Director of Strategic Programs @ From October 2015 to Present (3 months) Greater New York City AreaSenior Manager (Strategic Planning & Analytics) @ • Lead strategic planning for a +$300M initiative focused on revolutionizing Microsoft's volume licensing platform, processes, and policies to capitalize on cloud-focused market opportunities and competitive dynamics
• Lead 8+ person cross-organization team focused on establishing advanced analytics and business intelligence practice for +$40B volume licensing business From June 2010 to October 2015 (5 years 5 months) Greater Seattle AreaSenior Associate Consultant @ Strategy & Growth
• IT Industry: Designed and instituted new program office to oversee promotional offers at major IT reseller, which included defining 5 new positions and establishing process to generate over $250M in revenue annually
• Consumer Packaged Goods Industry: Developed model to forecast effect of promotional pricing on market share for a leading food manufacturer, resulting in $625M trade spend reduction over three years
• Consumer Packaged Goods Industry: Analyzed and evaluated promotional return-on-investment at refrigerated products unit of food manufacturer, leading to changes in promotional pricing strategy and $40M in savings
Operations & Supply Chain Management
• Automotive Industry: Diagnosed direct and indirect material spend of auto supplier, resulting in 15% material spend reduction through vendor consolidation
• Telecom Industry: Managed relationship between finance department and program management office during spin-off of major tech/telecom, identifying over $45M in cost savings opportunities to be realized post-spin
Private Equity Due Diligence
• Industrial Supplies Industry: Analyzed attractiveness of laboratory supplies manufacturer based on cost position, market dynamics, and potential synergies, leading to successful acquisition
• Packaging Industry: Assessed supply chain and potential market growth opportunities of beverage packaging manufacturer From October 2006 to July 2009 (2 years 10 months) Greater Chicago Area
MBA, General Management, Strategic Management, Marketing @ University of Chicago Booth School of Business From 2009 to 2011 BSc, Industrial and Operations Engineering @ University of Michigan College of Engineering From 2002 to 2006 Roger Liao is skilled in: Strategy, Business Strategy, Management Consulting, Leadership, Strategic Planning, Competitive Analysis, Analytics, Financial Modeling, Product Management, Business Intelligence, Business Development, Business Planning