Dounan Hu

Built web solutions since middle school; developed e-commerce, social network, and marketplace apps using Python, Ruby on Rails, Postgres, Redis, BackBoneJS, ReactJS, VueJS, NodeJS, SCSS, CSS, HTML5 integrating with payment, analytics, and CRM services, including Zendesk, Chargify, Mixpanel, Mailchimp; led agile development with CI/CD using Airbrake, New Relic, and CircleCI; deployed on Amazon Web Services and custom servers

Built agentic RAG and multimodal AI using ReACT, LangChain, and PgVector; delivered Sequoia-ready products through advanced memory scaling, late-interaction models, and new technical leadership

Provided technical solutions and training to scientists and engineers, directors and department heads, from tech giants to startups; grew the user base and improved key performance metrics while increasing operational efficiency; released products with core features such as data intelligence and CRM with APIs in just weeks; transforming tech from being a liability to a core-competency, enhancing development and business processes

Engineered enterprise application used by 10,000+ scientists globally using Java and Swing

Created data intelligence and business applications with PHP, Postgres, MySQL, GraphDB, Ruby on Rails, Python, VBA, Perl, GTK2, C#, Javascript frameworks, and Business Intelligence systems

Delivered vital aerospace systems on-time and on-budget in control algorithm, CFD, and simulation with MATLAB, SIMULINK, C++, FORTRAN, VH1, VHDL, OpenGL and GLSL; commended by top engineers and managers for eagerness to solve hard problems, adapting, and overcoming any challenge

Specialized in designing algorithms by gathering large datasets from databases or simulations, finding patterns and that uncovers hidden features and relationships, by conducting university-level research and engineering projects since the age of 16

Conducted research in physics and computation that produced scientific papers with IDL and C

Led 50+ tech teams over the entire software engineering process - from design thinking to deployment, creating fully-released products with high reliability and best practices involving code reviews, user documentations and training, all with minimal time and resources to build tech competency and transforming business needs into tech solutions

Excelled in learning new programming tools and technologies while delivering projects by balancing management and teamwork with individual responsibilities

• Helped global tech companies gain insight into unserved customer segments for new solutions and services