Bright Zheng

AI & Dev & Ops | Hybrid Multicloud | Certified Architect | APAC Leader

Singapore

About

Bright has been working in the software industry for two decades. Equipped with multiple domains' knowledge, diverse technical skills, and excellent business acumen, Bright is a highly competent manager and architect specializing in the whole software lifecycle from presales/consulting, build, to run/governance, both on premises and on the clouds. During the first 10 years of his career, the fact of having successfully built and delivered 9+ solutions & 20+ large-scale (e.g. nationwide or US$50m) projects acting as multiple key roles for customers in China, ASEAN, USA and Mauritius, has proven that Bright has the capability to lead complex solutions/projects, even in a globally distributed environment. After that, as a cloud evangelist, practitioner, trusted advisor and leader, Bright has built significant track records around the strategy and roadmap of "enterprise to the cloud" through leading the digital transformation and building enterprise-grade cloud platforms for 10+ top-ranking organizations (e.g. Banks, Government agencies, Enterprises) in the world, to help enterprises innovate and grow at scale. Can-do, be innovative and hands-on are three of Bright's greatest characteristics. His hands-on skills include but are not limited to full-stack polyglot development, DevOps, Microservices, API, RDBMS, NoSQL, Container (e.g. Docker/Kubernetes/PKS/OpenShift), Cloud (e.g. vSphere, AWS, GCP, Azure, IBM), Project/Product Management in domains like Banking, Retail, Telecom, eGov / Public Safety (ID Card, Passport, Driving License, Border Control), OA, Portal, CRM, B2B and eCommerce & Logistics. Bright is a CKA and an active open-source contributor for communities like Kubernetes, Helm, Cloud Foundry, Concourse and more.

Experience

  • IBM (Singapore)
    • APAC Technical Leader, IT Automation, IBM
      Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

      Helping enterprises succeed in the AI, hybrid multi-cloud world with IBM's world-class IT Automation portfolio (Concert, Instana, SevOne, Turbonomic, Apptio, Cloud Pak for AIOps, and the ever-growing IT Automation ecosystem) for the whole Asia Pacific region.

    • AIOps Technical Leader, APAC
      Jan 2022 - Dec 2023 · 2 yrs

      Helping enterprises succeed in the hybrid multicloud world with IBM's world-class AIOps portfolio (Instana, Turbonomic, Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps, and the ever-growing AIOps ecosystem) for the whole Asia Pacific region.

    • Technical Leader - IBM Hybrid Multicloud Management & AIOps, ASEAN
      Oct 2019 - Jan 2022 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Helping enterprises succeed in the hybrid multicloud world with IBM's world-class cloud management & AIOps portfolio: - Infrastructure Automation, for infra lifecycle management, discovery, automation, compliance and insights - Instana, the Modern Application Performance Management (APM) to bring in full-stack observability - Turbonomic, the Application Performance Management (ARM) platform to continuously assure application performance and optimize resources - Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps, with built-in Log Anomaly Prediction, Event Grouping, Fault Localization & Blast Radius, Incident Similarity, and Change Risk Detection capabilities - Edge Application Manager, for distributed edge computing management - on Red Hat OpenShift ...and keep learning, practising & contributing to our lovely open source communities (e.g. Kubernetes, Helm, and more)

  • Sr Solutions Architect | Cloud Platform | APJ at Pivotal, Inc.
    Feb 2017 - Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    Transforming how the world builds and runs software, by: - Building the trusted partnerships along customers' digital transformation journeys - Leading the enablement engagements for the top enterprises (e.g. banks, giant local companies) in this region - Building and enhancing the cutting-edge cloud architecture and sharing best practices with the customers and communities - Contributing to open-source projects (github.com/brightzheng100) to boost the adoption of cloud-native components/practices for painting our lovely clouds, at scale

  • Senior Manager | Solutions Architecture at Singapore Post Ltd | Group Technology - eCommerce Logistics
    Jan 2015 - Feb 2017 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Key Contribution & Achievements: - Participated in SingPost 3.0 Transition & Transformation Programme - Participated, Developed and Rolled out for Regional Logistics / e-Commerce Solutions - Built Group-wide Cloud-based Business Platforms - Built & Ran Group-wide B2B Gateway - Built and Drove “ezySuite In A Box” Demo Kit & Solutioning Practices - etc.

  • Senior Solutions Architect at NEC Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
    May 2010 - Dec 2014 · 4 yrs 8 mos

    Key Contribution & Achievements: - Product Team Management (~8 members) - Product Manager for NEC Strategic Product: Biometrics Application Framework (BAF) - Project Manager for 3 Projects Delivered to ID, US Countries - Architect for 3 National (e.g. USD50m) Projects Delivered to SG, MU, ID Countries - Solution Presales for SG, MU, ID Countries - Enterprise Trainer for PSBU Technical Teams - NEC Staff Awards in Year 2013 - Independent Developer of "Snap & Match" Mobile App - 2 Nationwide Seminars’ Technical "Driver"

  • Technical Director at Hangzhou New Century Information Co. Ltd.
    Dec 2004 - Mar 2010 · 5 yrs 4 mos

    Hangzhou New Century Information is a public listed company in China with code of SZ002280. Key Contribution & Achievements: - Tech Director Leading a 50+ Member Team - Achieved No.1 Market Share in OA Domain From No. 4 - Contributed Tens of Millions RMB TCV Every Fiscal Year - Helped Company Go IPO in Year 2009 (SZ002280) - Promoted 3 Times Within 5 Years - Achieved China “Best Product Awards” Twice (OA & Portal Products)