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Shijie Zhang

Ottawa,Canada

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Engineer

MasterCard
Beijing
01.2020 - 01.2022
  • Organize the onboarding of member institutions in the Asia-Pacific region for Mastercard’s certification and testing.
  • Explain message composition and corresponding file processing logic to clients based on their business operations.
  • Conduct certification testing with clients, reviewing submitted logs to ensure compliance with Mastercard's standards.
  • Prepare for Mastercard operations by drafting client testing training documents and organizing client training sessions.
  • Perform certification testing for nearly 20 domestic banks/payment institutions in accordance with Mastercard’s standards.

Senior Engineer, Team leader

Bank of China
Beijing
04.2014 - 12.2019
  • Led the migration and upgrade of over 50 credit card systems for the Bank of China.
  • Served as the primary lead for the Bank of China’s first single-system switchover project between the production environment and local disaster recovery environment.
  • Established the Bank of China's data center peripheral operations team and developed a peripheral application and management framework.
  • Oversaw high-availability system architecture upgrades, evaluation of foundational platform projects, project initiation, and solution review.
  • Directly led the research and development of cryptographic device resource pooling and private cloud solutions for cryptographic services.
  • Managed security auditing, financial planning, project acceptance, and team vendor management.
  • Defined functions and scenarios in the early stages of the data center's mainframe and mid-range server operation and maintenance big data analysis project.

Senior Engineer

IBM GDC
Beijing
07.2012 - 03.2014
  • Analyze business requirements and provide debit card business consulting services to the product department.
  • Establish the bank card key management system and develop technical and key migration plans.
  • Review functional specifications and interface documents (Word, Excel) prepared by vendors.
  • Draft business process diagrams, requirement matrices, and operational manuals.
  • Collaborate with the testing department to analyze test cases and requirements, explaining business logic.
  • Track project progress, monitor risks, and provide technical support to vendors.

Programmer

Formssi(Shenzhen), Trans-cosmos
04.2010 - 07.2012
  • Established a documentation system for debit card application development (Word, Excel).
  • Led the design and development of new debit card requirements (COBOL).
  • Developed and support tools for testing and production operations.
  • Conducted troubleshooting, defect analysis, and performance tuning for applications and databases (DB2).

Laboratory Assistant, Institute of Robotics

09.2004 - 06.2007
  • Design circuits and PCBs (2/4 layers, Altium Designer 2004), liaised with manufacturers, and handle soldering and assembly.
  • Design metal components for model aircraft (SolidWorks 2004), coordinate with manufacturers, and manage assembly.
  • Design portable ground control stations, coordinate with manufacturers, and manage assembly.
  • Develop manual remote control and autopilot switching programs (C language).

Education

diploma - manufacture

Algonquin College
Ottawa
06.2025

Bachelor - mechanical engineering

Beihang University
06.2007

Skills

  • Core banking and payment systems
  • Ledger management
  • Excel functions and scripts
  • Python and pandas
  • SQL databases
  • MasterCard, Visa, and CUP ISO8583
  • Online transaction processing
  • Reconciliation and clearing processes
  • Dispute resolution systems
  • Merchant management solutions
  • Microsoft Office suite
  • VBA programming
  • PowerPoint presentations
  • C/C programming
  • Python development
  • Cobol programming
  • Oracle PL/SQL
  • Linux operating system
  • AIX environment
  • Mainframe computing
  • SolidWorks design software
  • Autodesk Fusion 360
  • Altium Designer software
  • Mastercam machining software
  • 3D printing technology
  • OBS Studio for streaming
  • Adobe Photoshop expertise
  • Adobe Illustrator skills
  • Adobe InDesign proficiency

Education Certification

  • Beihang University, China, Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering
  • Project Management Professional Certification (PMP), 09/01/17
  • CELPIP score, 7
  • Algonquin College, Manufacturing Diploma, 04/30/25
  • SolidWorks PROFESSIONAL - Mechanical Design Certificate, 04/01/24
  • Six Sigma White Belt, 04/01/24

Timeline

Senior Engineer

MasterCard
01.2020 - 01.2022

Senior Engineer, Team leader

Bank of China
04.2014 - 12.2019

Senior Engineer

IBM GDC
07.2012 - 03.2014

Programmer

Formssi(Shenzhen), Trans-cosmos
04.2010 - 07.2012

Laboratory Assistant, Institute of Robotics

09.2004 - 06.2007

diploma - manufacture

Algonquin College

Bachelor - mechanical engineering

Beihang University

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