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I'm Danny, an Abu Dhabi–based AI engineer, entrepreneur, and professional skier/coach who blends builder rigor, athlete discipline, trader precision, and a photographer's eye to ship products that genuinely improve lives.

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1.2k+
Monthly users across my projects
860k+
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$35k+
Net profit (lifetime)
Zichen Danny Zhao

Zichen (Danny) Zhao

AI Engineering @ MBZUAI
Founded 3 startups: OrdoAI, PH Clubs, CareLink
Athlete · Trader · Photographer · Entrepreneur

Projects

OrdoAI

All-in-one smart planning platform

Personalized AI calendar that helps you manage time and plan for long-term goals.

  • A calendar that gets smarter and more personalized as users use it.
  • Master any skill and achieve goal most efficiently guided by leading experts in the field.
  • Reached a total of 12k users within 1 months.
Cofounder AI engineer Researcher UI/UX design

PH Clubs

Official iOS club-management app

Coordinates attendance, approvals, and communications for the school; used by 380+ students and supervisors.

  • Shipped SwiftUI app with dedicated interfaces for club presidents, club members, and club supervisors.
  • Navigated legal/App Store compliance, including government registration.
  • Recognized with the school Principal's Award for most impact contributed.
Founder Developer UI/UX Designer Operator

CareLink

Assistive-tech discovery platform

Helps people with disabilities find adaptive equipment, apps, and services in minutes.

  • Ran 80+ clinician/user surveys & interviews to shape the catalogue and filters.
  • Launch content reached 95k views and 3k+ followers within a month.
  • Built landing + shop interface; organized products with clear categories, multilingual filters, and accessibility features.
Cofounder CTO Researcher Web developer

Experience

Projects, research, and leadership with measurable outcomes.

2025

Undergraduate — MBZUAI (AI Engineering)

Pursuing a BSc in AI; building products at the intersection of iOS and ML.

2024

Co-founder & CTO — CareLink (LaunchX)

Assistive-tech discovery platform.

  • Ran 50+ clinician/user surveys → informed taxonomy and filters.
  • Launch content: 95k views, 3k+ followers.
  • Shipped landing + catalogue with clear categories/filters.
Product Research Web

Data Analyst — Cyberbullying Research

Created a Chinese cyberbullying dataset (incl. implicit abuse) and trained a baseline classifier.

Python NLP

Developer — "Find Waldo" CNN

Trained a CNN to detect a target person in cluttered scenes.

CV PyTorch

Researcher — AP Research (Ski-safety tech)

Regression analyses linking modern gear to reduced injury severity and improved control.

Stats Methods
2023

Founder & iOS Developer — PH Clubs

Official club-management app; used by 380+ students and supervisors.

  • SwiftUI app with role-based flows for students/leaders/supervisors.
  • Navigated government registration + App Store compliance.
  • Earned the Principal's Award for impact.
SwiftUI Firebase Ops

President — Software Development Club

Delivered 25+ teaching hours to 21 members; shipped weather and to-do apps.

Teaching iOS

BASI-Certified Alpine Ski Instructor

Professional certification; 11 seasons on snow.

Coaching

Varsity Basketball Co-Captain

Led tryouts, practice plans, and competition coordination (JrNBA/SSSA).

Leadership Ops

Tutor — AP CSP & Calculus

Guided multiple students in AP CSP and Calculus; three CSP students scored 5.

Teaching Curriculum
2022

Class President & Sports Coordinator — Shanghai Pinghe

Handled daily ops for 29 classmates; led teams to gold in school tournaments.

Leadership

Content Creator — Xiaohongshu

100+ math posts; 60k+ views, 3.2k likes, 270 followers.

Writing Education
2021

Co-founder — "BLUE" Milk Tea

Scaled a student-run business with data-driven ops.

  • Prep time –23%, waste –17%, gross profit +19%.
  • During COVID, e-sales +17% via new online workflows.
Ops Analytics Biz