Key Achievements:Co-Founder and CTO Role: Integral in establishing and shaping the strategic direction of PeroPure Inc. Transitioned to the CTO role, emphasizing product innovation and leadership.Technology Development & Team Leadership:Built and led R&D and supply chain teams, focusing on pioneering technologies and processes.Successfully managed the transition of core technologies from lab-scale prototypes to commercial production.Intellectual Property Strategist:Crafted and implemented a comprehensive IP strategy, securing 13 invention patents and 30 utility model patents.Product Development Initiatives:▪ Directed the development and launch of a series of air disinfectors and a disinfection robot, overseeing the entire product lifecycle.▪ Established and optimized in-house manufacturing capabilities, including mold factories and assembly lines.Global Business Development & Negotiations:▪ Led global client negotiations, demonstrating an ability to engage and collaborate with international partners.▪ Managed business relationships and product integrations with major international appliance manufacturers, such as Daikin, Toshiba, Panasonic, Sharp, LIXIL, and Bosch Siemens.Professional Insight:In my role as CTO at PeroPure Inc., I focused on driving innovation, team leadership, and global business development. My experience in transforming startup concepts into successful products, building and leading diverse teams, and engaging in high-level international negotiations, equips me with a versatile skill set adaptable to various industries and challenging environments.

▪ Developed innovative experimental apparatuses and techniques to characterize nanoscale fiber mechanical properties in vitro conditions▪ Designed 6 types of micro-electro-mechanical (MEMS) devices with best in class force sensing resolution of 10 nanonewtons▪ Coded LabView programs to enable automation of experiments and facilitate quantitative data analysis and visualization, which resulted in anoverall 5 times experimental efficiency improvement▪ Combined high resolution optical microscopy with real-time edge detection techniques to achieve a closed-loop controlled PZT-MEMS loading system that can precisely provide pre-specified loading profiles to nanoscale specimen▪ Measured materials’ microstructure deformation and stress fields of collagen nano-fibrils at 7 decades of strain rates; studied energy dissipation behaviors of these tissue building blocks subjected to various loading conditions; investigated structural evolution and failure mechanisms of collagen fibrils using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM)▪ Trained 2 new PhD students, communicated with 25+ vendors to purchase equipment, and managing lab operations and maintenance Selected Presentations and Publications1.Yang, Fan,DebashishDas,KathiresanKarunakaran,GuyM.Genin,StavrosThomopoulos,and IoannisChasiotis. "Nonlineartime-dependentmechanicalbehaviorofmammaliancollagenfibrils."Acta Biomaterialia163(2023):63-77.2.Yang, Fan,DebashishDas,andIoannisChasiotis. "Microscalecreep and stress relaxation experiments with individual collagen fibrils." Optics and lasers in engineering 150 (2022): 106869.3.Yang, Fan, Debashish Das, and Ioannis Chasiotis. "Strain rate induced toughening of individual collagen fibrils." Applied Physics Letters 120, no. 11 (2022).

▪Designed 8 laboratories in control theory, composite material manufacturing, and mechanical characterization areas for the 120+ senior students' class▪Facilitated students' understanding of theories and prepared them for career requirements through hands-on experimental works

Senior Manager ▪ Oversee operations of the 250+ student-led consulting firm on a 10-member Senior Leadership Team▪ Engaged closely with startup communities, sourced 4 projects, and achieved high clients' satisfaction.▪ Design an organization-wide training and mentorship program, revamp a weekly based consultant evaluation and feedback system, and outreach to the graduate student community to increase their awareness and participation▪ Drive 3 consulting engagements simultaneously, responsible for building strong client relationships, guiding 3 Project Managers to become effective and independent leaders, and facilitating 24 consultants to develop research and presentation skillsetsIllinois Business Consulting (IBC) is the largest professionally-managed, student-run university consulting organization in the country. Housed in the College of Business at the University of Illinois, IBC provides students with real-world project opportunities while helping clients solve challenges and identify opportunities. IBC conducts more than 70 projects every year with Fortune 100, mid-sized and startup companies and nonprofit organizations.