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Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

• Led backend development of FortiGate-as-a-Service, utilizing Python Django for RESTful APIs and developing automation servers for physical gateway configuration with redundancy designs, improving deployment efficiency and system reliability.• Architected a hybrid cloud solution for FortiClient Cloud, integrating AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) with on-premises OpenStack deployments. Enhanced scalability and provided seamless integration between cloud and on-premises environments.• Automated AWS infrastructure deployments using Terraform and CloudFormation, reducing deployment times by 70% and ensuring consistent environments.• Developed and optimized CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, integrating Maven and automated notifications to accelerate release cycles and improve deployment efficiency.• Implemented containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes, optimizing application scalability and streamlining continuous delivery processes.• Automated FortiAP service upgrades with Ansible, reducing maintenance windows from 2 hours to 5 minutes per region.• Resolved complex networking issues (OSI layers 1–4) for FortiCloud services, enhancing network performance and reliability.• Managed FortiMail and FortiVoice deployments on VMware vCenter and OpenStack, automating integration with monitoring systems to improve system responsiveness.

Beijing, China

• Designed and built server clusters, including network planning and ESXi configuration, enhancing system efficiency and scalability.• Automated VM provisioning and management using PowerShell and PowerCLI, reducing manual tasks by over 80%.• Implemented comprehensive monitoring with Zabbix, improving system visibility and reducing incident response times.• Optimized alert management by automating Nagios handling with Bash scripts and OpenStack APIs.

Beijing, China

• Configured Jenkins builds and pipelines for code repositories, enhancing CI/CD efficiency and reducing build failures by 20%.• Automated server configuration using Ansible, reducing setup time by 30% and minimizing configuration errors.• Analyzed large-scale survey data using Python NLP, generating reports and visualizations that provided actionable insights for management decisions.

Dalian, Liaoning, China

- Interpreted engineering blueprints and equipment specifications to detailed installation instruction and documentation for shipyard workers with the care of their safety.- Participated in the process of designing the electrical system for the livestock carrier ship ‘Ocean Shearer’. Drew and modified more than 80 sheets of electrical diagrams with AutoCAD. Wrote MATLAB scripts to verify the capacities of the power systems.

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Industrial Engineering

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering with Emphasis in Data Analysis and Financial Engineering.

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Mechatronics, Robotics And Automation Engineering

Activities and Societies: Auckland University Engineering Society, Auckland University Students' Association, Auckland University Robotics.