Derek Ho

Leading digital renewal initiatives at Universal Studios Japan, initially as a tech lead and now in a DevOps-centric role. Bridging gaps between old and new procedures, cultures, and ensuring stable operations.

Leading the digital renewal initiatives for USJ, initially as a tech lead handling all streams and setting things up, and moving into a DevOps-centric role as the team grows. Currently bridging gaps between the old and new procedures and pipelines, culture gaps between the East and West, and leading initiatives to ensure a stable operation procedure as our new initiatives go live.

Leading the development of Nescafe App and coffee machines while managing international teams and overlooking the technical aspects of the projects.

Develop core features for the Rakuten Books Dashboard - an administrative website for publishers to manage their selling item and view critical sales data.

Helped develop gameplay, create graphics, and release Blackberry’s only official game application – BrickBreaker. Also helped implement the "denied action" animation on Blackberry’s native web browser.

Developed 3D map visualization, editing, and creation software to facilitate data calibration and analysis vital to related research. Mainly focused on 3D map visualization and data processing. Assisted with various robotics research topics by conducting experiments and editing papers. Worked in C++ for robot-related functions and Octomap, and Java for 3D map editing and viewing software. Also

Developed back-end administrative functions as well as front-end modifications. Helped with development of key new features of the website using PHP, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Learned to effectively use the CodeIgniter framework, as well as Web Analytics software such as Google Analytics. Became heavily involved in core business ideas.

Helped advance the learning progress of young children in Higher Level English and Mathematics.

Pursued a Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Science, gaining a strong foundation in software development and computer systems.