{"username":"alexchang","header":{"name":"Alex (Wei-Chieh) Chang","tagline":"Founder & AI Solutions Architect"},"personalInfo":{"email":"s996639@gmail.com","phone":"+86 139-1825-6463 (WeChat: alexjay5)","location":"Shanghai, China"},"experience":[{"company":"Axon","role":"Founder & AI Solutions Architect","startDate":"2024-12","endDate":"Present","bullets":["Designed, built, and shipped full-stack AI applications end-to-end (architecture, prompt engineering, frontend, deployment) using AI-native development workflows (Claude Code, Antigravity)","Built AI Mock Interviewer: resume/JD parsing, adaptive 15-round interview engine, and automated scoring report; validated output quality against a 38-case golden evaluation dataset benchmarked against a baseline LLM","Built Digital Solari (SplitFlap), a real-time split-flap display web app with phone-to-screen WebSocket pairing, rotating security codes, and a CI/CD pipeline (automated tests, Docker deployment); live at splitflap.cc"],"tags":["ai","product","founder"]},{"company":"Cohost (Design-led co-living apartment brand)","role":"Investment & Business Development Manager","startDate":"2024-01","endDate":"2024-12","bullets":["Actively monitored market trends and collaborated with real estate brokers, conducting on-site visits to over 80+ potential real estate properties in Shanghai","Underwrote comprehensive feasibility studies to identify investment deals and pitched investors, successfully raising 50 million RMB fund for the company","Prepared and presented investment memos, market updates, competitor analyses, and performance reports for the investment committee, communicating investment strategies, performance drivers, and risk factors effectively","Conducted due diligence for the property; analyzed property conditions and found that it didn't install fire control equipment, and MEPs were outdated; CEO later used these points to support negotiations for a ~10% rental price reduction","Established professional relationships and scheduled regular meetings with several capital partners such as Trustbridge, Keppel, Hony Capital, and Prescient"],"tags":["investment","real-estate"]},{"company":"Cohost (Design-led co-living apartment brand)","role":"Investment Analyst","startDate":"2023-03","endDate":"2023-12","bullets":["Developed 50+ sophisticated annual/monthly financial models with key metrics such as IRR and EMx to evaluate potential acquisitions, assess project feasibility, and forecast investment performance","Negotiated leasing contracts and financing terms with legal and landlords, resulting in a 10% reduction in total leasing costs","Scheduled weekly meeting with CEO and investment team, presenting potential Asset-heavy, Master-lease, and Asset-light opportunities for deal screening","Monitored and analyzed asset performance metrics, identifying areas for improvement and implementing value-enhancing strategies"],"tags":["investment","real-estate"]},{"company":"Edenred (Global CRM & Loyalty Marketing Agency)","role":"MBA Consulting Intern","startDate":"2021-05","endDate":"2021-07","bullets":["Conducted benchmark studies, analyzed survey results, and combined services that help clients such as Estée Lauder and Sephora to optimize and re-design Accor Group's loyalty and subscription programs"],"tags":["consulting","marketing"]},{"company":"Xianglu Grand Hotel (A five-star convention hotel with 1.5k rooms and $25.5m yearly revenue)","role":"Manager, Marketing Department","startDate":"2019-05","endDate":"2020-09","bullets":["Initiated monthly \"Chef's Star Course\" from scratch to attract browsers on social media platform, WeChat, increasing browsers 27%+ between August and November in 2019"],"tags":["hospitality","marketing"]},{"company":"Xianglu Grand Hotel (A five-star convention hotel with 1.5k rooms and $25.5m yearly revenue)","role":"Management Trainee","startDate":"2018-04","endDate":"2019-05","bullets":["Trained across nine departments increasing knowledge on administration, operations, finances, and logistics"],"tags":["hospitality"]},{"company":"Le Méridien Taipei, Marriott International","role":"Receptionist and VIP Butler, Front Office","startDate":"2016-03","endDate":"2018-03","bullets":["Communicated with guests to identify needs and generated upsell revenue, contributing record 15% of monthly upsell"],"tags":["hospitality"]}],"education":[{"school":"Cornell University, SC Johnson College of Business — School of Hotel Administration","major":"Minor in Real Estate, Dual Degree Program with CEIBS","degree":"Master of Management Hospitality (MMH)","startDate":"2020-10","endDate":"2022-05"},{"school":"China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)","major":"Finance Concentration, Dual Degree Program with Cornell","degree":"Master of Business Administration (MBA)","startDate":"2020-10","endDate":"2022-04"},{"school":"Tunghai University","major":"Hospitality Management","degree":"Bachelor of Science","startDate":"2010-09","endDate":"2014-06"}],"projectsRecent":[],"projectsDetailed":[{"title":"AI Mock Interviewer","type":"Personal Project","startDate":"2026","url":"https://alexwcchang.vercel.app/","bullets":["Resume/JD parsing, adaptive 15-round interview engine, and automated scoring report","Validated output quality against a 38-case golden evaluation dataset benchmarked against a baseline LLM"],"tags":["ai","full-stack"]},{"title":"Digital Solari (SplitFlap)","type":"Personal Project","startDate":"2026","url":"https://splitflap.cc","bullets":["Real-time split-flap display web app with phone-to-screen WebSocket pairing and rotating security codes","CI/CD pipeline with automated tests and Docker deployment"],"tags":["full-stack","real-time"]},{"title":"Axon Website","type":"Company Website","startDate":"2026","url":"https://www.axonai.to","bullets":["Designed and built the marketing site for Axon (AI solutions studio): services, work, articles, and contact pages","Plain HTML/CSS/JS with no build step; deployed on Vercel with auto-redeploy on push"],"tags":["web","design"]},{"title":"Alex Portfolio","type":"Personal Project","startDate":"2026","url":"https://alexwcchang.vercel.app/","bullets":["Personal portfolio site built with Next.js in an editorial, newspaper-style design","Hero, About, Projects, Skills, and Contact sections showcasing AI Mock Interviewer, SplitFlap, and Axon"],"tags":["web","design","full-stack"]}],"skills":[{"name":"AI & Product","items":["Claude Certified Architect","AI Coding Tools","Prompt Engineering","LLM Applications (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek)"]}],"contact":[{"label":"Email","url":"mailto:s996639@gmail.com"},{"label":"Portfolio","url":"https://alexwcchang.vercel.app/"},{"label":"SplitFlap","url":"https://splitflap.cc"}],"meta":{"updatedAt":"2026-07-05T02:28:23.793Z"}}