Michael Chun Chi Tsang

miklcct@gmail.com

https://miklcct.com/

https://github.com/miklcct

+44 7460 275645

Skills

Transport technologies: OpenTripPlanner, GTFS, ATOC CIF
Programming languages: PHP, Typescript, Javascript, C++, Java, Dart
Frameworks: Laravel, Symfony, Node.js, Vue.js, Flutter, React.js
Platforms: Web (including Progressive Web App), Android
Database: MySQL / MariaDB, T-SQL, MongoDB
Networking: IPv4 and IPv6 (HE.NET IPv6 Certified Sage), DNS, DHCP, HTTP, FTP, SSH
DevOps: Git, GitLab, Docker, Linux server administration, UN*X shell scripts
Languages: English, Cantonese

Full Stack Software Engineer at Jnction
Mar 2023 – Present

Rewritten Aubin to work with OpenTripPlanner, which enabled the customisations required to give autistic users' confidence in travelling, including customising walking speed and additional interchange times, and added station information of National Rail train stations.
Improved the front end of TPR Analysis Tool used by Network Rail, which is used to analyse the problems of the timetable planning rules through analysis of train running data
Made improvements in TPI Fringe Configuration, which improved the service counts with fully contiguous berth sequences on the LNER network from approximately 20% to 80%

Software Developer at IT Wake Limited (HKU e-learning development laboratory)
Oct 2016 – Oct 2017 / Oct 2018 – Oct 2020

Developed the backend API for iTrain platform, a corporate training solution used by multiple companies including Chow Tai Fook, Prudential (IIQE YiKaoTong), FSE Engineering, HKFsPA, Bank of China
Built using Laravel with compatibility on multiple OSes and databases, extending the framework classes to provide customised behaviour
Made a Docker image and Docker compose script with automated testing with PHPUnit on GitLab
Served Android and iOS mobile applications, and web frontends using Angular

Software Developer (internship programme) at Bull.B Technology Limited
Jun 2015 – Aug 2015

A PHP-based website showing National Rail timetable in HTML form
Timetable links can be bookmarked directly
The first website to show train timetables in traditional format using updated journey planner data
Handed over to Metroapps Limited for further development

Web interfaces for KMB & LW ETA
Jan 2020 – Apr 2021

Written using Javascript as a single page web application
User choices in the web application can be bookmarked directly as a URL
Addressed deficiencies of the bus companies official apps by using reverse-engineered APIs
Clear separation of UI and logic into a frontend application and a library

A fully bilingual website powered by WordPress, with Chinese and English on equal status.

The University of Hong Kong, BEng(Computer Science) (in conjunction with BBA(IS))
Sep 2015 – Jul 2016

The University of Hong Kong, BBA(Information Systems)
Sep 2012 – Aug 2015

English Channel solo swimmer (CS&PF, 2023-09-07)
Hong Kong Team member in World Trail Orienteering Championships 2017, 2018, 2022
2^nd place in Egypt International Trail Orienteering Championship 2018
Hong Kong delegate in 13^th World Scout Youth Forum (2017)
Champion in Hong Kong Trail Orienteering Championships 2016 (TempO)
1^st runner-up in Hong Kong Trail Orienteering Championships 2016 (PreO)
Champion in ACM-HK Programming Contest 2015 (team BIG BOSS)
3^rd place in ACM/ICPC 2012 Hanoi Asia (team IT Genius)
Bronze medal in International Olympiad in Informatics 2011 and 2012
Silver medal in National Olympiad in Informatics 2011
Gold medal in Hong Kong Olympiad in Informatics 2008 – 2012 (best young contestant in 2008 and 2009)