Summary
Lei Zheng is a senior software release engineer in San Diego with nine years of experience orchestrating complex releases, customer support, and optical engineering projects across OEM and semiconductor equipment environments. Currently at Microsoft, Lei builds on a strong track record at ASML-Cymer leading new product introduction, where he accelerated rollouts by up to 20% and delivered major releases weeks ahead of schedule. He combines hands-on SW integration and alpha/beta field testing with cross-functional leadership—aligning marketing, development, service teams, and customers to drive quality improvements and roadmaps. Earlier roles in LED testing and photometry gave him deep domain expertise in optical measurement, NVLAP accreditation processes, and test system commercialization. Known for turning customer feedback into prioritized engineering and service actions, Lei blends technical rigor with pragmatic project management to reduce risk and speed adoption.
9 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Certification Spectrophotometry short course, Certification Spectrophotometry short course at National Institute of Standards and Technology
UMass Lowell
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, M.S. Mechanical Engineering at Tsinghua University
Chinese