Brief Profile
Tom Luong is a problem solver, currently working for Proofpoint, a
leading cybersecurity company from Sunnyvale, California.
Prior to Proofpoint, he held senior engineering positions in Technology, Financial, Education and Media
companies.
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With more than 13 years of technology industry experience, he can unlock your company potential and advance
your business. Email him to discuss potential work. When he is not
writing
software, he
relaxes.
Tom received his honour bachelor's degree from McMaster University, where he studied computer science and
mathematics. He resides in Toronto with his wife, children and their dog.
Work Experience
2020 Now
Senior Software Engineer
Proofpoint
About Proofpoint
Proofpoint, Inc. is a leading cybersecurity company that protects
organizations’ greatest assets and biggest risks: their people. With
an integrated suite of cloud-based solutions, Proofpoint helps
customers around the world stop targeted threats, safeguard their
data, and make their users more resilient against cyber attacks.
HANDS-ON
- AD Synchronization
- Azure AD Enterprise Identity Service
- Production Support
PROJECTS
- Log Retention: Compression and Upload
- Chrome Extension for Jenkins
- QA Automation
TECHNOLOGIES
- C++ Java C# SQL
- Powershell Bash
2018 2020
Lead Software Engineer
Cox Automotive Canada
About Cox Automotive Canada
Cox Automotive Canada is an organization that tranforms the way the world buys, sells, owns and uses cars
through industry-leading Inventory and Digital Retailing solutions.
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Delivered online custom automobile lending solutions to most
Canadian banks
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Ensured proper and trouble-free production deployment with pre and
post-production planning
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Led a team of professionals to achieve milestones on product
roadmap
HANDS-ON
- Microservices Architecture
- Secure File Transfer
- Team and Project Management
PROJECTS
- Message with Attachment
- Custom Auto-approved Deals
- Fraud Detection
TECHNOLOGIES
- C# .NET Core SQL
- Angular React CSS
- OracleDB NServiceBus RabbitMQ
2016 2018
Senior Software Engineer
Q4
About Q4
Q4 helps clients achieve their IR goals and build trust and confidence in the capital markets, giving them a
competitive advantage as they compete for capital. They offer a full stack of solutions and services public
companies need to solve their most pressing challenges.
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Signed big tech clients by enhancing app security, audited by
independent third party
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Increased company profit by saving operating cost, boosting app
performance during peak times
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Cut vendor costs and reduced their dependency by more affordable
flexible in-house solutions
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Interviewed, reviewed and on-boarded new hires for the team and
other teams
HANDS-ON
- CMS for Investor Relations
- Compliance Security
- Cloud Computing and Caching
PROJECTS
- Custom website builder
- AWS ETL Solution
- UI Overhaul
TECHNOLOGIES
- C# .NET MVC AWS Lambda
- Angular HTML CSS
- MSSQL NServicebus nginx
2014 2016
Senior Software Engineer
Yangaroo
About Yangaroo
Yangaroo develops secure digital distribution platforms that would deliver music and videos to broadcasters
and other global media outlets. They streamline awards programs to reduce time
for event organizers, judges, and auditors; custom submission criteria and voting/judging rules across
multiple rounds; enable online access to media anywhere and anytime.
HANDS-ON
- Onion Architecture
- Data Submission
- Secure Online Payment
PROJECTS
- Submission Rule Validator
- Video and Audio Streaming
- UI Localization
TECHNOLOGIES
- C# .NET MVC
- AngularJS HTML CSS
- MSSQL Dapper
2009 2013
Software Engineer
Pearson
Built a web-based multilingual School System for school boards to
manage teachers and students including smart class scheduling,
attendance tracking and multilingual report printing
HANDS-ON
- Custom UI Components
- Data Collection
- Data Reporting
PROJECTS
- Full Product Migration to .NET
- English and Arabic Reports
- Smart Course Scheduling
TECHNOLOGIES
- C# .NET WebForms
- HTML CSS JavaScript jQuery
- MSSQL JasperReport
Previous Projects
Deliver confidential information from consumer's browser to bank's
backend systems
- Data encrypted at rest and in transit
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Customizable upload service to meet various backend needs
Show correct documents to users based on regulation rules at
run-time
- Allowed banks to change logic quickly and efficiently
- Increased product quality yet reduced support resources
Process thousands of press release XML files daily
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Delivered a new AWS solution using lambda and PostgreDB just
in weeks
- Completely scalable with minimum operation expenses