Eric Liao

Eric Liao is a seasoned professional with years of experience in managing direct reports and working within a matrix organization structure. His expertise spans various aspects of product delivery, from capacity management to product specifications to end-of-life management. With a strong passion for not only conceptualizing innovative products but also ensuring their successful execution, Eric is adept at adapting to diverse work environments, including Asian and American corporate cultures.

His competencies include leading teams, project planning, stakeholder communication, negotiation, executive presentations, people and project management, conflict resolution, business process optimization, risk management, and catering to enterprise customers such as those in healthcare and government sectors.

Eric's specialties lie in project and product management, end-to-end product life cycle management, engineering management, personnel management, cost and margin control, customer relationship management, new product introduction, sustaining engineering, contract manufacturing, supplier quality management, high-volume manufacturing, mechanical and electrical tool qualifications, among others. He is well-versed in using Waterfall and Agile frameworks for project execution.

Eric Liao holds a Certificate in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management, an International MBA in Management from Tsinghua University, and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo.

His professional journey includes roles such as Manager of Hardware EPM - Touch Technologies at Apple, Senior Product Launch Manager at Uber, Product Program Manager at Fitbit, Senior Product/Program Manager at NVIDIA working on Quadro Graphics and Professional Solutions Group, and Co-Founder of MEDL Technology Corporation. He has also served as a Manager of Sustaining Product Engineer at Nvidia Corporation.