Seattle APIN Mentorship Panel

Seattle APIN Mentorship Panel

Moderator

Chitra GopalakrishnanKPMG, Advisory Director

Chitra is a Director in KPMG’s Advisory Services in Seattle, with over 17 years of management and technology advisory experience. She has worked in India, Kuwait and Canada before moving to Seattle. She has experience in a wide range of different industries from technology, retail, manufacturing, supply chain distribution, telecommunications, energy and financial services. She has a solid technical background and a strong understanding of business processes. Chitra has been recognized by her clients and KPMG leadership for having a highly collaborative and innovative approach to solving complex issues and for effectively assembling and leading a team of high-performing professionals.

She is a board member of the Northwest Children’s Fund and ISACA Puget Sound Chapter non-profit organizations.

Panelists

Wendy SongChemPoint, Director of Finance

Wendy is the Director of Finance at ChemPoint. ChemPoint is an innovative global sales and marketing organization with a focus on specialty chemicals. Wendy was born and raised in Mainland China. She earned a bachelor degree in Finance from Tsinghua University in Beijing and a master degree in Accounting from Washington State University in Pullman. Wendy started her career as an auditor in the KPMG Seattle office during 2007. In 2010, she joined Univar, a global chemical distribution company, in Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis function and subsequently transitioned to ChemPoint, an operating unit of Univar based in Bellevue.

Wendy loves cooking, movies and salsa dancing. She is a happy working mom of a two year old boy.

John “J.J.” IwasakiBoeing, Senior Manager

John “J.J.” Iwasaki is the senior manager of Freight Payment, Strategy & Quality and Logistics Transformation in Shared Services Group, Supply Chain Logistics organization, effective August 2012. In this role, Iwasaki ensures effective and efficient program management of the “Logistics Transformation” project. Iwasaki will ensure that all aspects of the “Logistics Transformation” project and freight payment improvement activities are prioritized, integrated, and activities coordinated for maximum benefit, and work closely with the business units and other functions to drive improvements into enterprise processes. Iwasaki reports to Shawn Wattles, Director, Supply Chain Logistics in Shared Services Group.

Jonathan WangBoeing, Procurement Financial Analyst

My name is Jonathan Wang and my favorite quote in life is “Those who do the common things in an uncommon way command the attention of the world” – George Washington Carver. I am currently a Procurement Financial Analyst at the Boeing Company. I graduated college with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration with an emphasis in finance and a minor in economics. I am an only child whose father is Taiwanese and mother is Cantonese. For 23 years, I lived in Southern California and decided to move to Washington state in late 2013 to work at the Boeing Company. I worked for three different companies in 2013 including Prudential, Wells Fargo, and Boeing. I’ve served in a few leadership roles for different nonprofit organizations and love to meet new people. My immediate goals are to obtain an MBA degree, continue to explore the diverse functions at the Boeing Company, and become more involved in organizations of the local community. My favorite hobbies are centered around participating in any active or physical fitness type activity. I recently was able to complete the Tough Mudder challenge in Seattle, Washington and found it to be one of the most rigorous physical courses I’ve ever faced. 

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Performance Manager, Mentor and Sponsor

Performance Manager Mentor Sponsor

Assess Performance and provide career development advise

Help clarify career goals and provide guidance and suggestions for execution

Singularly focused on career advancement

Provide feedback on day-to-day performance

Help clarify performance feedback including upward feedback, and development needs

Advocate based on demonstrated past performance

Provide guidance on finding a mentorProvide personal and professional support serving as a sounding board

Vouch for individual’s competence and potential

Help individual get and stay connectedHelp individual expand existing relationship at the firm

Use political capital to open doors and speak on behalf of protégé

Recognize issues regarding work life integration

Provide guidance on implanting strategies focused on work life integration

Focused on long-term career goal

AssignedServe as role model, usually based on chemistry and shared values

Relationship is earned based on performance, competence and potential

Low risk and investment Moderate risk and low investment High risk and high investment

These relationship are not mutually exclusive