About
As a solution architect, technology leader, and consultant, Allan has over 15 years of proven success in designing innovative solution architecture for clients in the public and private cloud across different industries. His technical expertise includes cloud platforms, DevOps, site reliability, big data, SaaS software development, and process automation. Allan excels in leading large-scale and complex digital enterprise transformation initiatives.
Top Skills
- Cloud Migration20%
- VMware ESXi20%
- VMware vCloud20%
- VMware vCenter20%
- AWS Certified Solution Architect20%
Also works with
- Identity & Access Management (IAM)
- AWS DevOps
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Azure Administrator
- Amazon API Gateway
- AWS Control Tower
- Pulumi
- FTP
- Solution Architecture
- Back-end
- Data Processing
- Software Development
- Hardware
- Operating Systems
- Data Migration
- NetBackup
- Storage
- Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BCDR)
- Web Security
- Data Analysis
- Streaming Data
- AWS CodePipeline
- AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)
Experience
Jan 2020 — Present
Solution Architect (Contract)
OpsGuru
Participated in cloud-native solution designs and delivered high-quality solutions to the customer as part of the OpsGuru Vancouver team. Provided deep technical expertise and leadership across several technologies, including cloud migration, Kubernetes, Helm, data lake, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code (IaC). Drove architecture design and tool selection, resolved complex engineering issues, and guided best practices. Led teams of cloud engineers to execute project roadmaps, guiding them in technical tasks and priorities and providing technical assistance when needed. Recommended cloud-based solutions that improved the operational efficiency of public cloud operations. Advised on best practices for configuration management and IaC. Developed CI/CD pipelines and future state architectures. Communicated with clients on a business level and translated their needs into technical cloud solutions.
Jan 2015 — Jan 2019
CTO
Harbdata
Oversaw technology operations as co-founder and CTO of this data technology company providing SaaS-based retail data intelligence to retail enterprises. Wrote most of the back-end and data-processing system code. Utilized PHP for the back end and SQL on PostgreSQL for ETL and algorithm-based batch jobs. Designed, implemented, and configured the solution architecture for transforming the product delivery model into a DevOps process with Kubernetes and Jenkins automation software. Improved processes by developing standard toolkits for collecting and processing desensitization data from customers, decreasing manual labor and cost by 70%, increasing processing speed by 50%, and enhancing data accuracy by 30%.
Jan 2012 — Jan 2015
Solution Architect
VMware
Managed large-scale, high-profile accounts for enterprise and government customers. Provided consulting services to key customers for solution architecture and strategic planning, including server migration, server consolidation, virtual desktop management, disaster recovery, security, and private cloud computing. Developed highly detailed proof of concepts (POCs) to establish the value of solutions for customers. Spearheaded development efforts for the vRealize Suite of management solutions focused on increasing customer migrations from core server virtualization to software-defined data centers, DevOps, and private cloud.
Jan 2005 — Jan 2012
Solution Architect
Symantec
Collaborated with a global team as a developer for the Backup Exec software on the Linux platform using C++ and Perl scripts from 2005 to 2007. Delivered comprehensive solution architecture support to the local sales team and the China Engineering Center team from 2007 to 2010. Engineered highly effective architectures for data management and security solutions from 2010 to 2012.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Shanghai Jiao Tong University - Shanghai, China
2001 - 2005
Certifications
AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
Microsoft
Jan 2023
AWS Certified Database – Specialty
Amazon Web Services
Jan 2022 — Jun 2025
AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty
Amazon Web Services
Jan 2022 — Nov 2025
Certified Kubernetes Administrator
Cloud Native Computing Foundation | via The Linux Foundation
Jan 2021 — Jan 2024
Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect
Google Cloud
Jan 2021 — Jan 2023
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
Amazon Web Services
Jan 2020 — Jan 2023
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
Amazon Web Services
Jan 2020 — Jan 2023
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