Product manager + product designer · New York
I combine customer research, product strategy, interaction design, and technical fluency to take ideas from opportunity to measurable outcome.
Open to product manager and product designer roles
Selected impact
85%
faster processing
Modernized SAP-to-AWS data workflows and real-time reporting.
20+ hrs
saved every month
Automated recurring reporting and operational workflows.
30 → 5 days
hiring cycle reduced
Led a cross-functional redesign of the hiring workflow.
65%
increase in click-through rate
Shipped a personalized recommendation experience.
Work
Tenny and Carthios are the featured case studies, followed by smaller tools and experiments. I led every project end to end—from identifying the opportunity and shaping the product to designing the experience and shipping the software.
AI tennis coach · iOS
Tenny turns an ordinary practice video into a timeline of every swing, then gives players one clear fix they can use on the next ball.
End-to-end ownership · Product strategy · UX/UI · iOS · ML
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Hardware revival · macOS
Carthios gives Spotify’s discontinued Car Thing a second life as a tactile desk dashboard for music, transit, system health, and focused work.
End-to-end ownership · Product strategy · UX/UI · macOS · Firmware
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Privacy-first AI journaling
A native journal that turns daily writing into reflection and long-term patterns. The core experience stays local; AI is optional and explicitly invoked.
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Film Camera Simulator for iPhone
A film camera simulator for iPhone that brings the analog photography experience to your pocket. Load a roll from 9 meticulously recreated film stocks, shoot until it's full, then develop in a virtual darkroom.
Plan, Track & Manage Shoots
The all-in-one shoot planner for professional photographers. Track clients, gear, weather, travel times, golden hour, finances, and deliverables — all in one place.
Effortless Folder Sync for macOS
Effortless, real-time folder synchronization for macOS. Keep files perfectly in sync across drives, folders, and external storage — without thinking about it.
Personal Finance for iOS
A personal finance app built because Mint shut down — and my friends and I still needed to budget. Privacy-first, on-device budgeting with voice input and optional bank sync.
Full-Screen Home Server Dashboard
A full-screen, auto-rotating server dashboard built for a small screen on your desk. Monitor CPU, memory, storage, and network in real time with glanceable widgets and instant visual alerts.
July 2023 — Present
Nov 2021 — Dec 2022
Apr 2021 — Nov 2021
2020
About
I'm Zian Meng — a product manager and product designer based in New York. I work across research, strategy, interaction design, and delivery, with the technical fluency to prototype ideas and partner deeply with engineering. I'm also a photographer who's shot campaigns for brands like JBL.
When I'm not shipping products, you'll find me behind a camera lens, chasing light and experimenting with film. That restless curiosity is why I build — I'm drawn to problems worth solving and products I actually care about using myself.
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I'm exploring product manager and product designer roles where I can turn customer insight into clear strategy, thoughtful experiences, and shipped outcomes.