Hon Tak, Dick Hung

Software developer with 15+ years of experience designing, building and maintaining production systems across healthcare, finance, and research environments. Strong backend development background across Python, SQL/PL-SQL, R and C++, with hands-on experience in API and workflow design, relational database architecture, performance tuning, and data validation logic. Comfortable owning a problem end-to-end — from requirements and system design through implementation, testing, and production support — and collaborating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to deliver dependable software under real-world constraints.

Research Data Programmer at Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO), University of Oxford (2021-10 – 2026-03)

• Designed and implemented data processing and validation programs for multi-study clinical datasets, supporting a centralised, standards-aligned research platform.
• Built Ubora, a reusable Python and R-based validation and reporting tool that surfaced data-quality issues beyond standard checks, and presented it at PHUSE EU Connect 2023 to more than 671 industry biostatisticians, programmers and regulatory representatives.
• Worked directly with researchers and data managers to translate ambiguous requirements into maintainable, well-tested processing logic.
• Produced technical documentation covering system logic, validation rules, and data-quality processes.

Project Manager at CareER Association (2020-11 – 2021-06)

• Led delivery of a Salesforce CRM project supporting highly educated disabled candidates with job searching and career development.
• Coordinated stakeholders, vendors, schedules, and delivery quality across the project lifecycle.
• Managed delivery of the CareER Disability Inclusion Index (CareER DII), a globally recognised initiative that received the United Nations Zero Project Award.

Senior Data Scientist at ALOM Intelligence (2019-10 – 2020-09)

• Developed analytical and modelling workflows in Python and MATLAB for healthcare and research use cases, including data preparation, validation, and pre-processing for model training.
• Built production-minded prototypes and contributed to technical documentation and knowledge transfer.

Research Associate at Fano Labs (2018-10 – 2019-09)

• Developed and trained Python NLP models for Cantonese auto-punctuation and part-of-speech tagging, improving combined transcription and formatting accuracy to more than 95%.
• Implemented simulation and feasibility studies in TensorFlow to support engineering decisions, and collaborated with research and engineering teams on implementation handover.

Part-Time Senior Research Assistant at City University of Hong Kong, Department of Computer Science (2018-06 – 2018-09)

• Conducted applied research into automatic speech recognition (ASR) and Leap Motion spatial-gesture interaction, producing reproducible technical outputs and supporting reports.

System Analyst / Software Engineer at Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong Ltd. (CASH) (2011-04 – 2016-12)

Prior service from 2006.

• Architected and developed the DIVA System, an Oracle Forms/Reports platform automating music copyright documentation, public-performance tracking, and licensing-payout calculations.
• Optimised SQL performance and throughput across large-scale royalty and distribution databases under strict processing deadlines.
• Provided ongoing system analysis and implementation support for business-critical production systems.

Senior Developer at abc Multiactive Limited (2008-04 – 2011-01)

• Developed and maintained equity and derivatives trading system components, including FIX protocol integration for banking-sector operational systems.
• Maintained execution reliability for Fubon Bank by optimising core futures/options modules.

MPhil in Computer Science – City University of Hong Kong (2001-03 – 2004-07)

BSc (Hons), Second Upper in Computer Studies – City University of Hong Kong (1997-09 – 2000-07)

Higher Diploma, Credit in Software Engineering – Hong Kong Technical College (Tsing Yi) (1994-10 – 1997-07)