Eric Yau
About Eric Yau
Eric Yau is a Senior Infrastructure Engineer specializing in Business Intelligence at CIBC in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Title
Eric Yau holds the position of Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Business Intelligence at CIBC.
Current Employer
Eric Yau has been working at CIBC as a Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Business Intelligence since 2007. He is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Previous Work Experience
Eric Yau has extensive experience in the field of business intelligence and infrastructure. Prior to his current role, he worked at Hewitt Associates as a Business Intelligence Consultant in 2007 for a brief period of 3 months in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. From 2006 to 2007, he served as a Technical Consultant at Cognos in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Earlier in his career, Yau was with Oracle as an Automation Specialist from 2003 to 2006 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Education and Expertise
Eric Yau earned a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Environment Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, where he studied from 1995 to 2000. His education laid a strong foundation for his career in infrastructure and business intelligence.
Roles and Responsibilities at CIBC
At CIBC, Eric Yau provides technical leadership and establishes best practices for infrastructure teams during the design and build phases of projects. He evaluates new business intelligence technologies for potential future deployment and designs, develops, and tests emerging hardware and infrastructure software solutions through Proof-Of-Concept initiatives. Additionally, he conducts major studies on system usage and capacity planning, making recommendations for infrastructure improvements. Yau also determines standards and roadmaps for business intelligence infrastructure to support BI services.