Mingjian Shao
AI Product Managerπ Professional Summary
AI Product Manager specializing in multimodal content generation product design and delivery. Hands-on daily with frontier LLMs including Qwen (Coding Plan / 3.5 Plus), Claude (Opus / Sonnet), and Gemini 3.1 Pro. Proficient in building visual generation pipelines with ComfyUI + FLUX (Schnell / Dev) and Stable Diffusion. Experienced in MCP-based AI agent toolchain development and RAG knowledge base construction.
Recent solo deliveries include: a full-site visual asset pipeline for a brand website using ComfyUI + FLUX, document automation connecting Lark and ERP via MCP, and a local LLM inference environment for daily workflows. Comfortable owning the entire product lifecycle β from requirements research through PRD authoring, technical design, to acceptance testing. Skilled at generating interactive HTML prototypes with AI to directly support engineering reviews.
Prior 12 years in publishing and education content digitization β led 40+ business process implementations, with deep expertise across content production, distribution, and monetization. Bilingual working proficiency in English and German. Extensive management experience at both multinationals (Oxford University Press, Penguin Random House) and domestic enterprises. Strong cross-functional coordination.
π― Core Competencies
AI Product & Technology
Qwen model family capability mapping (Coding Plan / 3.5 Plus), ComfyUI visual pipeline (Flux Schnell/Dev, SD), MCP agent development, AI Agent workflow design, Prompt Engineering, RAG knowledge base, local LLM deployment & benchmarking
Product Design & Delivery
PRD authoring (20+ business documents), AI-assisted HTML prototyping (directly supporting engineering reviews), product roadmapping, requirements research & competitive analysis, data-driven product optimization, acceptance criteria definition, Lark Docs / Meego collaboration, certified Meego partner instructor
Business & Cross-functional Coordination
Cross-departmental requirements discovery, vendor management, project delivery (Β₯30M+ cumulative), team building & training, enterprise client engagement (state-owned & multinational), ISO 27001 information security audit
IT Infrastructure
ERP implementation (YonBIP), CRM/SCRM setup, IT systems built from scratch, server administration (Linux/Windows/macOS), network architecture
Languages
Mandarin (native), English TEM-8 (working language), German PGG
πΌ Experience
YonBIP via Partner
AI Product & ERP Implementation ConsultantWearing three hats β product manager, implementation consultant, and AI engineer β independently owning the full ERP implementation cycle (requirements β process mapping β PRD β acceptance), while building an AI toolchain to accelerate delivery.
- Independently completed requirements research and PRD authoring for 20+ business documents covering field rules, approval workflows, and acceptance criteria β delivering the output of a typical 3β4 person team
- Embedded AI collaboration across every implementation phase β PRD writing, process mapping, acceptance criteria, and test case generation β boosting documentation throughput by 5Γ
- Built a custom MCP Server integrating 8 Lark capability modules + ERP database, enabling automated PRD-to-Wiki sync, smart meeting minutes archival, and cross-system data queries
- Deployed a RAGFlow-based local knowledge base for semantic search and Q&A across 20+ PRD documents, improving team knowledge reuse
- Established PRD version control and multi-author collaboration via Lark Wiki; defined the product iteration roadmap
Jieli Publishing House Co., Ltd.
Director, Digital Publishing & ITTook over a loss-making department, led a 10-person team serving a 300-person company. Turned the department profitable within one fiscal year β cut costs by 30% and exceeded annual targets by 15%.
- Implemented an ITSM service desk and OA approval workflows on Lark, doubling IT support throughput
- Managed IDC facilities, 50+ endpoint devices, and network infrastructure (routing / switching / firewall / behavior management), ensuring company-wide IT stability
- Oversaw ERP, CRM, and Yonyou financial system integration and maintenance across Windows / Linux / macOS
- Managed digital assets (NAS / cloud storage), outsourced team deliverables, and regulatory compliance
Harvard Business School via Partner (HUBS)
Director of IT & Digital TransformationLed the company's IT systems and digital platform buildout from scratch over nearly 3 years β the most impactful chapter of my career.
