Summary
Michael Miao is a Digital Innovation Lead with nine years of hands-on experience driving IoT, AI, and cloud-enabled transformations across manufacturing, banking, and building technologies in Greater China. He has a track record of taking hardware-software products from 0 to 1—leading prototypes, systems integration, and Azure-based architectures for enterprises like Henkel, Schindler, and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank. Adept at scouting startups and aligning innovation roadmaps with business strategy, he combines product management rigor with technical depth in embedded IoT, PLC/DCS integration, and smart outlet solutions. Now based in Shanghai and leading digital innovation at Avery Dennison, he brings cross-functional leadership that marries operational rigor from supply chain beginnings with creative, startup-style execution. An understated strength is his practical maker background—building custom IoT sensors and end-to-end prototypes—which helps him translate visionary ideas into deployable systems.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Logistics Materials and Supply Chain Management, Bachelor's degree Logistics Materials and Supply Chain Management at Shanghai Ocean University
Chinese, English, Japanese