Z is the co-founder & CTO of Claypot AI, a real-time Data/ML infra company.
In Z's previous roles, he had achieved several notable accomplishments:
- From 2015 to 2021, he built Netflix’s Real-time Data Infrastructure from scratch and scaled business impact to handle over 2000 internal use cases, processing petabytes of data per day scale (amounting to 10s of trillions of events).
- Between 2012 and 2015, he developed the resilience kernel of the Microsoft Azure data center management system, contributing to its scalability to 500,000 servers during the early days of cloud computing.
- From 2007 to 2012, he built the distributed processing pipeline for MSN/Bing Video, which positioned it as a competitor to YouTube.

Aside from Z's engineering expertise, he has a strong passion for coaching and leading teams. He draws inspiration from the coaching style of Bill Campell, and takes great joy in witnessing the growth of individuals and teams, knowing that it will ultimately drive positive business results.

Outside of work, he enjoys racing motorcycles on the track. It’s an ongoing pursuit of striking the right balance between calculated risks and pushing the boundaries.