Jerry Wang

Experience

1. Senior Systems Architect

   Brown Advisory

   Oct 2018 — Present

   Working directly under the CTO, I drive the architectural design, strategic planning, engineering, development, and implementation of our Brown Advisory\'s comprehensive systems landscape. Key achievements include: AI Initiatives Leadership- Led General AI research and conducted impact analysis on ChatGPT- Implemented Brown Advisory\'s inaugural private LLM application using OpenAI API on Microsoft Azure- Spearheaded the development of a Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) tool utilizing Cosmos DB and GPT-4- Drafted roadmap for Brown Advisory\'s AI journey.Data Management Excellence- Developed a proof-of-concept and implemented Snowflake as our Enterprise Cloud Data Warehouse- Provided oversight for data migration projects from legacy systems into Snowflake- Contributed to data governance framework design and established best practices.Integration and Automation- Successfully implemented Boomi as our enterprise integration platform, API management platform, and master data hub (MDH)- Introduced Pega Robotic Process Automation for the Operations team to streamline processing of alternative fund statements.Strategic IT Contributions- Facilitated and mediated IT\'s Architecture Design Sessions- Served as a tech lead on various projects, offering guidance to business stakeholders and overseeing external development partners/contractors.Technology Landscape and Research- Conducted research on emerging technologies and FinTech, providing impactful insights to Brown Advisory\'s CTO.Contract Management and Vendor Relations- Reviewed RFPs, NDAs, and SOWs- Managed vendors, negotiated contracts, and owned relationships with tech partners.

Education

• Auburn University

  Master of Science, Material Science and Engineering

  1993 — 1996

• Auburn University

  Master of Science, Computer Science and Engineering

  1996 — 1998