Gonghua Dong
About Gonghua Dong
Gonghua Dong is a Platform and Infrastructure Architect and IT Senior Manager at Procter & Gamble with extensive experience in cloud platform development and management, particularly for the Teamcenter Product suite.
Current Position at Procter & Gamble
Gonghua Dong currently holds the position of Platform and Infrastructure Architect, IT Senior Manager at Procter & Gamble. He has been in this role since 2021. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, Dong is responsible for overseeing platform and infrastructure-related strategies within the IT domain. His expertise includes managing Terraform Infrastructure as Code (IaC) pipelines and Teamcenter Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) workflows.
Previous Roles at Procter & Gamble
Before his current role, Gonghua Dong served as the Teamcenter Platform and Infrastructure Architect for the Engineering group at Procter & Gamble from 2018 to 2020. Additionally, from 2013 to 2018, he was the PLM Platform and Infrastructure Architect in the R&D group. Throughout his tenure at Procter & Gamble, Dong has focused on optimizing platform architecture and infrastructure efficiency, particularly around Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems.
Experience at DXC Technology and Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Gonghua Dong worked at DXC Technology from 2017 to 2020 as a Master Solution Architect V and PLM Consulting Lead. Prior to that, he held roles at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, including Sr. Solution Architect IV, PLM SME from 2015 to 2017. His responsibilities at these companies included leading PLM-related consulting and solution architecture projects, with a strong focus on the Teamcenter Product suite.
Various Roles at HP
From 2006 to 2015, Gonghua Dong held multiple significant roles at HP, including Technical Lead, Teamcenter SME for General Motors in Shanghai, China, and Solution Architect for BOE Optoelectronics in Beijing. He also served as a Solution Architect and Project Manager for Microsoft in Redmond, WA, and as a PLM Consultant for the TPO/Philips MDS Project in Chunan, Taiwan. These roles highlighted his expertise in solution architecture and project management across different regions and industries.
Educational Background
Gonghua Dong earned his Bachelor's degree in Material Science and Engineering from Central South University, where he studied from 1997 to 2001. His academic background in material science laid the foundation for his subsequent career in IT and PLM system architecture, providing a strong technical understanding that he applies in his professional roles.