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3de2e5de90 Update 2025-07-30 14:27:27 -04:00
8b91233490 Add more AWS points 2025-04-28 10:47:00 -04:00
8ab4b61a52 Kanban -> AWS 2025-04-24 13:37:26 -04:00
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themes/base16* themes/base16*
*.pdf *.pdf
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date: 2019-02-11T07:50:51-05:00 date: 2019-02-11T07:50:51-05:00
draft: false draft: false
--- ---
{{% resume/section "Work Experience" %}}<!--- {{{ -->
{{% resume/section "Summary" %}} {{% resume/work-experience name="Red Hat"
Customer-focused Technical Support professional (Tier 1/2) with strong de-escalation and clear communication skills, and a track record of faster first response, fewer escalations, and tighter SLAs. Comfortable handling high-throughput ticket queues, documenting fixes into KBs, and translating technical issues into plain language for non-technical users. title="Cloud/Software Engineer Intern" languages="Kubernetes, GoLang, Jenkins" date="May 2022 — Aug 2023" %}}
{{% /resume/section %}}
{{% resume/section "Work Experience" %}} - **Provided Tier 1 and Tier 2 support**, resolving
user-reported issues with CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes
environments, resulting in a **40% faster average response
time**.
- **Diagnosed and resolved 80% of configuration
errors** in Kubernetes deployments by automating data
fetching and validation, **reducing system downtime
by 40%** and improving reliability for end-users.
- **Reduced deployment-related support tickets by 66%**
by developing a CLI tool to automate Kubernetes
binary deployments, with documented troubleshooting
procedures that cut resolution time from 45 to 15
minutes.
- **Decreased configuration error escalations by 30%**
through dynamic probe defaults and created knowledge
base articles enabling Tier 1 support to resolve most
probe issues independently.
- **Authored clear, user-friendly documentation** that
translated complex technical processes into
step-by-step guides, **accelerating onboarding by
50%** and enabling non-technical stakeholders to
self-serve.
- **Collaborated with QA and DevOps teams** to document
root causes of startup failures in legacy systems,
implementing dynamic probes that **cut production
launch issues by 50%**.
{{% resume/work-experience name="Red Hat" {{% /resume/section %}}<!--- }}} -->
title="Technical Support Engineer Intern (Tier 1/2)"
languages="Ticketing/Triage, Knowledge Base Writing, De-escalation"
date="May 2023 — Aug 2024" %}}
- Delivered **Tier 1/2 frontline support** for CI/CD & Kubernetes in a ticket queue; improved **first-response time by 40%** through better triage/routing.
- Performed **incident troubleshooting and root-cause analysis**; automated data capture/validation that resolved **80% of config errors** and **reduced downtime by 40%**.
- Wrote **step-by-step knowledge-base articles** and troubleshooting flows that enabled Tier 1 to solve common probe issues, **cutting escalations by 30%**.
- Built a deployment **runbook** that standardized fixes and **reduced repeat contacts/tickets by 66%**; **shortened resolution from 45 → 15 minutes**.
- Kept users informed with **concise status updates**, set expectations, and **de-escalated frustrated stakeholders** by focusing on next steps and time to resolution.
- Documented fixes into **KBs/runbooks** for reuse.
{{% /resume/work-experience %}}
{{% resume/section "Web Dev & Support Projects" %}} {{% resume/section "Web Dev Projects" %}}<!--- {{{ -->
<!--- AWS {{{ -->
{{% resume/project name="AWS Server"
url="https://kevin-mok.com/server/" languages="AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform" date="May 2024" show="true" %}}
- **Deployed and maintained multiple web applications**
using **Docker Compose** on **AWS EC2 Debian/Linux servers**,
ensuring consistent environments for applications handling
**over 2,000+ monthly requests**.
- **Built a uptime monitoring system** by writing a
JavaScript script and setting up a systemd
service/timer to check and display page uptime,
**ensuring near real-time monitoring and reducing downtime
time by 95%**.
- **Automated AWS infrastructure provisioning** by writing
**Terraform** files to deploy AWS EC2 instances and Docker
containers, **accelerating deployment times by 80%** and
providing an easily reproducible infrastructure setup.
- **Improved web application accessibility** by
configuring **AWS Route 53**s DNS and **NGINX** to route
subdomains to individual web apps, **enabling seamless
navigation between apps**.
{{% resume/project name="Rarity Surf"
languages="User Support, Bug Reproduction"
date="Mar 2025" show="true" %}}
- Provided **real-time user support** for a live analytics app (triage → reprogram → fix → follow-up) across UI filtering and API errors.
- **Translated user requests into fixes/features**, improving usability for non-technical traders; **reduced perceived latency by 50%** under load with targeted optimizations.
{{% /resume/project %}} {{% /resume/project %}}
{{% resume/project name="Kanban Calendar" <!--- AWS }}} -->
languages="Bug Reproduction, Troubleshooting Guide"
date="Feb 2025" show="true" %}} <!--- Rarity Surf {{{ -->
- **Reproduced and resolved UI bugs** across devices; documented steps and **added a troubleshooting guide** for consistent fixes.
- Built and maintained a **mobile-responsive calendar interface** that improved day-to-day task clarity for end users. {{% resume/project name="Rarity Surf"
languages="TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, React"
date="March 2025" show="true" %}}
- **Provided direct user support** for a live NFT analytics
platform, resolving front-end filtering bugs and API
integration issues in real-time.
- **Developed a full-stack web application with PostgreSQL database** to analyze NFT rarity rankings, increasing market research efficiency by 80%.
