Dan Li
Summary
Retired; experienced; workaholic; loyal; problem solver; team player; low-maintenance ($0 + a couch to sleep); ready for 80hrs work week; no tasks too small; no hidden agenda; 3x Trump voter; US citizen committed to make America efficient again.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Small Business Owner (3x)
Blaze Edu/MJC Education/Blaze Robotics Academy
01.2015 - Current
- Bootstrapped and scaled three small businesses to $2M revenue.
- Identified annual savings through cost analysis and reporting.
- Leveraged data-driven decision-making for budget and resource use
- Maintained employee engagement, aligned with business objectives.
Corporate Executive (2x)
Chinasoft & Beyondsoft: Global Tech Consulting
09.2005 - 12.2014
- Founded global division on a limited budget, scaling revenue from $1M to $30M in 5 years.
- Optimized low-margin service contracts and improved efficiency.
- Integrated acquisitions, cutting redundancies and maintaining morale.
Release Manager/Software Engineer
Microsoft
04.2000 - 08.2005
- Led sustaining engineering team for legacy product maintenance and delivered rapid responses for critical client issues
- Implemented automation tools to maximize testing across diverse product SKUs.
Staff
State and Federal Gov Agencies
06.1996 - 04.2000
- Observed inefficiencies in government operations.
- Gained insights into waste management and process improvement opportunities.
Education
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) - Business Administration
SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY
06.1989
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics
SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY
06-1985
Skills
- Strategic planning
- Stakeholder engagement
- Employee adoption strategies
- Communication and training
- Contract negotiation
- Supplier analysis
- Project planning
- Risk management
- Tech proficiency
- Process optimization
- Workflow automation
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Cost-benefit analysis
- Process mapping
- Root cause analysis
- KPI tracking
Community Service
- President, Board of Directors, Ignite Robotics, 08/2021 - Present
- Board Director, Chinese Institute of Engineers, 01/2015 - Present
- Board Director, Chinese Microsoft Employee Association, 10/2002 - 10/2004
Certification
- English (Fluent)
- Chinese (Native)
Timeline
Small Business Owner (3x)
Blaze Edu/MJC Education/Blaze Robotics Academy
01.2015 - Current
Corporate Executive (2x)
Chinasoft & Beyondsoft: Global Tech Consulting
09.2005 - 12.2014
Release Manager/Software Engineer
Microsoft
04.2000 - 08.2005
Staff
State and Federal Gov Agencies
06.1996 - 04.2000
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) - Business Administration
SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics
SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY
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