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Møt Ashely

Ashely er fra Wuhan i Kina og begynte hos oss på Shanghai-kontoret i 2006.

Siden den gang har hun flyttet rundt noen ganger innen Nefab og er for tiden Senior Engineering Project Manager for Nefab Americas ved det regionale hovedkontoret i Dallas, USA.

Kan du fortelle oss om din nåværende situasjon og ditt daglige arbeid? 

Hver dag byr på nye utfordringer som Engineering Project Manager. Jeg jobber med ulike prosjekter og designer unike løsninger for mange produkter fra et bredt spekter av kunder. 

 

Prosjektene er som regel ikke enkle, og det er derfor behov for koordinering og kommunikasjon med flere funksjoner/team for å drive prosjektene fremover, kontrollere fremdriften og feilsøke komplikasjoner. 

 

Jeg har daglig kontakt med de globale teamene for noen av våre største kunder. Jeg samarbeider også kontinuerlig med det lokale teamet i Dallas og hjelper til med å designe løsninger for nye kundeprodukter og løse eksisterende emballasjeproblemer. 

 

Hvilke ferdigheter mener du er nødvendige for å være en god teknisk prosjektleder på Nefab? 

Viktigst av alt er at gode kommunikasjonsevner er et must. Jobben krever at du samhandler mye med mennesker i ulike avdelinger og fra ulike deler av verden. Jeg samhandler både med kolleger og eksterne parter, som kunder og leverandører. 

 

Du må selvsagt ha prosjektledelsesevner, for eksempel evne til å legge til rette for møter, opplæring og koordinere ulike oppgaver samtidig. Du må også være teknisk sterk og ha god forståelse for ulike materialer, teststandarder og mye annet. 

 

I likhet med alle andre stillinger i selskapet må du tro på produktene vi tilbyr, like selskapets kultur og dele selskapets verdier. 

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<p class="Paragraph SCXW117412498 BCX0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; overflow-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;"><span class="TextRun SCXW117412498 BCX0" lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; line-height: 19.275px;" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117412498 BCX0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: inherit;">I have daily communication with the global teams for some of our biggest customers. I am also constantly working with the local team in Dallas and provide support with designing solutions for new customer products, as well as solving customers&rsquo; existing packaging issues.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117412498 BCX0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.275px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;" data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}">&nbsp;</span></p>
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<p class="Paragraph SCXW117412498 BCX0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; overflow-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;"><span class="TextRun SCXW117412498 BCX0" lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; line-height: 19.275px;" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117412498 BCX0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: inherit;">Most importantly, I find that good communicative skills are a must. The job requires you to interact a lot with people in various departments and from different parts of the world. I interact both with colleagues and external parties, like customers and suppliers.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117412498 BCX0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.275px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;" data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}">&nbsp;</span></p>
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Hva motiverer deg mest i arbeidet ditt? 

Mangfoldet og utfordringene gjør at jeg hele tiden lærer nye ting! Det er et konstant behov for egenutvikling for å matche endrede behov eller nye krav. Du må være på tå hev, og du kjeder deg aldri, for Nefab vokser hele tiden, utvider kundebasen og får stadig nye medarbeidere å lære opp og lære av! 

 

Hva kjennetegner Nefab? 

 

Jeg har jobbet på tre forskjellige steder i Nefab og har besøkt flere kontorer rundt om i verden; hvert sted har selvfølgelig sin egen atmosfære, men det er noen fellestrekk. Min generelle følelse er at Nefab er fleksibelt, utfordrende og fartsfylt, men også veldig støttende. Arbeidet utføres med profesjonalitet og ydmykhet. Atmosfæren er veldig energisk og dynamisk, og det liker jeg virkelig. 

Kan du fortelle oss om din reise på Nefab? 

I 2006 ble jeg uteksaminert fra universitetet og søkte etter selskaper i emballasjebransjen. Nefab's tilnærming til emballasje var en positiv overraskelse, siden de var et av få selskaper som fokuserte på komplette emballasjeløsninger. Dessuten skilte bedriftskulturen seg ut fra de andre jeg hadde vært i kontakt med. Jeg er glad for at jeg bestemte meg for å takke ja til Nefab's tilbud den gangen! 