- **Translated user requests into technical features**, implementing real-time PostgreSQL-powered filters that improved usability for non-technical traders.
- **Debugged and optimized API performance** under
load, reducing latency by 50% and enabling **3,000+
concurrent users** to filter NFT data
seamlessly, addressing real-time customer usability
issues.
{{% /resume/project %}} {{% /resume/project %}}
{{% resume/project name="Astronofty" <!--- Rarity Surf }}} -->
languages="Live Demo Support, Stakeholder Updates"
date="Jan 2023" show="true" %}}
- Supported a **live demo under time pressure**; handled rapid feedback and kept stakeholders aligned with “whats fixed/next/ETA.”
{{% /resume/project %}}
{{% /resume/section %}} {{% /resume/section %}}<!--- }}} -->
{{% resume/section "Skills" %}} {{% resume/section skills %}}<!--- {{{ -->
**Call Centre & Customer Support:** Active Listening, De-escalation, Clear Communication, Ticket Triage, Documentation/KB Writing, Jira
**Technical Support:** Tier 1/2 Troubleshooting, Incident Response, Microsoft 365, Log Analysis, Root-Cause Investigation - **IT Support Skills**: Tier 1/2 Troubleshooting, Incident
**Languages:** English, Cantonese Response, Jira, Microsoft 365, VPN, Log Analysis, Knowledge Base Writing, Root Cause
{{% /resume/section %}} Investigation
- **Customer Support**: Cross-team Collaboration,
Communication, User Training, Documentation
- **Programming Languages**: Python, Go, JavaScript,
TypeScript
- **Web Development**: AWS, PostgreSQL, Linux, React, Django
{{% /resume/section %}}<!--- }}} -->
{{% resume/section education %}}<!--- {{{ -->
{{% resume/section "Education" %}}
{{% resume/education name="University of Toronto (St. George)" {{% resume/education name="University of Toronto (St. George)"
title="Computer Science Specialist — 3.84 GPA, High Distinction." date="2020 — 2025" %}} title="Computer Science Specialist — 3.84 GPA (CS). Graduated with High Distinction." date="2019 — 2024" %}}
{{% /resume/education %}}
{{% resume/section "Referral" %}} - **Relevant Coursework**: Computer Networking, Databases, Operating Systems
{{% resume/references %}}
{{% /resume/section %}} {{% /resume/section %}}<!--- }}} -->
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<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/dreampulse/computer-modern-web-font@master/fonts.css"> href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/dreampulse/computer-modern-web-font@master/fonts.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ "css/style.css" | relURL }}" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ "css/style.css" | relURL }}" type="text/css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ "css/print.css" | relURL }}" media="print">
{{ $main_sass := resources.Get "sass/main.scss" }} {{ $main_sass := resources.Get "sass/main.scss" }}
{{ $main_style := $main_sass | resources.ToCSS }} {{ $main_style := $main_sass | resources.ToCSS }}
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ $main_style.RelPermalink }}" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ $main_style.RelPermalink }}" type="text/css">

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<div class="references"> <div class="references">
<span> <span>
Referred to job by Stephanie Te (stephanie.te@verisk.com). See my LinkedIn for
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kev-mok/details/recommendations/?detailScreenTabIndex=0"
target="_blank">
references</a> from my
Red Hat managers/mentee, a startup client and a graduate
student mentor.
</span> </span>
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/* static/css/print.css */
@media print {
/* A little more vertical room on the page */
@page { size: A4; margin: 10mm 12mm; }
/* Make the whole resume slightly denser but readable */
.resume, body { font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.25; }
/* === SKILLS SECTION FIXES === */
/* Stop clipping and let content wrap/flow */
.section--skills,
.resume .section--skills,
[data-section-title="Skills"] {
max-height: none !important;
overflow: visible !important;
break-inside: avoid-page;
page-break-inside: avoid;
}
/* If the theme uses multi-columns for skills, collapse to 1 for print */
.section--skills ul,
[data-section-title="Skills"] ul {
columns: 1 !important;
-webkit-columns: 1 !important;
column-gap: 0 !important;
}
/* Ensure list items/tags wrap cleanly and never get cut off */
.section--skills li,
[data-section-title="Skills"] li,
.section--skills .tag,
.section--skills .tags .tag {
white-space: normal !important;
word-break: normal;
overflow-wrap: anywhere;
break-inside: avoid;
margin-bottom: 1.5mm;
}
/* Tighten vertical padding in sections to gain a line or two */
/* Micro-tighten text to save ~1 line */
.resume, body {
font-size: 11pt;
line-height: 1.22; /* was 1.25 */
}
/* Reduce space around lists */
.resume ul { margin-top: 0 !important; margin-bottom: 1.5mm !important; }
.resume li { margin-bottom: 1mm !important; }
/* Optional: shrink Skills section a touch more */
.section--skills li { margin-bottom: 1mm !important; }
.resume .section { padding-top: 3mm !important; padding-bottom: 3mm !important; }
/*@media print {*/
/*@page { size: A4; margin: 11.75mm 12mm; } [> was 10mm 12mm <]*/
/*}*/
@media print {
/* fit-to-one-page nudges */
@page { size: A4; margin: 9mm 10mm; } /* was ~1012mm */
.resume, body { font-size: 10.75pt; line-height: 1.22; } /* was 11pt / 1.25 */
/* tighten vertical whitespace */
h2, h3 { margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 4px; }
.resume li { margin-bottom: 2px; } /* list spacing */
.resume section { margin-top: 8px; } /* section gap */
}
}