Timothy Hwu

Co-founder, Chief Customer Officer at Standvast Healthcare Fullfillment

Timothy Hwu has extensive experience in supply chain management and operations. Timothy is the Co-Founder and Chief Customer Officer at Standvast Healthcare Fullfillment, a company that provides innovative supply chain services and technology solutions for digitally focused retailers. Timothy has also served as a Consulting Advisor and COO at LePrix, where they focused on driving intelligent, efficient, and scalable growth, overseeing operations, finances, accounting, and data strategy.

Before that, Timothy worked as a Supply Chain Management Consultant at TachSolutions LLC, delivering supply chain strategies and research for various clients. Timothy led projects to improve fill rates for a bedding and furniture manufacturer/retailer and increase inventory management accuracy for an ecommerce distribution warehouse.

Prior to TachSolutions, Timothy served as the Vice President of Client Services at Liquidity Services, where they led retail supply chain activities and managed the company's P&L. Timothy successfully restructured remarketing contracts and launched the return to vendor program, establishing new client partnerships and driving revenue growth.

Timothy's career also includes roles at Google as a Sr. Operations Specialist, where they achieved cost reduction and improved production yield through logistics optimization and planning procedures. Timothy championed the digitized conversion of library content for global access.

At Ford Motor Company, Timothy worked as an IT Program Lead, developing tools to improve inbound freight cubing and driving high-impact supply chain projects. Timothy also played a key role in designing a new organizational model for IT consulting capability.

Timothy began their career at IBM as an IT Specialist, designing and executing strategic supply chain solutions and receiving recognition for innovative design in data management.

Overall, Timothy Hwu has a strong background in supply chain management, operations, and strategic leadership, with experience in various industries such as healthcare, retail, technology, and automotive.

Timothy Hwu has a strong educational background with degrees in various fields. Timothy earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Math and Computer Science from Emory University, where they studied from 1995 to 1999. Afterward, they pursued a Master of Engineering degree in Supply Chain Management and Logistics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, attending from 2002 to 2003. Recently, they furthered their education by obtaining a Master of Science in Finance from The Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School. Timothy focused on Finance, General, and completed their studies from 2018 to 2020. Apart from their formal education, Timothy has also obtained additional certifications in R Programming and The Data Scientist’s Toolbox from Coursera in August 2020 and July 2020, respectively.

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  • Co-founder, Chief Customer Officer

    March, 2017 - present