Director of Solutions Engineering - APAC @ Facebook
SVP of Product & Engineering, GM of Singapore Office, and Board Member @ Rakuten Viki
VP of Product @ Rakuten Viki
Education:
Certificate, Strategy @
Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
About:
Technologist with an entrepreneurial mindset. Successfully created a number of winning products and technologies in startups and large companies.
VP of Product @ Building the future of global entertainment powered by fans at Viki. Overseeing the full cycle of product development, including product management, UX and design, analytics, support, content publishing, and community development. From 2015 to Present
Technologist with an entrepreneurial mindset. Successfully created a number of winning products and technologies in startups and large companies.
VP of Product @ Building the future of global entertainment powered by fans at Viki. Overseeing the full cycle of product development, including product management, UX and design, analytics, support, content publishing, and community development. From 2015 to Present (less than a year) SingaporeGroup Program Manager, Payment Services @ Led the planning and delivery of the payment services for Microsoft. From 2013 to 2015 (2 years) Director of Program Management, Commerce Platform Group @ Led the planning and delivery of Microsoft's Commerce Platform that powers consumer and business online services globally. From 2011 to 2013 (2 years) Product Unit Manager, Azure Application Platform Team @ Member of the leadership team to start the Server and Tools Business China team for Microsoft and drive its overall R&D strategy in China. Started and managed the Azure Application Platform Team in China, driving global product development and regional customer and partner engagement. From 2005 to 2011 (6 years) Founding Team Member & Manager of Product Development, New Business Ventures @ Founding team member of a corporate venture to develop networking infrastructure for distributed applications and services. Led prototype development to secure funding and participated in product planning. Evaluated new technologies, specified requirements, and managed product development. Performed due diligence on venture-backed startups. From 2003 to 2005 (2 years) Co-Founder & Board Member @ Co-founded and led an innovative program to foster stronger business collaboration across different diversity and ethnic groups in Silicon Valley, with the French, Australian, New Zealand, and Chinese professional communities as the founding members. From 2003 to 2005 (2 years) President @ Managed the 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization to promote leadership, community and entrepreneurship in technology. From 2002 to 2005 (3 years) Member, Executive Council & Co-Chair, Multimodal Interactive SIG @ Contributed to the growth of SDForum (now SVForum), the largest 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization for technologists and entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. From 2000 to 2005 (5 years) Marketing Manager, Mobility Segment @ Developed wireless solutions and collateral. Spoke at industry conferences and events. From 2002 to 2003 (1 year) Manager of Software Development, Voice Technology Group @ Leadership role in incubating and developing Cisco IP Contact Center (IPCC) Express Edition, a platform for IP-based communications applications using Voice over IP (VoIP). Represented Cisco at W3C to standardize VoiceXML and other speech technologies. Performed due diligence on M&A candidates and helped integrate acquired companies. From 1998 to 2002 (4 years) Senior Software Engineer @ Key role in incubating and developing Aspect Contact Server, which served as the foundation for software products in the company and won major industry awards since inception. From 1996 to 1998 (2 years) Software Engineer @ Early employee at Delrina, a leading PC software publisher acquired by Symantec for US$400 million in 1995. Led software development for best-selling forms and workflow software FormFlow and PerForm. From 1994 to 1996 (2 years)
Certificate, Strategy @ Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business From 2006 to 2006 Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) @ University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School From 2001 to 2003 Master's Degree, Computer Science @ University of Waterloo From 1992 to 1994 BSc, Computer Science @ The Chinese University of Hong Kong From 1987 to 1991 P.1 to F.6, HKCEE @ St. Louis School From 1975 to 1987 Alex Chan is skilled in: Entrepreneurship, Product Development, Product Management, Program Management, Technical Strategy, Business Strategy, Global E-commerce, Cloud Computing, VoIP, SaaS, Unified Communications, SOA, PaaS, Distributed Systems, Enterprise Software
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