George Liaw Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

Taking a sabbatical and getting some much needed rest and reset.Working on some personal projects I haven't had time for previously.

San Francisco, California, US

Coverage areas:- Bazel/CI/CD- Security/Compliance- Engineering Standards & Excellence- Engineering Mentorship- Architecture Design, Reviews, and Guidance- Building out T-shaped skills amongst the Tech TeamImproving coordination/organization/utilization of the Principal Engineering group.Mentoring projects related to:- API Framework- Observability- Spark.

San Francisco, California, US

Platform Engineering.Strategic/roadmap planning, people management, operational management, hiring, project management, contributing code, change management, etc.Member of the Privacy Team.Drove engineering standards and advised on best practices.Consulted on Procurement process.Infrastructure/Security/IT/Compliance review of M&A targets.Integrated.

San Francisco, California, US

Just causing general mayhem.Manager and Team Lead for Infrastructure, Security, and IT.Member of the Privacy Team.Planning future of 6sense Infrastructure.Driving engineering standards and advising on best practices.2020 Tech Influencer Award.-- Infrastructure Team Accomplishments --Infrastructure:- Enabled support for staging and custom developer.

San Francisco, California, US

Manager and Team Lead for Infrastructure, Security, and IT.Member of the Privacy Team.Planning future of 6sense Infrastructure.Driving engineering standards and advising on best practices.6sense Inaugural President's Club Award Winner 2018.Infrastructure:- Productionized Kubernetes + Spinnaker for dynamic web/compute clusters- Rewrote our pipeline.

San Francisco, California, US

- Brought 95% of company infrastructure under configuration management (from 0%) with a CLI management layer on top to handle abstractions- Upgraded legacy Hadoop1 cluster to Hadoop2 with zero downtime and parallel clusters during transition (including upgrading and integration of Hive and Presto)- Handling security and compliance issues across the board.

San Jose, California, US

(Parent company of Chalet Tech)Datiphy is bringing to market an innovative data-centric security technology developed to visualize data asset activities and record the context in which they interact. Datiphy provides continuous database security and activity monitoring of billions of transactions per day with powerful engines that extract and index the.

• Working for data-centric security startup that provides automated database monitoring
• Developed a prototype backend for partner API integration utilizing CherryPy, python-daemon, and socket programming
• Managed and lead 4-person team in development of apps service website (UX, Frontend, Backend) utilizing Django, Bootstrap, Stripe and open-source packages to provide product information, product demos, online services.
• Built and deployed internal Product Management System to host product builds within the company and handle license requests/grants using Django, Gunicorn, Nginx
• Managed and deployed IT infrastructure for US headquarters, including deployment of physical servers, ESXi VMs, LDAP integration, GitLab, backup systems, OpenVPN (client and site-to-site), lab environment setup.
• Systems administrator for datacenter VMs, including deployment of base dev VM images, build servers, testing servers, fixing disks/filesystems, raw disk mapping, and network configuration working primarily with Linux.

• Initially began design and development of an event scheduling app integrating Google Calendar API (currently shelved)
• Began taking online Android courses to gain a more in-depth understanding of Android development
• (October 2014 – under NDA): Developed prototype for a founder of an undisclosed entertainment app
• Engineering design/implementation details, proof-of-concept app, and beginning of code iterations

• Project manager for a start-up company in the energy industry working under the Co-Founders (MIT Sloan MBA graduates)
• Performed market sizing research and analysis on the U.S. retail utility market with a focus on deregulated markets and customer turnover
• Developed platform launch strategy that would reach out to 15 major tech/energy blogs, and utilize integrated social media (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube)
• Scoped data collection project covering over 500 electricity providers across the nation
• Led an analyst in completing critical pre-launch effort reaching over 150 retailers

Memphis, TN, US

• Advised undergraduate chapter Executive Board on strategy and operations, ensuring operational efficiency and proper scoping.

• Lead outside web developer for an internet start-up company using Basecamp project management system and working closely with the Co-Founders
• Developed, stream-lined, and executed design plan to implement dynamic product listings, user profiles, user messaging interfaces, client dashboards, site themes, and payment subscription model
• Advised company on effective marketing strategies to increase user approval and search engine optimization including site theming, search engine sitemap usage, and Google Analytics prior to site launch

Dublin, California, US

• Performed IT consulting in a team of 5 for small financial services company through UCI project course
• Defined project scope, software requirements document, case diagrams, and project plan for development of a mobile application to complement the company’s web services
• Developed supplemental Android application to generate higher brand name recognition and attract potential new users to the full web service

Memphis, TN, US

• Lead developer and administrator of fraternity chapter website (http://ucipikes.com)
• Redesigned original website in June 2009 using Drupal CMS, HTML, PHP, CSS, and Photoshop
• Implemented and Designed dynamic member profile listings and private online Study Bank
• Implemented Search Engine Optimization and increased search engine hits by 30%

Memphis, TN, US

• Served two terms on the executive board of a 120+ man student organization
• Administered formal paperwork with the Dean of Students and International Fraternity Headquarters, handled event scheduling, recorded meeting minutes, ensured chapter-wide organization, and bylaw regulation
• Awarded top 7% of 220+ chapters nationwide for excellence in membership, operations, brotherhood, and leadership
• Collaborated with and tasked with operational oversight of Executive Board members to establish and accomplish core goals and objectives in areas including recruitment, member education, finances, chapter management.
• Planned and analyzed strategies to implement campus-wide marketing and public relations programs using apparel, flyers, public appearances, and public events
• Generated $15,000 in charitable donations by implementing new philanthropic programs including “Pikes of the Caribbean” (a weeklong competition, apparel sales, philanthropic website design, and review of game/sales.

• Lead outside developer for renewable energy finance start-up (www.currencyenergy.com)
• Implemented dynamic news feed and dynamic Google doc spreadsheet linking using Drupal CMS, PHP, and CSS

Laguna Beach, CA, US

• Lead developer for a renewable energy services start-up firm to design new website concept
• Worked closely with the company’s Manager of Project Design, Manager of Accounts, with direct oversight from the Chief Administrative Officer/Chief Legal Officer to develop site messaging, design, and marketing appeal
• Advised the company on marketing strategies for interface design and search engine optimization

B.S., Computer Science

High School