Our Company We are a Texas based project management company with over seventeen years of China sourcing experience. With our management team based in both Austin Texas and Shanghai China, we are well positioned to focus on connecting business between the State of Texas and China. We provide a wide range of services and contacts to assist small and medium size organizations who desire to develope new business, new trade, or new approaches to current trade opportunities!
Our Executive Management Team F. E. Novess: President / Partner
Edward has 28 years of top level leadership experience in R&D, operations and retailing organizations. His experience includes energizing old and new organizations in food and beverage manufacturing, product development, retail sales and entertainment industries. His accomplishments include substantial fund raising for both private and public education programs, development of a world class operation of a new $600,000,000 beverage facility for a major national corporation and the successful creation and ownership of a professional hockey sports franchise.
Edward has served frequently as a guest speaker for numerous private organizations and the University of Texas Business School in Austin. He participates in the International Trade Center's Business China Professional Training Series, providing critical information on "Business Culture: Developing Guanxi in China" and "Finding the right supplier: The key to sourcing success in China." He is also a member of the Free Trade Alliance, serving on the China steering committee.
He has earned recognition in personnel management for both his writing and lectures detailing " A Design and Philosophy for Empowerment" of teams in self directed work systems. He has a solid background and ability to conduct successful negotiations with government, community, executive, financial and labor entities. He is a creative thinker with a proven track record of increasing sales and profits that routinely acts to turn innovative ideas into reality. Edward is a graduate of Michigan State University.
Yinghua ( Linda ) Guo: General Manager / Partner
Linda has the skills, contacts and extensive experience to assist in all your sourcing needs in China. She received her Master Degree from the School of Business at Renmin University in China and completed the MBA program at the University of Texas - San Antonio, Texas. Linda also holds the distinction of being the first official China member of the worldwide Association of Legal Administrators ( ALA) based in Chicago Illinois.
Linda has extensive hands on experience in sourcing China. Linda worked for a large state owned export company from 1993 - 2000 where she served as group leader after being named top sales partner two years after being hired. Linda also served as COO of a International Sourcing Company from 2000 - 2005. Her responsibilities included directly supervising day to day business including new project evaluation, advanced planning, vendor management, logistics and key customer relationship. She has extensive experience in working with overseas purchasing departments to resolve any quality, delivery and project problems that may occurr involving sourced parts from China.