Xin Zhao

Responsible for the strategy and planning of first ever cross-product categories platform in Harman, which provides Harman Consumer Audio the access to a multi-billion-dollar market space of connected speakers. • Shape the team with platforming mindset (design, development, operation, branding, marketing & customer service); • Encourage, demonstrate and drive ideation and innovation based on in-depth consumer & market insights studies, embrace AI technology, and deliver the world-class AI audio technologies - AI Sound Boost, and Pure Voice to the JBL customers; • Drive big data analytics to improve and optimize platform features, and further direct the platform roadmap definition; • Collaborate with Google and Amazon, and bring the world first (& only) concurrent voice agent on JBL Authentics speakers; • Partner with external companies (e.g. Spotify, Apple, Amazon, QQ Music, Samsung, Google etc.), and integrate generic and Harman proprietary streaming & smart home solutions, deliver contents for co-marketing via earned media & social media; • Supervise marketing contents creation for platform Go-to-Market, including logo, pictures, videos, & marcomm documents; • Explore new business opportunities in hospitality, partner with luxury hotels with latest platform products with easy setup; • Reshape brand image by consolidating various JBL App into one single “JBL One App” for multiple product categories;

Responsible for improving Anker brand recognition & its premium value in the marketplace on all channels. Manage P&L and of Strategic Account (SA) PDT (product development team – as business unit) by partnering with top-tier companies in their industries, which includes Amazon, Meta, Apple, Steelcase etc., and delivering most competitive products for end-user. Since its set up, SA PDT focuses on innovation, and launched series of successful products in less than 2 years, e.g. world-first Wireless Charging Stand for Kindle, world best-selling “Oculus Ready” Charging Dock for Meta Quest 2, first-of-its-kind Mobile Power for Steelcase in furniture industry, and Anker first Apple Store enlisted product – Cube (a 3-in-1 wireless charger). • Drive market/industry study, define customer/partner development strategy, develop to-B business process in Anker; • Wear extra hat of Product Management Lead in PDT, develop product roadmap, manage technology and cost strategy; • Develop branding strategy for corporate business, work with PR/media to maximize the brand value of Anker; • Set-up co-development synergy high potential suppliers; and shape supplier landscape for long-term PDT grow plan; • Strive for continuous improvement on post launched products for cost-down & better quality in production process; improve operation & sourcing process, and control product and component inventory to improve cash-flow & profitability;

Manage Harman Mobile (Automotive/Marine/PowerSports/Two-Wheelers etc.) Aftermarket Product Strategy & Planning, and ensure business success with several million USD profit per annual • Build-up Mobile Aftermarket team in China & US; define business & organization process to meet global operation needs; • Conduct market research and competitor benchmark study; Identify the potential business partners; • Leverage 3rd parties (solution providers, commercial partners) competence, create product roadmap and define product development/ product go-to-market strategy; • Supervise manufacturing supplier (ODM/OEM/CM) strategy planning, and develop supplier based on BU business interests; • Cultivate peer teams (Finance, Project management, Engineering, Quality, Logistics, Marketing, Sales etc.) to execute according to the product strategy, and control the revenue achievement & profitability; • Plan budget and direct report resources, prioritize & control the NPI programs to maximize the sales target; • Organize training for distributors and participating sales summit & exhibition; response to the market’s demand proactively; • Manage product patent and drive innovation ideas across various disciplines.

Desay SV Automotive Singapore Pte Ltd Responsible for business unit sub-contract management • Perform market research, explore potential outsourcing companies, promote new technologies to business unit; • Cultivate outsourcing companies, steer their solution roadmaps to complement or trail company’s R&D strategy; • Evaluate proposed solutions of outsourcing companies; • Clarify product features internally, develop statement of work, work out outsourcing contract with purchasing department; • Monitor outsourcing project status, conduct regular meeting with sub-contractor and report to PM and BU head; • Prepare change request, collaborate with outsourcing companies for timely and quality documentations and deliverables.

Manage automotive instrument cluster project for customer Volkswagen Audi Group in 3 consecutive model years Successfully delivery Volkswagen, Skoda’s 17 variants Global G instrument clusters by fulfilling Cost-Time-Scope constrains and ASPICE compliance • Participate customer RFI workshop for new project; evaluate technical strengths & limitations of internal platform and sub-contractor’s solutions for project undertaking decision making; • Attend customer RFQ review meeting; demonstrate prototype to customer; create document of understanding for customer’s endorsement; align with legal department for business issue of contract; support PM for EBIT calculation; • Tailor organization process for project; define project org-chart; work out WBS with team and get its commitment; • Develop, execute and monitor project plan, project schedule, risk management plan, statement of work for sub-contract; • Coordinate tools and SW components purchase for project development; host project kick-off meeting, revisit lessons learned of similar projects; lead regular project internal status meeting among multiple locations; • Work with stakeholders to mitigate risk of project; ensure project compliant pre-defined process to pass external audit; • Implement Agile (SCRUM) methodology to shorten development & test time, and defend SW release milestones planning; • Clarify change request with customer and elaborate for project; negotiate with customer for potential deviation; • Report management the project status e.g. development progress, burn-rate analysis, problem solution, risk mitigation; • Cooperate with other project managers for higher efficiency of shared resource usage ; • Prepare release, deliver release package, visit customer for status reporting and progressive product demonstration; • Handle multiple sub-projects, drive low-cost location to improve process

• Develop algorithm and application for touch panel calibration, perform verification test; • Design and test LVDS solution, multi-color backlight driver PCB, multiple display interface switch box; • Prepare BOM, release Gerber files, and coordinate purchasing, logistics and sample shop for sample build; • Develop environment test plan and execute, perform display illumination and color measurement; • Create automotive display and touch panel specification, analyze display and touch panel failure, participate PPAP meeting.

Teraoka Weigh-system (Singapore) Pte Ltd • Develop RF electronics price tag system, demonstrate product to project manager; • Functional and EMC test for retail weigh-scales; perform troubleshooting, and solve technical problems.

• Design, build and test analogue circuit for aircraft braking system torque measurement using strain gauges and op-amps.