# Edmund Wong

> Software Engineer

Location: Union City, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/edmundwong

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Bright Pattern, Inc.
Jan 2014 – Present | San Bruno, CA
-design and implementation of server applications in C++
-development of SMPP-compliant SMS messaging component with high availability 
-social media integration with cloud contact center software
-database migration from MySQL to MongoDB

### Graduate Teaching Assistant @ UC San Diego
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | La Jolla
•        taught students in lab sessions about using the Linux environment, Pthreads/C++01 threads, OpenMP, MPI, CUDA, parallel programming / debugging techniques, for the upper-division and graduate level Parallel Computing classes at UCSD.
•	graded assignments, tests and exams; led discussion sessions.
•	designed 3 parallel programming assignments in C++.

### Senior Software Engineer @ Lightning Games
Jan 2008 – Jan 2011 | Hong Kong
•	maintained and developed game-engine and gameplay code using C++, C# .NET, Python, HLSL with Visual Studio 2008 and DirectX 9/10 on PC Windows platforms.
•	supervised junior engineers.
•	Selected tasks include
	Frame rate and memory optimization:  optimized existing engine code using more efficient algorithms and techniques such as SIMD vectorization and  cache/register blocking. Reduced memory usage of data structures with more efficient formats. Render state changes and draw calls were reduced. 
	Adding multicore support:  implemented  a multi-threaded task system that allowed for better core utilization. Existing code was re-structured to take advantage of the system. OpenMP was utilized to add multicore support in code modules that are not suitable for the task system. The rendering module was re-engineered to be run in parallel with other modules.
	Improving rendering quality: reduced shadow aliasing with cascaded shadow map. Other improvements included ambient occlusion and N-patches.

### Database Administrator @ Hong Kong Jockey Club
Jan 2008 – Jan 2008 | Hong Kong
•	retrieved and analyzed information and statistics from the company members’ SQL database using MS SQL Server and Access. - managed and optimized the existing database, designed new tables, views, and managed existing data for better representation, security and efficiency.
•	coding, analyzing, debugging, maintaining SQL queries/programs.

### Software Engineer @ Enlight Software
Jan 2004 – Jan 2008 | Hong Kong
- implemented UI, gameplay, networking and AI code with C++ and Visual Studio.NET 2003 on Windows platform.
- improved realism of animal movement in Marine Park Empire by using Hermite Curve.
 - enhanced the terrain and level editor with multi-level terrain texture blending using shader programs.
 - developed a messaging application in MFC for out-of-game chatting with in-game players.


## Education
### Master of Science (MS) in Computer Science
UC San Diego

### Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Computer Engineering
The University of Hong Kong


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/edmund-wong-42b80b63

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Last updated: 2026-04-10