Summary
Charlie Yang is a founder and business development leader with 13 years of experience scaling LED lighting and hardware businesses from Shenzhen, China. He has driven product innovation and global go-to-market for LEDINPRO and Sundopt, helping secure 20+ patents and multiple EU patents while building an R&D-first OEM/ODM offering focused on horticulture and marine aquarium lighting. Equally comfortable with technical teams and commercial strategy, Charlie leads cross-disciplinary groups of engineers across optics, biology, structural design, and intelligent control systems to deliver high-efficiency, long-lifespan products and integrated smart-device apps. His background spans purchasing, overseas sales, and global business development, giving him end-to-end insight into supply chain, productization, and export markets in Japan, Europe, and the U.S. A Unity3D hobbyist on GitHub, he brings a hands-on engineering curiosity to product development that complements his economics degree and entrepreneurial drive. Currently founding Far East Charlie, he combines technical appreciation with practical market instincts to convert advanced R&D into reliable, high-value commercial products.
13 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Economics, Bachelor's degree, Economics at Changchun University of Science and Technology