Colin Chen
Special Assistant To CEO at Alibaba Group
Putuo District, Shanghai, China
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Top SchoolColin Chen is a strategic operations and supply chain leader with 11+ years of cross-functional experience spanning DuPont and Alibaba, currently serving as Special Assistant to the CEO of Alibaba Group. He brings deep manufacturing and sourcing expertise—from supplier development and contract manufacturing to regional supply chain strategy and site operations—built over a 12-year tenure at DuPont across APAC. Colin has led complex, cross-disciplinary projects including plant start-ups, technology licensing initiatives, and make-vs-buy decisions, combining LEAN, DPS and value-acceleration approaches to drive efficiency. At Alibaba he translates that industrial execution mindset into high-level business support and strategic coordination for executive leadership. Trained as a chemist (Master’s, Shanghai Jiaotong University), he pairs technical rigor with commercial acumen and a track record of navigating partnerships with state-owned enterprises and public companies in China. An understated strength is his ability to bridge operational detail and executive strategy, enabling fast, pragmatic decisions in large organizations.
11 years of coding experience
Master's degree, Chemistry, Master's degree, Chemistry at Shanghai Jiaotong Univ.
Github Skills (17)
gulp10
capability10
react-component10
deploying9
proxy-server9
react8
browser8
mock-server8
json8
nodejs7
webpack7
php7
backend6
proxy6
javascript6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
chenckang/node-stylus-require
Jan 2016 - Feb 2016
Contributions:41 commits, 2 PRs, 46 pushes in 1 month
stylusisomorphic-applicationsreactjavascriptexpress
chenckang/react-json-pretty
Jul 2016 - Oct 2019
A react component for prettifying JSON in browser
Contributions:14 commits, 3 PRs, 60 pushes in 3 years 3 months
react-componentreactbrowserjson-viewerreactjs
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