Qian Zhao
About Qian Zhao
Qian Zhao is a Senior Systems Administrator at BLUE ORIGIN, with a background in IT support and communications engineering.
Company
Qian Zhao is currently employed at BLUE ORIGIN and has held multiple roles within the company. Initially, Zhao worked as an IT Support Lead from 2017 to 2019 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Since 2019, Zhao has been serving as a Senior Systems Administrator based in Merritt Island, Florida.
Title
Senior Systems Administrator at BLUE ORIGIN
Education and Expertise
Qian Zhao studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where Zhao earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from 2008 to 2012. Prior to higher education, Zhao attended East Chapel Hill High School from 2006 to 2008 and Naperville North High School from 2004 to 2006.
Professional Background
Qian Zhao has accumulated significant experience in IT and systems administration. Prior to the current role at BLUE ORIGIN, Zhao worked as a Communications Engineer at United Launch Alliance (ULA) from 2015 to 2017 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Before that, Zhao was employed by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in various roles, including ITS Control Center Administrator and Residential Computing Consultant. Zhao's early career also includes a summer internship at BASF in 2010.
Key Projects and Initiatives
At BLUE ORIGIN, Qian Zhao has built and managed new forested Active Directory domains with redundant domain controllers for the New Glenn Mission Operations team. Additionally, Zhao developed a workflow automation ticketing system and inventory tracking system using Atlassian JIRA for multiple teams. Zhao has generated over 1000 advanced documentation and templates for ground communication systems and IT infrastructure using Atlassian Confluence with extensive use of macros like Confiforms.