Summary
Patrick Zhong is a full-stack software developer with nine years of experience building web and data engineering solutions that drive automation and cost savings, including projects that reduced labor costs by up to 70%. He designs and ships end-to-end systems using React, Django, Node/Express, and modern tooling, and has built large-scale scrapers and pricing automation that handled tens of thousands of products and e-commerce stores. His background spans product-facing roles—co-founding and directing software development at Midea Global Innovation Center—to hands-on engineering at DC Software, where he also built BI pipelines and desktop/mobile apps. Patrick combines an economics and accounting foundation with Udacity training in web development and advanced machine learning, enabling a practical, metrics-driven approach to feature design and data workflows. He is comfortable recruiting and managing mixed in-house and outsourced teams, and often bridges hardware-prototyping and UX for integrated products. Outside core engineering he explores deep learning and creative work like sound design, reflecting a curiosity for multidisciplinary problem solving.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Accounting, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Accounting at Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Web Development, Web Development at Udacity
Bachelor's degree, Economics, Bachelor's degree, Economics at Simon Fraser University