Experience

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  Victoria University of Wellington

  • New Zealand
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Future Student Ambassador

    • Mar 2024 - Present

    Campus Tour etc.

  • Student in Data Science

    • Feb 2023 - Present

    Full time student at VUW aiming Graduate Diploma in Data Science. I’ve also enrolledin some papers which I am interested in. Graduation: November, 2024.• Mathematics and Statistics theory• R(For Statistical Modelling)• Python• Cloud Networking(basic)• Java(basic)• Sport Management (I am currently interested in topics e.g. Gender Equity; A roof for the International Tennis Games/Tournament/Open/Tour etc.

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  Wellington City Council

  • Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

  • Candidate for Lambton Ward, Wellington City Council, NZ

    • Nov 2023 - Feb 2024
    • Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

    Listen to people.

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  Catalyst IT Limited

  • Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

  • Senior Web Developer

    • Nov 2021 - Feb 2023
    • Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

    1. I was involved in a multi-websites project(6 websites as 1) – Treasury Migration D7 -> D9 from team meeting/planning, documentation and implementation, including doc the main features/modules/functionalities in d7 and considering its suitable counterpart in d9.We use tools like Gitlab, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm/Rancher, Lando, Behat test and more.I had directly contributed to deliver 2 of the 6: CYW - https://www.childyouthwellbeing.govt.nz/; EC - https://exportcredit.treasury.govt.nz/2. Developed new features / Fix bugs / Drupal security updates / maintenance for some existing projects in Catalyst IT (D7, D8, D9):MOH - https://www.health.govt.nz/ERO - https://ero.govt.nz/MOE-lib - https://library.education.govt.nz/3. Upgrade MOE-lib D8 -> D9MOE-lib - https://library.education.govt.nz/4. Attend internal training including:• Introduction to the Shell• Introduction to Docker, Kubernetes, Helm and Rancher• Agile Fundamentals• Product owner Fundamentals• WCAG 2.1 AA Fundamentals

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  IT

  • Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

  • Unemployee at the Unemployer

    • Aug 2021 - Nov 2021
    • Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

    During my unemployed journey, I am working on: -- https://github.com/Joan-SHI (Mainly React)-- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/ (Azure)-- https://skillsoft.digitalbadges.skillsoft.com/profile/joanshi670217/wallet (Azure)-- AR / VR lessons remotely-- Maori language learning (very slow)-- Toastmasters meeting weekly

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  Ministry of Social Development (MSD)

  • Wellington Region, New Zealand

  • Drupal Developer

    • Oct 2020 - Jul 2021
    • Wellington Region, New Zealand

    Contractor at MSD API team as a Drupal developer. I use Jenkins to support building, deploying and automating some projects. Have gotten familiar with tools such as Jira, Confluence etc, and the Agile approach. I’ve also self-learned some cloud computing and this learning journey is still ongoing.

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  Xequals

  • Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

  • Front-End Developer / Drupal Site Builder

    • Mar 2019 - Mar 2021
    • Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

    Part of a small team at a NZ owned digital company, hands-on role where developers do a bit of everything; solo projects; collaborations; site building; theming.• Responsible for review and analysis of client products.• Generate detailed documentation and best practice guides for projects / security updates / front-end theming.Achievements:Have delivered 2 websites (Drupal 8) after lockdown: https://www.wellingtoncablecar.co.nz/ (mentored a graduate in this project)https://flourinfo.co.nz/ (solo)Managed to solo deliver a project within 2 weeks during lockdown: https://bespokesecurity.nz/Closely coordinated with customers to make sure their problems were solved and needs met: https://theexecutiveagency.nz/Tools:Drupal / CSS / SASS / Gulp/ JavaScript / PHP / HTML / Composer. Use Acquia to host the local sites and remote sites hosting on Pantheon.

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  Enspiral Dev Academy

  • Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

  • Graduate Student

    • Jul 2018 - Dec 2018
    • Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

    Core competencies:Technical- Drupal / JavaScript / PHP / SASS / CSS / HTML- Deep understanding of programming fundamentals- Testing and Test Driven Development- GitHub and Git version control- Debugging techniques in the browser and on the server- Command line interface- Editor: Visual Studio Code + Atom- Building a web server from scratch with Node and Express- HTTP protocol- Designing RESTful routes for resources- Server side rendering using templating engines- Creation and migrations on relational databases- Creating and testing web APIs- Consuming third party web APIs- Client side JavaScript frameworks (e.g. React and Redux)- Cookies, sessions and authentication- Social login and JSON Web Tokens (JWT)Practical- Giving and receiving feedback- Understanding client needs through deep listening- Awareness and appreciation of diversity- Experience with playing different roles in teams (Developer, Product Owner, Scrum Master, customer)- Managing conflict in teams, conflict prevention and resolution- Agile techniques ○ Standups ○ Kanban boards ○ Task estimation ○ Sprints and sprint planning ○ Backlog prioritisation ○ Retrospectives- Presentation techniques ○ Elevator pitches ○ Presenting technical topics to technical and non technical audiences

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  Buffalo, NY USA

  • Travel Overseas

    • Jul 2016 - Jan 2017

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  Self-Employed

  • Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

  • Private Mandarin Tutor

    • May 2015 - Jul 2016
    • Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

    - Designed the courses and activities to suit students’ personal needs and interests.- Incorporated NZ practical life in the lessons to make them interesting and useful for everyday conversations.

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  World Vision Singapore

  • Singapore

  • Clerk (Part Time)

    • Jun 2006 - Jan 2007
    • Singapore

    - Managed delivery of letters and gifts to the sponsored children.- Reconciled daily calculation of public donations.- Handled payment of cheques/ accompanying documents to bank.

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  Ithaca, NY USA

  • Travel Overseas

    • Jan 2006 - Jun 2006

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  Xiamen International Bank

  • Xiamen, Fujian, China

  • Clerk and Mentor (Full Time)

    • Apr 2003 - Jan 2006
    • Xiamen, Fujian, China

    - Organised and managed telegraphic transfer payments to meet customers' needs.- Mentored new employees in our department while handling T/T and Letter of Credit payments.- Communicated regularly with internal IT staff about our department’s data needs in order to improve customer service experience.

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  Fujian Province Arts & Crafts Xiamen Imp. and Exp. Co.

  • Xiamen, Fujian, China

  • Export Business Rep. and Mentor (Full Time)

    • Jun 2001 - Apr 2003
    • Xiamen, Fujian, China

    Fujian Province Arts & Crafts Xiamen Imp. and Exp. Co. was a state-owned Import and Export company (Wholesale). As an export Business Representative, I am responsible for: - Liaising with overseas customers on their orders, processing and completing their transactions.- Communicating closely with the factories on customers’ order specifications. - Working with the production inspectors to make sure the product quality met the requirements.- Arranging shipping orders to various overseas destinations.