- Data-driven product optimization: built 40+ business workflows on Meego, designed multi-dimensional dashboards (conversion funnels, user behavior paths, operational bottleneck heatmaps). Iterated product features based on data feedback β CRM and product team efficiency up 40%+, workflows executed 10,000+ times annually
- AI tool selection & company-wide rollout: benchmarked ChatGPT, ERNIE Bot, Tongyi Qianwen and other major AI platforms on capability and compliance; delivered an AI Tool Evaluation Report. Designed role-specific adoption strategies (sales, ops, content, support) β achieved 100% employee adoption of at least one AI productivity tool, per-capita content output up 30%+
- Enterprise client delivery: managed engagements with Bank of China, PetroChina, ICBC, New Hope Group and other major enterprises β from requirements analysis through solution design to acceptance. Delivered 20+ projects, cumulative contract value exceeding Β₯30M
- IT systems buildout: established device management, SOP framework, and security audit program (ISO 27001), managing the full software/hardware lifecycle
- Livestream production: coordinated 50+ online and hybrid sessions with Harvard Business School faculty (Zoom / Tencent Meeting / OBS). Established livestream SOPs and standardized equipment checklists β zero major incidents
Oxford University Press
Business Development ManagerDrove content licensing business development in the tech sector, leveraging industry connections and deep product knowledge to expand into online EdTech and smart hardware clients.
- Opened 13 new partnerships and delivered 5 in-progress projects within 4 months; signed contracts totaling Β₯35M+ within 6 months
- Client portfolio included ByteDance, iFLYTEK, Baidu, Xiaomi, TAL Education, Youdao, Kingsoft, Zuoyebang, Qingting FM, Taoyun Technology, UBest, and Xiao Xun
Visiontalk
Director of Business DevelopmentBuilt the Beijing team from scratch and led the Bookvision AR reading product from concept through mass production.
- Completed hardware and software product design through to production launch; awarded a personal product patent (CN306422860S)
- Secured Β₯300K/year partnership with publishers and sold 10,000 units
- Organized the company's first Beijing Book Fair exhibition and industry forum
Penguin Random House
Head of Digital Business, North AsiaMade Penguin Random House the only foreign publisher directly operating e-books on Amazon China. Drove digital monetization of Peppa Pig, Magic Tree House, and other flagship IPs, generating over Β₯1M in revenue.
- Digital asset management: catalogued the company's rights library and built an e-book licensing database
- Audio production: executive-produced audiobook series for Peppa Pig and Magic Tree House β casting, recording supervision, and quality control
- Business development: established platform partnerships with Amazon, iReader, Tencent, and Ximalaya
- IT operations: managed the regional website launch (AWS / ICP filing) and built a digital content sales platform
IKEA
Sales (Young Potential Program)Selected for IKEA's Young Potential succession program. Managed living room showroom merchandising, sales, and inventory. Provided professional interior design consultation to customers and collaborated with the design team on showroom updates and new product use cases.
Shanghai Translation Publishing House
Head of Digital PublishingBuilt the digital publishing department from zero. Grew annual revenue from Β₯20K to Β₯4.3M over 4 years, with cumulative revenue exceeding Β₯12M.
- Developed 1,200+ e-book titles and established a distribution network across 17 platforms including Amazon, JD.com, and Tencent
- Elevated the company to a top-15 digital content provider nationally and an Amazon Gold Supplier
- Led the development and launch of the Yiwen Books App β awarded the 3rd China Creative Industries Innovation Award
- Brokered the group's partnership with Apple iBooks, becoming one of the first domestic publishers on the platform
π Projects
Multi-Tenant Lark MCP Agent Toolchain
Designed and built a dual-tenant (enterprise / personal) AI agent system on the Lark Open API, covering 8 capability modules: document management, card messaging, Bitable, Wiki sync, group management, calendar, and tasks.
- Architected a multi-tenant routing mechanism β the AI agent auto-switches between enterprise and personal Lark tenants based on context, with no manual specification required
- Implemented a 7-step fully automated Markdown β Lark Wiki sync pipeline, including Mermaid diagram rendering, attachment uploads, and image processing β resolved Lark API's Mermaid-renders-as-code-block issue
- Built a rich card messaging system supporting Markdown content, interactive buttons, colored headers, and multi-section layouts β powering automated PRD review notifications and meeting minutes archival
- Integrated with YonBIP ERP database for cross-system data queries and document workflow status tracking β documentation throughput up 5Γ
- Deployed a RAGFlow local knowledge base enabling semantic search and Q&A across 20+ PRD documents
AI Agent Skill System
Designed and implemented 70+ specialized AI Agent skills on OpenCode / Claude Code, forming a comprehensive toolkit spanning development, operations, content, design, and office automation.
