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I’m Willie Tu, a technical leader and software architect with 28+ years of experience delivering large-scale enterprise platforms across telecom, oil & gas, and digital media. I specialize in modernizing legacy systems into cloud-native microservices using AWS and Azure, and I’ve built and led cross-functional teams of 50+ engineers to ship impactful solutions. I align engineering strategy with business outcomes—driving automation, improved customer acquisition, and scalable platforms. I’m passionate about mentorship, hands-on architecture, and delivering reliable, performant systems that empower product organizations.…I’m Willie Tu, a technical leader and software architect with 28+ years of experience delivering large-scale enterprise platforms across telecom, oil & gas, and digital media. I specialize in modernizing legacy systems into cloud-native microservices using AWS and Azure, and I’ve built and led cross-functional teams of 50+ engineers to ship impactful solutions. I align engineering strategy with business outcomes—driving automation, improved customer acquisition, and scalable platforms. I’m passionate about mentorship, hands-on architecture, and delivering reliable, performant systems that empower product organizations.

Willie Tu

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I’m Willie Tu, a technical leader and software architect with 28+ years of experience delivering large-scale enterprise platforms across telecom, oil & gas, and digital media. I specialize in modernizing legacy systems into cloud-native microservices using AWS and Azure, and I’ve built and led cross-functional teams of 50+ engineers to ship impactful solutions. I align engineering strategy with business outcomes—driving automation, improved customer acquisition, and scalable platforms. I’m passionate about mentorship, hands-on architecture, and delivering reliable, performant systems that empower product organizations.…I’m Willie Tu, a technical leader and software architect with 28+ years of experience delivering large-scale enterprise platforms across telecom, oil & gas, and digital media. I specialize in modernizing legacy systems into cloud-native microservices using AWS and Azure, and I’ve built and led cross-functional teams of 50+ engineers to ship impactful solutions. I align engineering strategy with business outcomes—driving automation, improved customer acquisition, and scalable platforms. I’m passionate about mentorship, hands-on architecture, and delivering reliable, performant systems that empower product organizations.

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I’m Willie Tu, a technical leader and software architect with 28+ years of experience delivering large-scale enterprise platforms across telecom, oil & gas, and digital media. I specialize in modernizing legacy systems into cloud-native microservices using AWS and Azure, and I’ve built and led cross-functional teams of 50+ engineers to ship impactful solutions.

I align engineering strategy with business outcomes—driving automation, improved customer acquisition, and scalable platforms. I’m passionate about mentorship, hands-on architecture, and delivering reliable, performant systems that empower product organizations.

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Work Experience

Technical Lead at ArcCurve

January 1, 2026 - Present

Led platform viability assessment and remediation planning for commercialization; coordinated architecture with business goals. Implemented with .NET 8, Azure DevOps, Cosmos DB, and Git to support scalable delivery.

Lead Architect at Telecom Company (Big 4)

February 1, 2018 - December 1, 2025

Embedded within a Big 4 telecom client to introduce AWS-based microservices (SOA) and modernize the customer-facing website. Automated ISP and TV subscriptions; integrated CMS with personalization; maintained single source of truth for product and pricing.

Software Developer / Team Augmentation at Oil & Gas Company

July 1, 2017 - February 1, 2018

Augmented a liquid transportation software team to enhance logistics management, monitoring metrics, and system reliability using .NET, WinForms, and Oracle.

Software Developer at Transportation Company

November 1, 2016 - July 1, 2017

Enhanced transportation metrics dashboards and reports; improved data visualization and performance using ASP.NET, Pentaho ETL, and Azure.

Software Developer / Project Lead at Business Development Company

February 1, 2016 - September 1, 2017

Led project from inception and collaborated with business stakeholders to deliver a web solution significantly reducing effort and turnaround time to manage labor, equipment, and materials costs.

Software Developer at Oil & Gas Service Company

November 1, 2015 - November 1, 2016

Enhanced seismic data risk management through WinForms; introduced predictive maintenance and reservoir forecasting; refactored legacy code with Entity Framework and Unity.

