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Salomon Lee
Salomon Lee

PROFILE

Innovative Chief Technology Officer (CTO) with over 15 years of expertise in software development, cloud operations, and high-performance computing. Proven track record in leading strategic initiatives, building scalable systems, and pioneering technology solutions. Passionate about creating AI-driven infrastructures and fostering team creativity to drive meaningful missions.

EXPERIENCE

Chief Technology Officer

Competes.TV | Belmont, CA | Sept 2023 – Present

  • Spearhead platform and app development with a focus on high-performance computing.
  • Implemented transcoding integration using CUDA and C++.
  • Led microservices communication using GKE and Docker, ensuring robust cloud architecture in GCP.
  • Architected cloud operations and content delivery strategies using AWS (S3, CF, EC2, Lambda).
  • Drove improvements in iOS video player performance (Objective-C, Swift).
  • Managed data mining and analysis using Elasticsearch and Lucene (Java J2EE 17).

Chief Technology Officer

Alcacruz? | Belmont, CA | Nov 2022 – Present

  • Directed cloud development, operations, and mobile/web interfaces across AWS, GCP, Azure, and Digital Ocean.
  • Architected SaaS solutions with an emphasis on service reliability and scalability.
  • Led R&D for iOS SDK Player development (Objective-C, Swift), with significant coding and mentoring responsibilities.

Cloud Software Architect

Alcacruz | San Mateo, CA | Apr 2019 – Present

  • Architected and deployed containerized applications using Kubernetes and GCP, with a focus on IaC best practices (Pulumi, Terraform).
  • Managed large-scale compute fleets for transcoding and streaming, including 8K VR 360 Video Streaming deployments.
  • Drove cloud DevOps and Big Data initiatives using Docker, GCE, GKE, AWS S3, CF, EC2, Lambda.
  • Engineered scalable, fault-tolerant infrastructure to support live and on-demand video streaming.

Software Engineer

Alcacruz | San Mateo, CA | Apr 2015 – Apr 2019

  • Implemented OAuth and RSA client authentication, with integration into streaming technologies like RTSP, RTMP, HLS, WebRTC.
  • Conducted advanced research in machine learning and neural networks, contributing to AI-driven projects.
  • Software Developer | Neo Romax Inc | San Francisco, CA | Apr 2012 – Feb 2015
  • Specialized in web services and API development, leading the migration from RDBMS to Big Data systems.
  • System Analyst/Interpreter | Samsung SDS | Costa Rica | Jul 2009 – Dec 2010
  • Facilitated the development of Costa Rica’s Public Procurement System as a consultant, analyst, and system designer.

Software Engineer

nCanvas | Seoul, Rep. of Korea | *Jun 2007 – May 2009

  • Co-founded a startup focused on real-time messaging, developing server-side components and client-side prototypes.

EDUCATION

Seoul National University

Computer Science and Engineering (BS) | 2003-2008

SKILLS

  • Cloud Platforms:

    Kubernetes, Pulumi, AWS (ELB, Lambda, EC2, EBS, S3), GCP (GCE, GKE, Bucket, CDN, VPC)

  • Programming Languages:

    Rust, Go, Java (15+ years), C++ (10 years), Objective-C (4 years), Swift (1 year)

  • Big Data & Databases:

    Apache Cassandra, Apache Solr, Elasticsearch, SQL Servers

  • Software Engineering & Project Management:

    Docker, Kubernetes, GCP, AWS, Jira, Confluence, Notion.ai

AWARDS & PATENTS

  • Patent: Systems and method for GPU-based virtual reality video streaming server - US20190253693A1

MOTIVATION AND ASPIRATIONS

Passionate about creating AI systems that drive meaningful value. Aspires to continue exploring innovative technologies and contributing to AI research and development.