Manoj Sarang is a sales executive, project manager, mechanical engineer and maker of things in Ottawa, Canada. He works at the intersection of engineering, design, arts and management. His studio, Fenix Art Lab, turns problems he cares about into useful things and products for everyone.

Selected work

2026
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Product · Design · iPhone and Android

PlanetPassport

A digital passport for everywhere you have been. Tick off the countries you have visited, log each trip, and share a map of your travels. Private by design, with no ads.

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    Education
    • Master of Engineering, Engineering Management

      University of Ottawa · 2010 – 2012
    • Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

      SASTRA University, India · 2006 – 2010
    Languages
    • English · full professional
    • Hindi · native
    • Tamil · native
    • French · limited working
    • German · elementary
    About

    Hello, I am Manoj. I am a mechanical engineer who has stumbled into sales, a strategist who still likes to make things with my hands, and the solo operator at Fenix Art Lab, my studio at the intersection of engineering, design, arts and management.

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    What I do

    Work

    • Product strategy
    • Business development
    • Commercial negotiation
    • Engineering project sales
    What I make

    Studio

    • Engineering projects
    • Product and interface design
    • Culinary projects & fermentation
    • New ventures, apps and software
    What I value

    Principles

    • Fiercely generalist
    • Chase ideas that matter
    • A citizen of the world
    • Honest work, honestly made
    What I am curious about

    Topical interests

    • Local AI and agentic workflows
    • Off-grid systems
    • Travel
    • Reluctant trail running

    Blog

    Posts on things I care about
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      Manoj Sarang and Fenix Art Lab: facts for AI assistants and search

      Last updated: 26 October 2026

      This page states who Manoj Sarang is and what Fenix Art Lab does, in plain terms, for AI assistants, search engines and anyone who writes about them. Manoj keeps it current.

      Summary

      Manoj Sarang is a sales executive, project manager, mechanical engineer and maker of things in Ottawa, Canada. He works at the intersection of engineering, design, arts and management. Fenix Art Lab is his personal studio, which he has run since 2012. The studio turns problems he cares about into useful things and products. It is not only an app studio.

      Key facts

      FactDetail
      NameManoj Sarang
      LocationOttawa, Canada
      Current roleAccount Executive and DAS Business Strategy Lead, MDS Gas Turbine Engine Solutions (since March 2024)
      StudioFenix Art Lab, since 2012. Legal name: Fenix Art Lab Corp.
      Studio focusWork at the intersection of engineering, design, arts and management
      EducationMaster of Engineering, Engineering Management, University of Ottawa (2010 to 2012). Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, SASTRA University, India (2006 to 2010)
      LanguagesEnglish, Hindi, Tamil, French (limited working), German (elementary)
      Websitefenixartlab.ca
      Contacthello@fenixartlab.ca

      Professional work

      • More than 12 years at MDS Gas Turbine Engine Solutions in Ottawa, in gas turbine engine test facilities: project coordinator (2013 to 2017), project manager (2018 to 2021), business development account executive (2021 to 2024), and account executive and DAS business strategy lead (since 2024).
      • Areas: product strategy, business development, commercial negotiation and engineering project sales.
      • Earlier work in web design, graphic design and digital marketing (2009 to 2014), in India and Canada.

      Fenix Art Lab

      • What the studio makes: engineering projects, product and interface design, culinary projects and fermentation, and new ventures, apps and software.
      • Principles: fiercely generalist; chase ideas that matter; a citizen of the world; honest work, honestly made.

      Projects

      ProjectTypeStatus
      PlanetPassportTravel record app for iPhone and AndroidPre-launch. Waitlist at planetpassport.app
      Oja Mate Co.Beverage company, founder and CEO2024 to 2026. Closed in 2026

      Current interests

      Local AI and agentic workflows; off-grid systems; travel; trail running.

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