XZXihao Zhang张喜皞

About Me

I combine rigorous academic training with hands-on commercial experience, from entrepreneurship competitions and rural live commerce to research assistance and student representation.

Career Dossier

Professional Journey

Entrepreneurship, banking HRM, academic research, student representation, and operations work all point to one practical question: how ideas become usable systems.

10+Team members led
30,000+Units sold through live commerce
300+Employee records handled
4Research databases built
Entrepreneurship

SuperFarmer, Entrepreneurial Project Lead

  • Led a 10-person team in online marketing and promotion of regional specialty agricultural products for the premium market.
  • Used sales data analysis and proprietary methods to support pricing strategy, achieving cumulative profit of RMB 100,000+.
  • Negotiated with 8 suppliers and reduced core product procurement costs by 15% while maintaining quality.
  • Collaborated with the Wufeng local government on rural support projects, organizing 15 livestream commerce sessions and selling 30,000+ units.
  • Received awards including the National Business Elite Challenge second prize and China Digital Marketing Competition third prize; selected as a Shandong Provincial Department of Education funded project.
Banking HRM

Human Resource Management Intern

  • Assisted with performance-related document organization and data statistics for 300+ employees.
  • Supported personnel coordination and allocation across five subsidiary branches, assisting employee development and organizational operations management.
  • Supported head-office policy implementation and KPI tracking for branch HR and operations processes.
  • Drafted SOP materials for branch-level workflows to improve consistency and execution clarity.
Academic Research

Research Assistant

  • Supported quantitative method discussions and research design refinement.
  • Used Python web scraping to build four research databases.
  • Coordinated qualitative coding, literature review, and bibliometric analysis.
  • Contributed to data cleaning, theme extraction, and research material organization.
Representation

Student Representative, University of Liverpool Management School

  • Collected and consolidated student feedback, representing students at Student-Staff Liaison Committee meetings with questions and recommendations.
  • Supported course and teaching improvements, contributing to a 30% increase in second-semester student survey satisfaction.
  • Provided programme and study consultation to 50+ prospective applicants during postgraduate open weeks/days, contributing to 46 submitted applications.
Innovation Operations

Innovation Operations Assistant

  • Support productization of intelligent material technology outcomes, including user manuals and explanatory materials.
  • Participate in product requirement clarification for three leading brands and support product content standardization.
  • Coordinate communication across technical and business teams, supporting process optimization and more efficient internal collaboration.

Skill Matrix

Technical & Analytical

PythonRStudioSPSSNVivoMicrosoft OfficeData AnalysisLiterature Review

AI Tools

CodexGemini

Business & Operations

Startup OperationsSupply ChainE-commerceMarketingProject Management

Soft Skills

CommunicationStakeholder EngagementLeadershipCritical ThinkingCross-cultural Collaboration

Practical Readiness

4 Years Driving ExperienceWorking English

Volunteer Activities

Xihao Zhang volunteering during a care home visit

Community Care

Care Home Visits

Visited elderly residents in a care home, offering companionship, conversation, and everyday support.

Xihao Zhang volunteering with British Heart Foundation

British Heart Foundation

Sales Volunteer

Supported charity retail sales, customer service, shop-floor organization, and donation-related daily operations.