Dr. Carter Tseng, originally of Fujian Province, was born in 1948. In 1970, he was graduated from National Taiwan University with a BSEE degree. In 1976, he was graduated from UCLA with a PhD degree in Computer Science. While in the US, he worked at PARC (XEROX Research Center) in Silicon Valley. In 1980, he returned to Taiwan, where he founded Microtek International Inc., which, with an IPO in 1988, was number 1 in the world in the scanners market and which became the first company in the Hsinchu Science & Industrial Park to successfully have gone through IPO. Microtek has also nurtured over the years around 100 executives and managers in the high- tech arena.
Dr. Tseng, serving as Vice Chairman of Arlotto and board member of companies such as Aiptek, Arima, Prime View, etc., is currently involved and engaged in various roles in high-tech and strategic alliances. In addition, he serves as a Guest Professor at Alberta University in Canada and City University of Hong Kong, Professor of CEO Training at Tsinghua University in Beijing, Consulting Professor at Shanghai University, Guest Professor at Tainjin Nankai University, Sichuan University, College of UESTC in Chengdu. Dr. Tseng also serves as Economics Consultant to City of Tianjin, Advanced Consultant to TEDA in Tianjin and Advanced Consultant to EIII in Tainjin. He also serves as Honorary Head of Langbo Graduate School for Mid-to-Small Business in Western China.
Dr. Tseng established the Little Dragon Foundation, one of whose roles is training and nurturing executives and managers for large businesses in China. Among the companies that Dr. Tseng has helped are such large IPO’ed organizations as Tianjin Zhonghuan, Tianjin Communication & Broadcasting, Shenzhen TCL, TCL Communication, BOE Technology, etc. Dr. Tseng also introduced into China Dale Carnegie Training and Global Chinese CEO’s Fellowship, as well as software CMM certification, Six Sigma quality control, etc, in efforts to dramatically enhance overall Chinese business competitiveness.
Dr. Tseng is a member of “Committee of 100” in the US. He is also one of the founding members of Monte Jade and OCEAN in the US (These are institutes for startup consultations), which have been helping Chinese entrepreneurs in startup efforts in US, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. In year 2000, he established ECO Foundation, which plants trees in Beijing, Sichuan, Yunan, etc. on a large scale.
Besides playing an active role in high-tech businesses, Dr. Tseng also loves and nurtures precious human resources. As CEO of Little Dragon Foundation, Dr. Tseng provides hundreds of scholarships to university students and serves as Executive Chairman of Nankai International Business Forum in Tiajin.
Education:
National Taiwan University: BSEE (1970) UCLA, CA, USA: MSEE (1973) UCLA, CA, USA: PhD CS (1976)
Committee of 100: Member ChinaLab (Accelerated Incubator): Founder Little Dragon Foundation (Education & VC): Founder & CEO Arlotto (LAN & Optical Ethernet): Vice Chairman Aiptek (DSC),Prime View (LCD), Arima: Board Member ITRI Computer & Communication Research Labs: Industry Technical Consulting Member National Chiao Tung University: Thesis Instructor & Member of Verbal Exam Board Alberta University (Canada), City University of Hong Kong: Adjunct Professor Tianjin Nankai university, Sichuan University, Chengdu UESTC: Guest Professor Shanghai University, Fujian Normal University: Consulting Professor Beijing Tsinghua University: CEO Training Professor Sichaun Langbo Graduate School for Mid-to-Small Business in Western China: Honorary Head Tianjin City Government: Economics Consultant Nankai International business Forum: Executive Chairman Tianjin EIII, Tianjin TEDA: Advanced Consultant OCEAN VC & Monte Jade: Founding Member (Organization for Chinese-American Entrepreneurs’ Advisory Network)
Patents: Keyboard-less entry method, automobile transmission box lever system, etc.
Writings: 8086/8088 Microprocessor System Design, MICE-II Operating Principle & Practice, General Concept of Computers,Principles of Microprocessors, etc.
Presentations: Market Positioning Strategy for High-Tech Products, Engineering Planning & Management of Microprocessor Based Products, Development & Strategy of Global Market, etc.