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Project Manager at Startup Island TAIWAN | Princeton in Asia Fellow
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Miriam Clapp

Project Manager at Startup Island TAIWAN | Princeton in Asia Fellow
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Startup Island TAIWAN
St. Olaf College
台灣
United States・Taiwan

Professional Background

  • Current Status
    Employed
  • Profession
    Project Manager
    Educational Instructor
    Certification and Technical Training
  • Fields
    Events Services
    Strategy
  • Work Experience
    2-4 years (1-2 years relevant)
  • Management
    I've had experience in managing 1-5 people
  • Skills
    Word
    Excel
    SQL
    PowerPoint
    Canva
    Google Workspace
    R
    Tableau
    Adobe Premiere Pro
    Python
  • Languages
    English
    Native or Bilingual
    Chinese
    Fluent
  • Highest Level of Education
    Bachelor

Job Search Preferences

  • Current Status
    Ready to interview
  • Desired Job Type
    Full-time
    Interested in working remotely
  • Desired Positions
    PM/產品經理/專案管理
  • Desired Work Locations
    New Taipei, Taiwan
    Taipei City, Taiwan
  • Freelance
    Non-freelancer

Work Experience

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Project Manager

Sep 2024 - Present
Taipei City, Taiwan
- Planned, proposed, and executed a five day business development trip to Thailand with a delegation of 10 Taipei City startups, connecting them with over 30 Thai corporates, ecosystem players, and investors through exhibition and arranging site visits with local partners - Liaised between the Taipei City Government Dept. of Economic Development and company team using Chinese to understand project requirements, track project progress, and provide accurate reporting of project activities - Researched, wrote, and edited the 2025 Startup Island TAIWAN ecosystem report, in coordination with the Taiwan National Development Council and Taiwan Institute of Economic Research - Managed the internship program including the recruitment and interview process. Managed three interns’ workloads, provided mentorship, and created career-growth opportunities for Taiwanese and international interns

Fellow

Aug 2024 - Sep 2025
1 yr 2 mos
Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
-Recipient of the prestigious Princeton in Asia fellowship -1 year immersive work placement at Startup Island TAIWAN in Taipei, Taiwan

Teaching Assistant - Macroeconomic Theory

Feb 2024 - May 2024
4 mos
Township of Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota, United States
- Graded student programming assignments - Hosted TA office hour sessions to provide individualized support related to course content to students

Norway Innovation Scholar

Jan 2024 - Jan 2024
1 mo
Oslo, Norway
-Collaborated with a four student team to report on the medical benefits and market opportunities for recently invented medical device at a Norwegian biomedical startup company -Analyzed the competitive landscape and proposed sales model to determine US market entry approach and delivered findings to CEO and technical director in presentation and 60 page report

Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leader

Feb 2023 - Jan 2024
1 yr 0 mos
Township of Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota, United States
-Attended introductory econometrics class and lesson planned tri-weekly help sessions to provide additional support for students in the class -Proactively collaborated with class professor to ensure help session content aligned with course goals and objectives

Consumer and Industrial Products Intern

Jun 2023 - Aug 2023
3 mos
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
-Leveraged Alteryx, Think-Cell, and Tableau to analyze and visualize large datasets for client baselining activities -Synthesized findings from over 15 stakeholder interviews to identify pain points and opportunity areas to overhaul a manufacturer's data and analytics capabilities

SOAR Peer Leader

Sep 2021 - May 2023
1 yr 9 mos
-Collaborated with two co-leaders to welcome incoming students to campus -Effectively taught bi-weekly information sessions introducing students to college resources -Individually connected with incoming students and communicated with faculty partner -Mental health first aid certified (9/3/2021-9/4/2024)

Analytics and Insights Intern

Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
3 mos
-Created data visualizations in R and Google Sheets to deliver an analysis of client's promotional advertising campaigns using ETL processes to aggregate, structure, and extract insights from Google Ads -Recommended and prioritized new portal features with stakeholders to improve interface for current and future clients and internal users, and created comprehensive portal documentation to streamline onboarding process -Generated $500,000 in contract revenue and retained customers by delivering performance insights for clients and collecting data weekly across paid-media platforms

Teaching Assistant - Introduction to Economics

Feb 2022 - May 2022
4 mos
-Independently prepared and led weekly TA sessions with 15-20 students reviewing course content -Graded weekly student work

Student Manager, St. Olaf Philharmonia

Sep 2021 - May 2022
9 mos
-Successfully organized and communicated logistics of major concerts such as creating a detailed schedule for concert day, mobilizing up to 50 volunteers, and facilitating packing and moving of equipment -Communicated with 5 other student ensemble managers and the Philharmonia conductor to coordinate important weekly rehearsal and concert setup logistics

Office Staff and Crew Member

May 2021 - Aug 2021
4 mos
Chicago, Cook, State of Illinois, United States
-Successfully completed administrative tasks such as responding to customer emails and answering phone calls -Prepared boats for rental by cleaning, sanitizing, and sweeping to ensure a quality customer experience -Independently facilitated customer experience from check-in to boat boarding and disembarking process

Co-Creating Facilitator

Feb 2021 - May 2021
4 mos
-Facilitated groups of 15 to 20 people in discussion about topics of diversity, equity, and inclusion at St. Olaf College -Collaborated with a co-facilitator to actively listen to participants, guide discussion, and take detailed notes -Received training in discussion facilitation, intercultural awareness, and active listening

Scooper and Cashier

May 2019 - Aug 2020
1 yr 4 mos
Chicago, Cook, State of Illinois, United States
-Provided excellent service to customers by carrying out shop duties and addressing individual customer needs -Collaborated with other employees to sell over $6000 worth of product on busy days -Worked at the cash register and handled cash and credit card transactions

Education

Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Quantitative Economics and Chinese
2020 - 2024
3.98/4 GPA
Activities and societies
Activities and societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Epsilon Economics Honor Society, National Chinese Collegiate Honor Society, St. Olaf Entrepreneurial Scholars, St. Olaf Norway Innovation Scholars, St. Olaf Philharmonia, St. Olaf Orchestra (member and council president), Swing Club, Commencement ceremony senior speaker Undergraduate degree, graduated Summa Cum Laude with distinction in Chinese and Quantitative Economics.
Other
Political science and Chinese
2022 - 2022
Activities and societies
Exchange semester with Chinese language coursework to achieve an advanced-low Chinese proficiency level Served in the International Companions for Learning program, mediating cultural exchange through weekly Skype lessons with Taiwan primary school students in a bilingual setting
Non-Degree Program (e.g. Coursera certificate)
n/a
2018 - 2018
Activities and societies
STARTALK Summer Language Program funded by the U.S. National Security Agency

Licenses & Certifications

LinkedIn
Issued Jun 2023
No Expiration Date
LinkedIn
Issued Jun 2023
No Expiration Date