Summary
Zhiqiang Yu is a software developer and hydraulic modeller with 11 years of experience combining hands-on hydrologic/hydraulic analysis and product leadership in stormwater, sanitary sewer and water distribution systems. He is the lead developer of Visual OTTHYMO and imWEBs and has built practical tools like the SWAT Output Viewer to streamline model post-processing, reflecting his blend of domain expertise and software craftsmanship. Proficient in C++, FORTRAN and C#, he has designed distributed watershed models, ArcGIS plugins and production-ready hydrologic algorithms used in industry-standard tools such as SWMM and InfoWorks. As a former software business unit leader and team lead, he has guided cross-border development teams, managed product roadmaps and maintained quality assurance for shipping commercial modelling software. Based in Ontario, Canada, he holds a PhD in municipal engineering and is ESRI-certified, bringing academic rigor to pragmatic solutions for water resources challenges.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
M.Sc., Municipal Engineering, M.Sc., Municipal Engineering at Tianjin University
Advanced GIS Diploma, GIS, Advanced GIS Diploma, GIS at Assiniboine Community College
B.Sc., Water Supply & Drainage Engineering, B.Sc., Water Supply & Drainage Engineering at Liaoning Technical University