Craig Yap

Craig Yap

Software Engineer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Technology Professional

  • Education

    • Florida Atlantic University

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      Master Computer Science
    • University of Florida

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      Bachelor Mathematics
  • Experience

    • Galacticomm

      Dec 1994 - Mar 1996
      Software Engineer
    • Florida Atlantic University

      Mar 1996 - Feb 1999
      Systems Programmer
    • Ocwen Financial Corporation

      Feb 1999 - Dec 1999
      Sr Unix Systems Administrator
    • AOL

      Jan 2000 - Jan 2010

      Provided technical leadership for the storage environment, which included the NetBackup software, production backup SAN architecture and all related disk storage. Collaborated daily with the project management team as it related to the development, documentation and evaluation of new system, software, and storage architectures. Created disaster recovery solutions and assisted in business continuity plans for internal customers. Provided performance tuning guidelines to customers as it related to network, file system, volume management and storage array configurations. Managed several legacy SANs including the associated storage as they were being migrated to AOL’s consolidated SAN. Show less

      • Senior Operations Architect

        Apr 2003 - Jan 2010
      • Principal Systems Administrator

        Jan 2000 - Apr 2003
    • EMC

      Mar 2010 - Apr 2011
      BRS Technical Consultant

      Acted as the technical lead in the development of backup and disaster recovery solutions that met the technology and business requirements of assigned customers during pre-sales engagements.

    • HERE Technologies

      Apr 2011 - Feb 2022

      Provided detailed oversight and guidance regarding technology decisions within the HERE IT division. Collaborated with business owners and internal development teams regarding the integration of SaaS solutions and custom-built applications into AWS and Azure. Managed global team of storage engineers supporting 40PB+ of on-premise storage. Assisted in the design and implementation of cloud migration solutions in support of the company’s cloud transformation directive. Oversaw the storage architecture, design, and implementation of storage kits and data protection initiatives supporting HERE's global infrastructure. Worked with the storage operations teams to develop procedures and standards in the storage environments.

      • Principal Architect

        Jul 2019 - Feb 2022
      • Sr Storage Manager

        Mar 2016 - Jul 2019
      • Storage Architect

        Apr 2011 - Mar 2016
    • Charles Schwab

      Oct 2022 - now
      Senior Manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Associate Cloud Engineer

      Google Cloud
      Mar 2022
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    • Professional Cloud Architect

      Google Cloud
      Mar 2022
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    • AWS Certified Database – Specialty

      Amazon Web Services (AWS)
      Oct 2021
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    • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional

      Amazon Web Services (AWS)
      Oct 2021
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    • Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) v3

      Red Hat
      Oct 2004
    • Sun Certified System Administrator for the Solaris Operating System v7

      Sun Microsystems
      Jun 1999
    • AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty

      Amazon Web Services (AWS)
      Sept 2021
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    • AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty

      Amazon Web Services (AWS)
      Aug 2021
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    • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

      Amazon Web Services (AWS)
      Jun 2021
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    • AWS Certified Security – Specialty

      Amazon Web Services (AWS)
      Jul 2021
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    • Certified SAFe® 5 Agilist

      Scaled Agile, Inc.
      Jun 2021
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    • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

      Amazon Web Services (AWS)
      Oct 2021
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    • SNIA Certified Storage Professional (SCSP)

      Storage Network Industry Association
      Jan 2010
    • Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate

      Microsoft
      Jan 2022
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    • Symantec Certified Specialist - NetBackup 6.5

      Symantec
      Feb 2010