Short story: I'm a full stack engineer that can work on any part of the system from front to back. Long story: I'm an eager, ambitious, hardworking professional with a variety of interests and a drive to learn new things and explore how they work. I'm adept at designing, developing and implementing software applications and delivering project releases on schedule. Proficient at working with object oriented programming languages such as Java and Python, managing MySQL databases, and developing web applications using the latest JS libraries and web frameworks. High performance team builder with a track record of handling tasks and delivering results on time. Able to multi-task efficiently, learn new technologies with ease, and find scalable solutions to difficult problems. If you are interested in talking with me further about my skills, please add me to your network, or email me xitongzou@gmail.com. Also feel free to look at my blog to see what kind of interests I have. *Please note that I am currently open to accepting full time remote opportunities only*

Software Engineer @ I work as a front end engineer as part of the new ongoing process to improve the Walmart e-commerce platform. I work with technologies involving ReactJS, AngularJS, NodeJS, GulpJS, Compass, Stylus, Mocha, Karma, Redux, ES6, Babel, Webpack, Socket.io, ExpressJS. From September 2014 to Present (1 year 4 months) Frontend Engineer @ I work on experimental products at BitTorrent Labs which involves technologies like jQuery, BackboneJS, EpoxyJS, Bootstrap, Stylus, HandlebarsJS, RequireJS, Modernizr, Lodash, GruntJS, Bower, Jasmine, Mocha, SinonJS, NodeJS, ExpressJS, Redis, MongoDB. My big projects recently is to integrate payment and email services with BitTorrent Bundles, and harnessing the power of Stripe.js and Paypal's REST API to enable a full featured e-commerce site where consumers are able to buy torrents published by users, and receive email confirmation via SendGrid. From September 2013 to September 2014 (1 year 1 month) San Francisco Bay AreaSoftware / Front-End Engineer @ Switchfly provides technology that empowers travel companies, loyalty programs and financial services institutions to deliver a rich online experience that goes well beyond what their customers expect. Our dedication to building robust products and delivering superior service creates loyalty to our customers’ brands. We want consumers to love every experience we create on your behalf. Switchfly is the bedrock upon which the world’s leading travel and loyalty brands are built. Our SaaS platform processes over $750 million worth of commerce every year. And more than 100 billion travel loyalty points have been redeemed through our platform, allowing travelers to visit nearly every country on the planet. -Enhanced the XML API to ingest, parse and output new data for car rental vouchers for customers. -Developed a component for airlines that allows users to mix and match different flights when choosing flight legs and integrate with the booking flow using JS and Freemarker. -Developed and enhanced custom search forms and hotel UI components for different clients using JavaScript, CSS and Freemarker. -Developed application to sell merchandise using jQuery, EmberJS, Handlebars, Bootstrap, SASS and integrating it with Spring MVC and Hibernate -Refactored the Translations component to use a freemarker template with YUI data tables and dynamic searching/updating via ajax and query agents. From July 2011 to August 2013 (2 years 2 months) San Francisco Bay AreaWebmaster/Social Media Manager @ In charge of technical and social media responsibilities, and the dissemination of promotional materials at the AIESEC Toronto chapter. -Created the internal website for AIESEC Toronto using the Wordpress CMS and responsible to managing functions of all plugins and layout. What does AIESEC do? AIESEC is a global youth organization that develops leadership capabilities through their internal leadership programs and engaging students and graduates in international student exchange and internship programs for profit and non-profit organizations. The AIESEC network includes over 50,000 members in 110 countries and territories, making it the largest youth-run organization in the world. It is present in over 1,600 universities across the globe, provides more than 10,000 leadership experiences to its members and sends students and graduates on 10,000 international exchanges yearly. Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/AIESECtoronto Twitter Page: http://twitter.com/AIESECToronto AIESEC Toronto: http://www.aiesec.ca/toronto From October 2010 to May 2011 (8 months) Software Developer @ In charge of maintaining and testing the core interface that links the database to the components. Documented the design and specification of key components. Responsible for holding strategic meetings in order to review design and requirements of specific applications. Responsible for ensuring that all bugs and any extra functionality relating to the interface, including POJOs (Plain Old Java Objects), DAOs (Data Access Objects), and web servlet code adheres to the way they are specified to perform. -Developed a key component using Java which is responsible for publishing a catalog of all American and Canadian weather station data in XML, and is used daily by NinJo, a project under the Canadian government. -Improved data parsing speed of station XMLs by 400%, using SAX instead of DOM. -Enhanced a bulletin ingesting component for greater performance and functionality, allowing for publishing of data URLs using a unique taxonomy to the web interface. From May 2009 to August 2010 (1 year 4 months) Alumni Relations Representative @ Solicited contributions from UofT Alumni to help various faculties sponsor scholarships and awards. From February 2007 to December 2008 (1 year 11 months) Programmer/Internet Researcher/Data Analyst @ Analyzed and mined data from all across the United States and Canada in order to provide customized advertisements targeting thousands of businesses. Responsible for optimizing the website for searches and rapidly uploading data to the MySQL database. -Developed customized data extraction tools using Shell expertise and using JDBC (Java library), able to execute thousands of SQL queries a minute to the database. -Search Engine Optimized the website, leading to a high Google PageRank and first page results for common search terms such as ‘car dealership rentals’ and ‘apartment rentals’. -Received professional reference letter from the CEO after contract fulfillment. From June 2008 to August 2008 (3 months) Webmaster @ The University of Toronto Federation of Charitable University Students (UTF or UT FOCUS) is a non-profit, student based charity organization. UTF maintains three primary objectives: 1. To create and promote awareness of individuals who are less fortunate than ourselves 2. Encourage students to proactively give back to their communities, through participation in social, volunteering and fundraising events 3. To promote a healthy campus life, through a balance of social and charitable events I was appointed the webmaster for the UTF website (http://www.utfocus.org). I was in charge of uploading pictures into the picture gallery, updating the site with new information and revising all the pages for the school year of 2007-2008. I was in charge of daily maintenance and organizing the layouts. From July 2007 to April 2008 (10 months) Website and VB.NET developer @ In charge of designing and customizing the corporate intranet site for the hospital. Helped assemble various pieces of hardware including computer parts, printers and other peripherals. -Programmed in VB.NET to establish and maintain a connection to the SQL database that the entire hospital uses. -Received a certificate of appreciation from the manager after contract fulfillment. From March 2005 to June 2005 (4 months)

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Economics @ University of Toronto - University College From 2006 to 2011 Computer Science @ University of California, Berkeley From 2011 to 2013 Tong Zou is skilled in: JavaScript, CSS, jQuery, XML, Java, Subversion, MySQL, AJAX, HTML, Microsoft Office, Python, PHP, OOP, SQL, Hibernate