David (Jiachen) Weng

Product Engineer & Creative Technologist

Vancouver, British Columbia

Profile

Product engineer and creative technologist in Vancouver. I build things that look good and work well, from brand identities to open-source apps. I maintain projects across stacks (Tauri + Rust, Go, Rust + egui) with a local-first, agent-friendly design philosophy. My work spans product strategy, full-stack development, AI-integrated workflows, and visual design. Co-Founder of OwO Network, LLC.

Experience

ContentOps & Graphic Designer

Oct 2025 - Present

BC + AI Ecosystem • Vancouver, BC

Lead visual content operations for a growing AI community in British Columbia.

Designed 50+ branded assets for social media, events, and presentations reaching 3,000+ cumulative viewers
Managed multi-platform content publishing workflow across LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, maintaining brand consistency across 3 channels
Collaborated with stakeholders to translate AI ecosystem initiatives into compelling visual narratives for diverse audiences

Co-Founder

Mar 2025 - Present

OwO Network, LLC • Wyoming, USA

Technology company providing network acceleration services, AI-powered solutions, and comprehensive IT services for modern businesses.

Co-founded and operate a technology company delivering network acceleration and AI-powered solutions to a global user base
Oversee business operations, product direction, and open-source community engagement across the organization's projects

Resident Advisor

Jul 2023 - Jul 2025

UBC Student Housing and Hospitality Services • Vancouver, BC

Planned and delivered community programs for a residence community of 1,500+ students.

Designed and executed 12+ residential programs per academic year, engaging 25-60+ attendees per event
Facilitated cross-cultural co-curricular programming (Mahjong Night, Around the World in Games, Wear Your Pride) promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion among diverse resident populations
Designed and distributed monthly community newsletters, improving resident awareness of available resources and upcoming events
Coordinated with Resident Life team, campus services, and external partners to deliver educational resource events connecting students with financial literacy and support services
Administered weekly duty shifts including late-night safety rounds, enforcing campus policy and emergency response protocols for a community of 1,500+ residents

Writer & Editor

Nov 2022 - Present

Citang • Shanghai, China

Create, contextualize, and curate internet culture content with cultural commentary for a bilingual audience.

Created and contextualized internet culture content, driving 150,090 views on a single post and contributing to 5,000+ follower growth over 6 months
Curated and annotated meme content with cross-cultural commentary, serving bilingual (CN/EN) audience needs

Projects

OpenMusic Series

Open-source, local-first music tools with on-device AI inference and no subscriptions.

OpenKara: karaoke stage for your owned library with AI stem separation, synced lyrics, and AirPlay casting
OpenLoop: local AI music generation from text prompts and lyrics; agent-first CLI with NDJSON streaming for automation pipelines

Agent-Friendly CLI Tools

Go command-line tools designed for AI agent orchestration across LMS, research, finance, and photo management.

Stable JSON output, predictable exit codes, and distinct stdout/stderr for reliable machine consumption
Safety gates on mutation commands with read-only and dry-run modes; single static cross-platform binaries

Education

Master's in Management

2025

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Bachelor in Media Studies (Minor: Asian Area Studies)

2021 - 2025

University of British Columbia

Publications

"Transcending Barriers: Viewing Practices of 'Games of Thrones' in China, India, and Russia"

May 2024

Beacon: UBC Journal of Media Studies

Awards & Honors

UBC Faculty of Arts Student Research Grant

Mar 2024

University of British Columbia

Volunteer Work

Treasurer

Apr 2023 - Mar 2025

UBC Media Studies Student Association (MSSA)

Managed all financial activities for the student association.

Administered budget, applied for grants, tracked expenses, and reported financials to executive team

Vice President Media

Mar 2024 - Mar 2025

UBC Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA)

Led media strategy and visual communications for one of UBC's largest cultural student organizations.

Directed social media strategy and visual content production for events serving 1,000+ UBC students
Coordinated with executive team to promote cultural programming, driving event attendance and community engagement

Skills

Engineering

Rust • Go • TypeScript • React • Tauri • egui • SQLite • Cobra • Next.js • TanStack

AI & Local Inference

ONNX Runtime • MLX • Demucs • ACE-Step • Agent-Friendly CLI Design • Prompt Engineering • AI-Assisted Design

Content & Design

Graphic Design • Video Production • Content Strategy • Brand Identity • Photography • Visual Storytelling

Tools & Platforms

Adobe Creative Suite • Figma • Remotion • DaVinci Resolve • Vite

Operations & Management

Event Planning • Project Management • Budget Management • Team Leadership • Social Media Management

Languages

EnglishProfessional working proficiency

Mandarin ChineseNative speaker