Summary
Jay Zhang is a pragmatic project manager and former engineer with 8 years of experience delivering technically complex digital and defence systems in Singapore, currently leading multi-vendor, full-cycle projects at ST Engineering. He combines hands-on software and data engineering experience—from Django platforms and D3 visualisations to Unity prototypes and Monte Carlo simulations—with formal PM and product certifications (PMP, CSPO) to translate user pain into pragmatic, testable solutions. Comfortable navigating regulatory, political and technical constraints, he blends systems thinking, diplomacy and a penchant for iterative, lean product development. His background in physics and information security underpins a quantitative approach to design and performance optimisation, exemplified by multi-threaded simulation speed-ups and data-driven game design heuristics. Quietly curious and creative, Jay spins early ideas “on a tissue” into working prototypes and measurable products that align with strategic impact.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
BSc (Hons) in Physics with Second Major in Mathematical Sciences, Minor in Philosophy, Pure Physics, 4.23, BSc (Hons) in Physics with Second Major in Mathematical Sciences, Minor in Philosophy, Pure Physics, 4.23 at Nanyang Technological University
Diploma in Information Security (CSIT Scholarship), Information Security, 3.55/4, Diploma in Information Security (CSIT Scholarship), Information Security, 3.55/4 at Nanyang Polytechnic
Language Exchange Program (NTU GEM), Japanese Studies, Language Exchange Program (NTU GEM), Japanese Studies at Soka University