Global Management Team Leader Committee
Board Chairperson
Li Tian
I currently lead Microsoft's Azure Core Cloud Hardware Acceleration team as a manager. My professional journey spans years of experience in software development, hardware management, compiler design, and performance optimization. I'm honored to have made significant contributions at industry titans such as IBM and Intel. In my personal time, I am deeply committed to the mission of non-profit organizations to build the community. I have been a devoted volunteer at the Career Up Club for an extended period and currently serve as its Board Chairperson. I dream of a day that half of company CEOs are women and the term "bamboo ceiling" is a phrase from the past.
WeChat/XiaoHongShu ID: arli1985
Global Management Team Leader Committee
Lauren Zhang
Based in Seattle. PhD in Financial Engineering, currently a Data Scientist under Microsoft Azure AIOps. Loves outdoor activities and desserts. Passionate about charitable activities. In the workplace club, I'm responsible for fundraising and offline events in Seattle. If you're interested in hosting an offline sharing session in Seattle, please contact me.
Global Management Team Leader Committee
Rinne Han
I am an Applied Science Manager in Amazon leading a data scientists team to productionize forecasting and recommendation ML models and services in Amazon Ads. Out of work, volunteering my time to support Career Up Club because I am passionate about building a mutual encouraging, inspiring and growing community. Career Up Club also connects me to people and ideas that positively impact my perspective for my career and self growth.
Global Management Team Leader Committee
Haiming Wang
Senior Software engineer in Microsoft Windows+Devices, UpHonest Scout
Global Management Team Leader Committee
Dian Fan
Dian is a product development manager at Paycor.
Global Management Team
Web Team
Jiemin Zeng
Currently working as a software engineer at Amazon, located in Seattle, I enjoy working out, hiking, biking, swimming and all kinds of outdoor sports.
Don Li
He received his undergraduate degree from Peking University and his PhD in Computer Science from University of California, San Diego. He was awarded the ACM/ICPC Gold Medal and was the coach of the ACM team at UC San Diego, and is currently working for a well-known Internet company.
Vicky
My name is Vicky, and I’m a GIS analyst at a commercial real estate company. I’m passionate about leveraging spatial data to solve complex geographical problems and make informed decisions. With a strong background in geospatial technology and data analysis, I’m dedicated to exploring the intricacies of our world through maps and spatial analysis.
Outside of my professional life, I have a love for staying active and enjoying the outdoors.
Wei Zhou
Software engineer working on the data platform at TikTok. Previously, I worked on real-time data research and development at Oracle Cloud. Hobbies: Keeping up with cutting-edge technology, socializing, live football, and barbecued skewers.
Ran(Ori) Zhang
Senior Graphics/GenAI Researcher @ Tencent America in New York. PhD in Computer Graphics @ IST Austria, Postdoc in Human-Computer Interaction @ Hasso Plattner Institut. Cofounder of seed-round startup Brick Studio(方仔照相馆), cofounder of computer graphics blog GraphiCon, and early maintainer of computer graphics webinar/community GAMES.
Yaolong Zhang
Currently working at Amazon-Buy with Prime, focusing on e-commerce anti-fraud business. Previously worked at Amazon Prime Video, Microsoft Azure DevOps, Epic, and other technology companies.
Han Lu
My name is Han Lu. I work as a product manager for Microsoft Office and am currently focusing on products and companies in the AI+vertical SaaS domain. In my free time, I enjoy hiking, running, and swimming. I have previously participated in a triathlon. I am very interested in 'Tech for Good' and am currently organizing a Social Entrepreneurship Bootcamp with some friends. I hope to help myself and fellow tech professionals break out of our information bubbles to understand the link between industries and societal issues and pain points. Together, we brainstorm entrepreneurial ideas that can have a positive impact on the world.
Julia Zhu
Fashion PR / Financial Reporter / Marketing Manager
Tongji University-Journalism / New York University-Public Relations
Peter Shi
Peter is an aeroacoustics engineer at Lucid Motors in the Bay Area. He designs cars and makes them more aerodynamically efficient and quieter. Prior to joining Lucid, he received a Ph.D. degree in aerospace engineering from UC Davis. As a side job, he helps Chinese students with their grad school applications in North America. Meanwhile, he is actively finding opportunities to use AI to enhance traditional engineering processes. He is also passionate about building a community with like-minded people for deeper connections.
Qi Zhang
Co-founder & CTO at StarJar (YC W24), ex-Amazon. I have a rich professional background, with about 10 years of experience at Amazon. Throughout my career, I have honed my skills in full-stack development, with a specialization in mobile, web, and Machine Learning. In my spare time, I am deeply passionate about expanding my knowledge in the field of Artificial Intelligence.
Panfeng Xue
Microsoft Azure Linux Team SDE
Years of experience working with video streaming, cloud computing and wireless communications.
Xiping Lai
Blend of experience as a veteran engineering manager in the telecommunication industry, with a passion for education and a multidiscipline background career pathway. Focus on providing followers with valuable self-management and personal growth opportunities aligns with my mission to contribute to the culturally diverse community.
Web Team
Yuxian Xu
Yuxian is currently employed as a Software Engineer at D3 Security, based in Vancouver.
He has an educational background in Biotechnology from Peking Union Medical College, coupled with an MBA from Capital University of Economics and Business.
His professional journey includes two start up ventures, one of which successfully exited. His interests include running, reading, artificial intelligence, and sharing knowledge.
Yaping Yang
A dynamic software engineer with a deep passion for community building, non-profit initiatives, personal growth, and the exciting world of creative product and business ideas.
Rong Rong
Rong is currently pursuing a Master of Communication at the University of Washington, with a specialization in Content Strategy and User Experience. She holds dual bachelor's degrees in Photography and Studio for Interrelated Media from Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
Peiling Wu
Microsoft Data Scientist
Enjoys hiking and flower gardening.
Web Team
Leo Liu 柳翼天
Summary: A programmer who wants to become a manager.
Work Experience:
I currently work at Timbre Games as a build engineer.
In the past, I have worked as
a test engineer at Gaming Labs International
a software development engineer at Readymode and Paybyphone
a tech support manager at Readymode
a site reliability engineer/system admin/devops engineer at Readymode and Offworld Industries.
Skills: web development, server administration, automation, people management
Yi Chen
My name is Yi Chen, currently working at Visa as a software engineer based in the Bay Area.
Lizi Chen
Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Meta. I build ML strategies to maintain the $3B credit risk exposure at Meta. My focuses are statistical representation and graphical inference. Since joining CareerUp Club in 2019, I have been advocating marketing and media works.
Jie Song
Data Analyst in Fintech
Sophie Sun
Software Engineer at ExtraHop Network, based in Houston.Graduated with a Master of Computational Science Engineering from Rice University. Interested in cloud, database, and machine learning infrastructure. Love to hiking and traveling a lot.
Sharon Li
Based in Dallas. Data analytics + tech consulting.