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Global Supply Manager, Apple
In Wuxi, China, Shuanghui Wu helped GE Healthcare bring new products to the marketplace. But she wanted to complement her analytical strengths as a quality engineer with more comprehensive business knowledge and improved "soft" skills in leadership and communication.
The opportunity to meet and spend time with Owen alumni in Shanghai, and students and professors who were part of the "Doing Business in China" class trip, helped convince Liz (as she's known to her colleagues in the U.S.) that Vanderbilt was a good fit. That feeling only got stronger during her first year. "It is very challenging," she says, "but you also build up your confidence as you learn every day. By the time you graduate, you are well equipped with the knowledge and skills that will benefit you throughout the lifetime of your career."
During her second year Liz, who specialized in Operations, led an Owen student team that took home first place in the 4th Annual Global Supply Chain Initiative case competition at Purdue University. "It was incredible how we worked well together as a team," she says. "We were able to reinforce each other's strengths, bring different perspectives to the issues, and most importantly, we had so much fun together!"
Shuanghui (Liz) Wu
Vanderbilt MBA 2009Global Supply Manager, Apple
From Wuxi to Competition Winner
Wu Led Owen Team to First Place in OperationsIn Wuxi, China, Shuanghui Wu helped GE Healthcare bring new products to the marketplace. But she wanted to complement her analytical strengths as a quality engineer with more comprehensive business knowledge and improved "soft" skills in leadership and communication.
The opportunity to meet and spend time with Owen alumni in Shanghai, and students and professors who were part of the "Doing Business in China" class trip, helped convince Liz (as she's known to her colleagues in the U.S.) that Vanderbilt was a good fit. That feeling only got stronger during her first year. "It is very challenging," she says, "but you also build up your confidence as you learn every day. By the time you graduate, you are well equipped with the knowledge and skills that will benefit you throughout the lifetime of your career."
During her second year Liz, who specialized in Operations, led an Owen student team that took home first place in the 4th Annual Global Supply Chain Initiative case competition at Purdue University. "It was incredible how we worked well together as a team," she says. "We were able to reinforce each other's strengths, bring different perspectives to the issues, and most importantly, we had so much fun together!"
