Experience

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  Phase

  • Taipei City, Taiwan

  • Director of Engineering / 軟件工程總監

    • Oct 2021 - Nov 2022
    • Taipei City, Taiwan

    Phase is a VC backed startup, building digital design software to bring a new and intuitive way for designers to create, animate, collaborate and prototype. As Director of Engineering at Phase, I'm responsible for- Leading the engineering team, using BDD agile to ensure an efficient and successful process from concept creation to the successful delivery of the software- Improving the operational efficiency of the company through improving cross functional team culture, improving meeting efficiency, and aligning teams with clear goals matching business objectives- Introducing best practices for Engineering and Quality Assurance- Optimizing AWS infrastructure and its costs to make sure we're financially responsible at each startup stage- Managing people, listening to their career goals, and outlining a path forward that best supports the business' objectives while providing them growth- 6 Engineers, 1 DevOps, 1 QA Automation Eng, 1 Manual QA, and 3 Designers in a matrix organization

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  Gokube, Inc.

  • Taipei City, Taiwan

  • Director Of Technology / 技術總監

    • Jan 2018 - Mar 2020
    • Taipei City, Taiwan

    Gokube’s mission is to solve the transportation vs. pollution conundrum that plagues many fast-developing nations by redefining "shared"​ economy. Was Gokube’s 1st employee, helping to build the company from scratch and launch the product to market in 1 year. Led all technical, design and quality related aspects for the product. • Recruited and retained 5 mobile/AI/devops developers across Taiwan and Canada• Vetted and partnered with vendor from China for 4G+GPS IoT H/W integration into electric scooter• Translated business vision into product requirements, development requirements and eventually product launch• Developed AI components to optimize business operations and accelerate growth• Architecture designed global expansion from TW to SE Asia• Drafted IP proposals to build company valueKey accomplishments: grew the business to 1000+ operating vehicles and over 90k monthly rentals in pilot city.

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  VIDERI Inc.

  • Montreal, Canada Area

  • Director Of Development

    • Nov 2015 - Dec 2017
    • Montreal, Canada Area

    Led the consumer product business unit for an advertisement display start up. Working with the CEO to translate business vision to product requirements, and an eventual prototype to be displayed at CES. • Recruited and retained 20+ mobile/cloud/ai/devops developers, UI/UX designers and Project Managers across Montreal, New York and Los Angeles• Designed mobile app, h/w display, cloud infrastructure, content discovery and recommendation, computer vision and e-commerce systems• Led R&D projects involving integration with Amazon Alexa, Sonos Speakers, Apple ARKit, and Google Cloud Vision. Key accomplishments: produced a fully working demo at CES 2017 to pitch to investors key strategic partners such as Red Bull Media.

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  EXO U Inc.

  • Montreal, Canada Area

  • Director of Software Development

    • Jul 2013 - Oct 2015
    • Montreal, Canada Area

    Led development for an education tech startup focused on "bring your own devices", in-class content management and teacher-student engagement. Responsible for restructuring development and overhauling S/W architecture for current smartphone/tablet/PC/Mac use. Managed 20+ engineers, devops, and QA across Montreal, Canada and Palo Alto, CA. Key Accomplishments: piloted software with various education departments across Quebec Canada, Mexico and Panama. Demoed product at Mobile World Congress 2014.

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  Electronic Arts

  • Montreal, Canada Area

  • Development Manager

    • Sep 2008 - May 2013
    • Montreal, Canada Area

    All Play is EA's first label dedicated to purely digital games, EA All Play creates games for mobile devices, social networks and online environments that deliver seamless play anytime, anywhere, on any device. Rocket Squid, one of the core business units of the All Play label, help bring mobile games cross platform to Android, Windows, Blackberry and Connected TV to support All Play's mission. Led EA’s initial launch of its mobile game catalogue to Google Play. Responsible for managing worldwide mobile development capacity and supporting APAC’s mobile games growth. Key Accomplishments: Obtained Significantly Above Target performance rating while managing worldwide mobile development studios for feature phone game development. Reduced operating costs by $1M USD in 2010. Responsible for launching Scrabble Android as part of EA’s franchise transition.

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  Tira Wireless

  • Wireless Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Program Manager

    • Apr 2007 - Aug 2008

    Tira Wireless was the premier provider of advanced technology for mobile content deployment. Its solutions enable application developers and publishers to market mobile content for various handsets, operator networks, and geographies. As Program Manager for the Pre-Commercial Device Services unit, I was responsible for managing the master schedule and development pipeline for a wide range of J2ME products to be embedded and/or made available prior to the commercial release of new handsets. The role involved liaising with Tira's client base (Sony, Vivendi, Disney and Namco) and various OEM certification groups ensuring the delivery of quality content meeting all mobile standards through a team of 3 developers and 4 mobile QA staff.

  • Project Manager

    • Apr 2006 - Apr 2007

    Managed scoping, scheduling and development efforts to bring several high profile Feature Phone products to market such as X-Men by Mforma, Casino Royale 007, QBert, Ratchet & Clank, and Spiderman 2 J2ME.

  • Developer, J2ME

    • May 2004 - Apr 2006

    Led development efforts for bringing several J2ME Feature Phone products to market for Tira's client base such as Disney, Sony, Vivendi, and Warner. Porting and adaption efforts involved bringing content to over 700 devices worldwide.

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  BMO Financial Group

  • Toronto, Canada Area

  • Web Designer & Developer

    • Jan 2003 - Apr 2003
    • Toronto, Canada Area

    Web designer & developer supporting the continued development and maintenance of the BMO Corporate & Institutional website (http://www.bmocm.com/).