Shawn Wang

Entrepreneurially-minded business professional specializing in IIoT, ERP, and smart manufacturing solutions, with a demonstrated ability to successfully lead 0 to 1 projects, generating over ¥300M+ in new business opportunities and scaling a startup to a multi-million dollar revenue stream;

Strategic Project Manager (Corporate Development) at SKF (2020-04 – Present)

Nurtured the emerging IIOT business of the SKF technology, by identifying market trends, developing GTM strategy, and executing products & projects from conceptualization to commercialization;

• Corporate venturing & strategic execution: leveraged professional capabilities in investment, M&A, ecosystem collaboration, and government affairs to detect market and regulatory shifts early on, aligning new business and innovation strategies with corporate objectives;
• GTM & business development: scouted and developed 100+ IIoT ecosystem partners, maintaining strong relationships with top management; generated an additional $2M+ annual revenue through strategic partner engagement;
• End-to-end strategic project management: independently led pilot projects in emerging applications (e.g., renewable energy, IIOT), from designing disruptive business models to full roadmap ownership and execution;
• Financial institutions: enhanced wind turbine risk-control & reduce claim cost with SKF offering;
• Government regulator: drove "IoT for Amusement" project with CSEI (under State of Market Regulation) and secured regulatory approval

Project Manager & Co-founder at NORN UNIVERSAL (2015-09 – 2019-09)

Pioneered Norn from inception as a marine sourcing startup into a million dollar revenue marine project contractor company

• Pioneered company formation through core-team selection, cohesive structure creation, and collaborative profit-sharing strategies, fostering lasting success;
• Strategically established a robust operational footprint in Myanmar, orchestrating a comprehensive support infrastructure across all departments within an impressive 6-month span;
• Led a versatile 20-member team, adeptly navigating end-to-end project lifecycles encompassing design drafting, manufacturing, logistics, installation, and customer service;
• Key achievements:
• Secured a transformative million dollar cargo ships construction project with a prominent domestic logistics firm;
• Steered an 18-month marine hatch cover project, ensuring precision product delivery under demanding timelines;

Project Lead – Digital manufacturing (ERP) at RIGID GLOBAL BUILDINGS (2013-05 – 2015-09)

Enable successful digital transformation for the largest privately-held manufacturers of Pre-Engineered metal buildings

• Built a unified cost and project-profitability analytics foundation by leading ERP data architecture design with external consultants; delivered real-time visibility into cost drivers, margin trends, and historical variance patterns;
• Established standardized costing and quotation workflows for project-based businesses, integrating cost models, pricing assumptions, and approval rules into ERP; directly improved accuracy and speed of commercial quotations and enabled consistent price governance across product lines;
• Drove cross-functional alignment and closed-loop execution by coordinating finance, sales, operations, and product teams during ERP rollout; resolved data deviations, enforced pricing-relevant controls, and ensured price, cost, and margin data were synchronized for decision-making;

Master of Business Administration – CHINA EUROPE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL (CEIBS) (2019-09 – 2021-04)

B.S in Accounting & International Business (Dual degree) – SE MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (2009-09 – 2013-12)