Karen T Chen is seeking a position in industrial engineering. She holds a Master's degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Lehigh University and a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering and Enterprise Information from Tunghai University. Her experience includes projects in product development, manufacturing, supply chain management, and operations research. She has skills in CAD/CAE, ERP systems, programming languages, and data analysis software.

1. Karen T Chen
karentchen@gmail.com 408-502-3418
Education
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, U.S.A Aug.2014 – May.2016
Master of Engineering in Industrial and Systems Engineering
 Product Quality  Logistics & Supply Chain Management  Data Mining
Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan Sep.2010 – Jun.2014
Bachelor of Industrial Engineering and Enterprise Information
SummerExchangeProgram
Georgia Institute of Technology, GA Jul.2013
 Advanced Manufacturing Program: AdvancedManufacturing and Composite Materials, CAD-CAE Tools for
Manufacturing and Applications of Composite Materials
Florida State University, FL Jul.2011 – Aug.2011
 Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Program: Nanomaterials andNanotechnology, Polymer
Materials & Processing, Fundamentals of CompositeMaterials
Highlights of Achievements
Integrated Product Development Process: PillPro – Lehigh
 Completed a product development project from mission statement to development plan with business, management, and
technology sections.
 According to target customers’ survey, decided product specification and completed mock-up.
 Built the Bill of Materials and Production Plan to analyze cost, and Base Case Financial Planning to decide whether the project
is go or no-go, build or outsource.
 Used Failure Mode and Effect Analysis and Sensitivity Analysis to identify the uncertain variable.
Graduation Project: – Tunghai
 Used MiiCRAFT and MakerBot 2X to print out models which were drawn by SolidWorks.
 Analyzed the printed works, compared the structures, limits, materials and growing direction and recorded the information in the
database.
Vehicle Components Corporation – Tunghai
 Implementation of Lean Production based on 5S Principles on assembly line in a car components factory (mostly motors,
compressors, and generators).
 Observed factory procedures and operator’s actions to successfully reduce 11% of transport distance.
Other Related Projects
Design of Experiment – Lehigh
 Analyzed several external factors which affects people’s short-term memory.
Facilities Planning and Material Handling – Lehigh
 Designed a plant layout and pipeline of building.
Supply Chain Planning and Collaborative Management – Tunghai
 Scheduled the production plan by Excel.
Production Planning & Control – Tunghai
 Discussed business model of 7-11 and analyzed data to predict future orders.
Operation Research – Tunghai
 Analyzed complex shop situation by using linear programming.
Leadership & Activities
Taiwanese Student Association-President Jan.2015 – Jan.2016
CHINASTEEL Company Workshop, Taiwan Sep.2012 – Feb.2013
 Introduce China Steel Corporation to college students.
Computer Skills
Computer skill: Auto CAD, SolidWorks, ERP, office
Program Language: Visual Basic, Simulation 8, Arena, Minitab, IBM SPSS Modeler 17.1, SAS Enterprise Miner
Language
Mandarin – Native Speaker