About Me
I am the owner and principal engineer at StarCluster Solutions. Currently, I help companies to save Splunk Cloud cost and improve productivity with open-source web application.
My journey has taken me through startups and corporations in North America, from building digital learning tools to building web observability infrastructure for web applications used by 100k+ users. Based on my own experience, I believe that Asia is still lacking in the adoption of productivity-enhancing cloud apps. Thus, I am on a mission to help teams in Asia adopt open-source productivity tools and private hosting solutions to improve their workflows and collaboration.
My entrepreneur heroes: Jack Little (co-founder of MathWorks), Ray Dalio, Warren Buffet, Charlie Munger. These heroes have shaped my professional and personal habits.
Some of my main expertises include: (a) software development, (b) cloud infrastructure, (c) advanced applied mathematics, (d) fundamental and technical analysis of financial markets, (e) Power Systems & Eletronics and (f) productivity optimization.
I speak the following languages:
- English
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Malay
- Japanese (beginner)
In my spare time, I enjoy these activities:
- Singing karaoke
- Reading about economics news
- Analyzing stocks
- Traveling: So far, I enjoy traveling to Japan the most.
Last but not least, This is my beloved girlfriend, Lilian L — the brightest star in my sky. Somehow she shines through even in the darkest night, and every moment with her feels like navigating life with my own personal constellation guiding me forward. I still cannot believe I get to orbit around someone this wonderful. She is the star that I want to be around for the rest of life.
Cloud Consulting & Private Hosting Setup
I provide these services:
- Splunk Cloud Cost Reduction & Control (more info)
- Setup and training on open-source productivity tools
- Productivity system and process design for teams
- Custom software solutions for better collaboration
Contact me if you'd like to work together!
Blog
- What Mark Carney’s Davos 2026 Speech Really Means for Businesses
- How to Reduce Splunk Cloud Cost Without Losing Observability
- Why Splunk Cloud Costs So Much
- 3 Most Overlooked Skills Every New Engineer Needs
- Building Your Startup to Last
- Mathematics of a Startup: Pivoting, Product & Team
- Startup, Pivot & Core Ideology
- Software Development 101 for Non-Technical Founders
- Python Cheat Sheet
- Django Cheat Sheet (Templateless)
- An Intro to Stock Option
Projects
Here are some of my own personal projects that I have worked in the past:
- Crystal Ball by Stockenja
- Edge Poker
- Go-Saver: A deprecated Android app to save battery while playing Pokemon Go.
- Beeplet: A prototype electrical outlet for the visually-impaired people. It is an outlet that beeps when the user enables beeping on their phone or device of preferrence.
- Resohub: A search engine targeted to help software engineers to search for resources and information faster.
- Master Thesis on Fault Tolerant Control
Experience
- Stockenja – Project Owner (2018–present)
- MathWorks – Senior Software Engineer - Observability & Reliability (2022–2025)
- MathWorks – Senior Test Engineer (2019–2022)
- ELL Technologies – Director of Technology & Engineering (2016-2018)
- Build-2-Master & Resohub - Founder (2015)
- MathWorks - Application Support Engineer & Test Engineer (2013-2015)
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Education
- University of Toronto – M.A.Sc. in Electrical & Computer Engineering - Control Systems (2011-2013)
- University of New Brunswick – B.Sc. in Electrical & Computer Engineering (2006-2011)
Contact
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