Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Luxst.com

From a creative scientist becoming a successful business executive, a true visionary in the e-commerce and luxury personal products industry; Strong entrepreneurial leadership style with highly effective planning, organizational, and communication skills; Superior interpersonal skills, capable of resolving multiple and complex (management, sales, human resources, legal, financial, operational) issues and motivating staff to peak performance.

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, USA, 2001

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, 1988
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Luxst.com Co. Ltd, 10/2010 – Present

  • Founding the first true luxury products E-commerce company, Luxst.com,  in China
  • Leading the Luxst.com to become one of the major companies in the  E-commerce area
  • Guiding the company from the start-up stage into fast-growth stages

Managing Director, Yanna Deluxe LLC, 08/2009 – 09/2010

  • Leading YD’s jewelry designing and manufacturing business.
  • Expanding YD’s  international business into Asia, Europe and South America
  • Resolving the complexes of luxury personal products (brand name jewelry, watches and accessories) sourcing and sales channels.

Senior Scientist, Manager of the Biotechnology Group, Power Environmental and Energy Research Center, California Institute of Technology, 05/2001 – 07/2009

  • Applying the newest advances in biotechnology to develop the technologies to improve/enhance oil recovery from existing reservoirs. This research is supported by US Department of Energy grant DE-FC26-04NT15525
  • Researching and developing new biological-based sensors for detecting and long-term monitoring heavy metal contaminants at DOE facilities and other US sites with heavy metal pollutions. This research is supported by US Department of Energy grant DE-FG02-07ER64410
  • Studying the impact of Nanotechnology on human life and environment. This project is supported by US Environmental Protection  Agency (EPA) grant R832525
  • Developing new catalysts and improving the enzymes to convert biomass into hydrogen and ethanol.
  • Mechanisms of bio-solid degradation process by thermophilic methanogenic bacteria
  • Potential bio-systems for heavy oil upgrading
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