# Danson Tang

> Product Management | Technical Product Lead | AI & IoT

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/dansontang

Hi, I’m Danson. I’m a Product Manager with 8 years of experience developing and launching smart IoT products from concept to mass launch. I’ve delivered 12 products, from AI-powered consumer electronics to industrial automation, generating over $1B in sales and millions of units shipped globally. At Amazon, I developed the company’s most powerful 4K streaming cube and led an all-new AI hardware product from scratch to MVP in just 3 months, 50% faster than standard timelines. I’ve also resolved critical program blockers and driven alignment across 10+ cross-functional teams, from Engineering to Regulatory, ensuring on-time launches.

Passionate about transforming ideas into impactful products that delight users and drive measurable business growth.

And here is my Product Portfolio:
https://dansontang.wixsite.com/aboutme

## Work Experience
### Product Manager | PD Lead @ Amazon Lab126
Jan 2021 – Present | Sunnyvale, CA
Led the end-to-end development and launch of high-volume smart home devices, including Amazon’s flagship 4K AI-powered streaming products, driving $500M+ in revenue and 20M+ units shipped globally. Influenced long-term roadmap by defining success metrics, prioritizing product requirements, and delivering cost-efficient designs that improved performance and manufacturability.

### Product Manager @ AI RoadTrip Planner
Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Designed and developed an AI-driven road trip planner from concept to MVP, enabling users to generate customized itineraries in minutes vs hours. Defined vision, product strategy, GTM, and UX, while building a functional MVP integrating GPT and Google Maps API. Validated product-market fit through early users and continuous iteration.

• AI Product Architecture
• Prompt Engineering & LLM optimization
• API Integration (GPT & Maps) 
• UX/UI Design

### Technical Product Lead @ Goertek Electronics
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Jose, CA
Owned product development for B2C consumer electronics from concept to mass production, improving product yield by 12% and reducing rework costs by 15% through data-driven design, VOC insights, and rigorous product validation. Partnered cross-functionally with engineering and manufacturing teams to deliver multiple products on-time and at scale.

### Sr Poduct Design Engineer - Tech Lead @ Nidec Corporation Global
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Greater Pittsburgh Region
Sole product lead for high-speed industrial automation systems, delivering two product portfolios and six machines that generated 400+ annual unit sales and improved client material efficiency by 18%. Drove full-cycle product development and integrated VOC learnings to shape next-generation product iterations and expand market share.

### Product Design Engineer @ Nidec Corporation Global
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019

### Robotics Researcher @ Carnegie Mellon University
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Greater Pittsburgh Area
Developed a passive 7 DOF robotic positioning arm for 3D Ultrasound Imaging devices

### Advanced Manufacturing Engineer @ TE Connectivity
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016
• Explored performance of additive manufacturing process using a hybrid platform to achieve lean manufacturing
• Programmed and compared different CAD&CAM tool plans for PCB and electronic devices fabrication
• Developed an integrated manufacturing process by optimizing machine parameters for the R&D department

### Mechanical Engineer @ Nidec Corporation Global
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Greater Pittsburgh Area
- Validated a novel rotary mechanism design by performing dynamic analysis in DDM and improved DFMEA, DVP&R
- Redesigned machine components in CAD based on simulation results and reduced base vibration amplitude by 30%  
- Programmed an product selection interface using Visual Basic

### Robotics Researcher @ Carnegie Mellon University
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Greater Pittsburgh Area
Designed a gripper robot with dielectric elastomer actuator embedded to increase its movement range and speed.


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Mechanical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University

### AI Product Manager Professional Certificate in Product Management
IBM
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Mechanical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yiran-danson-tang
- Website: https://dansontang.wixsite.com/my-site-1

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Last updated: 2026-04-07