Profile

James Chen, MBA 11
Parts and Tooling Program Manager, Tesla Motors Inc.

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Interning and now working full time at Tesla Motors is a dream come true. The experience allows me to be a critical contributor toward building the future of the automobile. Tesla’s high-energy, spirit of innovation and flawless execution are what I had aspired to achieve through my UC Davis MBA.

Internship

Supply Chain Management, Tesla Motors, Inc., Palo Alto, Calif.

Student Leadership

  • Director of Marketing, Big Bang! Business Plan Competition
  • Vice President, Marketing Association

Previous Position

Entrepreneur/Founder, Infinite Possibility Inc., Sacramento, Calif., and Tokyo, Japan

Previous Degree

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Davis

Fast Facts

  • Spent five years in competitive go-kart racing, working toward becoming a professional racecar driver.
  • Researched hybrid and alternative-fuel vehicles in Japan; designed for Formula SAE and Future Car/Truck student projects.
  • Former design engineer at Ford Motor Co.; program manager/engineer at two Japanese automotive systems manufacturers with global footprints.
  • Launched business to promote motorsports in Japan and self-designed aftermarket automotive accessories globally.
  • Has worked on projects with major Japanese automotive manufacturers: Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Suzuki, Mazda.

Commands

Spotlight Story

UC Davis Part-time MBA among Top 7%, Daytime MBA in Top 9%
U.S. News & World Report’s latest rankings: This marks the 18th consecutive year our MBA program has been ranked among the best in the nation.

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(Davis, CA) — The UC Davis Graduate School of Management’s full-time MBA program has been ranked among the top six percent of AACSB International-accredited programs nationwide, according to U.S. News & World Report’s latest graduate business school rankings released today.

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Powerful Alumni Network
UC Davis MBAs are international business leaders, rising managers and entrepreneurs in a wide range of industries and organizations

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Since our charter class graduated more than 25 years ago, alumni from the UC Davis Graduate School of Management have been making their presence known around the world.

Our graduates are CEOs, vice presidents, chief financial officers, chief operating officers and entrepreneurs. Around the globe, they have taken prominent roles as international business leaders in a wide range of industries and organizations.

Graduate School of Management alumni are actively involved in their communities, and they make time for mentoring, advising and assisting current students and networking with fellow graduates.

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Mark Otero MBA 07 Builds Sacramento’s Coolest Company
The secret of social gaming mogul Mark Otero’s success is taking things to the extreme

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The secret of Midtown Sacramento’s Facebook gaming mogul Mark Otero’s success is taking things to the extreme.