Yong Lai

55 Regent Park BLVD ยท Toronto, ON M5A3H6 altar.moss@gmail.com

I am experienced in leveraging agile frameworks to provide an innovative, groundbreaking software solutions that meet business demand for agility, flexibility, mobility and a superb cloud experience.

Experience

Lead Application Software Developer

Bank of Montreal
  • Led the design and implementation of business critical workflow projects.
  • Implemented an enterprise-wise Hadoop cluster access control workflow.
  • Designed a solution to enable proactive Hadoop cluster monitoring and issue management.
  • Improved the Hive LLAP performance by capacity planning and parameter optimization through query metrics collecting, performance analysis and machine learning.
  • Leveraged knowledge in Ambari, Hadoop, Ranger, Atlas, Hive, Spark, Python, Pandas, Scikit Learn, Spark MLlib, Java, Spring Framework, IGC, Maven, SBT, Angular, Vagrant, Ansible, Docker, Tibco BPM, Tibco Spotfire, Agile & Test-Driven Development.
August 2013 - Present

Research Assistant

University of North Dakota
  • Developed Flight Data Management System.
  • Developed a C/S system for receiving and visualizing the ADS-B data from aircrafts for the Cooperative Aircraft Project (LDCAP).
  • Developed Ganged Phased Array Radar Risk Mitigation System (GPARS) to monitor unmanned aerial vehicles to prevent potential collisions.
  • Developed 3D Educational Game "Eco Adventure" which aims to teach high school students problem solving skills. Also developed a game editor that allows non-developers to add contents to the game without programming.
  • Leveraged knowledge in PHP, Zend, Java EE 7, Spring Framework, Hibernate, JPA, MySQL, Python, Javascript, JQuery, CSS3, Html5, Redhat Linux, C/C++, Google Test, CMake, Socket, TCP/IP, OpenGL, HLSL, C#, Microsoft XNA studio.
January 2008 - May 2013

Co Funder

Beijing AINet Co. Ltd.

Designed, developed, and sold a call center system to 15 police stations and 5 hospitals.

Leveraged knowledge in C++ programming to voice card interface.

March 2005 - December 2007

Software Developer in Test (Contractor)

IBM Research

Designed and implemented automated test solutions for WebShpere products.

February 2003 - March 2005

Software Development Team Leader

Beijing Heer Co. Ltd.

Implemented a information management system and deployed it to a couple of universities including Zhongshan University and Harbin Institute of Technology.

Leveraged knowledge in J2EE, structs, hibernate, design patterns.

January 2001 - February 2003

Education

University of North Dakota

Master of Science
Computer Science - Computer Graphics Track
January 2008 - May 2013

Jiangxi Normal University

Bachelor of Science
Computer Science - Computer Software Track
September 1995 - July 1999

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
  • Java
  • Scala
  • Python
  • Hadoop
  • Spark
  • Spring Framework
  • Pandas
  • Scikit Learning
  • Angular
  • AWS
DevOps
  • Vagrant
  • Ansible
  • Docker

Interests

Aside from programming, I am an avid reader of fictions. My favorite genre are sci-fi and fantasy but also like historical novels set in World World 2 or medieval times. I also love video games with good stories and immersive environments.

Awards & Certifications