Hongtao Yuan
About Hongtao Yuan
Hongtao Yuan serves as the Free Wheel DBA Team Tech Lead and Manager, specializing in database technologies and automation tools. He has over a decade of experience in database operations and management, leading a global team and overseeing numerous database instances worldwide.
Work at FreeWheel
Hongtao Yuan serves as the FreeWheel DBA Team Tech Lead and Manager. He has been with the company since 2014, contributing for a decade in Beijing, China. In this role, he leads a global team of five Database Administrators (DBAs) responsible for managing over 1,000 database instances across five data centers worldwide. His responsibilities include implementing high availability solutions and overseeing the migration and development of new database topologies in AWS environments.
Education and Expertise
Hongtao Yuan holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Software Engineering from HeBei University of Science and Technology, where he studied from 1996 to 2000. He furthered his education with a Master's Degree in database and GIS from North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, completed from 2000 to 2003. His expertise encompasses various database technologies, including MySQL, Cassandra, MongoDB, Aurora, DynamoDB, Clickhouse, and SQL Server.
Professional Background
Before joining FreeWheel, Hongtao Yuan gained valuable experience in the tech industry. He worked as a Data Scientist at Adobe from 2012 to 2014 in Beijing. Prior to that, he served as a Software Developer at IBM from 2008 to 2011. Additionally, he worked at Microsoft as a Premier Field Engineer for SQL Server and .NET from 2011 to 2012, also in Beijing. This diverse background has contributed to his current role in database management.
Technical Skills and Tools
Hongtao Yuan utilizes a range of tools and technologies in his work. He employs Splunk, Grafana, and Nagios for monitoring and operational tasks. His automation skills include proficiency in Python, GoLang, Ansible, and Terraform, which he uses for database operations. His technical skills enable him to conduct early investigations and proof of concepts for new database technologies to align with business requirements.
Achievements in Database Management
In his role at FreeWheel, Hongtao Yuan focuses on continuous improvement of database architecture and topology to support business expansion. He is responsible for implementing high availability solutions such as Master-Slave, Master-Master, PXC, and MHA. His leadership in managing a global DBA team and overseeing extensive database instances highlights his contributions to the field of database management.