Winnie Zhao

Winnie Zhao currently serves as the Global Quality System and Compliance Manager at Canadian Solar Inc., starting January 2024. Prior experience includes roles at ATS Automation from November 2017 to December 2023, where Winnie held positions such as Quality Program Team Lead and Project Quality Engineer. At Skyjack Inc. from October 2014 to October 2017, responsibilities as a Senior Quality Engineer encompassed design, supplier, and product quality management throughout the APQP product development life cycle. Winnie dedicated time at BlackBerry from January 2009 to August 2013 as an Advanced Supplier Quality Engineer, focusing on integrating quality throughout the consumer electronic product life cycle. Early career experiences included a Process Quality Technician position at RIM | BlackBerry and a Project Manager/Supervisor/Application Engineer role at ITT Industrial (Tianjin), where a strong emphasis was placed on design robustness and customer satisfaction. Winnie holds a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Tianjin University.