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Tony Yung

Software Engineer | 10+ years' experience

https://tony.theyung.com | +44 7543 287218 | tony+freelance@mail.theyung.com | Southampton, UK

Targeting position and project of

Software Engineering

Object-Oriented Design and Analysis | API, Website and Mobile App Development

Software Project Maintenance | Hardware-related IoT Project | Technology-related Invention

  • Solutions-driven developer with 10+ years of experience in analysing code and engineering well-researched, cost-effective, secure and responsive solutions.

  • Detail-oriented programmer developing comprehensive source code and technical documentation.

  • Technical leader and project coordinator driving system architecture decisions and leading teams and projects from concept through the release process.

  • Best practice follower with experience in full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and application in SDLC implementation.

Technical proficiencies include:

  • Platfroms and IDEs:

    Windows macOS Linux VS Code IntelliJ IDEA

  • Languages:

    Dart CSS3 HTML5 Java GraphQL JavaScript Markdown LaTeX Perl Python PHP Shell Script

  • Hosting:

    AWS Cloudflare Google Cloud Firebase

  • Frameworks / Platforms / Libraries:

    Ant-Design Bootstrap Eleventy Django Directus DaisyUI Chart.js DjangoREST Flask Flutter Hugo JWT jQuery Laravel NPM OpenCV RabbitMQ SpringSpring Boot Strapi TailwindCSS WordPress Yarn NumPy Pandas

  • Servers:

    Apache Apache Maven Apache Tomcat Jenkins Nginx

  • Databases / ORM:

    MariaDB MongoDB MySQL Redis SQLite

  • Design:

    Adobe Adobe Acrobat Reader Adobe Creative Cloud Adobe Illustrator Adobe Fonts Figma Canva

  • CI/CD VCS:

    Git TravisCI Apache Subversion Bitbucket GitHub

  • Others:

    Arduino Gradle Espressif Pi-Hole Mosquitto Postman Raspberry Pi Twilio Swagger SonarQube SonarLint Vagrant

Work Experience

Labwork Technology Limited (Hong Kong)

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) (Apr 2018 to Sep 2024)

Labwork provides online remote laboratories, enabling flexible student experimentation. It has conducted STEM workshops for over 100 schools and universities, benefiting 10,000+ students.

Accomplishments:

  • Transformed university (globally ranking 57th, the QS World University Rankings) research into a sustainable business using licensed IP, creating independent revenue.

  • Secured HK Science Park Incubation Programme funding exceeding HK$1M (~£103K), driving business and technology growth.

  • Advanced as semi-finalist among 56 global teams in the Reimagine Education Challenge by Esperanza, an education innovation community founded by former Financial Secretary of HK Government John Tsang, assessed for positively impacting over 1K students through enhanced science education methodologies.

Duties:

  • Directed daily operations and managed a multidisciplinary team of 15+ staff.

  • Engineered and continuously refined the Remote Laboratory platform, improving reliability by 90% and reducing downtime by 70%.

  • Designed and delivered STEM workshops to over 20 primary schools, secondary schools and universities, directly impacting approximately 1,000 students annually.

  • Facilitated technical training for 20+ interns, achieving an 80% employment rate post-internship in education or technology sector.

  • Developed customized solutions for 8+ clients, boosting efficiency by about 40%.

An HKEx-listed company

Software Engineer (May 2016 to Feb 2018)

An HKEx-listed company specializing in the development of industry-grade network products, including switches, routers, and access points, equipped with cloud management features. The company has a strong global presence, serving clients whose services are integral to daily life for countless users worldwide.

  • Uncovered and resolved critical login vulnerability by overhauling authentication, enhancing security.

  • Identified real-time hacking attempt, prevented data breach, and pinpointed hacker identity.

  • Implemented a machine-independent development environment, improving collaboration for 10+ engineers.

  • Migrated 8 years of SVN repositories to Git, optimized repository structure, and retained full version history (over 10K commits).

  • Introduced a structured code review process for a development team of 10+, significantly improving code quality and reducing bugs by approximately 30%.

  • Established centralized log servers behind load balancers, aggregating logs from 50+ individual servers, which improved troubleshooting efficiency by 50%.

Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong)

Project Assistant / Project Associate (June 2014 to April 2016)

Inspired by the Internet of Things (IoT) concept, I collaborated with the Department of Applied Physics (AP) to launch the Remote Laboratory, a centralized repository of selected physics experiments. I am officially one of the inventors of this innovative system.

  • Designed new infrastructure, cutting equipment costs by 90% and improving scalability.

  • Integrated SCM within hardware team, reducing errors by 80%.

  • Set up CI workflows with Jenkins, cutting deployment times by 90%.

  • Awarded the "Reimagine Education Asia Gold Award" in 2016, the first achievement of its kind in Asia, recognizing outstanding innovation in education technology.

  • Officially recognized as one of three inventors of the Remote Laboratory system, alongside two professors, significantly contributing to its technological innovation and educational impact.

  • Provided technical leadership and mentorship to a team of 8 web and software developers, resulting in enhanced productivity and team capability.

SinoGael Technologies Limited (Hong Kong)

Software Programmer (June 2012 to May 2013) Internship

SinoGael is a software development company specialising in digital document processing and integration, known for developing the digital receipt platform easyceipt.

  • Awarded IT Solution Excellence at Biz.IT Excellence 2013, organized by PC Market, recognizing outstanding contribution to software innovation.

  • Introduced and effectively adopted Scrum methodologies within the software development team, resulting in a 25% increase in team productivity and transformed project delivery timelines.

Education

School of Continuing and Professional Education at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK SCOPE)

2024 Certificate for Module in Certified Ethical Hacker

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

2010 - 2014 Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Internet and Multimedia Technologies (IMT)

2008 - 2010 Higher Diploma in Electronic and Information Engineering (HDEIE)

References Available Upon Request

Portfolio and Projects Accessible in Personal Website