Derek Zhang
Software Developer at Lockheed Martin
Waterloo, Iowa, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolDerek Zhang is a software developer with five years of professional experience, currently building systems at Lockheed Martin while pursuing graduate studies in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo. He brings practical experience across software development and customer-support engineering roles within a large defense contractor, complemented by earlier work in health informatics and case coordination. Derek has also taught computer science, demonstrating an ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to learners. His background blends disciplined engineering practices with domain experience in health and aerospace, giving him a pragmatic perspective on safety- and compliance-conscious software. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, he pairs academic rigor from Dalhousie and York with hands-on delivery in high-stakes environments. An understated strength is his cross-disciplinary fluency—bridging systems engineering, education, and health technology to solve real-world problems.
4 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree (Sexton Distinction), Computer Science, Bachelor's degree (Sexton Distinction), Computer Science at Dalhousie UniversityBachelor's degree, Health Informatics, Bachelor's degree, Health Informatics at York University
Github Skills (14)
cuda10
memory-efficient10
user-friendly10
chainer10
scalable9
machine-learning9
deep-learning9
pytorch9
distributed-training8
neural-network8
tensorflow8
deep-neural-networks7
ml7
api6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
HENGRui6/oneflow-documentation
Sep 2021 - Sep 2021
oneflow documentation
Contributions:31 pushes, 3 branches in 11 days
oneflow
HENGRui6/HENGRui6
Jun 2021 - Jan 2022
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
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