite GoodsAssociated with Alan Chen, PMP
    • Net Impact Consultant

      Issued by CrowdDoing on Jan 2021
      CrowdDoingAssociated with Alan Chen, PMP
    • Net Impact Consultant

      Issued by WE ACT for Environmental Justice on Sept 2020
      WE ACT for Environmental JusticeAssociated with Alan Chen, PMP
    • Volunteer

      Issued by Habitat for Humanity International on Jan 2015
      Habitat for Humanity InternationalAssociated with Alan Chen, PMP
    • Instructor/ Officer for Students for the Advancement of Music (SAM)

      Issued by Douglas County School District on Aug 2011
      Douglas County School DistrictAssociated with Alan Chen, PMP
    • Mentor at Ranch View Middle School

      Issued by Douglas County School District on Aug 2011
      Douglas County School DistrictAssociated with Alan Chen, PMP
    • Summer Volunteer

      Issued by Highlands Ranch Community Association on Aug 2011
      Highlands Ranch Community AssociationAssociated with Alan Chen, PMP
    • Reading Buddy

      Issued by Douglas County Libraries on Oct 2012
      Douglas County LibrariesAssociated with Alan Chen, PMP