 

Etter noen år i Kina bestemte jeg meg for å flytte til San Jose i USA. Der tilbrakte jeg noen år før jeg flyttet til Nefab Americas hovedkontor i Dallas. Dette krevde at jeg måtte starte livet mitt på nytt, finne nye venner og bli kjent med byen. Jeg fikk god støtte fra kollegene mine i Dallas, så flyttingen var ikke så vanskelig til slutt. Jeg er veldig takknemlig for både muligheten til å flytte og støtten jeg fikk!  

 

Så du må ha venner over hele verden nå? 

 

Vel, ikke fra hele verden, men definitivt fra mange forskjellige steder. Det er flott at jeg gjennom arbeidet er i stand til å oppleve skjønnheten i mangfoldet i språk, mat og kultur fra hele verden! 

 

Har du et eksempel på en kulturkollisjon? 

Den største konflikten jeg har opplevd, er knyttet til språk og forskjeller i måten vi kommuniserer på. Når vi ber om noe i Kina, kan man være ganske direkte uten å måtte be om noe i form av et spørsmål. I USA er det viktigere å være høflig og bruke ord som "please, help, thank you" og stille spørsmål. 

 

En annen forskjell er hvordan det å jobbe hardt kan oppfattes forskjellig. I Kina anses det som beundringsverdig at man isolerer seg for å konsentrere seg fullt og helt, og ikke jobber i team eller bruker tid på småprat. I USA forventes det fortsatt at du bruker tid på å samhandle med kollegene dine, selv om arbeidsmengden er stor. Jeg har lært meg å balansere dette nå! 

  

Hva tenker du om fremtiden? 

Akkurat nå er jeg begeistret for min nåværende stilling, som gir meg mulighet til å forstå det lokale markedet, kulturen og arbeidsmetodene her i USA. I løpet av de neste årene ser jeg for meg at jeg vil få mer lederansvar og utvikle meg videre som leder. Jeg gleder meg også til den fortsatte ekspansjonen og veksten i virksomheten, for jeg er sikker på at dette vil føre til flere interessante utfordringer i fremtiden! 

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<p class="Paragraph SCXW153763875 BCX0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; overflow-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;"><span class="TextRun SCXW153763875 BCX0" lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; line-height: 19.275px;" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153763875 BCX0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: inherit;">The biggest clash I have experienced is related to language and differences in how we communicate. In China, when we request something, you can be quite straightforward without the need to ask for something in the form of a question. In the US, it is more important to be polite and use words such as &ldquo;please, help, thank you,&rdquo; and ask questions.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW153763875 BCX0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.275px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;" data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}">&nbsp;</span></p>
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<p class="Paragraph SCXW153763875 BCX0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; overflow-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;"><span class="TextRun SCXW153763875 BCX0" lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; line-height: 19.275px;" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153763875 BCX0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: inherit;">Another difference is how working hard can be perceived differently. In China, it is considered as admirable that you isolate yourself to completely focus, and not work as a team or spend time chit-chatting. In the US, you are still expected to spend time interacting with your colleagues even though the workload is high. I have learned to balance this now!</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW153763875 BCX0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.275px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;" data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}">&nbsp;</span></p>
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<p class="Paragraph SCXW153763875 BCX0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; overflow-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;"><span class="TextRun SCXW153763875 BCX0" lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; line-height: 19.275px;" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153763875 BCX0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: inherit;">&nbsp;</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW153763875 BCX0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.275px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;" data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}">&nbsp;</span></p>
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<p class="Paragraph SCXW153763875 BCX0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; overflow-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;"><span class="TextRun SCXW153763875 BCX0" lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; line-height: 19.275px;" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153763875 BCX0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: inherit;">What are your thoughts about the future?</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW153763875 BCX0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.275px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;" data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}">&nbsp;</span></p>
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<p class="Paragraph SCXW153763875 BCX0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; overflow-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;"><span class="TextRun SCXW153763875 BCX0" lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; line-height: 19.275px;" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153763875 BCX0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: inherit;">As for right now, I am excited about my current position, it allows me to understand the local market, culture and ways of working here in the US. For the next coming years, I see myself taking on more managerial responsibilities and developing further as a leader. I am also excited about the continued business expansion and growth as I am sure this will bring on more interesting challenges in the future!</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW153763875 BCX0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.275px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;" data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}">&nbsp;</span></p>
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