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• Lead the design, implementation, testing, and deployment effort of a data-driven tax auditing system for the Chinese Tax Administration Office.
• Interact with customers in both soliciting functional and service features and demonstrating system development progress.
• Produce a highly scalable analytical core to identify possible tax evasion based on a combination of machine learning algorithms and statistical analyses using R and R.NET.
• Create large scale ETL program to streamline tax filling information in preparation of data analysis. ETL program is implemented using Java and is designed to connect to both Oracle and MySQL databases.
• Create convenient results display using JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, eCharts, and other UI or graphic framework.
• Design and test few distributed configurations to accommodate different sizes of subject data. Distributed configuration includes different nodes for ETL functions, data analysis core, results interpretation, and UI.

• Developed web-based applications using ASP.NET, MVC design pattern, Restful Web Services, and JavaScript (AJAX with jQuery).
• Integrated applications with different legacy or new systems, including SharePoint programs, Crystal Report, SQL Server SSRS, and Oracle BI Scripts.
• Responsible for design, implementation, and deployment of software applications.
• Lead software development team in completing development assignment; activities include, but not limited to, daily scrum meeting, development planning, product design, programming/implementation, and testing.
• Worked with customers in determining application specifications and demonstrating prototypes and final deliverables.

• Developed software development process components for the IBM Rational RUP/OpenUp Process Integration Tool.
• Created components test scripts using Rational Method Composer.
• Managed and maintained process components libraries and their matching test scripts; was able to develop convenience access database for these components and test scripts.
• Developed and maintained commercial practices for the content libraries to present a business case of IBM Rational RUP/OpenUp and Rational Method Composer.
• Worked remotely with development team which had team members from different locations across continental US.

Los Angeles, CA, US

Software Cost EstimationSoftware Engineering

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Researched influential factors for software phase effort distribution.
• Researched relationship between application domain, productivity, and software effort allocation.
• Built enhanced model for overall software cost estimation using application domains and operating environments; special focus on software phase effort distribution.

US

• Responsible for analyzing, designing, and implementing web-based applications that serve to both internal clients and external customers.
• Designed and implemented prototypes for applications to learn clients’ requirements and jump start on development projects.
• Managed group effort toward application testing, deployment, and remote access configuration; arranged communication meetings with programmers from different geo-locations.
• Created streamline design and development process for faster modular application components and maintained this component library for repeated uses.

• Designed and developed CSE website. Maintained all CSE software and website.
• Managed several software products lines of the Center and provided supports to users.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Computer Science In Software Engineering

Master Of Science - Ms, Computer Science

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Computer Engineering And Science