Xu Han Email & Phone Number

Xu Han is a Member of Technical Staff at Skild AI. He possess expertise in software. Colleagues describe him as "I worked closely with Xu during my 3-year tenure at Fetch/Zebra. Xu is unique. Xu is so talented at what he does that at first I underestimated him. By the time I left, I came to see Xu as perhaps my most solid leader. Xu ran our infrastructure team. We never had any problems with infrastructure. Infrastructure just worked, which made it very easy for me to focus my attention on strategy and vision. Xu's team never got involved in political/emotional drama and consistently worked well with other teams throughout the company. Because squeaky wheels tend to attract attention and Xu's wheel never squeaked, it took me a while to appreciate the depth of what he was doing. First and foremost Xu is a team-first person. As a person, he instinctively puts the group first and does what is best for the team. This is not an artifice of his role as a manger; it's completely natural to him. And he is tireless in backing that philosophy up with action. If there is a problem with any aspect of the team he will just do what needs to be done to resolve it. I know how trite this can sound because this is what managers are supposed to do, but Xu walks the talk in a way that few ever can. Xu never complains. By the time he came to me with a problem, he had already done 10 things in an attempt to resolve it and really needed help. And if Xu thought it was a problem, it was always a genuine problem. In spite of leading a team that takes on a ton of daily operational work, Xu leans into vision. He looks to the future and anticipates problems. Xu's forward thinking brought Kubernetes into Fetch long before it was an obvious choice. When we proposed a vision for simplifying our overall architecture, Xu was one of the first engineers to understand the sweeping advantages. Xu's integrity is of the highest caliber. I'm not just talking about honesty and impeccability. He is extremely smart and observant, and he uses that skill to anticipate the consequence of potential decisions and acts to avoid integrity-breaking situations. He reminds me of a poster I once saw that said, "The superior sailor uses his superior intellect to avoid having to use his superior skill." Xu is like that. More than once he saved me from myself when I was about to do something that would not have had the result I imagined. Xu sees stuff. He's very observant and clear eyed. Once I figured this out, I began to rely more and more on his point of view. He sees through nonsense and theater. His opinions are carefully considered, bold when needed, and always respectful of everyone involved. I heartily recommend Xu for any role where you need genuine leadership."

Listed skills include Software.

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  San Francisco State University

  Computer Science