About
I have years of experience leading large-scale programs in Infrastructure and Product Development, Deployment, encompassing areas such as Value-Added Services (VAS), Networking, Data Centers, and software-based applications.
I am a confident and accomplished Program/Project Management and Engineering professional with excellent organizational and leadership skills, coupled with multitasking capabilities to deliver results in fast-paced, complex environments.
My work experience spans both customer and service vendor sides, including Engineering, Project Management, System Design, and Architecture.
Experiences
Aayers Flooring – Senior Project Manager (2025 ~ current)
- Oversee the launch of new product lines, ensuring seamless coordination across design, production, and shipping teams
- Manage international logistics by coordinating overseas shipping operations and optimizing supply chain efficiency
- Lead home remodeling projects, collaborating with clients and contractors to deliver high-quality results on time and within budget
Amazon Web Services - OpenSearch Project, WA – System Engineer (2022 ~ 2024)
- CI/CD implementation and DevOps support in OpenSearch community/GitHub
- Workflow automation and OpenSearch software release support
- Maintain the latest few versions of builds using Kubernetes and Docker
T-Mobile, Bellevue, WA - System Engineer, Principal Architect – RCS & MaaP (2011 ~ 2022)
- Lead Engineering team of seven engineers and revamped engineering processes
- Improve engineering processes, resulting in a 30% increase in productivity and significant cost savings
- Collaboration with Business team, Engineering teams, partners/vendors; setting program timeline, milestones, and goals
- Provide DevOps suppoort on messaging activities
Mavenir (ex-Comverse) Redmond, WA, Wakefield, MA - Product Manager, Technical Program Manager (2007 to 2011)
- Remote and on-site Messaging service support and on-site installation, deployment support
- VMS, MMSC and SMSC infrastructure capacity planning and deployment
- Messaging services training to customers
Major Projects
CCMI (Cross Carriers Messaging Initiative)
- As the head architect at T-Mobile for project CCMI, a joint project with AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint, achieve the first end-to-end messaging among all four carriers
- Receive the “Winners Circle TEC Award” in 2020 – T-Mobile, and the 2021 Yearly SVP award, place 1st in project CCMI for achieving E2E messaging over all other nationwide carriers
mStore Redesign to Support VVM Routing
- Solely invent a new design to resolve project roadblocks while reducing costs and project timelines
- Receive the “Winners Circle TEC Award” in 2015 – T-Mobile, and the 2016 Yearly SVP award for saving $20K and reducing project time by five weeks by reinventing traffic routing in project mStore VVM
MaaP (Messaging as a Platform)
- As the head of architect to build the MaaP from the ground to support chatbot messaging on RCS
- Develop a chatbot for OEMs (Samsung, Moto, OnePlus, Alcatel), LAB, Tier II, and vendors to validate MaaP software and application readiness, saving over $10K and two months of project costs
Google Projects: NNI (Network – Network Interface)
- As a supporting engineer on launching NNI (Network to Network Interface) with Google and Syniverse for RCS – Chat, and File Transfer; mainly on integration, troubleshooting, and production support
Google Projects: RBM (Rich Business Messaging)
- As the head architect, manage Google RBM (Rich Business Messaging) integration with T-Mobile MaaP, for B2C and C2B messages. Complete the API and integration design, and expect to move on LAB in Q2, 2022
Certifications
Project Management
Cloud
ML Notes
My ML learning parking lot
– a place to set aside key concepts for quick reference when needed.
Anaconda Environment
name: pytorchenv channels: - defaults - pytorch dependencies: - numpy=1.16.2 - pandas=0.24.2 - matplotlib=3.0.3 - pillow=5.4.1 - pip=19.0 - plotly=3.7.0 - scikit-learn=0.20.3 - seaborn=0.9.0 - python=3.11.7 - jupyter=1.0.0 - pytorch=1.1.0 - torchvision=0.2.2
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