About Me
Hello, I’m Takuro Huang (Wen-Shau Huang).
Motivated software developer with 9 years of experience in New York and Taiwan. Versatile in various areas including mobile development, backend programming, and AI research.
Dedicated team player who thrives in collaborative environments, effectively communicating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.
Committed to making a positive impact on projects and teams, leveraging technical expertise and problem-solving skills to overcome challenges. Passionate about staying up-to-date with new technologies and continuously expanding knowledge to contribute valuable insights and drive innovation.
Experience
Netskope, Inc.
Staff Engineer
Netskope is a global cybersecurity leader redefining cloud, data, and network security through its SASE platform. As a Software Engineer on the Backend Data Plane team, I architect and maintain high-throughput data pipelines that process billions of security events daily. I serve as the core owner for the Data Lineage backend, where I designed and implemented a custom bootstrap tracking mechanism and real-time ingestion services. Beyond feature development, I specialize in ClickHouse performance engineering, optimizing complex SQL queries for multi-billion row datasets within the DSPM module.
Element, Inc.
Software Developer
Element is a pioneering biometric digital identity company that collaborates with progressive financial institutions, governments, and healthcare organizations. As a software developer, I actively involved in developing an internal license management tool and an innovative data provenance platform. Working closely with research and development teams, I contributed to the design and implementation of end-to-end solutions such as a data marketplace, AutoML, and generative models using GCP and open-source solutions.
Artomotion
Chief Executive Officer
Focused on sports science, developing AI training products for professional players. Built a baseball training system and an automated strike zone system implemented in the CPBL. As CEO and CTO, I led the development team, ensuring the progress and success of our projects while developing cutting-edge computer vision solutions.
Gooroo
Lead Mobile Developer
Collaborated with backend and UI/UX designers to build native iOS and Android applications for tutors and students. Led the team to ensure best practices and high-quality user experiences.
AI Research Center, Feng Chia University
Research Assistant
Led a team in cooperation projects with a major online retailer to provide end-to-end production data-driven services using R and Python. Developed machine learning pipelines for NLP, image, and tabular data analysis.
OTG Management
Software Engineer
Focused on maintaining and delivering features for the iOS app, Concierge. Collaborated with partners like Chase and United Airlines. Contributed to a Python-based recommendation engine.
Gooroo
Lead Software Developer
Led the development of the first official iOS and Android apps. Directed the design of the cloud-based backend service using Node.js and AWS. Integrated Stripe payment.
Mobagel Inc.
Intern
Collaborated with mobile game developers to implement a PHP-based API. Utilized Jabber (XMPP) to create a communication iOS app.
Plurk Inc.
Intern
Played a pivotal role in developing the first official version of the iOS mobile app. Involved in the entire development process from conceptualization to launch.
Projects
Provenance - Element Inc., 2022
A cutting-edge innovation platform for AI and data, offering a dataset marketplace and end-to-end model training services. Backend: Kotlin Spring Boot, Python FastAPI. Frontend: Vue.js.
1 to N search - Element Inc., 2021
Deduplication service for face extraction vectors using Python FastAPI and Milvus. Handles millions of records with sub-second results.
Licman - Element Inc., 2021
Internal license usage tracking system. Backend: Python Flask. Frontend: Vue.js. Features daily reports and alarm systems.
Karma Zone - Artomotion, 2020
Automated strike zone system for official baseball games using Python, Firebase, OpenCV, and Deep Learning.
Karma Cam - Artomotion, 2020
Personal training assistant system using multiple cameras to analyze player movements. developed using Python and PyQt.
Gooroo - Gooroo, 2019
iOS and Android app for finding tutors. Swift (Frontend), Python/GraphQL (Backend), Stripe integration.
Gooroo For Tutors, 2019
Comprehensive app for tutors to manage schedules and earnings. Objective-C (iOS), Kotlin (Android).
Recommendation Engine - FCU, 2018
End-to-end production service for a book retailer using R, Python, Docker. F-1 score: 0.8.
Ultron - OTG Management, 2017
Recommendation engine using Multi-armed bandit problem. Python Flask, MySQL, Redis, Docker.
Concierge - OTG Management, 2016
Hospitality app for airports allowing ordering and entertainment. Objective-C with WKWebView integration.
Plurkr - Plurk Inc., 2011
First official Plurk iOS app. Objective-C (Hybrid WebView/Native). Reached #1 in Social category.
iFCU - Feng Chia University, 2011
iOS app for campus intranet services. Objective-C, SQLite.
Education
University of Illinois at Springfield
Master of Science in Computer Science
GPA 3.85/4.0. Developed a web application for the Illinois State Museum suggesting popular destinations.
Feng Chia University
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Co-founded programming club. Led teams in ACM-ICPC and ACM-NCPU. Developed first official iOS app for campus intranet.