Technical Lead at Oil & Gas Service Company

November 1, 2012 - October 1, 2015

Delivered an integrated system providing mission-critical data to major petroleum clients; designed and implemented a SOA with workflow management to transform raw geological data into customer-ready formats, reducing turnaround time.

Software Developer at Oil & Gas Company

August 1, 2012 - November 1, 2012

Led a web solution to significantly reduce labor, equipment, and material costs; delivered labor-saving features for petroleum operations.

Software Developer at Medical Software Company

May 1, 2012 - July 1, 2012

Contributed to a web and mobile platform for diagnostic medical imaging and collaboration; worked across multi-language, multi-platform environment; ensured compliance with international medical software standards.

Software Developer at Transportation Company

March 1, 2012 - May 1, 2012

Advanced a rich web application supporting petroleum inventory and logistics management; collaborated with remote stakeholders to deliver proprietary algorithms enabling dispatch decisions.

Development Manager at Veer (Corbis)

April 1, 2008 - January 1, 2012

Led distributed cross-functional teams across localization, marketing, infrastructure, QA, usability, product, and finance; directed multiple releases and migrations; improved velocity and team dynamics.

Software Architect at Veer

May 1, 2003 - March 1, 2008

Designed and delivered core systems including the company’s primary website, internal apps, digital media search, and e-commerce workflows with PCI compliance; led architecture and mentoring.

Contractor Software Developer at Getty Images Inc.

January 1, 2003 - March 1, 2003

Joined web development team to add stock motion media product line with focus on internalization, performance, and stability for a high-volume transactional e-commerce site.

Software Developer at Schlumberger

August 1, 2000 - December 1, 2002

Enhanced Field Optimization Group’s FieldView for field data capture; introduced XP practices and refactoring; improved scalability and reliability of legacy designs.

Contractor Software Developer at Spartan Controls Ltd.

May 1, 1997 - January 1, 1999

Developed software for Remote Operations Controller (ROC) and real-time systems; designed serial communication drivers for custom SCADA devices; built OPC-compliant client/server apps.

Teaching Assistant at University of Calgary

January 1, 1997 - May 1, 1997

Taught computer science fundamentals using C and data structures; assisted in developing course materials, grading assignments, and supporting students' understanding of the curriculum.

Technical Lead at ArcCurve

February 1, 2018 - December 31, 2025

Telecom Client: Introduced AWS-based microservices (SOA) to modernize a customer-facing website and increased deployment frequency.

Technical Lead at ArcCurve

July 1, 2017 - February 28, 2018

Oil & Gas Client: Modernized customer-facing site, enabling faster feature delivery.

Technical Lead at ArcCurve

November 1, 2016 - July 31, 2017

Transportation Client: Enhanced key transportation metrics dashboard and reporting capabilities.

Technical Lead at ArcCurve

February 1, 2016 - September 30, 2017

Business Development Client: Aided startup in cloud-based architecture for business development research with data-driven insights.

Technical Lead at ArcCurve

November 1, 2015 - November 30, 2016

Oil & Gas Service Client: Led service-oriented integration with workflow management and event-driven data processing.

Technical Lead at ArcCurve

August 1, 2012 - November 30, 2012

Oil & Gas Service Client: Implemented engineering improvements for conditional workflows and data services.

Technical Lead at ArcCurve

November 1, 2012 - October 31, 2015

Oil & Gas Client: Delivered mission-critical data systems with SOA and event-driven architecture.

Development Manager at Corbis/Veer

April 1, 2008 - January 1, 2012

Led distributed teams across localization, marketing, infrastructure, QA, usability, product, and finance; steered multiple releases and data center migration.

Programmer Analyst at Quadrus Development Inc

March 1, 1999 - July 31, 2000

Worked on web application for timesheet tracking and oil & gas data capture projects.

Software Developer at Spartan Controls Ltd

May 1, 1997 - January 31, 1999

Developed software for Remote Operations Controller and real-time systems including SCADA drivers.