Derek Yau
Client Applications Manager
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolDerek Yau is a client applications manager based in London with a strong track record of managing and supporting enterprise applications across financial and professional services. Over a career spanning roles from hands-on systems and Unix administration to team leadership at AlixPartners and Toyota Financial Services, he blends deep operational expertise (SQL Server, Oracle, Linux, Citrix, ETL and eDiscovery platforms) with ITIL-aligned change and incident management. He has progressed from technical support and scripting to leading cloud, client services and innovation initiatives, demonstrating an unusual combination of legacy system stewardship and modern cloud-focused delivery. Known for bridging stakeholder needs across regions, Derek excels at turning complex integrations and high-availability requirements into reliable, auditable solutions.
1 year of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree BSc (Hons) IT for Business, Bachelor's Degree BSc (Hons) IT for Business at Aston University
Chinese
Github Skills (20)
google-cloud-platform10
gcloud10
terraform10
ruby10
google-cloud-storage10
gcp10
google-cloud10
cloud-platform10
golang10
gcp-config-connector10
appengine10
dataflow9
bigquery9
spanner9
bigtable9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
djyau/java-bigtable
Aug 2024 - Nov 2024
Contributions:76 pushes, 4 branches in 2 months
djyau/k8s-config-connector
Mar 2025 - Apr 2025
GCP Config Connector, a Kubernetes add-on for managing GCP resources
Contributions:31 pushes, 2 branches in 15 days
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