The Stack

A visual map of 12 years of technical evolution. From embedded C++ to cloud-scale architecture.

Core Architecture

MicroservicesEvent-Driven DesignKubernetesAWSDocker

Backend & Languages

Node.jsTypeScriptKotlinGoPythonC++ (Embedded)

Data & Infrastructure

PostgreSQLRedisTensorFlow LiteDockerCI/CD

Hardware & IoT

ESP32MQTTFreeRTOSRaspberry PiZigbee

Electronics & Signal Processing

DSPPower ElectronicsRF / MicrowaveBLESignal ProcessingESP-IDFLabVIEWPCB Design

The Tech Evolution

My career began at the physical layer of the OSI model — literally climbing towers to maintain microwave links for PCCW, where I maintained 99.9% uptime for ground-to-air communications. From there I deliberately climbed the abstraction stack: embedded firmware, device drivers, application servers, distributed systems, cloud orchestration. Each layer taught me the constraints the layer above tends to ignore. Today I can trace a production incident from a Kubernetes pod restart all the way down to a thermal throttle on an edge device — because I have worked at every layer in between.

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YearProjectDomainKey TechArchitect Value
2026Jobsalot ClawAutomationPlaywright, Docker, Next.js RSCReal-time Monitoring & Precision Automation
2026OmniBridgeAutomotiveKotlin, ML, TFLiteReal-time Edge Intelligence
2025WenektMarketplaceNestJS, React Native, Stripe, PostgreSQLSolo Full-Stack Product Build
2022Global Recruitment CRMEnterprise SaaSNode.js, PostgreSQLGlobal Scalability & Multitenancy
2021Agri-Tech SpectrometerIndustrial IoTESP32, C++, Light PhysicsHardware/Software Convergence
2021Aviation Fueling E-TicketAviationCommand & ControlDigitizing Legacy Industrial Logic
2018ZTOA Group PortfolioAgency / DigitalWeb, VR/AR, App DevEnterprise Client Delivery (P&G, KMB, CUHK, BOC)
2017ASM Pacific — Power R&DSemiconductor / IndustrialDSP, Power Electronics, C++Industry 4.0 / Predictive Maintenance
2015Spin Mechatronic SystemScientific R&DLabView/PythonHigh-Precision Data Acquisition
2012Microwave BackboneTelecomRadio/HardwareInfrastructure Resilience

Scientific Foundation

MSc Electronic and Information Engineering

City University of Hong Kong (2014 — 2016)

Graduate specialisation in digital signal processing, communication systems, and embedded control. Deepened the circuit-level and systems-level thinking that underpins hardware-software integration work today.

BSc Computer Engineering

Open University of Hong Kong (2012 — 2014)

Formal foundations in digital systems, circuit design, and signal processing — the bedrock for later firmware engineering and hardware-software integration work.

Research Attachment (Physics)

University of York (2015)

Co-authored a published paper on magneto-optical detection of spin accumulation (Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group). Instilled rigorous scientific methodology for data modelling and analytical problem-solving.