Christian Zou
Chandler,AZ
Summary
To obtain a Certified Flight Instructor position with Leopard Aviation.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Software Engineering Manager
Blue Nile
07.2021 - Current
- Allied with other engineering leaders to plan, manage and coordinate teams around reaching prescribed development milestones.
- Evaluated ongoing development efforts, providing feedback on potential methods of expediting completion and improving final results.
- Provided regular feedback to both junior engineers and senior leadership on individual performance metrics and observations.
- Directly interacted with high-level customers to verify satisfaction and integrate feedback on in-process development projects.
- Drove high-level strategic planning of development efforts across multiple projects to optimize resource utilization and shorten development times.
Senior Software Engineer
Blue Nile
01.2018 - 06.2021
- Promoted technical leadership to entry-level and junior engineers in complex enterprise system environment.
- Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability, and performance.
- Provided direction and guidance to process improvements and established policies.
- Participated in architecture, design and implementation of back-end features using Java, JavaScript, SQL.
Senior Software Engineer
Entomo, Inc
10.2006 - 12.2017
- Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability, and performance.
- Trained and mentored junior developers and engineers, teaching skills in software development, testing and working to improve overall team performance.
- Led software development initiative as subject matter expert and primary point-of-contact for project management staff.
- Demonstrated experience and good hands-on programming experience Java, JavaScript, SQL.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA06.2007
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Applied Sciences Brandenburg
Brandenburg, Germany10.2004
Skills
- Commercial Pilot: ASEL, AMEL, Instrument Airplane
- Flight Instructor: ASEL
- First Class Medical
- Tailwheel, Complex endorsements
- Total Flight Time 387 Hours
Accomplishments
Reached the summit of Mt. Everest on May 23, 2016
Timeline
Senior Software Engineering Manager
Blue Nile
07.2021 - Current
Senior Software Engineer
Blue Nile
01.2018 - 06.2021
Senior Software Engineer
Entomo, Inc
10.2006 - 12.2017
Master of Science - Computer Science
Western Washington University
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Applied Sciences Brandenburg
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