Kevin Ryu

@ Ann Arbor next week+. let’s meetup ! I’m a tech/business leader w/24+ yrs at Google, Microsoft, Amazon & HP. Expert in GTM, bus. dev, monetization, partnerships, co marketing & strategy. Global, mobile, multi-lingual.

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Stealth Startupex-Redback Networksex-Google

Returned to Amazon in 2022, to helping to transform everyday consumer and enterprise experiences with AmazonOne Identity-as-a-Service offering for Healthcare, Wellness, and Enterprise verticals.

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Significant experience in negotiating commercial agreements and proven success in maintaining and growing client relationships, building market strategies, selling to strategic and critical accounts including C-Suite, and board members. Fostering strong customer relationships to drive revenue growth, expand product & sales pipelines opportunities. Dedicated and results-driven operator who is experienced both as a leader and IC to drive high-performance in sales and business development teams with authentic, service-oriented culture and high-morale. Previously Head of the Android & Play Platform Partnerships and Business Development team, based out of HongKong (Tokyo prior). Responsible for managing the Android & Play market share initiatives, software and services distribution, and ecosystem collaborations with telco, retailers and enterprises, overseeing >$XXXM USD revenue. Alumni of Washington University in St. Louis (MBA), Southern Methodist University (Masters in Engineering) and University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (Bachelors in Engineering). Proudly American + Japan & Taiwan permanent resident happily living in the Midwest with my 3 boys today. Prior to Google, held Director and Sr. management positions with HP, Microsoft, com, jp, and cn.

Career TimelineNOW → PAST

GTM Index

  1. STEALTH STARTUPJOB
    1. Stealth Startup- Smart Hea…
      1Y 9M
  2. AMAZONJOB
    1. Principal, Tech BD & Sales…
      2Y 9M
    2. Principal, Tech Bus. Dev.…
      1Y 11M
    3. Head & Dir: TPM & Supply C…
      1Y 1M
    4. Head of Japan GTM & PMO (T…
      1Y 5M
    5. Process Eng Mgr III, Sales…
      1Y 10M
  3. GOOGLEJOB
    1. Head, BD & Partnerships -…
      5Y 11M
    2. Head, Hardware Channel Ret…
      1Y
    3. APAC Lead, SMB New Custome…
      1Y 3M
    4. Japan Country Head, SMB Se…
      2Y 11M
  4. HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISEJOB
    1. APAC Dir, Commercial Strat…
      2M
    2. APAC Dir, E-commerce & Vol…
      1Y 5M
  5. MICROSOFTJOB
    1. Regional Group Mgr, OEM Li…
      2Y 4M
  6. COVENANT AVIATION SECURITYJOB
    1. Project Consultant
      4M
  7. REDBACK NETWORKSJOB
    1. Operations MS/MBA Program,…
      1Y 2M
  8. ALCATELJOB
    1. Manufacturing Process Deve…
      1Y 3M

Time in market 25Y 7MOpen 1Closed 15Stints 16

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  1. Job: Redback Networks — Operations MS/MBA Program, reporting into Exec SVP of Operations · 2002-06 – 2003-08
  2. Job: Google — Japan Country Head, SMB Services (Adwords) Customer Experience & Communities (2012 - 2014) · 2012 – 2014-12
  3. Job: Amazon — Process Engineering Manager III, Sales & Operations & Capacity Planning (North America and Japan) · 2004-01 – 2005-11
  4. Job: Amazon — Head of Japan Go-to-Market & PMO (Technical Program Manager III) · 2005-12 – 2007-05
  5. Job: Hewlett Packard Enterprise — APAC Director, E-commerce & Volume Inside Sales Processes, Tools & PMO · 2011-01 – 2012-06
  6. Job: Microsoft — Regional Group Manager, OEM Licensing & VAR Channel Operations: . Asia Pacific Japan · 2008-07 – 2010-11
  7. Job: Hewlett Packard Enterprise — APAC Director, Commercial Strategy, Planning & Global Accounts Operations · 2012-06 – 2012-08
  8. Job: Amazon — Principal, Tech Bus. Dev. & New Product Sales & Partnerships - Consumer Health & Wellness · 2022 – 2023
  9. Job: Google — Head, Business Development & Partnerships - Android Platform Distribution & PlayStore Monetization · 2017 – 2022
  10. Job: Amazon — Principal, Tech BD & Sales - Amazon One Enterprise & Healthcare · 2022 – 2024-10
  11. Job: Alcatel — Manufacturing Process Development Engineer · 2001-01 – 2002-04
  12. Job: Covenant Aviation Security — Project Consultant – Labor Staffing and Statistical Planning · 2003-08 – 2003-12
  13. Job: Google — APAC Lead, SMB New Customer Onboarding (Revenue & Retention) & Chief of Staff, Strategy · 2014-12 – 2016-03
  14. Job: Amazon — Head & Director: TPM & Supply Chain, Operations Integration (Amazon.cn) · 2007-05 – 2008-06
  15. Job: Google — Head, Hardware Channel Retailing (North Asia & Japan) & Business Dev Sales (Taiwan & HongKong) · 2016-03 – 2017-03
  16. Job: Stealth Startup — Stealth Startup- Smart Health and End-User Transaction Point-of-Sale systems · 2024-11 – present

Skills

New Business DevelopmentNew Product RolloutTechnical Product SalesCorporate PartnershipsStrategic PartnershipsGo-to-Market StrategyProgram ManagementE-commerceSupply Chain ManagementConsultingStrategyBusiness DevelopmentLeadershipManagement

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