--- title: "Resume" date: 2019-02-11T07:50:51-05:00 draft: false --- {{% resume/section "Summary" %}} 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. {{% /resume/section %}} {{% resume/section "Work Experience" %}} {{% resume/work-experience name="Red Hat" 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/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 name="Kanban Calendar" languages="Bug Reproduction, Troubleshooting Guide" date="Feb 2025" show="true" %}} - **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 %}} {{% resume/project name="Astronofty" 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 “what’s fixed/next/ETA.” {{% /resume/project %}} {{% /resume/section %}} {{% 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 **Languages:** English, Cantonese {{% /resume/section %}} {{% resume/section "Education" %}} {{% resume/education name="University of Toronto (St. George)" title="Computer Science Specialist — 3.84 GPA, High Distinction." date="2020 — 2025" %}} {{% /resume/education %}} {{% resume/section "Referral" %}} {{% resume/references %}} {{% /resume/section %}}