Yong Zhang
Community Development, VP at Kore Research
San Francisco Bay Area United States
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Top SchoolYong Zhang is a community development and tech leader based in the San Francisco Bay Area with 14 years of experience at the intersection of user research, data science, eCommerce and supply chain analytics. As VP of Community Development at Clockwork Tech and a long-standing partner/advisor at Kore Research, he combines product-minded research with data-driven modeling to guide technology and innovation initiatives. His background spans senior research and analytics roles at Alibaba and Suning, where he translated customer insights into measurable business outcomes for large-scale online retail. Technically hands-on, Yong contributes to open-source—fixing front-end integration issues in the widely used LimeSurvey platform—demonstrating practical full-stack fluency beyond pure research. He holds an MS in Management of Technology from Vanderbilt and a BA in International Business with a computer science minor, blending international business acumen with engineering literacy. Known for turning complex data and user signals into operational systems, he thrives on bridging research, engineering, and business strategy.
14 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, International Business (Minor in Computer Science), Bachelor's degree, International Business (Minor in Computer Science) at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsMaster of Science (M.S.), Management of Technology, Master of Science (M.S.), Management of Technology at Vanderbilt University
Chinese, English
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Github Skills (13)
php10
javascript10
html9
mysql7
json6
responsive-design6
pandas6
rodbc6
python6
dataframe6
r6
survey5
react4
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey
Aug 2012 - Nov 2014
🔥 LimeSurvey – A powerful, open-source survey platform. A free alternative to SurveyMonkey, Typeform, Qualtrics, and Google Forms, making it simple to create online surveys and forms with unmatched flexibility.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:7 commits in 2 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Yong primarily focused on fixing JavaScript and image path issues within the LimeSurvey platform, demonstrating a strong understanding of the project's frontend and its integration with the backend. Their commits involved updating paths in various configuration files and views, ensuring correct loading of scripts, images, and other resources. The changes span across multiple files, showing a comprehensive knowledge of the project's structure and codebase, including both admin and template sections.
reactmysqlresponsive-designjavascriptphp
jun9/one-click-hugo-cms
Apr 2020 - Jul 2022
Contributions:16 PRs, 18 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 3 months
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