- Architecture: each skill includes trigger rules, tool whitelists, I/O specs, and guardrails, with inter-skill dependency management (starvation + roadblock modes ensuring correct loading order)
- Core domains: Lark integration (3 skills), content publishing (WeChat MP / blog), image generation (ComfyUI / Flux), server ops (Unraid Docker), ERP integration (Yonyou NC57 / YonBIP), network management, certificate management, and more
- Established skill version control and backup (Git local + Syncthing sync), supporting multi-platform deployment across Mac and Windows
Independently delivered a brand website end-to-end β from AI visual generation to full-stack development.
- Built a batch visual asset pipeline with ComfyUI + Flux (Schnell / Dev), auto-generating site-wide imagery, WeChat MP covers, and OG social share cards
- Implemented smart product photo background removal using Apple Vision Framework (VNGenerateForegroundInstanceMaskRequest) with Pillow compositing (white background + Gaussian shadow), replacing the rembg approach
- Full-stack development with Next.js + Vercel β responsive design, SEO optimization, Lark Bitable integration for consultation form data collection
A full-stack content intelligence SaaS built via vibe coding. Stack: Next.js + PostgreSQL + Prisma.
- Multi-platform data aggregation: connected to Xiaohongshu, Douyin, Weibo, and others β 1,200+ posts collected, 5,300+ creators tracked
- Smart analysis engine: keyword management, AI-powered content analysis, viral content detection, and trend forecasting
- Automated pipeline: n8n workflow integration for scheduled collection β analysis β topic recommendations
- Data dashboards: real-time display of platform heat, creator performance, keyword rankings, and other multi-dimensional metrics
A local AI inference management platform for individual developers, built on Apple Silicon (M3 Max, 128GB).
- Manages 8+ open-source LLMs (Qwen 3.5 MoE series, DeepSeek R1, Codestral, etc.) with an OpenAI-compatible API
- Web dashboard (Next.js) for live model switching, GPU memory monitoring, and TPS performance tracking
- Service orchestration: unified management of LMStudio inference backend, MLX Embeddings vectorization, and OpenCode Server
- Benchmarked performance formula: TPS β 400GB/s Γ· model size β 4-bit MLX quantization optimal at equivalent quality
Built a personal homepage with Next.js + Vercel for project showcases, technical writing, and knowledge archival β with a synchronized WeChat Official Account forming a dual-channel content system.
- Website: showcases 10+ personal projects and technical articles, bilingual (EN/CN), MDX blog, auto-generated OG social share images
- WeChat MP auto-publish toolchain: Markdown β WeChat HTML conversion (handling 6 categories of layout compatibility issues), batch image upload to WeChat CDN, cover images generated via ComfyUI + FLUX, full draft β preview β publish pipeline via WeChat Platform API
- Content workflow: local writing β one-click sync to both website and WeChat MP β write once, publish everywhere
Company CRM System
Built a full-cycle business management system from scratch on Meego.
- Designed 8 modules β Accounts, Contacts, Opportunities, Contracts, Proposals, Strategies, Marketing, and Collections β with cross-module automation
- Managed 872 accounts and 186 opportunities; supported Β₯46M revenue target planning and Β₯100M pipeline mapping
- Built data dashboards tracking conversion funnels and collection progress to support leadership decision-making
Bookvision Mobile Reading Solution
Led the design and development team to build the Bookvision App β a phone camera + app + print book stand reading solution.
- Owned the full product cycle from design and prototyping through development and launch; awarded a national product patent (CN306422860S)
- Partnered with publishers for bundled print book sales; completed 10,000-unit production run and sellthrough
Peppa Pig & Flagship IP Digital Monetization
Led the digital content product matrix and commercialization for Peppa Pig, Magic Tree House, and other flagship IPs.
- Audiobook production end-to-end: casting β recording supervision β quality management, co-distributed with Ximalaya, iReader, and other platforms
- Reading pen OEM product design and brand compliance; defined multi-platform distribution strategy
- Partnered with Anhui Children's Publishing House to roll out a QR code system (Rays) linking print books with digital content
- Collaborated with Motie to launch a Xiaoe Tech (ε°ιΉ ι) knowledge store for audiobook sales
- Simultaneously redesigned and launched the North Asia website at minimal cost (Β₯3K / 1 month) on AWS with ICP / PSB filing
- Made Peppa Pig the company's first digitally monetized IP
Yiwen Books E-Reader App
Led the publisher's first-party app from inception through the full product lifecycle: requirements β UI/UX design β external dev team management β two major version iterations, launching 1,200+ e-books. Post-launch growth made the department a new revenue pillar. Awarded the 3rd China Creative Industries Innovation Award.