I am a highly experienced backend software engineer. Design experience spans different aspects of the industry with focuses in scalable, distributed system using complex data structures for performance optimization. Eleven years of hands-on software development experience in search engines, computer security and web server development. Seven years of experience managing software development projects and teams. Also adept at recruiting, training and leading talented software developers. Excellent coordination, presentation and communication skills. Fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin Chinese, English and proficient in Japanese.

Lead Engineer @ Lead the data platform team consisting of four developers in maintaining and enhancing the entire data pipeline system including data discovery, transformation, database ingestion and query result presentation. Research latest technologies, provide technical directions and recruit new team members. Also lead the design, planning and execution of the architecture for our next generation system focusing on reliability, scalability, enhanced modularization, extensibility and efficiency measurement. Technologies include Redshift, Kinesis, Amazon SQS, Docker, MemCached, Python and Golang. From August 2015 to Present (5 months) Software Engineer @ Conduct research and prototype latest scalable technologies. In charge of the architecture of a new scalable backend system. Single handedly implemented the initial system from scratch. This system supports real-­time data stream processing utilizing Apache Storm framework with Apache Thrift interface in Java on Linux. Other technologies integrated include Kafka queue, Apache ZooKeeper, DynamoDB (NoSQL) and MySQL databases. Also set up the entire system to run on Amazon web services (AWS). Integrated this new backend with the existing API designed for iOS and Android applications. Currently working on migrating existing functionalities into the new backend using Storm topologies to improve parallelism. Develop tools to measure and monitor end­-to­-end performance and health of the system. Work with SRE engineer to develop build, automated testing and release processes. Mentor and lead junior engineers through design review, code review and practice of test driven programming. Interview and evaluate engineer candidates. From October 2014 to August 2015 (11 months) Senior Software Engineer @ Maintain, enhance and optimize the scalable, distributed system backing the production stamps.com website. Functionality spans all parts of the postage purchasing business logic including account creation/maintenance, complex postage calculation and shipping rules. Troubleshoot critical customer reported issues on production systems requiring understanding of the entire system end to end. Features worked on include update and delivery of pricing tables; update of the compression logic, design and implementation of automated report generation services. Technologies include backend SOAP based web services on Microsoft Windows .NET Server platform implemented in C#, managed and unmanaged C++, SOAP and XML, SQL stored procedures and relational database. From December 2013 to September 2014 (10 months) Development Manager @ Managed multiple software development teams ranging from two to four engineers with a focus on backend components, including a malware detection/removal engine, a self-updating file attribute database, a file monitor/scanner and a digital signature verification engine. These components are utilized in a variety of Norton and Symantec security products designed for both consumer desktops as well as enterprise systems. From December 2006 to October 2013 (6 years 11 months) Principal Software Engineer @ From November 2005 to December 2006 (1 year 2 months) Software Design Engineer @ Designed and implemented various features and APIs for the full-text search engine in a set of key Microsoft products, including SharePoint Portal Server, SQL server and Windows Indexing Service. I have extensive knowledge and understandings of all aspects of a full-text search engine from file parsing, word breaking, indexing to querying and ranking. From January 1998 to November 2005 (7 years 11 months)

BS, Computer Science @ University of Washington From 1994 to 1997 Project Management Certificate Program @ California Institute of Technology Kitman McNeel is skilled in: Software Development, Software Engineering, Software Design, Distributed Systems, Software Project Management, Scrum, Scalability, Agile Methodologies, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Object Oriented Design, Agile Project Management, C++, .NET, Problem Solving