Summary
Kai-wei Lin is a supply chain and operations strategist with 11 years of cross-border experience in reverse logistics, value recovery, M&A transaction support, and performance improvement across the US and EMEA. Currently Value Recovery Remarketing Manager at Google, he combines hands-on P&L leadership with deep expertise in building and scaling e-waste and battery recovery networks that delivered measurable margin and working capital improvements. He previously led operational due diligence and transformation engagements at Roland Berger and Deloitte, helping clients and PE sponsors uncover risks, optimize sourcing, and capture multimillion-dollar savings. As an EU regional program leader at Re-Teck he co-founded facilities, supported a Series B raise, and engineered process changes that increased recovered-material returns by double digits. Trained at MIT in supply chain management and experienced in hardware research early in his career, he blends technical rigor with commercial acumen and a knack for turning complex reverse-logistics challenges into investor-ready propositions. Outside work he is a husband, father and coder, reflecting a pragmatic, hands-on approach to problem solving.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Transportation and Communication Management Science, Bachelor's degree, Transportation and Communication Management Science at National Cheng Kung University
Master's degree, Supply Chain Management, Master's degree, Supply Chain Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
English, Chinese, Mandarin