Ye Yuan

Experience

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  First Alliance Church

  Jul 2008 - Aug 2008

  Summer ESL Teacher

  - Create curriculum for level 1 (beginner) and level 4 (advanced) ESL students- Teach level 1 and 4 classes, focusing on verbal communication skills

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  First Alliance Church

  Jul 2009 - Aug 2009

  Summer ESL Teacher

  - Create curriculum for level 1 (beginner) and level 4 (advanced) ESL students- Teach level 1 and 4 classes, focusing on verbal communication skills

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  McMaster University

  Sept 2009 - Apr 2010

  Library IT Student Consultant

  - Troubleshoot software and hardware problems, including wireless connectivity issues in Mac and Windows computers as well as data recovery and malware removal- Provide information to general inquiries of patrons- Keep logs of hours worked, submitted weekly

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  First Alliance Church

  Jul 2010 - Aug 2010

  Summer ESL Teacher

  - Create curriculum for level 1 (beginner) and level 4 (advanced) ESL students- Teach level 1 and 4 classes, focusing on verbal communication skills

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  McMaster University

  Sept 2010 - Apr 2011

  Library IT Student Consultant

  - Troubleshoot software and hardware problems, including wireless connectivity issues in Mac and Windows computers as well as data recovery and malware removal- Provide information to general inquiries of patrons- Keep logs of hours worked, submitted weekly

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  McMaster University

  Sept 2011 - Feb 2024

  - Engineer end to end solutions for various research groups at all stages of the grant funding cycle- Needs assessments, hardware acquisition and installation, hypervisor (qemu/libvirt, virsh/virt-manager, proxmox) and VM implementation via GUI and CLI- Maintain research computing infrastructure; hardware replacement; addressing software, OS, and kernel CVEs - Maintain research infrastructure using open source solutions- Workstation provisioning using ansible, bash and powershell environments- User and data management via AD, ACLs, and filesystem permissions- Network security using iptables, ufw, firewalld, and pfsense First point of contact for departmental technical and software needs. Maintain research computing systems and troubleshoot hardware, software, and networking issues. Contribute to the design, testing, and execution of neuroscience studies involving fMRI, DTI, resting state network. Manuscript writing, editing, and preparing for the scientific peer review process. Neuroimaging the communication network in the human brain. My project currently looks at the brain activity related to drawing in the average non-artist using fMRI, and how those areas are connected using diffusion imaging. Future research will pertain to idea generation and transmittance through speech, gesture, and drawing. - Discuss and clarify difficult concepts and ideas, including holding in-person office hours, through email, and via instructor-moderated classroom online chat- Attend lectures and address student questions during breaks- Encourage and challenge students to think- Provide feedback on submitted essays through email and in-person meetings- Evaluate submitted work

  • Research Computing Specialist

    Jan 2022 - Feb 2024

  • Research Technology Analyst

    Jun 2019 - Dec 2021

  • Technical and Software Coordinator

    Apr 2018 - Jun 2019

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    Sept 2017 - Dec 2018

  • Ph.D. in the Neuroscience of Human Communication

    Sept 2011 - Sept 2017

  • Teaching Assistant

    Sept 2011 - Apr 2017
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  Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN)

  Feb 2024 - now

  Systems Integration Specialist