Hello! I’m a Winnipeg-based AI product leader and ML practitioner who has taken multiple AI SaaS ideas from concept to MVP, with a track record of pivoting toward automation and OpenAI-backed solutions. I enjoy turning complex AI capabilities into stakeholder-ready value and partnering with engineers, marketers, and executives to drive practical results. I’m passionate about responsible AI, measurable impact, and building scalable platforms that communities can rely on. In my work, I connect deep technical execution with clear business outcomes—leading end-to-end delivery, unifying data workflows, and shaping product strategy. I thrive in resource-constrained environments and enjoy mentoring teams, defining architecture, and translating user feedback into tangible improvements that boost adoption and revenue.

Sean Li

Hello! I’m a Winnipeg-based AI product leader and ML practitioner who has taken multiple AI SaaS ideas from concept to MVP, with a track record of pivoting toward automation and OpenAI-backed solutions. I enjoy turning complex AI capabilities into stakeholder-ready value and partnering with engineers, marketers, and executives to drive practical results. I’m passionate about responsible AI, measurable impact, and building scalable platforms that communities can rely on. In my work, I connect deep technical execution with clear business outcomes—leading end-to-end delivery, unifying data workflows, and shaping product strategy. I thrive in resource-constrained environments and enjoy mentoring teams, defining architecture, and translating user feedback into tangible improvements that boost adoption and revenue.

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Hello! I’m a Winnipeg-based AI product leader and ML practitioner who has taken multiple AI SaaS ideas from concept to MVP, with a track record of pivoting toward automation and OpenAI-backed solutions. I enjoy turning complex AI capabilities into stakeholder-ready value and partnering with engineers, marketers, and executives to drive practical results. I’m passionate about responsible AI, measurable impact, and building scalable platforms that communities can rely on.

In my work, I connect deep technical execution with clear business outcomes—leading end-to-end delivery, unifying data workflows, and shaping product strategy. I thrive in resource-constrained environments and enjoy mentoring teams, defining architecture, and translating user feedback into tangible improvements that boost adoption and revenue.

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Language

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Work Experience

Founder & Machine Learning Product Architect at Verify Flow (SaaS Platform)
December 31, 2024 - October 20, 2025
Led end-to-end SaaS MVP delivery, independently designing architecture, workflows, and collaboration modules. Anticipated AI market shifts and pivoted the product from traditional ML to OpenAI-based automation. Solved technical and product challenges with minimal resources, driving execution under uncertainty. Unified engineering logic, data workflows, and usability with a small supporting team. Enabled the platform to be adopted as the official testing solution by 100+ Chinese software companies.
Founder at HoopInsightspace
December 31, 2025 - October 20, 2025
Full-stack B2B SaaS platform (MVP) designed for professional basketball teams (coaches, analysts) to provide advanced tactical insights and player performance forecasts, built on a monthly subscription (SaaS) revenue model. Independently managed data science (model training) and production deployment of the predictive model as a professional-facing web application.
ML Engineer / Project Lead at HydrAI-SWE
January 1, 2025 - Present
Production-grade API service using Deep Learning to forecast Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) and runoff for Canadian basins by integrating satellite (Sentinel-2), weather (OpenWeatherMap), and hydrometric data. Achieved a GRU ensemble model with an industry-leading R² score of 0.8852 on a test set of over 20,000 real-world records.

Education

Diploma in Mechatronics at Luoyang Institute of Technology, China
January 1, 1993 - January 1, 1996
Diploma in Artificial Intelligence at PACE, University of Winnipeg
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025

Qualifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2024

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Other

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