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Professional Profile
Jack Zhang
Personal Information
Name Jack Zhang
Residence Zurich, Switzerland
Telephone +41-44-236 1470 (work), +41-788 644 110 (mobile)
Email jack.zhang@ubs.com, jack.zhang8421@gmail.com
LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/pub/jack-zhang/51/781/734
Summary of Qualifications
♦ Master of Science (Computer Science, VUW)
♦ Master of Engineering (Electrical & Electronics, BUAA)
♦ Diploma of Engineering (Electrical & Electronics, BUAA)
Summary of Career History
♦ 33+ years (as of 2015) experience in computing/IT profession
♦ 20+ years working full-time in the computer/IT industry as a consultant,
application architect, systems analyst, project manager, designer, team lead,
and software engineer/developer
♦ 12 years working in higher education and industry training as an IT educator
and trainer, teaching computing and IT subjects in software engineering and
system development areas
♦ Professional working experiences in 4 countries (15 years in Switzerland, 2
years in USA, 12 years in New Zealand, and 4 years in China)
Highlight of Professional Experience, Strength, & Key Skills
♦ Team and Project Leadership/Management
Multi-culture experiences & practical skills in providing effective and efficient
managerial, technological, and project leadership. A true believer of Agile
Development and enthusiastic practitioner of Scrum methodologies.
♦ Analysis/Modelling & Architecture Design
Strong analytical and documentation skills and solid engineering background,
having been playing key roles in requirement analysis & modelling, systems
analysis, and architecture design for many IT projects and enterprise
applications. Proficient in UML and Rational modelling tools and Enterprise
Architect (EA). Excellent communication and requirement-gathering skills in
dealing with stakeholders and end users/clients.

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♦ Technological & System Engineering
Multi-dimensional, top-level and end-to-end experiences & skills in all phases
of SDLC. Expert-level knowledge and skills in enterprise IT architecture,
system integration, SOA, OOA /OOD, Java/JEE, C++, XML, MQ, RDBMS
(Oracle, MSSQL), and many open-source development frameworks and in all
layers of enterprise systems. Rich experiences in a wide range of development
and runtime environment / platforms including Unix, Websphere, Weblogic,
and MS Visual Studio 2000.
♦ Business Domain Knowledge
Leading roles in the design and realization of several large banking
applications including a MQ-driven SWIFT based multi-banking system, an
investment research information data sourcing and publishing platform, multi-
tier airline reservation system, document management systems, and a number
of Web-based client-facing, communication, and messaging applications.
♦ Education and Industrial Training
In addition to more than ten years teaching in tertiary education sector, also an
experienced IT trainer as either an independent consultant or for company's
internal on-the-job training and coaching.
Summary of Employment History
♦ 2002 – Present
UBS AG, Zurich, Switzerland
Solution Delivery Unit (SDU), Wealth Management and Swiss Banking
Roles: Solution & Software Architect / Application Development Manager /
Application Designer / Scrum Master / Software Component Manager /
Systems Specialist / SME (Subject Matter Expert), Senior IT
Consultant
Functions: Solution/Application Analysis, Design, and Development; IT Platform
Engineering; Solution-Domain Core Team Member
♦ 2000 – 2002
Sabre Holdings / EDS Group, Dallas, USA
Role: Senior Consultant (contracting)
Functions: Enterprise backend architect and performance tuning specialist
♦ 1998 – 2000
UBS AG, Basel, Switzerland
Advanced Engineering Centre / Java Engineering
Role: Senior Consultant (contracting)
Functions: Architect for Database Standards and Java-based DB Connectivity
Framework, architect and designer for an enterprise middleware

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system, senior designer and chief developer for IBM's ULC (ULtra-thin
Client) based UBS business application server and development
framework.
♦ 1990 – 1998
Central Institute of Technology (CIT), Wellington, New Zealand
Department of Business Studies and Information Technology
Role: Senior Lecturer
Functions: Design courses for and deliver lectures to undergraduate students in the
Information Technology Bachelor Program. Major lectures include
Software Engineering, Operating Systems, Object Oriented
Programming with C++ & Java, and Software Quality Assurance
Provide OOA/OOD short courses to IT companies
♦ 1986 – 1990
Progeni International Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand
Role: Systems Analyst, Analyst Programmer
Functions: Design and develop the Forge software and utility programs for
creating multi-media Computer-Based Training applications on a Unix-
based personal computer system called Poly-C.
♦ 1982 – 1986
Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Beijing, China
Department of Automatic Control
Role: Lecturer, Researcher
Functions: Teaching undergraduate courses including Electrical & Electronic
Engineering and Micro-processor Principles & Applications,
Research and industrial projects including design and development of
micro-processor emulation systems and multi-functional atmosphere
digital computers for aircrafts
 Detailed CV Upon Request
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