Po Hong, Ph.D.
About Po Hong, Ph.D.
Po Hong, Ph.D., is a Lead Solutions Architect at Onehouse with extensive experience in cloud data architecture, particularly in AWS environments. He has significantly influenced revenue generation and contributed to the development of key tools and methodologies in data migration and management.
Work at Onehouse
Currently, Po Hong serves as the Lead Solutions Architect at Onehouse, a position he has held since 2022. In this role, he leverages his extensive experience in data architecture and cloud solutions to guide clients in implementing effective data strategies. His focus includes optimizing data workflows and enhancing the performance of data systems for various organizations.
Experience at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Po Hong has accumulated significant experience at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where he worked for six years in various roles. He served as a Big Data Cloud Architect from 2016 to 2020, followed by a position as Principal Data Architect from 2020 to 2022. During his tenure, he influenced over $100 million in revenue as a trusted advisor to strategic customers and contributed to the development of key tools and methodologies, including the Redshift RSQL command line tool.
Education and Expertise
Po Hong holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from Northwestern University and a B.S. in Physics from Peking University. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his expertise in data architecture, cloud solutions, and advanced data migration methodologies. He is recognized as a subject matter expert in Redshift within AWS ProServe and has submitted numerous Product Feature Requests to enhance the platform.
Professional Background
Before his roles at AWS, Po Hong worked at several notable companies, including Teradata and Oracle. He served as a Senior PS Consultant at Teradata from 2001 to 2006 and as a Senior Principal Consultant at Oracle from 1997 to 1999. Additionally, he held the position of Senior Solutions Architect at Hewlett Packard Enterprise from 2011 to 2016, where he focused on presales solutions.
Achievements in Data Migration
Throughout his career, Po Hong has played a pivotal role in helping large customers transition from on-premises legacy data warehouses to modern lakehouse architectures. His innovative approaches, such as the wave-based methodology for MPP data warehouse migration and the S3 file-based MPP CDC approach, have significantly advanced data management practices in cloud environments.