Summary
Jade Zheng is a product-focused entrepreneur and CPO with a decade of experience building IoT, robotics, and SaaS products that span hardware and software, having launched two end-to-end solutions and led an industrial robotics factory digitalization effort. Skilled at blending UX research with technical fluency (Python, ROS, 2D/3D sensors, PLCs) and design tools (Figma, Rhino, Adobe Suite), Jade has conducted 50+ customer interviews to shape roadmaps and GTM strategies across industries. She combines hands-on product and project management—cost/vendor management, Agile, user journeys—with measurable impact like halving website navigation paths and delivering ~30% energy savings in EV charging logistics. A former product manager at RoboticPlus.AI and product marketing analyst at KYOCERA AVX, Jade also teaches and mentors at top universities, bringing academic rigor from Duke’s engineering and Fuqua entrepreneurship programs into startup execution. Based in California, she brings a rare cross-domain perspective that links HCI-driven design, industrial automation, and commercial growth.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Graduate / Professional Certificate Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Graduate / Professional Certificate Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business
Master of Engineering - MEng Engineering/Industrial Management, Master of Engineering - MEng Engineering/Industrial Management at Duke University Pratt School of Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering - BE Civil Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE Civil Engineering at South China University of Technology