Simon Xiaomin Chen, Ph.D.

Executive Board Director@Shenzhen Academy of International Education | Founder and Member of Board of Trustees, WASC Accreditation Coordinator@Shenzhen Academy of International Education | President@Shenzhen Biaoyuan Education Investment Corporation
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School Director, Shenzhen Academy of International Education. The international school administrator and founder of an international school, with 25 years of broad professional experience. Formerly US Bell Laboratories researcher, and winner of President's Gold Prize Award, EU-China Information Society Project informatics manager, an entrepreneur in China's internet & data communication industries, and US cloud-based green building design software. Over the last 10 year in education, cultivated over 150 students in world-class colleges and universities, Ph.D. in Physics from Boston University, Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara, co-author of General Technology textbook in China. A passionate innovative-thinking educator with a distinct intellectual edge and a sophisticated technical edge combined with strong business acumen with all of these demonstrated in: (1) 20 years of broad-spectrum professional experiences spanning academia, high-tech R&D, entrepreneurship, leadership & management, sales & marketing, national-level technology policy planning, international cooperation development, operation, asset management, business strategy consulting and best-selling book authorship; even educational volunteering work helping Chinese youngsters gaining admission into and scholarship from renowned American universities; (2) in-depth hands-on technical skills/knowledge in quantitative analysis, financial engineering, software engineering, information communication technologies(ICT), computer networking and web technology and e-Government; track record of being able to move from field to field with ease and speed, and becoming quickly a functioning expert in any new field. (3) Strong Written and Verbal Communications, on-going magazine and newspaper columnist and best-selling author in China, Literary expert for TV screenwriting, delivered keynote speeches, written more than 2M words of technical and business reports, published articles and books. (4) Strong multinational ties, work experiences in and with corporations/organizations/governments in three continents (U.S., China and Europe). Specialties: World-class software developer proven by Bell Laboratories President's award; Harden Quantitative/Technical Skills demonstrated by unsurpassed TWO PhD's; Executive-level management on Information Technology operations, business development, sales and marketing; Professional-level writing (Best-selling author & Ongoing Newspaper Columnist), Independent Intellectual Research/Inquisition, Public Speaking; Entrepreneurship, Financial management/operation;

Work experience

  • Executive Board Director

    Shenzhen Academy of International Education
    2014.08-Current(12 years)
  • Founder and Member of Board of Trustees, WASC Accreditation Coordinator

    Shenzhen Academy of International Education
    2014.01-Current(13 years)
  • President

    Shenzhen Biaoyuan Education Investment Corporation
    2016.01-Current(11 years)
  • Head of School

    Springboard International Bilingual School
    2018.08-2021.09(3 years)
  • Contributing Columnist

    Hurun Fortune Report (Hurun.Net)
    2009.10-2013.12(4 years)
  • Senior Developer

    Sefaira-Building a Green Future
    2011.01-2013.06(2 years)
  • Chief Education Consultant

    Global Education Initiative
    2010.01-2013.01(3 years)
  • Contributing Columnist

    21st Century Business Herald
    2009.06-2012.07(3 years)
  • Published Writer

    Independent Writer
    2007.01-2010.01(3 years)
  • Project Export and Informatics Manager

    EU-CHINA Information Society Project
    2009.01-2009.12(a year)
  • Portfolio Manager

    Private Real Estate Portfolio
    2005.06-2008.12(4 years)
  • Chief Technologist, Product Marketing Director China Operations

    Patton Electronics
    2001.11-2005.06(4 years)
  • Chief IT Strategist

    ETANG.COM Inc.
    2000.12-2001.01(2 months)
  • Member of Technical Staff

    Lucent Technologies
    1997.09-1999.12(2 years)
  • Software Development Engineer

    FORE Systems Inc.
    1996.06-1997.09(a year)

Educational experience

  • UC Santa Barbara

    Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering
    1994.01-1996.01(2 years)
  • Boston University

    PhD, Physics
    1990.01-1993.01(3 years)
  • Sun Yat-Sen University

    B.S., Physics
    1986.01-1990.01(4 years)
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