Cortilia Lin
MBA, Finance & Entrepreneurship University of Washington - Seattle. BA, Law National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
| Headline: | Startup Member |
| Skills: | Business, Law |
| Groups: | Social e-challenge Competition 2008 |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | University of Washington - Seattle |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Technology Commercialization – Tech Transfer, UW |
| Position: | Business Plan Developer/ Independent Consultant Coulter-ITHS Fellowship |
| Time period: | January 2008 - Present |
| Description: | • Perform due diligence and develop business plan to best commercialize the innovation.
• Conduct market research and develop go to market strategy. • Identify milestones of commercialization, incorporating research on medical reimbursements and FDA process. • Manage interdisciplinary project team of seven scientists, engineers and medical professionals, facilitating communication and keeping project progress on schedule. |
| Employer: | Gogi Design |
| Position: | Business Plan Developer/ Independent Consultant |
| Time period: | January 2008 - Present |
| Description: | • Reposition graphic design firm as a marketing management company moving toward becoming a branding company.
• Develop business plan and investment presentation to raise capital for a strategic team and expansion into the NY market. • Structure financial model and analyze historical performance to support new branding strategy. |
| Employer: | Competitive Strategy Study - Design Management, Marketing & Branding |
| Position: | Independent Consultant |
| Time period: | January 2008 - Present |
| Description: | • Identify strategic issues facing the design industry by performing competitive strategy study of graphic design, marketing and branding professionals.
• Present study and recommendations to the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA). |
| Employer: | American - Chinese Joint Venture Consulting Project |
| Position: | Independent Consultant |
| Time period: | January 2008 - December 2008 |
| Description: | • Evaluated industrial pump manufacturing firm and conducted due diligence for potential acquisition. Valuations and forecasts have proven to be on target.
• Framed the negotiation strategy from the standpoints of potential strategic partners. • Assessed progress of negotiation in real time and facilitated cross cultural communication between founding entrepreneurs. |
| Employer: | Rabuor Sunflower Farm of Kenya |
| Position: | Business Plan Developer & Finance Consultant |
| Time period: | January 2007 - December 2008 |
| Description: | 2nd Place in International Business Plan competition for Global Social Entrepreneurship 2008 Sweet-sixteen in UW Business Plan Competition 2008
• Constructed financial models to valuate the project and forecast potential cash flow and growth. • Developed metrics to measure social impact by applying econometric models. • Analyzed organizational structure, providing strategic recommendations. Recruited talent to execute business plan. |
| Employer: | Collaborative Artists Eastwest |
| Position: | Director of Business Development |
| Time period: | January 2007 - December 2008 |
| Description: | Board Member for organization promoting cross cultural music events
• Successfully filed and received for 501c3 and involved in business start-up. • Negotiated and wrote legal agreements to facilitate partnership between musicians and fiscal sponsors. |
| Employer: | DBBuilder |
| Position: | Project Consultant UW Business Consulting Network Project |
| Time period: | January 2006 - December 2007 |
| Description: | • Conducted research, identifying new market opportunities leading to $4-million increase in revenue. |
| Employer: | Coffee Taste |
| Position: | Business Development |
| Time period: | January 2004 - December 2006 |
| Description: | • Changed the dynamics of the coffee supply chain by educating independent coffee shop owners to import and roast beans from around the world. Green coffee prices to shop owners dropped by 50%.
• Increased revenues for coffee shop owners by teaching them to promote and brew high quality products. |
| Employer: | Investment Cooperative |
| Position: | Director |
| Time period: | January 2004 - December 2005 |
| Description: | • Integrated diverse goals of a group of investors into a unified investment strategy which resulted in a one year ROI of 20%. |
| Employer: | Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research |
| Position: | Research Assistant |
| Time period: | January 2002 - December 2004 |
| Description: | • Evaluated currency, inflation rates, and pricing practices which were the basis of recommendations made to Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).
• Researched economic topics and made policy recommendations implemented by Taiwan government. |
| Employer: | Ntu Legal Service |
| Position: | Legal Consultant |
| Time period: | January 2000 - December 2004 |
| Description: | • Consulted with legal clinic clients to advise them about conflict resolution strategies as an alternative to legal action. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Washington - Seattle |
| Degree: | Finance & Entrepreneurship, MBA |
PUBLICATIONS
| Articles: | • Published “The Legal Restrictions on Sex Speech” (Law Review No.27, 2002) |
Cortilia's Startups (1)
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Rabuor Sunflower Farm
Rabuor Sunflower Farm combats poverty in rural Kenya by creating a sustainable economic foundation based on the production, distribution and sale of affordable, nutritious cooking oil.
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Silvia Loica-Mersa
Romanian-American, 23, Vice President of the Social E-Challenge, recent Stanford graduate