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Helped launch the mobile games division, evaluating studios and IP, building user acquisition and retention models, and running M&A target identification and diligence."},{"name":"Gaming and Interactive Entertainment","position":"Marketing","startDate":"2010-01-01","endDate":"2010-12-01","summary":"Marketing strategy, branding, social media, PR"},{"name":"Masher Media","position":"Marketing Analyst","location":"Los Angeles, CA","startDate":"2010-01-01","endDate":"2010-12-01","summary":"Drove marketing, PR, and KPI development, and supported beta launch for a gaming startup, working across product, finance, and business development."},{"name":"General Electric","position":"Financial Management Prorgram","location":"Various U.S. Locations","url":"https://gevernova.com","startDate":"2007-07-01","endDate":"2009-12-01","summary":"Selected for GE's rotational finance program, completing rotations across FP&A, controllership, and commercial finance."}],"education":[{"institution":"University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business","studyType":"Master of Business Administration - MBA","endDate":"2015-05-01"},{"institution":"University of California, Berkeley","studyType":"Bachelor of Arts - BA","endDate":"2006-05-01"},{"institution":"University of Tsukuba","studyType":"International Studies"}],"projects":[{"name":"Samsung TV Plus","description":"Oversaw the global strategy and investment roadmap for the platform, driving decisions across content, partnerships, and monetization."},{"name":"Samsung Foldables Developer Ecosystem","description":"Translated consumer research, user testing, and product analytics into roadmap decisions covering UX priorities, monetization, and ecosystem partnerships."},{"name":"Samsung Smart Home Regional Partnerships","description":"Built and scaled regional partnerships with system integrators and distributors, then handed off operational plans to local teams."}],"skills":[{"name":"Operations Management"},{"name":"Strategic Planning"},{"name":"Go-to-Market Strategy"},{"name":"Investments"},{"name":"Strategic Partnerships"},{"name":"Business Development"},{"name":"Business Strategy"},{"name":"Financial Modeling"},{"name":"Leadership"},{"name":"Management"},{"name":"Corporate strategy"},{"name":"Corporate development"},{"name":"M&A"},{"name":"Due diligence"},{"name":"Valuation"},{"name":"Deal structuring"},{"name":"FP&A"},{"name":"Budgeting"},{"name":"Capital allocation"},{"name":"AI strategy"},{"name":"Generative AI"},{"name":"Machine vision"},{"name":"Advanced Excel"},{"name":"SQL"},{"name":"Tableau"},{"name":"AI agents"},{"name":"Automation workflows"},{"name":"Partnerships"},{"name":"Product strategy"},{"name":"Mobile games"},{"name":"Gaming"},{"name":"Korean"},{"name":"Japanese"},{"name":"English"}]}