Vivian Chou
Skills
RESUME
Professional
Objectives
| DESIGN | PRODUCT | STRATEGY |
Joining a tech company as a product manager to utilize my professional and education background
Work
experience
Product Manager - DesignReference
San Francisco 2014 – Present To mitigate the housing crisis, DesignReference is a design service marketplace providing a platform bridging both supply and demand in the design space.
Design Consultant
San Francisco 2015 – Present
-Sephora Store Project - Back of House Design Development and Building Permit
-100 California Tenant Improvement Project
-Biotime Office Renovation
International Design Project Manager
San Francisco 2013 – Present
-Sunbird Stem Cell Research Center-Cord Blood Bank (Jilin, China)
Bi-lingual Project management, product milestone road-mapping, user requirement & persona, specification and accreditation review
-Stanford Hospital Clinical Lab - design management and technical coordination
Commercial Real Estate Project Manager
Taiwan 2009 – 2011
Daza Group of Companies Taipei Taiwan
-Louis Vuitton Store Expansion, 2011-2012
Furniture Concept development and Implementation, Space planning,
Back of Office Design, Bidding & Permit preparation
-NAVTEQ Taiwan Office 2011
TI construction administration for the corporate office
Furniture, Finish, Fixture & Equipment Selection & Procurement
CB Richard Ellis Taipei Taiwan
-Standard Chartered Bank Corporate Real Estate Services, 2009-2010
Design & construction management for 3 New 2000 sf branches; Coordinated construction details with clients, vendor, contractor and multidisciplinary technical teams, Furniture Portfolio Management, Procurement, Bidding, Delivery, Client Acceptance Workplace effectiveness & Corporate Standard Compliance
Architectural Designer
San Francisco California, USA 2005 - 2008
SmithGroup+JJR San Francisco, CA
-California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) Davies Campus Modernization
Intervention Radiology Operation Rooms & Acute Rehabilitation Nursing Units
Construction Administration- responsible for technical field coordination, code compliance, design development, construction documents, change order submittal, equipment, furniture and finish selection and specification
-Buncke Clinic, Micro-Surgery Specialty Clinic 2007-2008
Job Captain- ADA compliance, completed planning, construction document packages, permitting, consultant coordination, furniture and finish selection, construction administration to project close-out and hand-over
-NCPHS | Tamalpais Marin Assisted Living public area cosmetic upgrade 2006-2007
Responsible for design development and construction documents for public area interior upgrades
HOK Inc. San Francisco, CA
-UC Irvine Medical Center 2005-2006, Irvine CA
Responsible for completing design development and interior construction documents for a 400 bed medical center
-UCSF Long Hospital, San Francisco CA
13th Floor 32-bed Acute Care Unit Renovation 2005-2006 Responsible for technical coordination and completion of construction documents
Part of the firm wide best practice details & standards website building team
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International background with working experience in United States, China, Taiwan and Europe.
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Entrepreneurial spirit with experience in building new products throughout product life cycle.
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Strong interest in consumer marketing and acumen of what makes people transact online
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Basic Knowledge in front-end scripting concepts including: HTML, JavaScript, CSS & Rails
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Knowledgeable in basic web design concepts and best practices
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Excellent analytical skills and great degree of comfort with numbers
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Strong technical aptitude, ability and desire to learn quickly
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A “can do” attitude with proven track record of taking ownership; enthusiasm for challenges and strong work ethic
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Solid project management and team leadership skills
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Exceptional time management and organizational skills
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Excellent written and oral communication skills
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Working with multidisciplinary & multi-cultural technical teams and stakeholders in a fast paced corporate environment.
Languages
Chinese-Native
English-Fluent
Japanese-Conversational
French-Basic
HTML
CSS
JAVA SCRIPT
Education
NEOMA Business School (École Supérieure de commerce de Reims)
Master of Business Administration
University of Oregon
Bachelor of Architecture
Product School
Product Manager Training Courses
Stanford University, Graduate School of Business Extension
Product Management Course
Academy X
Front-end Web Development Certification Program