i'm a management engineering student at the university of waterloo.

i'm interested in product, optimization, and designing systems that bring structure to messy problems.

outside of work, i paint in oils, lift heavy things, solve rubik's cubes, and spend time with my dog.

owen.li1@uwaterloo.ca·LinkedIn·GitHub


Work

  • Technical Product Manager Intern | Cotriply | 2026 – Present

    Architected the roadmap for an AI travel MVP, translating business requirements into clearly scoped engineering execution.

  • Web Developer | UW Product Management Club | 2025 – 2026

    Maintained and deployed updates to the website.

  • Aquatic Deck Supervisor | City of Mississauga | 2023 – 2025

    Ensured safe and efficient operations during swim programs.

Projects

  • CyberSea

    Built a maritime logistics simulator that modeled patrol resource allocation across Arctic bases and won 1st place at uOttawa Hacks.

  • NFL Win Drivers

    Analyzed multi-season NFL data to identify the team statistics that most strongly impact win percentage.

  • Student Finance Tracker (Excel + VBA)

    Built an Excel VBA tool to track transactions and automate overspending alerts and budget forecasting.