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Kai Cheng (Austin) Liu

Data Scientist
As a data scientist and engineer with 7 years of experience developing data-driven solutions in Smart Manufacturing and Data Privacy. Skilled in ML algorithms, MLOps, data governance and pipelines. Awarded Kaggle Silver. I expertise in Agile Methodologies and a keen interest in ESG. I have excellent communication skill and am adept at collaborating effectively with colleagues and stakeholders.
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Delta Electronics, Inc. (台達電子工業 股份有限公司)
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國立交通大學(National Chiao Tung University, NCTU)
Taiwan

Professional Background

  • Current status
    Employed
    Open to opportunities
  • Profession
    Data Engineer
    Machine Learning Engineer
    Data Scientist
  • Fields
    Software
    Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning
    Electronics / Telecommunications
  • Work experience
    6-10 years (6-10 years relevant)
  • Management
    None
  • Skills
    Data Engineering
    Apache Spark
    Data Science
    Python
    Docker
    Machine Learning
    Git
    AI
    MLOps
    Time Series
  • Languages
    Chinese
    Native or Bilingual
    English
    Fluent
  • Highest level of education
    Master

Job search preferences

  • Desired job type
    Full-time
    Interested in working remotely
  • Desired positions
    Data Scientist, Data Analyst, Machine Learning Engineer
  • Desired work locations
    Taiwan
    Singapore
    Australia
    Canada
    Ireland
    Japan
  • Freelance

Work Experience

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Data Scientist

May 2023 - Present
1. Built manufacturing quality monitoring systems, predictive maintenance solutions, and abnormal detection algorithms for semiconductor advanced packaging, specifically focusing on wire bonding and advanced process control techniques. 1. Implemented efficient data pipelines, ensuring seamless flow for analysis, and developed advanced AI platforms tailored for semiconductor industry needs. Skills:Time series analysis, MLOps
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Senior Data (Innovation) Engineer

Sep 2022 - Feb 2023
6 mos
Taiwan
Researched new technology data stack to improve data quality and developed PoC on ELT, data management and governance. Achievement: Provided data governance PoC on ETL project by Marquez and Openlineage. Skills:Data governance, GCP, k8s
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Data Scientist

Dec 2021 - Aug 2022
9 mos
Taiwan
Co-worked with domain experts and led the team of 2 in delivering edge-to-cloud predictive maintenance solutions in the solar field. Achievement: 1. Provided predictive maintenance for 2 PV inverter types in 3 solar fields oversea. 2. Explored time-series log data to find insights that improved traditional maintenance by approximately 5% and increased overall return on investment. 3. Designed monitoring dashboard. 4. Converted PoC code into production code with MLOps. Skills:scikit-learn, Pandas, Grafana, MLFlow, MinIO, InfluxDB, k8s
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Technical Product Manager

Mar 2020 - Dec 2021
1 yr 10 mos
Taiwan
Oversaw all aspects of the project, including brainstorming, planning, scheduling, task designation, communication with stakeholders and developers. Achievement: 1. Led the team of 10 that built end-to-end predictive maintenance engagement platform, which can faster data analysis engagement process, and is used by internal ML projects. 2. Led the team of 5 that built AI Hub platform used by internal ML projects. Help data scientists preserve and share AI Assets with others. Skills: MLOps, Agile
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Big Data Engineer

Oct 2019 - May 2021
1 yr 8 mos
Taiwan
Provided MLOps, data governance solutions in smart manufacturing. Achievement: 1. Provided a POC report about running Apache MiNiF on Raspberry Pi for collecting data from the edge for ETL projects. 2. Designed system and developed backend search service with CICD pipeline for AI Hub platform. Skills:RESTful API, NiFi, Apache Atlas, MongoDB, Jenkins, Elasticksearch, Kibana
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Data Scientist

Oct 2016 - Oct 2019
3 yrs 1 mo
Taiwan
Researched industry trends and developed machine learning models to automate and optimize business processes related to financial and data privacy objectives. Achievement: 1. Developed financial investment strategies utilizing sentiment analysis for financial institutions, achieving a precision rate of 60% in predicting future market trends. Through backtesting, the strategies yielded a return 10% higher than the market index. 2. Developed a data privacy platform for 7 companies. 3. Created and launched a data marketplace that has facilitated over 5 data science competitions since its inception in 2018. Skills: NLP, RESTful API, scikit-learn, Pandas, PySpark, Hive, Docker, PostgreSQL

Education

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Master’s Degree
Computer/Information Technology Administration
2014 - 2016
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Bachelor’s Degree
Bachelor's degree Applied Mathematics
2010 - 2014

Licenses & Certifications

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SGS台灣檢驗科技股份有限公司
Issued Sep 2023
No Expiration Date
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SGS台灣檢驗科技股份有限公司
Issued Aug 2023
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Udemy
Issued Jun 2019
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Udemy
Issued Apr 2019
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